Jonas Valanciunas plans on working with Hakeem Olajuwon this summer
Jonas Valanciunas made some big strides this season, and proved unguardable for Kevin Garnett at certain points of the Toronto Raptors' first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets.
Finishing the regular season with averages of 11.3 points and 8.8 rebounds, both increases from his rookie year, Valanciunas is beginning to show that he was worth the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. But the Lithuanian center's career still has a long way to go, and he'll be looking to grow with a little bit of help from one of the league's greatest-ever post players.
JV says he has plans to workout with Hakeem Olajuwon this summer - in additon to commitments with the Lith. national team & more. #Raptors
— Eric Smith (@Eric__Smith) May 5, 2014
Olajuwon played the final 61 games of his career for the Raptors during the 2001-02 season. Since retiring, he's spent time working with younger players such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Amar'e Stoudemire, JaVale McGee, Kenneth Faried, Yao Ming, and Emeka Okafor among others.