TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Jonas Valanciunas to a multi-year contract extension.
The seven-foot, 270-pound Lithuanian averaged a career-high 12.0 points last season, with team highs of 8.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks.
Valanciunas added averages of 11.3 points and 9.3 rebounds in four playoff games.
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He finished second in the NBA with a .572 field goal percentage.
In three seasons with the Raptors, the 23-year-old has averaged 10.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 26.3 minutes.
Valanciunas was selected fifth overall by the Raptors in the 2011 NBA draft.
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