Drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft – a draft that featured the likes of Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler, and Klay Thompson – Jonas Valanciunas was viewed as one of the top prospects on the board but took a year to arrive in the NBA, spending another year with Lithuanian outfit Lietuvos rytas Vilnius before transitioning to the Toronto Raptors in 2012.
Valanciunas arrived in Toronto during the midst of the Raptors funk. The 2010-11 NBA season saw the Raptors finish 14th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 22-60, their third lowest win total since the franchise was founded.