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The Nuggets were founded as the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. [1] In 1974, in anticipation of moving to the NBA, the franchise held a contest to choose a new trademarked name for the team, as Rockets was already in use by the Houston Rockets and the name Nuggets won. [ 1 ]
A list of current and former head coaches of the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
A list of current and former coaches of the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
On June 15, 2015, at the end of the 2014–15 season, Michael Malone was named as the new head coach of the Denver Nuggets. [61] Entering the 2015 NBA draft with their lowest draft pick (seventh overall) since 2003, the Nuggets drafted Emmanuel Mudiay who was widely regarded as the top point guard of the draft, leading to speculation that ...
Denver would go on to sweep the Lakers and advance to their first NBA Finals in franchise history. [27] It was also the first time a Nuggets team had ever swept an opponent in postseason history. [28] In the 2023 NBA Finals, Denver would face off against the Miami Heat, the first eighth seed to reach the Finals since the 1998–99 New York ...
George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. After spending five years as a player for the San Antonio Spurs, he became an assistant with the team before being appointed as a head coach in 1980 with the Montana Golden Nuggets of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
Moe returned to Denver in 1980 to take over the head coaching reins from another UNC alum, Donnie Walsh. From 1980 to 1990, Moe compiled a 432–357 (.548) record and led the Nuggets to the postseason nine-straight years—advancing as far as the Western Conference Finals in 1985.
NBA Coach of the Year. Doug Moe – 1988 [10] George Karl – 2013 [11] NBA Sportsmanship Award. Chauncey Billups – 2009 [12] J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. Dan Issel – 1985; Alex English – 1988; Kenneth Faried – 2013 [13] NBA Executive of the Year. Vince Boryla – 1985; Mark Warkentien – 2009 [14] Masai Ujiri – 2013 [15]