League sources told The Stein Line on Saturday that the Nuggets, behind the scenes, are signaling to Jonas Valanciunas that they do not intend to let him out of his NBA contract. Denver has needed a trusty backup for its three-time MVP for ages and thought it had finally filled that need when the Kings — who have a similar pressing need Dario Saric smaller salary to complete the agreed-to signing of free agent point guard Dennis Schroeder — signed off on a Valančiūnas-for-Šarić swap.