Now, Valanciunas is considering leaving the NBA. NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the Nuggets are moving forward with the trade for Valanciunas, which can be made official on Sunday. The team is “determined” to keep him as their backup behind Nikola Jokic,

The Denver Nuggets have made it clear this offseason that they need a dependable backup center behind Nikola Jokic. The front office moved quickly to address that concern by targeting veteran big man Jonas Valanciunas.

The second flipped Dario Sarič to Sacramento for Jonas Valančiūnas, seemingly solving the Nuggets' backup center problem that's persisted for a few years now. However, new reports indicate that deal may not get done as Valančiūnas may not even play in the NBA next year.