Leandro Barbosa has signed with Brazilian club Flamengo, but will return to the Raptors when the NBA lockout is concluded.

"I'm delighted to play in Brazil after so much time, 'cause Brazilian basketball improved a lot in recent years," Barbosa said.

"I had proposals from China, Turkey and other countries. But I was sure I'd be happy here."

Barbosa is owed $7.6 million by the Raptors.

Jonas Valanciunas is unlikely to play for the Raptors before the 12-13 NBA season, but is looking forward to living in Toronto.

“Toronto is an international city with a lot of Lithuanians,” said Valanciunas. “After the draft, a lot of Lithuanians wrote me on Facebook telling me that if I need any help, just get back at them. I’m really happy by the chance of playing in Toronto.”

Valanciunas was the fifth overall pick in the draft, but only recently began believing the NBA would be in his future during the early part of last season.

“(It was then) that I realized I could make it into the NBA,” Valanciunas said. “The scouts came to watch my games and spoke with me. That’s when I realized I could make it.”

Darius Maskoliunas was Jonas Valanciunas' head coach at Lietuvos Rytas last season and recently shared some of his thoughts on Toronto's first round pick from the 2011 NBA Draft.

“He works hard in practice and never talks back,” Maskoliunas said. “He’s 100 percent concentrated. It was a pleasure to work with him."

Valanciunas is unlikely to play for the Raptors before the 12-13 NBA season.

“I see him as a Chris Bosh type,” Maskoliunas said. “He can play back to the basket, facing the basket… He has to take that mid-range shot. He can shoot it. But he can run, he can rebound, he even has a three-point shot."

Jonas Valanciunas broke a Lithuanian national team record for points scored in a debut game. Lithuania defeated the Czech Republic by a final score of 94-73.

Valanciunas scored 26 points (9/10 FG, 8/8 FT) to go with 11 rebounds and one block.