Assist Jokic to win the championship! 33-year-old Valan formally promises to play for the Nuggets: go all out to compete for the championship

On July 22, the farce was completely over. Nuggets new aid Valanciunas officially promised to play for the Nuggets in the new season, bluntly stated that he would strive to win the championship.

In this offseason, after the Nuggets reached a swap deal between Saric and Valanciunas with the Kings, Valanciunas wanted to leave the NBA and verbally promised to join the Greek giant Panasinakos, who offered him a three-year, 12 million euros (about 14.1 million US dollars). It is reported that Valanciunas is willing to give up all the salary of the remaining contract.

However, the Nuggets wanted to keep Valanán. According to previous reports, the Nuggets clearly notified Valanánus's agent, and the team firmly asked him to fulfill his current contract; the Serbian media even revealed that Jokic personally called Valanán to persuade him to continue playing in the NBA.

Now in an interview, Valanciunas officially responded to the previous contract storm with the Nuggets. He said: Since the Nuggets decided to keep me, I have to clearly state my situation next season. The idea of playing for Panasinaikos, who is closer to home, is very excited, but this will take the future. I am fully committed to fulfilling my contract with the Nuggets this season and will go all out to compete for the championship.

Valan's contract with the Nuggets is US$20.4 million for two years, US$10.4 million for the 25-26 season, and US$10.0 million for the 26-27 season, without guarantee. In the new season, Valan will wear the Nuggets No. 17 jersey and fully assist Jokic in the championship.

33-year-old Valanne played for the Wizards and Kings last season, playing 81 games, averaging 10.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. So far in his 13-year career, he has played for the Raptors, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Wizards and Kings, and has played in a total of 937 regular season games, averaging 13.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Nuggets will be his sixth team, joining forces with Jokic to compete for the championship.