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Adam Mares

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I'm doing good, man. It was a long day and a long and unexpected day.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I'm doing good, man. It was a long day and a long and unexpected day.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I'm doing good, man. It was a long day and a long and unexpected day.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I did see it coming, just not now. I think this was something that I fully expected in the offseason should the Nuggets not make a deep playoff run, which the indications over the last month or so that they were not going to make a deep playoff run. They had been struggling. So I expected this to come at the end of the season was the team would shift directions.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I did see it coming, just not now. I think this was something that I fully expected in the offseason should the Nuggets not make a deep playoff run, which the indications over the last month or so that they were not going to make a deep playoff run. They had been struggling. So I expected this to come at the end of the season was the team would shift directions.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I did see it coming, just not now. I think this was something that I fully expected in the offseason should the Nuggets not make a deep playoff run, which the indications over the last month or so that they were not going to make a deep playoff run. They had been struggling. So I expected this to come at the end of the season was the team would shift directions.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

You said Calvin Booth was not going to be extended. He was let go. So this is not a thing of like, I mean, he's out the building. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yes, but just only point that out because it is almost semantics in one way of this was a we're pulling the bandaid off now. And I think you could argue, are they trying to regalvanize the team to not waste the season and maybe give them a spark?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

You said Calvin Booth was not going to be extended. He was let go. So this is not a thing of like, I mean, he's out the building. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yes, but just only point that out because it is almost semantics in one way of this was a we're pulling the bandaid off now. And I think you could argue, are they trying to regalvanize the team to not waste the season and maybe give them a spark?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

You said Calvin Booth was not going to be extended. He was let go. So this is not a thing of like, I mean, he's out the building. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yes, but just only point that out because it is almost semantics in one way of this was a we're pulling the bandaid off now. And I think you could argue, are they trying to regalvanize the team to not waste the season and maybe give them a spark?

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

It doesn't make sense that you wouldn't just play this out and then make this move a month from now. So I can only anticipate that that means the team thought that this would maybe be in a shot in the arm to not waste one of the greatest individual seasons we've ever seen from a player and give themselves even the tiniest chance to rally.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

It doesn't make sense that you wouldn't just play this out and then make this move a month from now. So I can only anticipate that that means the team thought that this would maybe be in a shot in the arm to not waste one of the greatest individual seasons we've ever seen from a player and give themselves even the tiniest chance to rally.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

It doesn't make sense that you wouldn't just play this out and then make this move a month from now. So I can only anticipate that that means the team thought that this would maybe be in a shot in the arm to not waste one of the greatest individual seasons we've ever seen from a player and give themselves even the tiniest chance to rally.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I've heard almost the opposite, that I think there's a chance we might see him in the next three games. I don't think we'll see him tomorrow. I don't know if he's officially ruled out. I think he got elevated to doubtful. But I don't think this is a thing that the Nuggets are saying Jamal Murray will not be healthy the rest of the year. I don't think it's that. Okay.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I've heard almost the opposite, that I think there's a chance we might see him in the next three games. I don't think we'll see him tomorrow. I don't know if he's officially ruled out. I think he got elevated to doubtful. But I don't think this is a thing that the Nuggets are saying Jamal Murray will not be healthy the rest of the year. I don't think it's that. Okay.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I've heard almost the opposite, that I think there's a chance we might see him in the next three games. I don't think we'll see him tomorrow. I don't know if he's officially ruled out. I think he got elevated to doubtful. But I don't think this is a thing that the Nuggets are saying Jamal Murray will not be healthy the rest of the year. I don't think it's that. Okay.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I also don't know that that played into it. Obviously, if he was healthy, they probably have an extra win or two. Right. And maybe that's enough to just hold the door, so to speak, till after the playoffs. But I don't think it had anything to do with that. I think this was moving in slow motion over the course of the last year and a half. They win a championship in 2023 and that became the bar.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I also don't know that that played into it. Obviously, if he was healthy, they probably have an extra win or two. Right. And maybe that's enough to just hold the door, so to speak, till after the playoffs. But I don't think it had anything to do with that. I think this was moving in slow motion over the course of the last year and a half. They win a championship in 2023 and that became the bar.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

I also don't know that that played into it. Obviously, if he was healthy, they probably have an extra win or two. Right. And maybe that's enough to just hold the door, so to speak, till after the playoffs. But I don't think it had anything to do with that. I think this was moving in slow motion over the course of the last year and a half. They win a championship in 2023 and that became the bar.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

This is a championship open window is open team and you have to maximize every second. And I think you saw, I mean, look, this is not, I think Mike Mullen's a great coach and did a great job here. He's the winningest coach in nuggets history. Uh, But 10 years, there's a reason you don't see coaches around for 10 years. That's hard to do.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Michael Malone out in Denver + Thunder get revenge on Lakers

This is a championship open window is open team and you have to maximize every second. And I think you saw, I mean, look, this is not, I think Mike Mullen's a great coach and did a great job here. He's the winningest coach in nuggets history. Uh, But 10 years, there's a reason you don't see coaches around for 10 years. That's hard to do.