Before the Nuggets flew out to San Diego on Monday for a week of training camp, they indulged local reporters for a couple of hours on the practice court at Ball Arena. Here are five things we learned from preseason media day .

Jonas Valanciunas ‘happy’ to be in Denver

The Nuggets snuffed out Panathinaikos’s attempt to lure Valanciunas to Greece this summer by making it clear that he’s still expected to honor his NBA contract — a stance that Valanciunas hasn’t attempted to protest with his words or actions. (In at least one instance Monday, an NBA player didn’t show up to his team’s media day because of a contract dispute.)

“One thing I want to clarify is I’m here, I’m happy to be here, and I’m gonna dive in to do everything to win more games than ever,” Valanciunas said when aske

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