The NBA offseason staged a bizarre reversal! The big man gave up tens of millions of dollars and went to Europe overnight!

On July 4, the NBA entered the offseason. Just as everyone was paying attention to the free market, a dramatic news suddenly came: Lithuanian center Valanciunas, who had just been involved in a deal, decided to give up his NBA career and switch to the European League!

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The cause of the incident was in a deal: the Nuggets and the Kings reached an agreement, and the Kings sent Valanci to the Nuggets and exchanged for forward Saric. In the second half of last season, after Valanciunas was traded to the Kings by the Wizards, he played 32 games for his new club (9 of which started), and averaged 8.7 points and 7 rebounds per game.

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However, according to the latest news from the well-known European media BasketNews, Valanciunas has no plans to report to Denver at all. He is about to join the Greek basketball giant Panasinakos! Returning to Europe is extremely attractive to him, and he is even willing to take the initiative to seek to buy out his existing contract. Although the deal between the Nuggets and the Kings has not been officially announced, the Nuggets are working hard to keep him and hope he will change his mind and stay in the NBA. But according to people familiar with the matter, Valanciunas' intention to leave was decided and his decision would not affect the swap deal between the Nuggets and the Kings about Saric.

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American media League Alerts reported: "The sources confirmed that Valanciunas has verbally agreed to the invitation of the European team and is expected to fly to Athens, Greece tomorrow morning. What's even more amazing is that he is willing to give up all the salary the Nuggets deserves to him in the future just to leave the NBA!" According to reports, Panasinakos has issued him a three-year contract with a total price of 12 million euros. In contrast, his contract situation in the NBA is: $10.4 million is guaranteed next season (2025-26), and $10 million is not guaranteed next year (2026-27) (the team can be cut at any time).

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Looking back at Valanciunas' NBA career, he has played for many teams, including the Raptors, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Wizards and Kings. His decision to give up the tens of millions of dollars in guaranteed contracts and join Europe has sparked heated discussions in the fan circle. Some netizens exclaimed: "If you say no, don't want it, that's a real million US dollars! Tough!" Some fans expressed regret: "It's quite practical insider, it's a pity to just leave like this."

Dear fans, what do you think of Valanciunas' unexpected decision? Welcome to talk about your thoughts in the comment section!