By HoopsHype | July 1, 2025
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham Sources confirm the Sacramento Kings sending Jonas Valanciunas to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Dario Saric.
Valanciunas leaves Sacramento after being acquired from Washington back in February, appearing in just 32 games with the Kings. – 12:44 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn By the way, one thing that could smooth all of this over is if the Nuggets, Kings, and Nets simply did a three-team trade in principle: Nuggets get: Cam Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas Kings get: Dario Saric Nets get: Michael Porter Jr., 2032 1st
That’s easy enough to do lol – 12:40 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Okay. The Incentives on Cam Johnson’s contract are ambiguous, but this is what I have as Denver’s updated Cap Sheet.
Conflicting reports as to whether Denver has triggered the first apron or not. I didn’t think the Valanciunas-Saric swap would be legal if they DID trigger it. pic.x.com/evZvxe3oPb – 12:30 PM
I think we can also say goodbye to the idea of Russ back in Denver. Jonas Valanciunas is not going to play at the pace that Westbrook likes to play. – 12:14 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Update: I believe the Nuggets are now hardcapped at the first tax apron because they used the new TPE they generated to absorb Jonas Valanciunas’ salary.
They don’t have another major move to make, likely a vet minimum or two. pic.x.com/flwtCrdFtT – 12:10 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42 Cap ramifications To Denver Jonas Valanciunas: $10.4M, $10M, UFA 2027 * 2nd season is non-guaranteed To Sacramento
Dario Saric: $5.4M, UFA 2026 – 12:06 PM
The Denver Nuggets are trading Dario Saric to the Sacramento Kings for Jonas Valanciunas, league sources confirm. ESPN was first to report. Nuggets have now added Valanciunas, Bruce Brown, and acquired Cam Johnson via trade since free agency began. – 12:05 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Updated Salary Cap for the Denver Nuggets: They are $9.6 million below the first apron. They can agree to a buyout with Dario Saric to potentially generate more space.
Genuinely frees up so much for the Nuggets this offseason. $17 million shaved off the books. pic.x.com/sy8VjC7vJx – 7:16 PM
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