Ben Tenzer has been named Director of Team Operations by the Denver Nuggets amid ongoing silence around their vacant GM role. With the NBA Draft looming, questions grow about Josh Kroenke’s delayed hiring process and the front office’s long-term direction.
In the first tangible move since their season ended, the Denver Nuggets have promoted Ben Tenzer to Director of Team Operations, team president Josh Kroenke announced Monday.
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A University of Colorado graduate and longtime member of the organization, Tenzer will now work closely with Kroenke and GM/EVP of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly, focusing on day-to-day operations, salary cap management, and collective bargaining compliance.
While the announcement brings some clarity to Denver’s reshuffling front office, it also highlights the vacuum that still exists at the top: the GM seat remains unfilled more than two months after Calvin Booth’s sudden dismissal. Since then, the Nuggets have named David Adelman as head coach—four days after their Game 7 loss to the Thunder—but had kept quiet on who will lead their basketball operations moving forward.
What remains clear is that Tenzer’s appointment stabilizes one part of the Nuggets’ operation. But the power vacuum above him continues to invite questions about the organization’s long-term vision—and how prepared they are to capitalize on the upcoming draft and trade market.
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