Jonas Valanciunas undergoes thumb surgery, out for Raptors 4-plus weeks
Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas had surgery for his dislocated left thumb on Thursday and will miss at least 4 weeks.
What It Means:
Valanciunas will be re-evaluated in a month. Serge Ibaka and Greg Monroe will see more minutes at center in the meantime.
JV is averaging 25.1 FanDuel points through 30 games (10 starts) this season, with 12.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks in 18.8 minutes per contest.
Source:
Ryan Wolstat
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