What It Means:

Well, the Raptors get some help here. Head coach Dwane Casey said Valanciunas will be limited in his first game back since May 7th. Toronto went small a lot more frequently in Game 1 and 2, but they went with the bigger lineups in Game 3. Bismack Biyombo should still be a decent bet for minutes close to 30, especially with Valanciunas being limited and possibly having a tough time chasing 3-point shooters off the bench. Valanciunas isn't a fantasy option in DFS yet.

Valanciunas is averaging 15.0 points and 12.1 rebounds per game in 28.5 minutes per game this postseason. He is also leading the league this postseason in Total Rebounding Percentage at 25.1 percent. The Raptors have gone 3-4 in the seven games Valanciunas has missed since last series. He ranked 20th with a 7.6 nERD during the year.