Jonas Valančiūnas, Nuggets and Kings
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Front Office Sports on MSNJonas Valančiūnas Is Cryptic About Nuggets Standoff in LithuaniaThe Nuggets expect Valančiūnas to honor his NBA contract. The post Jonas Valančiūnas Is Cryptic About Nuggets Standoff in Lithuania appeared first on Front Office Sports.
The Nuggets dealt Dario Sarič to the Sacramento Kings and secured Valančiūnas as a backup option to Nikola Jokić, shoring up a key need behind the three-time NBA MVP. Valančiūnas, a 33-year-old native of Lithuania, is reportedly mulling a return closer to home but would need to secure a buyout in order to make the move to Europe.
The Nuggets want a reliable backup for Nikola Jokic. Jonas Valančiūnas wants to go to Europe. Something's gotta give.
Former Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valančiūnas may leave the NBA to join Panathinaikos, potentially ending his 13-year career in the league
Saturday afternoon, in a move first reported by The Athletic, the Philadelphia 76ers tendered Quentin Grimes an $8.7 million qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent. That will allow Philadelphia to match any offer Grimes gets on the open free-agent market.
The biggest news of the recent hours is that Jonas Valanciunas is expected in Athens to undergo medicals ahead of his possible astonishing move to Panathinaikos. Someone who knows the Lithuanian