Caldwell-Pope, 30, won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020. On July 6, Booth made his first big trade as president of the Nuggets by acquiring veteran guards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith for guards Will Barton and Monte Morris. Brown is averaging 12.2 points and 3.9 rebounds this postseason. The Nuggets signed Nets versatile defending guard Bruce Brown to a two-year, $13 million contract on July 1. Green has been a spark when needed for the Nuggets off the bench in the postseason. Nuggets veteran forward Jeff Green, 36, exercised his $4.5 million player option for this season on June 19. Related Story For Denver Nuggets’ Sparky Gonzales, the NBA Finals have been a long time coming Read now But another strength of the Western Conference’s top-seed Nuggets is their veterans and depth. The Nuggets enter Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals tonight against the Miami Heat with notable young standouts in NBA All-Star Nikola Jokic, guard Jamal Murray, forward Michael Porter, Jr., and forward Aaron Gordon. And the relationship that he and I have, the trust and the friendship, I think allows us to have honest conversations, to challenge one another and to help one another.”
“I really felt that Calvin was more than ready to take over and lead this franchise. I said that to Josh when Tim left,” Malone said. “That was really important for me to keep Calvin. And Booth’s impressive moves this season helped get the franchise the extra talent it needed to get over the hump to the first NBA Finals in franchise history.
Kroenke did just that, naming Booth president of basketball operations nearly a year ago. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone saw no reason to look outside. In late May of 2022, the Nuggets were looking for a president of basketball operations to replace Tim Connelly. DENVER – As the Denver Nuggets swept the host Los Angeles Lakers, Calvin Booth first hugged the man that gave him the unique opportunity to run the 2023 Western Conference champions in team governor Josh Kroenke.
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