Jonas Valanciunas earns his spot on SI’s Top 100 once again for his performance in the 2016-17 season. Valanciunas took a significant drop on the list compared to last year’s, where he sat at 62.
Valunciunas had his third season where he’s played 80 games. where he averaged 12 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 0.8 BLKS on 55% FG. Part of the slip could be due to his defense taking a hit since last season.
The Raptors proved to be better without Valanciunas in the line up throughout the regular season and in the playoffs. He played a career-low 22.