Denver Nuggets Hire Popeye Jones As Assistant Coach

DENVER, Aug. 23, 2021 – The Denver Nuggets have announced they have hired Popeye Jones to join Head Coach Michael Malone’s staff as an assistant coach.

Jones served as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers with the Philadelphia 76ers last season and spent the prior seven seasons with the Indiana Pacers as an assistant coach.

Jones had a three-year tenure with the Brooklyn/New Jersey Nets front office, starting in player development before transitioning to an assistant coach role. He began his coaching career with the Dallas Mavericks where he worked in player development.

Jones played collegiately at Murray State, where he is fourth on the Racers’ all-time scoring list. In 1992, the school…