As of Tuesday, it remains unclear if Valančiūnas will actually suit up for the Nuggets. Valančiūnas is under contract with Denver on the second year of a three-year, $30.3 million deal.

However, the Nuggets said that the franchise intended to honor the contract in the trade with Sacramento and expected Valančiūnas to be part of the team. Bleacher Report reported that the trade ...

Valančiūnas was drafted No. 5 overall in 2011 by the Toronto Raptors yet didn't make his NBA debut until the 2012-13 season. Before that, he played for pro club Rytas Vilnius in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Jonas Valančiūnas reportedly mulling move to Europe, and his decision could impact Nuggets, Kings and Warriors The Kings and Nuggets agreed to a Valančiūnas trade earlier this week ...

In fact, the Nuggets would likely need Valančiūnas to agree to a full buyout of his NBA contract, which would give them access to the full lucrative MLE contract structure of just over $14 million.

From there, it sounded like he was willing to surrender his NBA salary in full had the Nuggets granted him permission out of a contract that has two years of team control (and just under $20.4 ...

However, it is still unclear whether Valančiūnas, a 33-year-old Lithuania native who has been in the NBA since 2012, will play the 2025–26 season stateside.

Valančiūnas, 33, reportedly has been offered a three-year deal worth roughly $13 million per season. The Nuggets would pay him $10.395 million this upcoming season and have a team option worth ...

Having already added Cam Johnson to their roster on the first day of free agency, the Denver Nuggets are acquiring Jonas Valančiūnas from the Sacramento Kings as depth behind Nikola Jokić.

The Nuggets want a reliable backup for Nikola Jokic. Jonas Valančiūnas wants to go to Europe. Something's gotta give.