Forgotten Nuggets big man faces brutal reality about his NBA future

Denver Nuggets, Dario Saric | Ron Chenoy-Imagn ImagesIn the 2024 offseason, the Denver Nuggets signed Dario Šari\u0107 to a two-year, $10.6 million deal, with a $5.4 million player option for this season. Calvin Booth didn't think Šari\u0107 would average only 13.1 minutes in 16 games. The new front office duo managed to turn his contract into Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas over last summer, sending him to Sacramento in a move that is still hard to believe.

Šari\u0107 appeared in only five games for the Kings this season, averaging 1.0 points and 1.2 rebounds, before they traded him to the Bulls in a multi-team deal before the deadline. Chicago flipped him to Detroit in another three-team…