Pelicans’ Jonas Valanciunas signs 2-year, $ 30.1 million extension

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New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas has agreed to a two-year, $ 30.1 million extension, his agents told ESPN on Wednesday.

Figures confirmed by CAA Basketball representatives make the 29-year veteran’s contract worth $ 44.1 million over the next three seasons.

Valanciunas, who joined New Orleans in a three-team trade in August, will make his debut for the Pelicans in Wednesday night’s first game of the season against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.

He averaged 17.1 points, his career high, and finished third in the NBA with 12.5 rebounds per game in 62 games (61 starts) last season with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Valanciunas has averaged 12.9 points and 9.2 rebounds in 621 games (592 starts) with the Toronto Raptors (2012-19) and Grizzlies. The Lithuanian native was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

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