Big men no longer stationary lugs planted, immobile, playing close to the basket.
Every day it’s the same thing, Jonas Valanciunas working with coaches Jack Sikma and Jamaal Magloire after practice — catch-and-shoot jump shots, 12-footers, 15-footers, 18-footers.
Every day the same, an attempt to expand the game of the fifth-year Toronto Raptors centre because there is one indisputable fact about the NBA today: The game is evolving and so is the role of the big man, no longer a stationary lug planted, immobile, close to the basket with little more ability than taking a step or two towards the bucket and slamming the ball home.