According to NBA reporter Dan Woike of The Los Angeles Times, Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas is a known favorite in important pockets of the Los Angeles Lakers locker room.

Valanciunas will make his ninth start of the season Wednesday in the absence of Alex Sarr (ankle). Over eight starts for the Wizards this year, the veteran big man has averaged 14.8 points, 11.0 ...

Source: New York Times Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo Jonas Valanciunas on being on track for the worst team record of his NBA career with the Wizards: “It’s very hard to lose. It hurts a lot.

WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Dejounte Murray had a triple-double to help the New Orleans Pelicans to a second straight victory over the Washington Wizards, 110-98 on Sunday ...

Washington scored the final five points of the third before Jonas Valanciunas' layup to open the fourth quarter cut the Pelicans' lead to 84-72. Another Valanciunas bucket followed by Butler's ...