“The boys called him Dirk Valanciunas,” said Pelicans coach Willie Green after the 123-104 over the LA Clippers. What an honour.
Of course, the Pelicans’ pros were referring to the heroic deeds of German basketball icon Dirk Nowitzki with their homage. The Würzburg, with his 2.13 m exactly as tall as Valanciunas, was known to be quite accurate in his NBA career from a distance.
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“I’m still Jonas Valanciunas,” said the 29-year-old, who set a personal record with 39 points. He smiled. “Everyone wants to be like Dirk. He’s one of the biggest big boys in our sport. But I still have to work a lot to be like him.”
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