Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone has been named a finalist for Coach of the Year.
Coach Malone has been nominated along with Milwaukee Bucks’ Mike Budenholzer and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Doc Rivers. This is a very close race as all three coaches are very deserving of the award. This maybe the closest Coach of the Year race ever.
Mike Malone’s accomplishments this season with the Nuggets have been very impressive. The growth of the Denver Nuggets this season is unparalleled to compared to other teams in the NBA.
Compared with coach Mike Budenholzer, Coach Malone had fewer talented players on his bench.