It is an understatement to say that Jonas Valanciunas plays an important role for the Memphis Grizzlies. He not only is their starting center on paper, but he is also set to hit the Grizzlies’ books for $17.6 million next season. That is, if he opts in to the final year of his contract.
This big decision must be made by June 29th, and it looks like Valanciunas will take his time to make an official announcement. Will he opt in? Or will he opt out and hit the NBA Free-Agency open market?
On Tuesday in Lithuania at the Basketball Awards ceremony, Lithuanian hoops reporter Donatas Urbonas provided a quote from Jonas Valanciunas (directly below), which was specifically about his upcoming decision.