Nuggets Make Decision on Contract of Jonas Valanciunas
The move lowers Denver’s luxury-tax bill by about $9 million, and Marvin Bagley III is set to replace Valanciunas as Nikola Jokic’s backup.
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Jonas Valančiūnas, who has completed his NBA career and joined Kaunas Žalgiris, will receive the rest of his earnings from the Denver Nuggets over the next 3 years, according to HoopsHype journalist Michael Scotto.
Nuggets Make Decision on Contract of Jonas Valanciunas
The Denver Nuggets have made a salary-cap-related decision on the contract of former center Jonas Valanciunas.Valanciunas had a partial guarantee on the $10 million he was owed by the Nuggets for the 2026-27 season. However, after a mediocre performance as Nikola Jokic’s backup center in 2025-26, the Nuggets decided to pay him his partial guarantee […] The post Nuggets Make Decision on Contract of Jonas Valanciunas appeared first on HEAVY.
Returning to Europe, Jonas Valanciunas is still in the Nuggets' accounts. Denver has decided to spread the guaranteed salary that he still has to pay in order to significantly reduce his "luxury tax" bill. Jonas Valanciunas has returned to Europe, but his contract is still present in Denver's accounts. Cut by the Nuggets last month before joining the Zalgiris Kaunas, the Lithuanian pivot still had two million dollars guaranteed out of the 10 mil…
Nuggets To Use Stretch Provision On Jonas Valanciunas
The Nuggets will use the stretch provision to spread the $2MM cap charge left on Jonas Valanciunas‘ contract across three seasons, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Valanciunas, who has since signed with Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, was waived by Denver last month, leaving the team on the hook for the $2MM partial guarantee on his $10MM expiring contract. Using the stretch provision on that leftover money will result in annual…
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