You really would like to have a long rotation to start the season and then let things play out as they will,” Adelman told.

The Denver Nuggets are still waiting to make the Jonas Valanciunas trade with the Sacramento Kings. They somehow convinced the Sacramento Kings to take on Dario

Panathinaikos’ owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos on Jonas Valanciunas: “We want to sign him, he wants to join us, if his team doesn’t say ‘yes’, what can we do?” (Via Instagram

Due diligence for the Nuggets is to negotiate. They’re already on the hook for at least $171.6 million in 2026-27, spread across five contracts.

With that in mind, former Greece and Panathinaikos coach — and current St. John’s coach — Rick Pitino shared his honest thoughts on Valanciunas’ potential arrival. “ That would be awesome, but it’s going to be very difficult to do because he’s got a year left on his contract, and some compensation will have to be made,” Pitino told Gazzetta.

Denver7 Sports' Lionel Bienvenu and Bradey King break down the biggest headlines in Denver sports, from the global courtship of Jonas Valanciunas to the Rox keeping it in the family in the MLB Draft.

The trade between the Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings that swapped Jonas Valanciunas and Dario Saric was finally made official. The confirmation of the deal, which was first reported by ESPN on July 1, become more closely monitored after news that ...