The Denver Nuggets appeared to secure a key reinforcement at the center position by reportedly trading for Jonas Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Dario Saric. The move would give them a much-needed backup to Nikola Jokic.

"Play eight minutes a game and have these Jokic stat nerds blame you" - Eddie Johnson thinks Jonas Valanciunas should go to Europe originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Rumors have swirled this summer that newly acquired veteran center Jonas Valanciunas might bolt the NBA to return to Europe, with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos reportedly dangling a three‐year, $13 million contract in front of him, per The Denver Post .

The Nuggets intend to hold Jonas Valanciunas to his NBA contract commitment despite his reported interest in an offer to return to the EuroLeague, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post on

After being traded by the Sacramento Kings, center Jonas Valanciunas is currently having some issues with the Denver Nuggets.

Valanciunas, who was slyly caught in photographs after arriving on a plane in Athens on Friday, has been negotiating with the Panathinaikos Clovers (whose logo looks suspiciously like the Boston Celtics), taking a medical exam and maybe visiting the Parthenon and tasting spanakopita.

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