{"id":8969,"date":"2023-11-13T20:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/8969\/sources-nuggets-michael-malone\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T20:13:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:13:18","slug":"sources-nuggets-michael-malone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=8969","title":{"rendered":"Sources &#8211; Nuggets&#8217; Michael Malone to be among highest-paid coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sources &#8211; Nuggets&#8217; Michael Malone to be among highest-paid coaches\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA Insider<span class=\"timestamp \">November 13, 2023, 4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Woj Pod Host<\/li>\n<li>Joined ESPN in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has agreed to a contract extension that will make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA, sources told ESPN on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Malone&#8217;s new deal comes after leading the Nuggets to the 2023 NBA championship, the first in franchise history.  Malone&#8217;s longtime partnership with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic \u2014 coupled with the organization&#8217;s deep and stable roster \u2014 gives Denver a chance for several more championship seasons.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sources-Nuggets-Michael-Malone-to-be-among-highest-paid-coaches.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1699895597_798_Sources-Nuggets-Michael-Malone-to-be-among-highest-paid-coaches.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Malone \u2014 who led Denver to a Western Conference-leading 8-2 record to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> the 2023-24 season \u2014 spent eight seasons taking the franchise out of the lottery, to the playoffs and, ultimately, to an NBA title .  Denver&#8217;s 16-4 run in the 2023 playoffs was the league&#8217;s most dominant since the Golden State Warriors in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Malone is the fourth-longest tenured coach in the league, behind San Antonio&#8217;s Gregg Popovich, Miami&#8217;s Erik Spoelstra and Golden State&#8217;s Steve Kerr.  He is 375-272 (.580) in the regular season with Denver and 37-31 (.554) in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Under Malone, the Nuggets have the second-best winning percentage in the NBA since the 2018-19 season, behind the Milwaukee Bucks, according to ESPN Stats &#038; Information.  Malone ranks third all-time in games (647) and wins (375) among Nuggets head coaches, behind Doug Moe and George Karl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources &#8211; Nuggets&#8217; Michael Malone to be among highest-paid coaches\u060c Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNovember 13, 2023, 4:00 p.m. Close Woj Pod Host Joined ESPN in 2017 Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has agreed to a contract extension that will make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA, sources told ESPN on Monday. 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