Michael Malone just made his post-Nuggets plans unmistakably clear

Denver Nuggets, Michael Malone | Matthew Stockman/GettyImagesMonths have passed since the Denver Nuggets abruptly fired head coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth. Since then, Malone has worked with ESPN during their 2025 WCF playoffs coverage, and this season, he'll be a full-time analyst on NBA Countdown on ESPN.

It's not a role he envisions himself staying in — not because he doesn't enjoy it, but because he wants to coach again. Before Thursday's Thunder-Pacers game on ESPN, he said that he "definitely" isn't done coaching.

"I'm definitely not done coaching."

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