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Nuggets trying to keep Jonas Valanciunas despite EuroLeague offer. What are their center options if he leaves?

The Nuggets intend to hold Jonas Valanciunas to his NBA contract commitment despite his reported interest in an offer to return to the EuroLeague, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post on Sunday.

Denver is set to acquire Valanciunas from the Sacramento Kings in a trade that was agreed on last Tuesday but hasn’t been finalized yet with the league office. On Thursday, a report surfaced out of Europe that Valanciunas was considering a three-year contract offer from the prominent Greek club Panathinaikos.

But the 33-year-old Lithuanian center is still under contract through 2027 in the NBA, where the Nuggets are inheriting his $10.