The Denver Nuggets and David Adelman have agreed on a contract to make Adelman the the franchise's next head coach, the team announced on Wednesday.
Adelman, 44, took over as the Nuggets interim head coach for the final three games of the regular season after the team decided to fire 2023 championship head coach Michael Malone. In these three games as the interim head coach of the Nuggets, Adelman led the team to a 3-0 record and the 4-seed in the Western Conference.
Denver went on to win their first-round playoff series in seven games against the LA Clippers before falling in seven games to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals.
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The Kroenke family and the Nuggets as a whole have long held high respect for Adelman. As Malone's assistant coach, Adelman had been targeted as a potential head coaching candidate for several teams in recent seasons. Although he did not leave Denver for another opportunity, the Nuggets did not want to flirt with the idea of losing Adelman.
This is a developing story that will be updated shortly.