Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract

Moderators: bwgood77, Domejandro

RealGM Wiretap
RealGM
Posts: 113,971
And1: 312
Joined: Mar 19, 2013

Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sun Jul 6, 2025 8:41 pm

The Denver Nuggets have informed Jonas Valanciunas and his representatives that they intend for him to honor his NBA contract. Valanciunas met with Panathinaikos in Greece over the weekend, and reportedly has a three-year, $12 million offer from the EuroLeague power.


The Nuggets are acquiring Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Dario Saric in a pending trade. The veteran center is seen as an ideal backup for Nikola Jokic, which has been a troublesome spot for Denver in recent years.


Valanciunas is owed $10.4 million for this season, with a non-guaranteed $10 million contract for the 2026-27 season. It's unknown what the Nuggets plans are for the second year of Valanciunas' deal, but they expect him to be in Denver this season.

Via Shams Charania/ESPN

FrobeBryant
Pro Prospect
Posts: 986
And1: 1,079
Joined: Dec 18, 2020

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#2 » by FrobeBryant » Sun Jul 6, 2025 9:28 pm

Free Val!
User avatar
Furinkazan
General Manager
Posts: 7,977
And1: 3,622
Joined: May 11, 2005
     

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#3 » by Furinkazan » Sun Jul 6, 2025 10:09 pm

she goneeeeee
soxperry
Lead Assistant
Posts: 5,887
And1: 4,619
Joined: Jul 08, 2018
     

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#4 » by soxperry » Sun Jul 6, 2025 11:07 pm

Hahaha yeah i bet they'd like that
Kingsway_fan
RealGM
Posts: 13,914
And1: 9,713
Joined: May 25, 2016
Location: Paris
 

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#5 » by Kingsway_fan » Mon Jul 7, 2025 9:43 am

Val should tell them to fk off.
Indomitable
RealGM
Posts: 25,213
And1: 6,318
Joined: Jul 11, 2001
Location: Yelzenbah!
     

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#6 » by Indomitable » Mon Jul 7, 2025 12:13 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:Val should tell them to fk off.

So he should never get paid again.
:banghead:
Rodimus921
Veteran
Posts: 2,814
And1: 130
Joined: Jul 01, 2003
Location: The Bronx

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#7 » by Rodimus921 » Mon Jul 7, 2025 12:34 pm

Honor contract ??

Do you think Teams honor the players contract when they sign a free agent on a 4 year deal for them in return trade them for another player a Dec 15th ???

Do you think teams honor a contract when they buy out a player who got hurt and dump them like yesterday’s trash and damaged goods ?


It’s always for the best interest of the team right ? Not the player ?
Image
KGdaBom
RealGM
Posts: 22,347
And1: 5,969
Joined: Jun 22, 2017
         

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#8 » by KGdaBom » Mon Jul 7, 2025 6:49 pm

Rodimus921 wrote:Honor contract ??

Do you think Teams honor the players contract when they sign a free agent on a 4 year deal for them in return trade them for another player a Dec 15th ???

Do you think teams honor a contract when they buy out a player who got hurt and dump them like yesterday’s trash and damaged goods ?


It’s always for the best interest of the team right ? Not the player ?

Teams always honor the contracts. They have zero choice in the matter. When they sign a player unless there is a no trade clause it is within contractual rights for them to trade him. If they buy out a player the player has to agree to the buy out.

The POS players that don't honor their contracts can take the Jimmy Butler route (general soreness) or just make up imaginary injuries. Earache Headache, etc...........
Cassius
RealGM
Posts: 16,089
And1: 4,365
Joined: Aug 19, 2005
Location: We won.
     

Re: Nuggets Inform Jonas Valanciunas They Intend For Him Honor Contract 

Post#9 » by Cassius » Mon Jul 7, 2025 11:35 pm

The tragedy here is that Val might have the worst agent in the NBA. His rookie extension with the Raptors before the cap spike is the only time he’s received fair market value for his services. He gets paid like Kevon Looney while producing better than Myles Turner, and always shows up in the playoffs.
I_Like_Dirt wrote:The whole comparison to Kevin McHale is ridiculously close, imo... And that's without more hilarious aspects of the comparison, e.g. if Wally Sczerbiak were 7 feet tall with the slower reflexes that came with the additional height, he'd be Bargnani.

Return to Wiretap Discussion