Michael Malone

Michael Malone Has Been Fired By The Nuggets

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3 days ago

April 8, 2025

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Michael Malone Has Been Fired By The Nuggets

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the organization, Michael Malone has been fired as the head coach of the Denver Nuggets.

In a rather shocking move, something of this magnitude to be considered historic, Denver only have three games left in the regular season. They hold a 47-32 record, which placed them for fourth in the Western Conference.

Malone is a highly respected coach within the NBA, as he is Denver’s winningest head coach in franchise history. Plus, in 2023, fans around the world saw him, Nikola Jokic, and Jamal Murray win the NBA Finals.

The owner of the Nuggets says they’ll remain competitive, still compete for a championship, as this move allows them to go higher than before.

“This decision was not made lightly,” Josh Kroenke, vice chairman of Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, said in a team statement. “And was evaluated very carefully, and we do it only with the intention of giving our group the best chance at competing for the 2025 NBA Championship and delivering another title to Denver and our fans everywhere.

“While the timing of this decision is unfortunate, as Coach Malone helped build the foundation of our now championship-level program, it is a necessary step to allow us to compete at the highest level right now. Championship-level standards and expectations remain in place for the current season, and as we look to the future, we look forward to building on the foundations laid by Coach Malone over his record-breaking 10-year career in Denver.”

While fans were still trying to process the ground-breaking news, Denver announced that assistant coach David Adelman will become the interim head coach. Adelman has been with the team since 2017.

Calvin Booth

Michael Malone, Calvin Booth Almost Fired At All-Star Break

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3 hours ago

April 11, 2025

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According to ESPN, the Denver Nuggets have been mulling over the idea of firing both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth since the All-Star break.

Per multiple reports, the team was “miserable” and owner Josh Kroenke thought having a clean house would repair the morale and help bolster them in the locker room to translate into wins. However, the firings never happened due to Denver going on an eight-game win streak.

The feud between Malone and Booth turned into a “cold war.” This caused a very toxic environment for everyone within the organization.

“Everybody in the organization was miserable,” a team source said. “That’s what Josh felt. It’s a bad vibe. You can’t operate like that. He felt that if he removed those two people, everybody could just focus on doing their job. Change needed to happen.”

“There were certain trends that were very worrisome to me at certain points in time, but they would get masked by a few wins here and there,” Kroenke said during an in-house interview released Tuesday afternoon. “In the world of professional sports, where winning and losing is your currency, winning can mask a lot of things.”

Beyond the toxicity, the two’s mindset were completely different. Booth wanted to play the younger guys he drafted, while Malone wanted to play the veterans more. This tore apart a clear path of how they were going to maintain their championship-contending window.

Denver is 48-32, currently holding the 4th seed in the Western Conference, and hope the team’s morale boost can help them in the postseason.

Michael Malone

Micheal Malone Set To Be A Top Paid Head Coach

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1 year ago

November 14, 2023

Joshua

Micheal Malone Set To Be A Top Paid Head Coach

The Denver Nuggets are so grateful for Michael Malone delivering them a championship that he’s now about to be a top-paid coach in the association.

Both sides have agreed to a contract extension and it is expected to be a multi-year deal, despite none of the details becoming public.

Malone has been with the Nuggets since 2015.

For reference, Monty Williams signed with the Detroit Pistons during the offseason and got rewarded with a $13.05 million-a-year deal. Imagine what Malone will be making since delivering them a ring.