The Denver Nuggets have firmly told Jonas Valanciunas, their new backup center, to "Honor your contract," dismissing his desire to play in Europe. Denver traded for Valanciunas to support Nikola Jokic,

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

The Nuggets informed Valanciunas' representatives that "the franchise fully intends to have him honor his contract," reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. If Denver sticks to its guns on this, the conversation is over.