Tim Connelly is no dummy. A front-office executive smart enough to draft Nikola Jokic would be a knucklehead to stay in Denver working for Nuggets ownership that doesn’t pay him what he’s worth.
In a cruel business where dollars are the only true measure of loyalty, the architect of Denver’s roster needs to end his bromance with team president Josh Kroenke, as well as coach Michael Malone, and take a gig in Minnesota, where it’s believed the Timberwolves are prepared to double his annual salary to $8 million.
Connelly is a smart basketball exec with a huge Michael Porter Jr.