THE Panathinaikos appeared close to completing one of the biggest transcriptions of his history, bringing to Greece the Jonas Valanci From the NBA, however, the Nuggets prove to be an insurmountable obstacle.
The Nuggets do not seem willing to take a single step back in the Valanci case, as they believe they found the perfect tall behind Nikola Jokic.
As such, the possibility of moving the Lithuanian center to Panathinaikos is becoming more difficult.
According to Ryan Blackburn, Nuggets reporter at Mile High Sports, the situation is expected to clear up in the coming days, with himself making a prediction and saying:
“I think he will play the Nuggets this year and go out of the US next year.”
The Nuggets emailed me personally and shared that the Jonas Valanciunas for Dario Saric swap has been made official.
We should have a clear resolution in the next couple days.
— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) July 13, 2025
Panathinaikos is waiting to find out the definitive developments while the Nuggets formalized the deal with the Kings for Sarich’s exchange with Valancina.