The fans have spoken. Five rounds, thousands of votes, and many eliminations later, Jonas Valanciunas is officially the Toronto Raptors all-time fan favourite.
Valanciunas entered this series as the one seed as the “New Wave Bracket” and lived up to that expectation. Each round he played in felt like a potential pitfall. However, JV’s dominant performance kept opponents at an arm’s length throughout the entire tournament.
The Lithuanian cult-figure took down several beloved figures en route to his championship victory. Bruno Caboclo, Jose Calderon, Amir Johnson, and Morris Peterson all lost at the hands of Valanciunas.