On Athenian territory has been a few hours a few hours Jonas Valanciwith the Lithuanian center taking the first step to his transfer to Panathinaic.
Jonas Valassiouna landed in “Eleftherios Venizelos” shortly before 23:00 on Friday (04.07.2025), via a flight from Frankfurt. His arrival was carried out under increased security measures to avoid any crowds by Panathinaikos friends. At the site there was a strong presence of security men in order for the player to depart without realizing it.
The 33 -year -old Lithuanian center is expected to undergo medical examinations immediately to formalize his agreement with Panathinaikos. However, one should not forget that until the formalization of the Trade by Sacramento to Denver (6/7) and the Nuggets’ announcement of their intentions for Lithuanian, nothing can be announced. So fans of the “greens” will need to be patient for a few more days for the final developments.
NBAER, however, seems determined to say goodbye to the world’s top basketball championship after 13 seasons and having average career in 937 regular season 13.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 25.1 minutes per game.
Journalists at ESPN referred to the issue that arose by analyzing all the information and data, of course focusing on the Nuggets. As they emphasized, the Lithuanian ace appears determined to play in Europe and Panathinaikos.
“Jonas Valancina, one of Denver Nuggets’ key additions to this off season, seems to be returning to Europe to play Panathinaikos. This is a very interesting development, as Denver has just acquired Valancias a few days ago to meet the back Center behind Nikola Jokic, a long -term problem for Nuggets, “said Tim Bondebus and continued:
“For this to happen, Denver and NBA should agree. Something that has happened in the past with various players, but not with players like Valantsiounas, intended to play a role in a team that claims the championship next season. If he finally leaves, one of the biggest additions to the Nuggets this off season will suddenly leave. “
Tim McMachon, for their part, added: “After years and many failed attempts to find a credible backup for Jokic, they finally felt that they have found him and now he prefers to go to Greece. We will see how this will evolve, but our report is in Greece and not in Europe. So Denver.