Jonas Valanciunas Rumors

“Why did you feel like Jonas Valanciunas was the right fit?” David Adelman: “You can play through him. I said this the other day — and I really meant it — I thought people forget how good DeMarcus Cousins was for us that second half of that season. Jonas is a guy you can post up against smaller lineups. He’s a proficient player down there, very good dribble handoff player, you can play him off the elbows. He’s a guy those guards can play through. And when Jok doesn’t play, you have a legitimate starting center that we just happen to be lucky enough to have as our backup. So we’re super blessed to get him. Cannot wait for him to get to the United States — get to Denver. We’re so excited to have him.”

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“He’s a bona fide, big-time center over the last decade who you can put in a bunch of different spots all over the floor,” Adelman told The Post. “And when I say ‘point center,’ I mean someone you can play through in the half-court. I don’t envision him getting a rebound and pushing the ball up. I do think some of the things we already do (work with him): playing five-out with back-side dribble handoffs, playing off the elbows, posting him up against smaller lineups, his ability to make others better. “It’s not the assist numbers that matter to me. It’s his ability to start ball movement through the impact of who he is. So he’s an enormous get. I’m super excited about getting him here, getting him acclimated.”

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Launching preparations for the EuroBasket 2025 with the senior national team of Lithuania, Jonas Valanciunas showed up on the opening day of training camp. “Let’s talk about the national team,” he responded to an initial question about being traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA, amid strong interest from Panathinaikos Aktor.

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“I’ve been there. I’ve played several times,” he added about visiting Denver to clarify his status heading to the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season. “When I am sure, I will talk about everything. You will be the first to know, for sure,” he quickly wrapped up questions about his future.

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Denver Nuggets: We have acquired Jonas Valančiūnas from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Dario Šarić

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In a Q&A on his X account, the 32-year-old winger of the Reds welcomed several inquiries on Sunday, including recent news about the eternal rival looking to secure the services of the 33-year-old Lithuanian center. “I don’t know if he will go to Panathinaikos, but I hope he does,” wrote Fournier, spending time on social media during his vacations, “Been playing against Jonas since we were 15. Great guy. Great player. Great for the league. Everyone wins.”

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Eurohoops: 👀 NBA insider, Marc Stein weighted in on Panathinaikos owner recent comments regarding the Jonas Valanciunas saga! "I saw the owner of Panathinaikos this week saying that Jonas wants to be in Greece, but we need to hear that from Valanciunas (...) I think he's going to be a Nuggets player, I really do." - Marc Stein on Giannakopoulos' comments about the Valanciunas saga.

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Dionysis Aravantinos: Panathinaikos’ owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos on Jonas Valanciunas: “We want to sign him, he wants to join us, if his team doesn’t say ‘yes’, what can we do?” (Via Instagram Live)

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Jake Shapiro: Adelman on Jonas Valanciunas: "Point center. You can play combo guards, you don't need a lead PG, you can play 5-out offense, off the elbow, post him up. He's such a skilled player... 1st time we have our backup with a similar skillset to Nikola Jokic beside DeMarcus Cousins."

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Donatas Urbonas: Just to clarify, the reports and assumptions that Jonas Valanciunas has reached an agreement with Denver that includes a guaranteed second year are simply false.

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The Jonas Valanciunas saga might have arrived at an ending point, with the Lithuanian center expected to stay with the Denver Nuggets despite the huge offer coming from Panathinaikos. According to Vic Lombardi, the franchise and the experienced player have agreed on staying together, especially if Jonas Valanciunas’ second season with Denver will be guaranteed. “The Nuggets believe he will play here and time will heal,” it was said during Altitude SR 92.5’s show. And when Lombardi is asked if Valanciunas is going to stay if he gets his second year guaranteed, his answer is: “100%, because this will give him stability”.

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What emerges is that Panathinaikos was cautious even about agreeing for Jonas Valančiūnas to come to Greece. However, they had the guarantee from the Lithuanian player’s agent—who is not actively involved in the player’s NBA team negotiations—that Denver would definitely release him.

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Valančiūnas’ agent did open the door for the player to join Panathinaikos, explaining that for family reasons the player wishes to return to Europe, but he also complicated the situation by guaranteeing the release from the Nuggets without having previously discussed it thoroughly with them. His initiative made the situation harder; with better communication between the player and the Nuggets, it could have been resolved quickly. Panathinaikos was shocked when they realized that Kroenke was not informed about the matter; under these circumstances, it’s not surprising the Nuggets became angry and took the Lithuanian agent’s handling as disrespect.

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NBA center Jonas Valanciunas gave, as expected, a cryptic answer regarding his future in the aftermath of his trip to Greece to undergo medicals with Panathinaikos Athens and while he’s been traded to the Denver Nuggets. “You can say anything. A lot has already been said, all kind of thoughts” Valanciunas said while visiting the 2025 B8 Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, per 15min.lt. “The bubble burst, eeryone shared what everyone thinks. We’ll only find out when the first game is played. Everything will be clear.”

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