Ed Stefanski spent a large portion of his summer in Europe and saw more of Jonas Valanciunas than anyone else in the front office.

“You can see the kid has a chance but to have a 7-footer like that with his personality is unusual,” Stefanski said. “Usually 7-footers or big men are mostly reserved but this kid shows a lot of energy, is a good leader and on the court he plays with an intensity.”

Valanciunas will remain in Europe at least one more season.

“It’s not the worst thing in the world that he has to play another year over there,” Stefanski said.