From excessive offseason noise, stemming from the interest of EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos Aktor, Jonas Valanciunas is focused on the 2025-26 journey with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA.

“One thing I want to clarify is I’m here,” the 33-year-old Lithuanian center stressed during the preseason media day on Monday, “I’m happy to be here, and I’m gonna dive in to do everything to win more games than ever.”

“Just being here, I’m comfortable and I’m happy. If I’m not happy, I’m not gonna be here, right?” he replied to a question about potential hesitation in joining the Nuggets , “We’ve got to put everything behind us because it is now history. Now we have a future in front of us. We got to do our jobs to make this future even brighter.”

The native of Utena also played for th

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