Coaching Carousel - Nuggets fire Mike Malone. Should we look at him as a possible HC if possible?

[Michael Jackson]

The Lakers are always the favorite to land any star player and almost never get them. They dont have the cap room or assets to trade for him.

AD and Luka were pretty big gets compared to our never getting anything,

[dougthonus]

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Jokic can be a UFA in 2 years, and the Lakers can have max cap room to sign him at that point.

If Jokic wants out, he can probably force himself to the Lakers if he chooses after one more season, and it certainly wouldn't be crazy for him to do so with Doncic on the roster. The Nuggets probably have some room to do an open market trade this off-season, but if it goes much beyond that, there will be little incentive for anyone to give up a ton of assets for Jokic if they don't think he'll stay.

[GetBuLLish]

The Lakers are always the favorite to land any star player and almost never get them. They dont have the cap room or assets to trade for him.

Is this sarcasm?

[NecessaryEvil]

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Jokic can be a UFA in 2 years, and the Lakers can have max cap room to sign him at that point.

If Jokic wants out, he can probably force himself to the Lakers if he chooses after one more season, and it certainly wouldn't be crazy for him to do so with Doncic on the roster. The Nuggets probably have some room to do an open market trade this off-season, but if it goes much beyond that, there will be little incentive for anyone to give up a ton of assets for Jokic if they don't think he'll stay.

Ahh

Thanks for this

[HomoSapien]

The only way we get Malone is if Billy moves into the front office. They aren't firing him.

[NecessaryEvil]

The only way we get Malone is if Billy moves into the front office. They aren't firing him.

Bro been good for like 25 games total. Move him up stairs lol

But play the same style

[DuckIII]

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Jokic can be a UFA in 2 years, and the Lakers can have max cap room to sign him at that point.

If Jokic wants out, he can probably force himself to the Lakers if he chooses after one more season, and it certainly wouldn't be crazy for him to do so with Doncic on the roster. The Nuggets probably have some room to do an open market trade this off-season, but if it goes much beyond that, there will be little incentive for anyone to give up a ton of assets for Jokic if they don't think he'll stay.

Why wait? Nuggets have a GM opening. Hire Nico and make this thing happen! I heard Jokic drinks beer and has man boobs. You know who doesn’t? Dalton Knecht.

[WesPeace]

Booth didnt do a good job lately, but Malone shouldnt be fired, but it is what it is. Malone came on my mind as next SAS coach. Jokic to LAL could be possible in two years, because of close relationship with Luka.

[DuckIII]

Two of my best friends in the whole world are, unfortunately, Lakers fans. I hate the Lakers. I hate them because of how many historically elite players just force their way there or, worse, incompetent GMs willingly send them there. I hate this doubly so because so many of their fans are less than casuals and don’t deserve it. Not all of course, my buddies are informed basketball fans like just like us and both have ties to the area who are not the variety of Laker fan who, purely confidentially I am sure, is also a Yankees, Cowboys, Bama and Duke fan.

Point being, I am a “hater.” It is in part based on jealousy, so the moniker in its traditional sense fts me in this. I admit that weakness.

But even as that, as a hoops fan for whom moving the ball is the most poetically beautiful element of the game, I would regularly tune in to watch Luka and Joker play together. It would be art.

[Jcool0]

The Lakers are always the favorite to land any star player and almost never get them. They dont have the cap room or assets to trade for him.

AD and Luka were pretty big gets compared to our never getting anything,

Luka was gifted to LA. The fact Dallas couldn't get Austin Reaves in the deal should of made the commissioner veto the trade. Probably the worst trade of all time. LA was in trouble before that trade once LeBron retired. Reaves is on a nice heater right now but not sure LA was looking forward to building around him.

[patryk7754]

I'm not sure there's much of a reason to fire Donovan, especially with how the team has played since the trade deadline. But, Malone would be an upgrade over Donovan, and there would be a possible added benefit of Jokic wanting to follow him to Chicago. The issue with hiring Malone is that very passionate and outspoken, so I imagine he and ownership/FO would clash. It would be similar to the Thibs era

[Lunartic]

Fire AKME and Billy, Malone is a good coach but don't hire that trashheap that is AKME 2.0 in Booth. Dude squandered prime-Jokic by giving crazy contracts to so-so players and letting good bench players walk. They also signed Westbrick.

Anyone of us could have done a better job with the Nuggets and likely win another title.

[Jeffster81]

You can call this the post Malone era of Denver Nuggets basketball.

[NecessaryEvil]

I'm not sure there's much of a reason to fire Donovan, especially with how the team has played since the trade deadline. But, Malone would be an upgrade over Donovan, and there would be a possible added benefit of Jokic wanting to follow him to Chicago. The issue with hiring Malone is that very passionate and outspoken, so I imagine he and ownership/FO would clash. It would be similar to the Thibs era

He’s doing an admirable job right now for sure. Definitely enough to pacify the fanbase but I’m not forgetting about the last half decade with him either. He’s not a championship level head coach and even though we aren’t near that, he won’t be when we do get there either.

[patryk7754]

I'm not sure there's much of a reason to fire Donovan, especially with how the team has played since the trade deadline. But, Malone would be an upgrade over Donovan, and there would be a possible added benefit of Jokic wanting to follow him to Chicago. The issue with hiring Malone is that very passionate and outspoken, so I imagine he and ownership/FO would clash. It would be similar to the Thibs era

He’s doing an admirable job right now for sure. Definitely enough to pacify the fanbase but I’m not forgetting about the last half decade with him either. He’s not a championship level head coach, and even though we aren’t near that, he won’t be when we do get there either.

I somewhat disagree. I don't know if he is a championship-level coach because I don't think he's been given a good enough roster. When he had a very solid roster, we were a top team in the NBA (even though that didn't last long). With that being said, he has been very frustrating at times, so you can easily justify moving on from him for a coach who IS a championship-winning coach and probably a top 5 coach.

But like I mentioned, I think there will be a personality issue between Malone and the decision-makers. Which apparently led to him being fired.

[meekrab]

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Jokic can be a UFA in 2 years, and the Lakers can have max cap room to sign him at that point.

If Jokic wants out, he can probably force himself to the Lakers if he chooses after one more season, and it certainly wouldn't be crazy for him to do so with Doncic on the roster. The Nuggets probably have some room to do an open market trade this off-season, but if it goes much beyond that, there will be little incentive for anyone to give up a ton of assets for Jokic if they don't think he'll stay.

Jokic doesn't seem like the type to care about Hollywood or the Lakers mythos or whatever, playing with Luka might be an attraction but so could playing with Wemby or Giannis or whoever from the recent draft classes breaks out into a superstar.

[NZB2323]

The Lakers are always the favorite to land any star player and almost never get them. They dont have the cap room or assets to trade for him.

The Lakers got Wilt, Kareem, Shaq, Pau, Dwight, Nash, Lebron, and AD.

Jokic might be different but the Lakers have a clear history of getting stars.

[The Force.]

As long as the Reinsdorfs own the Bulls the head coach is mostly irrelevant.

[Jcool0]

The Lakers are always the favorite to land any star player and almost never get them. They dont have the cap room or assets to trade for him.

The Lakers got Wilt, Kareem, Shaq, Pau, Dwight, Nash, Lebron, and AD.

Jokic might be different but the Lakers have a clear history of getting stars.

Dwight was at the tail end of his prime. In 2 more year he was an average player. Nash was completely done by the time he was in LA. Pau was really good player but not a star. So from 1960 they have gotten 5 "stars"... You think that is good? Almost every big name the lat 10 years has been linked to LA and almost none of them every played in minute for the Lakers. Before Luka they were trying to get a 3rd star without giving up AR.

[DASMACKDOWN]

NBA ownership and front offices have been ruthless this year. Luka trade, Jenkins fired with 9 games left, Malone fired with 4 games left.