With that in mind, former Greece and Panathinaikos coach — and current St. John’s coach — Rick Pitino shared his honest thoughts on Valanciunas’ potential arrival. “ That would be awesome, but it’s going to be very difficult to do because he’s got a year left on his contract, and some compensation will have to be made,” Pitino told Gazzetta.

After a lot of questions and twists and turns, Jonas Valanciunas is coming to the Denver Nuggets. The Lithuanian center could provide a ton of frontcourt support for the team, and head coach David Adelman is really excited to see what he does.

The Nuggets have a message for Jonas Valanciunas after trading for the veteran big man to be Nikola Jokic's backup.