“My plan is to be here all season, my plan is to play for Denver. What happened happened, there were a lot of talks, but now I’m here. I’m proud to represent Denver, so that’s all,” Jonas Valanciunas told BasketNews after the game against the Raptors, in which he exited late in the third quarter due to his calf injury. The 33-year-old did not want to expand much on his long-term future, which remains uncertain. The final year of his contract, the 2026-27 season, is not guaranteed and will only become fully guaranteed on July 8, 2026.
