Jonas Valanciunas revealed how he found out about his trade to the Sacramento Kings. He shared that other teams like the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, and San Antonio Spurs were involved in trade talks.
Jonas Valanciunas recently shared details about how he learned of his trade to the Sacramento Kings.
Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
MIN: 18.7
PTS: 10.33 (61.89%)
REB: 7.66
As: 2
ST: 0.45
BL: 0.59
TO: 1.45
GM: 82
The veteran center revealed that his close teammate on the National team, Domantas Sabonis, played a key role in breaking the news and that there were other teams interested in him.
“I found out I was going to Domas (Sabonis),” JV said during a Lithuanian podcast with BasketNews. There were other teams in the mix — some new potential destinations.”
“But there wasn’t much talk about Domas and Sacramento. Denver (Nuggets) came up, Phoenix (Suns) too — things were unclear there with Nurkic. San Antonio (Spurs) was also in the picture. So yeah, there were a few teams,” he added.
The big man recalled the exact moment he found out he was headed to Sacramento.
“I remember I was in New York, we were getting ready to play Brooklyn. I woke up from my afternoon nap and saw that my agent had called me three times, left a few messages, and even Domas had called,” Valanciunas recalled. “And if Domas calls you… We talk, but he really doesn’t like the phone — same as me — so that already told me something.”
Valanciunas said that he then reached out to his agent and Domas to confirm the news.
“I called my agent first, then called Domas back, and that’s how I found out I was headed to Sacramento.”
Throughout this NBA regular season, the experienced center averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2 assists per game, shooting an efficient 55% from the field.
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