Nuggets Hire Barea, Pursue Dudley, Trade Porter Jr.

The Denver Nuggets have hired former Dallas Mavericks guard and 2011 NBA champion J.J. Barea as an assistant coach under new head coach David Adelman, following the firing of Michael Malone late last season. Barea brings championship experience and prior coaching work in Puerto Rico to the Nuggets' staff. The Nuggets have also received permission to interview Mavericks assistant Jared Dudley, who remains a sought-after coaching candidate after Dallas' Finals run. Dallas continues to lose assistant coaches, fueling concerns about internal instability. Denver is also addressing frontcourt depth, with free agent Luke Kornet emerging as a potential target to support Nikola Jokic. Additionally, the Nuggets have traded Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets as part of their offseason roster changes.