Jonas Valanciunas: “The big guy is evolving by being able to stretch the floor and shoot the 3. Being able to handle the ball. Those things, I wanted to add to my game as well. I don’t want to disappear. I want to be successful in this league. Whatever it takes to be successful.”

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”One night it goes really well,” Valanciunas said. “One night it’s not going that great. I’m still adapting. It’s the first full year I’m really relying on the 3-point line. My game was always down low, and additionally, I space out and shoot the 3. Now, I’ve probably spent about 50% of my time on the 3-point line. I’m still picking my spots and trying to figure out my timing and spacing. But I hope I’m going to be really comfortable with that.”

In his 10th NBA season, Valanciunas is playing some of the best basketball of his career. He’s been able to adapt to how the game has changed without losing what made him successful in the first place.

”The big guy is evolving by being able to stretch the floor and shoot the 3,” Valanciunas said. “Being able to handle the ball. Those things, I wanted to add to my game as well. I don’t want to disappear. I want to be successful in this league. Whatever it takes to be successfu

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