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Sacramento Kings trade Jonas Valanciunas to Denver Nuggets for Dario Saric

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Mr. Dominant, Jul 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM.

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  1. Mr. Dominant

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    #1 Mr. Dominant, Jul 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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    Kings contract trade or what?
     
    #3 JW86, Jul 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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    Nuggets getting a serviceable player to rest Jokic 10-15 minutes a game for someone who was unplayable. Kings save 5 million.
     
    #4 omgTHEpotential, Jul 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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    Any time I ever get frustrated by the Rockets, I always have to remind myself that some cities are stuck with teams like the Kings, Wizards and Pelicans.
     
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    #6 daywalker02, Jul 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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    #7 J.R., Jul 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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    lol good
     
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    I don't think you could leave the NBA just like that if you are under contract. o_O
     
    #9 JumpMan, Jul 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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    I think you can always "retire" and forfeit the guaranteed money left in your contract.
     
    #10 Easy, Jul 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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    From what I gather, he is considering leaving after this upcoming season. I don't think he wants to give up that guaranteed money this upcoming season. Hope I'm wrong though.
     
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    That’s how I read it too.
     
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    God I hate this ridiculous ****, trade rescinded then?
     
    #13 JW86, Jul 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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    Doesn’t appear so, no.

     
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    JV would have been a great backup C for Jokic, but that is the least of their worries. It's a low minutes position for them.

    The Nuggets mainly need improved perimeter play. They can find someone else to play 10 mpg at backup C.
     
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    Valancunas is using the overseas offer as leverage to get a multiyear deal from Denver.
     
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    Clippers in 5.
     
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    Very logical assumption, but I think in this case it doesn't apply. Valanciunas got an offer of 12M euro for 3 years, which is equivalent to around 3yr/28M in the NBA. More guaranteed money. And I'm pretty sure he hates just getting traded from city to city. Toronto>Memphis>New Orleans>Washington>Sacramento>Denver... The NBA journeyman career can be rough, especially with a young family. In Greece he'll get to enjoy the greatest basketball atmosphere in the world, be a Euroleague star and live in a much nicer place.
     
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    You are right that he cannot decide whether he wants to be traded/move his family or not....he might have wanted to go to Europe for some while now but that was not reported.....

     
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