* A former Denver Nuggets player named Jonas Valanciunas decided to leave the NBA. He used to play for the Nuggets but chose to go back to his home country, Lithuania, to play basketball there.
* Jonas said he missed playing in Lithuania and liked the fans and what his old team, Zalgiris Kaunas, was doing. He felt it was important to him to play there again.
* Before playing for the Nuggets, Jonas played for many other NBA teams like the Raptors and Grizzlies. He had a long career in the NBA, playing over 1,000 games.