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Michael Malone (born September 15, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had also been the head coach of the Sacramento Kings in 2013–2014.
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- 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...
Nov 13, 2023 · Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who led the team to the NBA title in 2022-23, has reportedly agreed to a contract extension with the team. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal will make...
Mar 23, 2022 · Head Coach Michael Malone is in his seventh season with Denver after being hired in June of 2015. He is currently the fifth longest tenured coach in the NBA and his 309 wins as Nuggets head coach...
Nov 21, 2023 · Michael Malone isn’t leaving Denver anytime soon. The Nuggets and Malone agreed to a contract extension that will make him one of the league’s highest-paid coaches, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski ...
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Oct 23, 2023 · Malone, father of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone and a driving force behind the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boy” defenses in the late 1980s and early ‘90s, has died, the Nuggets announced Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. He was 81. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press via AP, File)
