Help the team keep the bottom line! Can the Nuggets new players still be able to carry the banner of the inside?

In the previous quarter-finals of the Men's Basketball European Championship, the Greek team defeated Lithuania 87-76 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. In the next semi-finals, the Greek team will face the challenge of defeating the Polish team, Turkey, and compete for a place in the finals; while the Lithuanian team will be eliminated.

Although Lithuania lost the game, the team's inside pillar Jonas Valanciunas performed quite well. Valanciunas played 31 minutes and 08 seconds in the whole game, made 9 of 16 shots, 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 6 of 7 free throws, and obtained the team's highest score of 24 points plus 15 rebounds and 1 assist. There were 1 turnover and 3 fouls, with a plus-minus value of +4. Valanciunas also showed quite good scoring and finishing ability at the basket on the offensive end. He also relied on his personal ability to cause a lot of trouble for the opponent's inside line, and the opponent really couldn't effectively limit his inside line attack. Valanciunas also performed well on the defensive end, and he also showed quite good rebound protection and excellent inside defense. At least in this game, Valanciunas' performance was quite amazing, but unfortunately his teammates' performance was indeed average, and his efforts were unable to receive rewards.

During this European Championship, Valanciunas played 7 games in total, with averaging 19.4 minutes per game, averaging 15.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.7 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, shooting percentage of 64.7%, three-point shooting percentage of 50%, free throw shooting percentage of 76%, and averaging plus and negative value of +7.1. Valanciunas' performance in this game was not too bad. He also showed quite good scoring and finishing ability at the basket. He also had certain shooting ability, and he could also play a certain effect in rebound protection. Valanciunas' playing time during this European Championship is not very stable, because in some games, his disadvantage in moving speed is also relatively obvious, which also leads to his data not being particularly ideal.

This summer, the Sacramento Kings completed a deal with the Denver Nuggets, who sent Dario Saric to the King and exchanged Valanciunas from the King. After the transaction was completed, Valanciunas once expressed his willingness to give up all his salary and hoped that the Nuggets would send him back to Europe to play, but the Nuggets insisted that Valanciunas fulfill the contract. In the end, Valanciunas also chose to stay in the NBA field. Judging from the actual situation, Valanciunas is indeed a player with very distinct advantages and disadvantages, but it should be more than enough to let him play the role of a substitute center. I don’t know what kind of performance he can perform in the NBA field in the new season.