His imminent decision to ditch the U.S. for Europe puts a damper on Denver's excellent roster-building run this summer, as the Nuggets look to retool their roster around three-time MVP starting center Nikola Jokic, power forward Aaron Gordon, and guards Jamal Murray and Christian Braun.

Don’t go buying that Jonas Valanciunas Nuggets swag just yet. The veteran big man is “close” to joining Greek team Panathinaikos in a shocking turn after Denver agreed to acquire him from Sacramento earlier this week,

The Denver Nuggets have acquired Jonas Valanciunas to bolster their frontcourt behind Nikola Jokic, sending Dario Saric to the Sacramento Kings.