Official Trade: In Nuggets Valancina, in Kings the Saric

Waiting for two weeks, but the announcement came in the end.

Shortly after midnight on Monday (14/7) The Nuggetsformalized the Trade with which Yonas Valantsina becomes a resident of Denver and the Dario Saricfollow the itinerary for Sacramento in order to fight in the Kings.

The deal had been made known since the beginning of the month, with Panathinaikos closely monitoring the Lithuanian center case, with whom he allegedly had an agreement, as Valasiuna’s compatriot and Basketnews journalist Donatas had revealed.

So the Nuggets announced through their official website the agreement with the Kings and Valantsias for the next season will have a guaranteed amount of height contract. 10, 395 million dollars!

It is noted that Denver’s team has long been openly expressed its intention to maintain Valancina in its roster as a reliable back-up of the team’s superstar, Nikola Jokic, something that its coach, David Adelman, had mentioned.

The only thing left to seem is whether Jonas Valantzounas wants to remain in the champions of 2023 and what the team’s attitude will be, with the odds now to diminish for Panathinaikos and the coveted “Bomb” who want to trigger with the experienced center.

We Have Acquired Jonas Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings in Exchange for Dario Saric pic.twitter.com/bgohjqoteh

– Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) July 13, 2025