Jonas Valanciunas

FPPG: 29.2  |  FanDuel Salary: $5,400
FPPG: 29.2  |  FanDuel Salary: $5,400
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Valanciunas has to earn his minutes for the Raptors

Jonas Valanciunas has to earn his minutes in 2015-16 by being more decisive and versatile, based on head coach Dwane Casey's emphasis on flexibility.

What It Means:

Valanciunas often disappeared late in games last season despite being a well-rounded and efficient player, so this will be an interesting development -- and a very important one for the Raptors' future.

According to our nERD metric, which indicates how many wins above or below .500 a player would make a team during a season, Valanciunas has improved each year in the league, raising his score from 1.9 to 4.1 to 8.0 in the most recent season. His 8.0 nERD ranked 14th in the entire NBA last season and was fifth among true centers.