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• Nuggets provide positive update on Jonas Valanciunas saga

The Nuggets have addressed reports of Valanciunas' desire to play overseas....2025
• Denver Confident Jonas Valanciunas Will Report After Trade
The Denver Nuggets are putting any speculation about Jonas Valanciunas’ future to bed. The veteran big man was officially acquired from the Kings last weekend in exchange for Dario Saric, but reports soon surfaced linking Valanciunas to EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos. Despite the noise, Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer says there is […] The post Denve...2025
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• Valanciunas ‘Excited To Be A Nugget’ According To Team Vice President
Jonas Valanciunas is looking forward to being a member of the Denver Nuggets, according to the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer. There has been plenty of back-and-forth between the organization and player on whether he will honor his contract. Valanciunas had initially, reportedly, come to an agreement with Greek club Panathinaikos. […] The post Valan...2025
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest

The Denver Nuggets expect center Jonas Valanciunas to be with the team when the season starts despite speculation about his NBA future. Executive vice president Ben Tenzer dismissed concerns about the veteran center's commitment during Friday's news conference. Denver officially acquired the 6-foot-11 Valanciunas from Sacramento for Dario Saric last weekend. Reports emerged of Greek EuroLeague clu...2025
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• Valanciunas 'excited' to be a Nugget, exec says
Nuggets officials confirmed Friday that they expect Jonas Valanciunas to be with the team when the season starts amid speculation he may join Greek EuroLeague club team Panathinaikos....2025
• Nuggets GM: Jonas Valanciunas Excited To Play For Denver

Denver Nuggets general manager Ben Tenzer said Friday the team expects newly acquired center Jonas Valanciunas to be in training camp this fall, despite all the noise linking him to Greek club Panathinaikos. “We’ve had great conversations with him,” Tenzer told reporters, via Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. “There’s been nothing but healthy conversations in terms […] The post Nuggets GM: Jonas ...2025
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• Nuggets Plan On Reducing Nikola Jokic's Minutes During Regular Season

Nikola Jokic was fourth in the NBA in minutes per game last season, which the Denver Nuggets hope to decrease during the 2025-26 season after they acquired Jonas Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings to play backup center. "We know that one of the most important things we have to do next season is take care of him, and make sure that he is the best version of himself if we're lucky enough to get t...2025
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved

These teams are ready to make a leap next season. There’s still about three months left in the NBA offseason before teams report to training camp for the start of the 2025-26 season, but the championship picture is already starting to take shape. The Oklahoma City Thunder will enter the season as the favorites to repeat, and the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets look like their two biggest chall...2025
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• Kyrie Irving Suffers Left Knee Sprain
Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain in Monday’s game against Sacramento, according to ESPN News Services. The injury occurred during the first quarter. Irving drove between defenders DeMar DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas in the lane and fell to the court. He grabbed at his left knee and was down face first […]...2025
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• NBA trade deadline instant grades for every 2025 major deal made as they happen

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Let’s give out instant grades for the big moves at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The 2025 NBA trade deadline will forever be remembered for a deal that took place a few days before the buzzer. The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks completed the trade of the century by exchanging Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis over the weekend. The NBA has been on fire...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Kings Prioritizing Backup Center, Wing On Trade Market

The Sacramento Kings are prioritizing a backup center and the wing on the trade market. Sacramento's lack of depth has been an issue this season. Potentially getable players include Jerami Grant, John Collins, Jonas Valanciunas and Kyle Kuzma. Additionally, Cam Johnson is a player of "significant interest" to the Kings. The Kings tried to trade for Alex Caruso before the draft by offering the 13t...2024
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images These nine NBA teams are still in the mix for winning the 2025 NBA Draft lottery and the rights to Cooper Flagg. It only took about 20 games for the 2024-2025 NBA season to completely reshape what we thought we knew coming into the year. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder emerging as the championship favorites in each conference was to be exp...2024
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)

Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images We ranked eight NBA teams that need to make a move, and took our best shot at coming up with one trade each of them could pull off. It’s fake trade season in the NBA. It’s not actual trade season for a while. Teams don’t buy or sell when they either theoretically liked their roster going into the season or hated it but need teams to get more desperate b...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board

Let’s dive into Zach Edey’s NBA Draft projection, scouting report, and best team fits for the Purdue center Zach Edey was never supposed to be a generational college basketball star. For most of his life, he didn’t even want to play the sport. Edey played hockey and baseball growing up in Toronto. By the time he graduated eighth grade, he was already 6’10. To that point in his life, he had never p...2024
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• Luka Doncic Helps Slovenia Secure Their First Olympic Bid
Luka Doncic promised to forego his offseason vacations to help Slovenia punch their ticket to Tokyo for the Olympic games. That promise was fulfilled. The Dallas Mavericks superstar led the Slovenian men’s basketball team to the Olympics for the first time ever defeating a Lithuanian team with NBA players, Domantas Sabonis, Jonas Valanciunas 96-85. The […] The post Luka Doncic Helps Slovenia...2021
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• Is the Cleveland Cavaliers-Toronto Raptors Series Already Over?
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• Behind the Scenes in L.A., the Wide-Ranging Summer World for NBA Players
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2025
"The Nuggets will complete their trade with the Kings for Jonas Valanciunas when the NBA lifts its moratorium on Sunday, league sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link)."

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"Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds and the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Kings in a play-in game Friday night."

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"Jonas Valanciunas has responded in the perfect way to criticisms Lithuania faced from Luka Doncic’s father by helping the country to its sixth win in seven games at the FIBA World Cup."

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"The Pelicans have one of the most dominant centers in the NBA with Jonas Valanciunas, and Kuminga had to defend him […] The post How Draymond Green is rubbing off on Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2021
"The Memphis Grizzlies are sending Jonas Valanciunas to the New Orleans Pelicans for Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN."

2020
"Memphis rode a massive triple-double performance from Jonas Valanciunas to pull away from the Milwaukee Bucks and claim a 119-106 victory and a spot in the NBA's first-ever play-in tournament"

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"The Raptors will send back Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, C."

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"In order to make a deal happen, the Raptors would have to rid themselves of Jonas Valanciunas and his contract."

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"" The post Jonas Valanciunas: ‘Great Opportunity’ For LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball in Lithuania appeared first on SLAMonline."

2016
"Bismack Biyombo has stepped up in a big way for the Raptors, grabbing boards and blocking shots at an accelerated pace after the team lost Jonas Valanciunas to injury."

2015
"It was a competitive affair between two motivated teams, and the biggest names were largely up to the challenge, given how DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combined for 40 points on 31 shots, Jonas Valanciunas logged 14 rebounds and Cory Joseph exploded off the bench for 19 points—one shy of his career high."

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• Valanciunas ‘Excited To Be A Nugget’ According To Team Vice President
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest
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• Nuggets Notes: Valanciunas, Adelman, Rotation, Holmes, Wallace
While the Nuggets have made it clear they expect Jonas Valanciunas to honor his contract, which will pay him $10.4MM next season, they also recognize they will need to make a concerted effort to help the Lithuanian center feel “comfortable and content” with the idea of spending (at least) the next year with the team, […]...2025
• Nuggets Giving No Indication They Will Buy Out Jonas Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas appears to be staying put. Despite receiving what has been described as a significant offer from Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos, the veteran center is expected to remain with the Denver Nuggets for the 2025-26 season. There is currently no indication that a buyout is in the works, and Denver has shown no interest in […] The post Nuggets Giving No Indication They Will Buy Ou...2025
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• Nuggets-Kings Trade Involving Jonas Valanciunas, Dario Saric Made Official; No Updates On Valanciunas
The trade between the Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings that swapped Jonas Valanciunas and Dario Saric was made official on Sunday. The deal was initially reported on July 1 before news broke that Valanciunas was getting recruited by Panathinaikos. Though the trade is now official, there are no updates on Valanciunas' situation with the Nuggets. The team previously stated that they expect the c...2025
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• Report: Jonas Valanciunas Will Remain In Denver With Second-Year Guarantee
After weeks of speculation surrounding the Jonas Valanciunas camp, it seems that the saga is finally coming to a conclusion. The Lithuanian center is reportedly expected to stay put in Colorado, even though the Denver organization have received an important offer from Greek giants Panathinaikos. NBA insider Vic Lombardi, reported recently that the veteran has […] The post Report: Jonas Vala...2025
• Jonas Valanciunas' $10M Contract For 2026-27 Has Not Been Guaranteed By Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets remain on track to officially acquire Jonas Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings. Valanciunas has received interest to play in Greece, but the Nuggets have remained adamant that he is under contract for them during the 2025-26 season with a guaranteed amount of $10.4 million. However, the Nuggets have not guaranteed the $10 million on the contract of Valanciunas for the 2026-27...2025
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• Nuggets Believe Jonas Valanciunas Will Remain With Team
It apopears Jonas Valanciunas may not bolt the Denver Nuggets, after all. Per Altitude TV sideline reporter Vic Lombardi, Valanciunas will avoid heading to Greece despite a massive offer from Panathinaikos. The Nuggets acquired Valanciunas in a trade with the Sacramento Kings for Dario Saric. “The Nuggets believe (Valanciunas) will play here and time will heal,” […] The post Nugge...2025
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• Nikola Jokic Declines Nuggets' Three-Year, $212M Extension Offer
Nikola Jokic has informed the Denver Nuggets he will decline their three-year, $212 million extension offer this offseason. Jokic can earn an additional $80 million by delaying an extension until the 2026 offseason. The Nuggets had anticipated that Jokic would likely decline the offer. "We're definitely going to offer it," KSE vice chairman Josh Kroenke said in June. "I'm not sure if he's going t...2025
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• Nikola Jokic Believed To Be Pleased With Nuggets' Offseason Moves

Nikola Jokic publicly urged the Denver Nuggets to add depth to their roster this offseason and have responded by turning Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook and Dario Saric into Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown Jr., Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas. "The Nuggets have their new backcourt, and I was told that-and Mr. Jokic has not spoken on the record, at least in English, about this that I've seen-...2025
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest
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• Nuggets-Kings Trade Involving Jonas Valanciunas, Dario Saric Made Official; No Updates On Valanciunas
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• Jonas Valanciunas' $10M Contract For 2026-27 Has Not Been Guaranteed By Nuggets
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• Warriors Remain Clear Favorite To Sign Al Horford

The Golden State Warriors remain the clear favorite to sign Al Horford this offseason despite no agreement being reached one week into the start of free agency. The Warriors currently can only offer Horford the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception. Horford has also been considering retirement and also had been linked with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Denver Nuggets have also been mentioned as a...2025
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• Drew Eubanks Waived By Clippers, Plans To Sign One-Year Deal With Kings

The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving Drew Eubanks, who his planning to sign a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings. The Kings traded Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets to create enough space to sign Dennis Schroder. Eubanks averaged 4.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in 12.2 minutes across 61 games with the Utah Jazz and Clippers last season....2025
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• Tim Hardaway Jr., Nuggets Agree To One-Year Deal

Tim Hardaway Jr. and the Denver Nuggets have agreed to a one-year deal at the veteran's minimum. Hardaway was in the final season of his four-year, $75 million deal with an expiring contract of $16.2 million. Hardaway appeared in 77 games with the Detroit Pistons, averaging 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 28.0 minutes. Hardaway shot 36.8 percent on three-pointers. Hardaway is 33 years...2025
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• Kings Trade Jonas Valanciunas To Nuggets For Dario Saric
The Sacramento Kings are trading Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets for Dario Saric. The Sacramento Kings are trading Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets for Dario Saric, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/D2Xmbm4DN1 — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2025 Valanciunas played for the Washington Wizards and Kings last season. He averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds […] The post K...2025
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• Wizards Waive Sidy Cissoko

The Washington Wizards have waived Sidy Cissoko. The Wizards acquired Cissoko on Wednesday as part of the Jonas Valanciunas trade. In 20 games this season with the San Antonio Spurs, Cissoko averaged 1.3 points and 0.6 rebounds in 3.2 minutes. Cissoko was the 44th overall pick in the 2023 draft out of G League Ignite....2025
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• Wizards trade Jonas Valanciunas to Kings
The Sacramento Kings announced today that the team has acquired Jonas Valančiūnas in a trade with the Washington Wizards for a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick. During the 2024-25 season, Valančiūnas is averaging 11.5 points (54.7 FG%, 89.6 FT%), 8.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 20.1 minutes per game in 49 games (12 … Continue reading "Wizards trade Jonas Valanciunas to Kings...2025
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• Nikola Jokic Declines Nuggets' Three-Year, $212M Extension Offer
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• Four things to know about new Saints safety Jonas Sanker

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images What to know about New Orleans’ third-round selection. Friday night was night two of the 2025 NFL Draft. In the third round, the New Orleans Saints selected Jonas Sanker, a safety out of Virginia. Here are some things to know about the new kid in town. #1. He’s a family man In 2020, Jonas Sanker's father, George, received an Alzheime...2025
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• NBA trade deadline 2025 tracker for every deal as it’s announced

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images We’re keeping track of every 2025 NBA trade deadline deal as they are announced in this post. The NBA seemed set for a quiet trade deadline in 2025 as a new Collective Bargaining Agreement tormented teams with multiple luxury tax aprons and more punitive restrictions for increasing payroll. So much for that. The NBA trade deadline started with fireworks w...2025
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• Lakers Not Expected To Trade For Nikola Vucevic, Jakob Poeltl

The Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to trade for either Nikola Vucevic or Jakob Poeltl, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Bulls continue to seek a first-round pick for Vucevic, with the Warriors rumored to be interested. Walker Kessler, another rumored Lakers target, is "essentially unavailable" in trade talks. Discussions for Jonas Valanciunas have also yet to gain momentum. Anth...2025
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked

D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images There is a ton of star power in the NBA Play-In Tournament this season, but are any of these teams actually capable of a meaningful run in the NBA playoffs? The 2022-23 Miami Heat were not supposed to go to the NBA Finals. They were minutes from not even going to the playoffs; after losing their first play-in game to the Atlan...2024
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board
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• Jonas Valanciunas Responds to Sasa Doncic’s Lithuania Criticisms
Jonas Valanciunas has responded in the perfect way to criticisms Lithuania faced from Luka Doncic’s father by helping the country to its sixth win in seven games at the FIBA World Cup. Luka’s father, Sasa Doncic, was very critical of the Lithuanian side after their elimination loss (68-87) at the hands of Serbia earlier this […] The post Jonas Valanciunas Responds to Sasa Doncic&...2023
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• Paul George the Superstar Is Back and Friday NBA Takeaways
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• Robin Lopez Signing Isn't Glamorous, but Gives New York Knicks a Solid Center
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• Jonas Valanciunas, Raptors Agree to New Contract: Latest Details and Reaction
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• Spurs' Kawhi Leonard Reaches Back for 2-Handed Hammer on Jonas Valanciunas
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• DeMarcus Cousins Nearly Throws Punch at Lithuania's Jonas Valanciunas
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• LeBron James Vows to 'Protect' Himself After Being Tackled by Jonas Valanciunas
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• Bismack Biyombo Sets Team Record with 26 Rebounds (VIDEO)
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• Jonas Valanciunas Injury: Updates on Raptors Center's Ankle and Return
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• Top Drop Candidates to Close Out Fantasy Playoffs, Including Jonas Valanciunas and Wendell Carter

Jason Shebilske highlights his top drop candidates during the fantasy playoffs, including Jonas Valanciunas, who's been losing playing time to Larry Nance....2024
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• Jonas Valanciunas, Darius Garland among top hidden gems

John Cregan explains why players like Valanciunas and Garland are still underrated in fantasy circles, and goes around the NBA to uncover other hidden gems....2021
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• NBA DFS: Jonas Valanciunas and top picks for April 22 DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy basketball lineups
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• Tuesday NBA Roundup: Hype or No Hype, Spurs' Dominance Can't Be Overlooked
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• Thursday NBA Roundup: Have the Raptors Finally Earned '2nd Best' Label out East?
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• Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards: First-Round Analysis and Prediction
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• Nuggets GM: Jonas Valanciunas Excited To Play For Denver
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• Nuggets’ Tenzer: ‘No Concerns’ About Valanciunas Reporting To Camp
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Friday, Nuggets general manager Ben Tenzer said the team has “no concerns” about the possibility of newly added center Jonas Valanciunas not showing up for training camp this fall, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter video link). “We’ve had great conversations with him,” Tenzer said. “There’s been […]...2025
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• Nuggets Plan On Reducing Nikola Jokic's Minutes During Regular Season
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• Nikola Jokic Believed To Be Pleased With Nuggets' Offseason Moves
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• Lakers Expected To Acquire Center Before Trade Deadline

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to remain active in trade talks, especially as they continue to target a center. The Lakers were linked with Jonas Valanciunas in the offseason and could revisit a trade for him, as well as for Nikola Vucevic. The Lakers are currently starting Jaxson Hayes at center following their trade of Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic. "No way," said Brian Windhorst when asked...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• Suns Looking To Move Jusuf Nurkic
The Suns are shopping starting center Jusuf Nurkic, Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic reports. Phoenix’s front office is seeking another big man in return with the Wizards’ Jonas Valanciunas and Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic among the players mentioned in trade talks. There still are conversations about a deal with the Heat involving Jimmy Butler, Rankin […]...2024
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• Denver Confident Jonas Valanciunas Will Report After Trade
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest
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• Valanciunas 'excited' to be a Nugget, exec says
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• Report: Jonas Valanciunas Will Remain In Denver With Second-Year Guarantee
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• Lakers Eyeing Jonas Valanciunas, Brook Lopez?

The Lakers’ front office isn’t content with mediocrity. That much has been evident as whispers about potential trade moves have gained traction just nine games into their season. With a 5-4 start that’s included some worrying defensive lapses — reflected in their 24th-ranked defense — LA is reportedly turning up the heat on trade discussions. […] The post Lakers Eyeing Jonas Vala...2024
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title

Photo by Ariana Saigh/Getty Images Let’s rank the last four teams standing in the FIBA World Cup by their chances of winning it all. The 2023 men’s FIBA World Cup started with 32 teams from around the globe all competing to prove it had the best basketball country on Earth. After two rounds of group play and the start of the knockout rounds in the quarterfinals, there are now only four tea...2023
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• RUMOR: Pelicans’ Lonzo Ball for Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon trade reportedly brewing
The New Orleans Pelicans just started the offseason trade period with the first major transaction, shipping away Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jonas Valanciunas. But it looks like they aren’t done just yet, with speculation swirling for a potential deal with the Indiana Pacers. ESPN senior writer Zach Lowe sat […] The post RUMOR: Pelicans’ Lonzo Ball ...2021
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