Shams: Kings Trade Jonas Valunciunas to the Nuggets for Dario Saric; *UPDATE* - Trade is Now Official

druggas · Post #661 » by **druggas** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 3:05 pm

SportsGuru08 wrote:
djsunyc wrote:his wife may want to leave america too. happy wife, happy life.

I know plenty of married men who say otherwise.

Better saying: "Cheaper to keep her."

Sgt Major · Post #662 » by **Sgt Major** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 3:17 pm

LuDux1 wrote:https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1846585/jonas-valanciunas-denver-nuggets-nba-panathinaikos
According to Vic Lombardi, the franchise and the experienced player have agreed on staying together, as Jonas Valanciunas’ second season with Denver will be guaranteed.

So that's what all this was about, as initially the second year wasn't guaranteed.

Castle Black · Post #663 » by **Castle Black** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:02 pm

Looks like he's staying in Denver after getting his 2nd year guaranteed. Big keep for Denver.

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JujitsuFlip · Post #664 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:25 pm

That's what everyone said, it was a ploy to get that 2nd year guaranteed.

Liam_Gallagher · Post #665 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:26 pm

Dude's going to play like 11 minutes per game. Bad move by him.

BelgradeNugget · Post #666 » by **BelgradeNugget** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:47 pm

Liam_Gallagher wrote:Dude's going to play like 11 minutes per game. Bad move by him.

Last season he played 17 minutes in Sac, 19 averaged for the season. Exectly how much he will play in regular season in Denver.

PushDaRock · Post #667 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:49 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:That's what everyone said, it was a ploy to get that 2nd year guaranteed.

well played by JV's team

LuDux1 · Post #668 » by **LuDux1** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:52 pm

Liam_Gallagher wrote:Dude's going to play like 11 minutes per game. Bad move by him.

Well, Noel, Jokic averaged 35 minutes with questionable backups, so JV has at least 13 minutes guaranteed. Add few minutes because Jokic will miss some games (maybe more than usual), few minutes because Jokic will play fewer minutes per game, maybe few minutes because they will play together. 20 mpg is not out of the question

Onlytimewilltel · Post #669 » by **Onlytimewilltel** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 7:16 pm

PushDaRock wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:That's what everyone said, it was a ploy to get that 2nd year guaranteed.

well played by JV's team

I didn’t follow this too much. So basically if he takes a contract in Europe I’m guessing his current NBA deal is immediately void?

Also, does it have any penalties as far as not being able to come back to NBA again under those circumstances? (Or if they choose to come back they have to come back to the same team they walked away from?)

Just honestly curious how it works.

PushDaRock · Post #670 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 7:25 pm

Onlytimewilltel wrote:
PushDaRock wrote:
JujitsuFlip wrote:That's what everyone said, it was a ploy to get that 2nd year guaranteed.

well played by JV's team

I didn’t follow this too much. So basically if he takes a contract in Europe I’m guessing his current NBA deal is immediately void?

Also, does it have any penalties as far as not being able to come back to NBA again under those circumstances? (Or if they choose to come back they have to come back to the same team they walked away from?)

Just honestly curious how it works.

He can't take any deal in Europe without the NBA team he's under contract with letting him out of his contract through a buyout.

Denver could have forced him to play out his contract despite the player wanting to leave but now by guaranteeing the 2nd year left on his deal, it helps convince JV to stay rather than try to pursue a buyout now that he has more guaranteed money secured.

zero rings · Post #671 » by **zero rings** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 7:45 pm

Castle Black wrote:Looks like he's staying in Denver after getting his 2nd year guaranteed. Big keep for Denver.

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Has any NBA source actually reported on this? From what I’ve seen it was just Vic Lombardi speculating on his radio show.

Onlytimewilltel · Post #672 » by **Onlytimewilltel** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 9:18 pm

PushDaRock wrote:
Onlytimewilltel wrote:
PushDaRock wrote:
well played by JV's team

I didn’t follow this too much. So basically if he takes a contract in Europe I’m guessing his current NBA deal is immediately void?

Also, does it have any penalties as far as not being able to come back to NBA again under those circumstances? (Or if they choose to come back they have to come back to the same team they walked away from?)

Just honestly curious how it works.

He can't take any deal in Europe without the NBA team he's under contract with letting him out of his contract through a buyout.

Denver could have forced him to play out his contract despite the player wanting to leave but now by guaranteeing the 2nd year left on his deal, it helps convince JV to stay rather than try to pursue a buyout now that he has more guaranteed money secured.

Got it. Thanks!

nomansland · Post #673 » by **nomansland** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 9:31 pm

zero rings wrote:
Castle Black wrote:Looks like he's staying in Denver after getting his 2nd year guaranteed. Big keep for Denver.

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Has any NBA source actually reported on this? From what I’ve seen it was just Vic Lombardi speculating on his radio show.

Lombardi said it was fake.

ChuckChilly · Post #674 » by **ChuckChilly** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 10:49 pm

I guess Greek owner everyone was quivering over will make heads roll now?

OmniDEN · Post #675 » by **OmniDEN** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 10:53 pm

LuDux1 wrote:
Liam_Gallagher wrote:Dude's going to play like 11 minutes per game. Bad move by him.

Well, Noel, Jokic averaged 35 minutes with questionable backups, so JV has at least 13 minutes guaranteed. Add few minutes because Jokic will miss some games (maybe more than usual), few minutes because Jokic will play fewer minutes per game, maybe few minutes because they will play together. 20 mpg is not out of the question

Totally agree with you. The minutes will be there consistently from game to game, and most importantly he is going to get touches and shots during those minutes.

PlatinumState · Post #676 » by **PlatinumState** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 11:07 pm

People forget how pampered players in the nba are over even the richest euro teams. Thats a good enough reason to stay. A private jet beats taking a bus to games anyday

Post #677 » by **tsherkin** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 11:12 pm

Glad to see he's going to stick around. Expected, and was surely an agent plot, but still good that it's all settled.

Castle Black · Post #678 » by **Castle Black** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 11:28 pm

Not so fast. Stein now reporting that the report is false. Apparently nobody knows what's going on right now :lol:

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Mirotic12 · Post #679 » by **Mirotic12** » Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:11 am

PlatinumState wrote:People forget how pampered players in the nba are over even the richest euro teams. Thats a good enough reason to stay. A private jet beats taking a bus to games anyday

This isn't the 1980s. Every single EuroLeague team uses private charter team flights. It's part of the league's rules and part of the player's union agreements.

PlatinumState · Post #680 » by **PlatinumState** » Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:23 am

Mirotic12 wrote:
PlatinumState wrote:People forget how pampered players in the nba are over even the richest euro teams. Thats a good enough reason to stay. A private jet beats taking a bus to games anyday

This isn't the 1980s. Every single EuroLeague team uses private charter team flights. It's part of the league's rules and part of the player's union agreements.

Yes for euroelague games. Not for games in Greece