{"id":495081,"date":"2026-05-01T12:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=495081"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:23:09","slug":"jonas-valanciunas-draws-euroleague-interest-zalgiris-kaunas-among-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/jonas-valanciunas-draws-euroleague-interest-zalgiris-kaunas-among-suitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonas Valanciunas draws EuroLeague interest, Zalgiris Kaunas among suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1459\"><strong data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1302\">Jonas Valanciunas<\/strong> may return to Europe next season. According to <em data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1362\">BasketNews<\/em>, several <strong data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1386\">EuroLeague<\/strong> clubs are tracking the Lithuanian center, including <strong data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1458\">Zalgiris Kaunas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1662\">Valanciunas still has one year left on his contract with the <strong data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1540\">Denver Nuggets<\/strong>, but the franchise can terminate the deal by July 8. If that happens, he would receive a $2 million compensation payment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1885\">Zalgiris are looking for a new center, with Moses Wright expected to join Barcelona. Valanciunas, who turns 34 on May 6, spent the NBA season backing up Nikola Jokic, averaging 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 13.4 minutes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"2027\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1898\">Source:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1911\">BasketNews<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonas Valanciunas could leave the NBA this summer, with several EuroLeague clubs monitoring his situation and Zalgiris among 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