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Michael Malone is an American basketball coach and the head coach of the Denver Nuggets. He has also been an assistant coach for several NBA teams, including the Golden State Warriors, and won the NBA championship in 2023.
DENVER NUGGETS AND HEAD COACH MICHAEL MALONE AGREE TO CONTRACT EXTENSION | NBA.com.
Nov 13, 2023 · Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who led the team to the NBA title in 2022-23, has reportedly agreed to a lucrative contract extension. Malone is one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA and the third-winningest coach in Nuggets history.
Nov 13, 2023 · The Nuggets and ninth-year coach Michael Malone agreed to a multiyear contract extension Monday, multiple league sources confirmed to The Denver Post.
- College Assistant Coach
- Assistant Coach, Knicks
- Assistant Coach, Cavaliers
- Assistant Coach, Hornets
- Assistant Coach, Warriors
- Head Coach, Kings
- Head Coach, Nuggets
Malone spent seven years as an assistant coach at the collegiate level. He got his start at Oakland under Greg Kampe, but briefly, Malone was ready to put his coaching career on pause after one season. He planned to become a state police officer in Michigan until Providence's Pete Gillen offered him a job on his staff in 1995. Malone spent three ye...
While Malone was coaching at the college level, his father was making a name for himself on NBA sidelines. Brendan Malone served as the first-ever head coach of the Raptors during the 1995-96 season, after earning a strong defensive reputation as an assistant with the Pistons from 1988-95. While he only lasted one season in Toronto, the elder Malon...
Mike Brown hired Malone as an assistant on his staff with the Cavaliers when he was hired in 2005. As was the case when the Knicks hired Malone, the Cavaliers had some familiarity with his father. Brendan Malone served as Cleveland's interim coach for 18 games just a season earlier. Malone spent five years working with a roster led by LeBron James,...
After Mike Brown's departure from Cleveland, Malone landed with Monty Williams and the New Orleans Hornets. He spent one season on Williams' first staff in New Orleans, coaching a team that would reach the playoffs led by Chris Paul and David West. In another twist of fate, Malone and the Nuggets eliminated Williams, Paul, and the Suns in the secon...
Malone's last stop as an assistant coach came as part of Mark Jackson's staff with the Warriors. SFGATE reported in 2013 that Malone was the NBA's highest-paid assistant with Golden State, coaching on a three-year, $2.25 million deal. Together, Jackson and Malone helped oversee major improvement with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson just starting to...
Malone landed his first head coaching job after the 2012-13 season. The Kings moved on from Keith Smart and hired Malone away from the Warriors amid a seven-year playoff drought. Malone's hiring didn't translate to immediate success. Sacramento went 28-54 in his first season, the same record as Smart's final season. That's what made Malone's firing...
Malone landed on his feet when the Nuggets hired him as their head coach in June of 2015. It was a difficult situation, as Denver was coming off of a 30-win season and would trade franchise point guard Ty Lawson later in the offseason. Results weren't immediate for Malone, who coached the Nuggets to a 33-49 season in year one, but his arrival coinc...
Apr 26, 2023 · Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone became the winningest playoff coach in franchise history with 25 wins in Game 5 of the first round. He led the team to the second round against the Phoenix Suns and received praise from his players and peers.
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