The Denver Nuggets have all-in this offseason, extending NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, tripling the championship window.
Following the second exit within the NBA playoffs in 2025, the Denver Nuggets are on monitor within the offseason. Jeff Teague welcomed their offseason as the most effective season in the whole league.
Talking of the strikes the Nuggets have made, probably the most debated offers was to accumulate Jonas Vallanciunas in trade for Sacramento King Dario Salic.
Regardless of the Euroleague curiosity in Valanciunas, the Nuggets are scheduled to persuade him to respect his deal for the 2025-26 NBA season.
The 33-year-old heart has formally turn out to be a member of the Nuggets, however Panathinaikos continues to strategy Valanciuna.
Even with a cloud of uncertainty hovering over the crew, Nuggets Vice President Ben Tenzer lately spoke concerning the Valanciuna deal in an unique interview.
“We registered curiosity in him. We adopted him for fairly a while and had loads of curiosity in him. So I feel he signed in Washington final summer time.
“On the time, we had been deeply concerned within the debate to get him on the commerce deadline,” Tenzer stated.
He added: “For a very long time, we have felt he was an ideal match for Nicola (Jokic) and he is a beginning stage participant who may probably play with him in a backup or probably a selected lineup and can assist his crew have a full stability.”
Valanciunas is approaching his mid-30s, however Tenzer trusts him very a lot and desires Nuggets to check out totally different methods on the ground.
It was superb to see the group be with him immediately, on condition that Valanciunas performed in simply 32 video games towards the Kings final season after being traded to the crew final season.
Nevertheless, Tenzer believes there’s a monetary purpose behind the choice.
“So when Sacramento had new administration, and after they obtained in place, we do not know the precise cap mechanism they use, however they needed to make a room and do some strikes for an additional signature they’d.
“And I feel they saved some cash with the Jonas and Dario deal, I feel it creates flexibility,” Tenzer continued.
A Nuggets govt concluded by saying:
The Nuggets might have gotten a person, however the group is keeping track of different gamers as effectively. In spite of everything, there’s nonetheless a chance that Valanciunas will power a method out of Denver.
