After a decade in Denver, the Nuggets stunningly fired head coach Michael Malone Tuesday, bringing an unceremonious end to the tenure of the most decorated coach in franchise history.
Malone had steered the Nuggets through the days of Emmanuel Mudiay and Will Barton, overseen the development of franchise stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and taken Denver to the mountaintop with the organization’s first title run in 2022-23. Here’s a timeline of his career with the Nuggets.
Dec. 15, 2014: Sacramento Kings fire Malone
Malone’s first head-coaching gig in Sacramento came to an abrupt end, fired just 24 games into 2014-15, his second year with the franchise.