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Raptors’ Jonas Valanciunas trying to keep with the NBA game

The 25-year-old centre is still a presence in the paint, but today's big men have to be able to deal with the speed of the game, Dave Feschuk wirites.

Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas has seen his playing time drop to career lows as Toronto adjusts to teams taking the small-ball approach.

INDIANAPOLIS—If you observed Jonas Valanciunas in the visitors’ locker room at Madison Square Garden the other night, you saw the vision of a downtrodden NBAer.

Valanciunas, the 25-year-old Raptors centre, sat forlornly at his stall for a stretch, shaking his head to himself as he slowly pulled on street clothes.