Tim Connelly was effusive in his praise of the Washington Wizards organization, but if you parse his words closely at Tuesday’s end-of-the-year news conference, the Baltimore native didn’t sound like he was ever too close to leaving Denver.
Whether that was Connelly, the Nuggets president of basketball operations, being both pragmatic and professional was impossible to discern, but there was no doubt he took the high road after a taxing weekend meeting with Wizards officials then contemplating his future.
“I had a really nice conversation with (Wizards owner) Mr. (Ted) Leonsis and his staff,” Connelly said.