{"id":449966,"date":"2025-07-06T19:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=449966"},"modified":"2025-07-06T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:43:00","slug":"from-spain-valencia-are-strongly-interested-in-darius-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/from-spain-valencia-are-strongly-interested-in-darius-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"From Spain: Valencia are strongly interested in Darius Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valencia could change playmakers next season, as the future of Chris Jones is still uncertain. 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