Overview

• Denver and Sacramento agreed to swap Jonas Valanciunas for Dario Saric but cannot finalize the deal until the new league year begins on July 6.
• Panathinaikos Athens has reportedly offered Valanciunas a three-year, roughly $14 million contract that would guarantee long-term security.
• Valanciunas is owed $10.4 million under his existing NBA contract and must secure a buyout before signing overseas.
• With Nuggets holding his rights after the trade and little incentive to facilitate a buyout, his immediate status in Denver remains unsettled.
• Resolution of Valanciunas’s decision will define Denver’s backup-center plans behind Nikola Jokic and could unlock additional offseason salary-cap flexibility.