Jonas Valanciunas and the Nuggets recently agreed to restructure the third and final year of his contract, league sources told The Denver Post.

Valanciunas will be paid at least $2 million of his $10 million non-guaranteed salary next season, in exchange for his 2026 guarantee date being pushed back from June 29 to July 8.

The contract amendment, which was first reported by The Stein Line , provides Denver more flexibility to survey the free agency market and examine potential trades before the deadline to release Valanciunas or guarantee his full salary, multiple sources said. Free agency begins on June 30, marking the start of the 2026-27 league year.

Valanciunas, 33, has been traded twice already over the duration of a three-year, $30 million contract that he signed with the Wizar

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