Michael Malone, Calvin Booth, & Josh Kroenke on BIG TIME Nuggets Offseason & More

Josh Kroenke, Calvin Booth, & Michael Malone Press Conference Reviewing the Denver Nuggets end of season. Michael Malone talked about managing the starters' minutes together and Michael Porter Jr's development. Josh Kroenke on Denver's NBA Championship window with Nikola Jokic. Calvin Booth on helping Jamal Murray play more games in the NBA Regular season. This press conference is for NBA Fans, Denver Nuggets Fans, Basketball Fans, & More.
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[@MrDele6214]

Michael Malone. Talk about a great hire for the Nuggs. Almost as good as the Nikola draft. Go Nuggs!!

[@brankomarkovic2598]

Malone said it all there, Dallas acquired two excellent players, TWolves acquired two excellent players... He just forgot to say that Nuggets could not even adequately replace the two good roleplayers they lost. And they didn't really develop any of the young players. Nuggets were weaker than the year before, while everyone else got better. So the strategy is to rely on Jokic doing triple doubles, hope one or two of the others perform on a particular night and do nothing else to make the team stronger. Everybody worked hard to solve the problem of playing against Jokic - was that so unexpected? If they don't appreciate having the MVP, perhaps they should trade him first.

[@kenpatterson2948]

The Mavs. Org. has two superstars in Kyrie and Luka and determined NOT ENOUGH lets even get better and went out to get Gafford and PG Washington.

[@NoahLinden]

Booth and Kroenke skimped on signing good veterans to replace Bruce Brown and Jeff Green, and Malone didn't play the rookies enough to develop them. The result was a postseason meltdown.

[@mrodriguez7560]

Really no excuse to waste Nikola Jokics immense talent.

[@pe3094]

​@@mrodriguez7560 it's honestly depressing.

[@mrodriguez7560]

@@pe3094unlike my bulls the future is still bright for this franchise the GM and Owner need to do what Jerry Krause did and find pieces that are solid and not expensive to fit around Jokic that can help him and murray. They were really just two more pieces away from getting a 2nd straight title.

[@gnomechomsky2524]

I was just thinking about this… how much money do you think the Nuggets organization lost by not making the conference finals and NBA finals? That’s probably at least 6 home games, plus broadcast revenue. I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of $50 million. Now, imagine the nuggets invested $20-30 million into strengthening their bench. Would’ve easily gotten them last Minnesota and in all likelihood Dallas. Seems like a no brainer to me.

[@JustinPiesco-ep9tf]

I think he played them enough meaning Braun strawther and Watson but with the wrong lineups. Malone should have gone more experimental to get guys in with Nikola not just Murray and the bench or Reggie and the bench. No one could score with those groups.

[@dusanvuckovic17]

Every Nugget has to spend one week in Sombor. They will fish, drink, cycle, drink, trots, drink, eat, drink, survive a fight with a local, drink, fighters wife brings you cake, drink, basketball, basketbal, basketball, drink, home.

[@clprice21]

Booth deserves a lot of the blame for this playoff exit. Not enough depth

[@miki_car]

Do they really mean what they say? Jokic needs help,don't kill golden goose

[@kenpatterson2948]

How many lost seasons before the Golden Goose forces a trade?

[@pe3094]

These guys need to wake up. The timberwolves with the help of old Denver heads have your roster completely figured out. Their entire team was assembled for the express purpose of shutting you down. Yal need another backup big to stand in for jokic so he isnt gassed during the second half during important games where you inevitably run him all game long. If you dont make atleast one or two big changes this can and WILL continue to happen. Grow a sack and use your noggin. Jokic has a finite number of prime years left, you dont just let a once in a generation talent go to waste hoping 5 years from now your current roster magically bolsters itself. You need to prop Joker up ASAP to become one of the greats that he was meant to be. Side note: get your bench playoff ready. If you can't consider pulling from the bench during the most important games, then you have a problem that you need to stop ignoring.

[@ivannbg6212]

We need a reliable scorer of the bench back up big and 3 snd D guy like McDaniels, Trey Murphy from NO. I would trade MPJ for our Serbian guy BOGDAN BOGDANOVIĆ because he has half of Porter salary he is playmaker, he can create his own shot. Only problem defense but you could pick someone like Caruso or Pat Connaughton type of guy snd i would love someone like Lauri Markannen. 2-3 players for MPJ who will fill the scoring creating, passing and rebounding. Dribble penetration was the BIGGEST PROBLEM. Nobody outside Murray and Jokić sre good ball handler. You have to be a threath pf the dribble to move Minnesota defense. Dallas showed thst last night. Also murray should watch Kyrie and work on his layups floaterss and to lose a few pounds to be quicker more explosive. And Braun and Watson need to learn how to create their own shot snd shoot everyday. But alsom Malone snd coaching staff need to played them more to be confident and to have some offensive schemes outside of 2 man game.

[@tomzee70]

Get a real max guy for the joker stop riding on his back.

[@paulhiniker2489]

Why are Jordan and zeke on the team if they’re never going to play? We need a better back up center or power forward for defense and rebounding

[@leebarros-i3d]

bring in some veteran player to help murray and a big to help at center also need better help on the bench who can come in and score some points .

[@sj4632]

these guys are clueless...they'll waste Jokic's prime...

[@Eastunder]

How long have you been a GM for an NBA team?

[@Djoga100]

@@Eastunder why are you comparing GM with an ordinary dude, compare Denvers GM with the other NBA teams GMs, yeah they do a bad job

[@sj4632]

@@Eastunder How long have you?

[@pe3094]

​@@Eastunder how long does he need to be one to notice a time sensitive problem that they are trying to put off by kicking the can further down the road?

[@kenpatterson2948]

Jordan had Pippen, Bird had McHale, Magic- Kareem, Shaq- Kobe, Steph-Klay, Dr. J.- Moses, and Lebron had Kyrie, D-Wade or A.D. Than there is Jokic who has ???????????

[@Imperatorelite999]

Play Jay Huff. Defensive player of the year in the g league who shoots 40% from 3.

[@daledenton7296]

I agree with you 💯

[@yugo4855]

Yeah he could have tried that more often during the regular season but Malone is out of his mind

[@floozy4039]

I want Malone to give our bench more touches for development. I felt like we should’ve done that this year. We also have to be better on defense, simple.

[@natiaron8617]

This was great, thx

[@Losnific3nt]

We don't have time to "grow and develop" we are clearly in win now mode Calvin. At this points it's just wasting Nikolas prime waiting on players to develop

[@maxwell8218]

Perfect trade would be around MPJ + first round picks for Mikal Bridges. But I doubt Brooklyn would agree to that. The most realistic is MPJ for Bruce Brown + Kelly Olynyk. Denver would get rid of the huge MPJ contract, get back Bruce, who has already know players and schemes, and would fit right in, and get a backup center, whose contract is expiring, so that, if necessary, space in the budget could be freed up.

[@PullinMyOwn]

Porter>Bridges…I know he shot the bed but he had a lot of great games. Needs more size. Needs a better handle to create better shots. Make him a mini KD. He’s finally healthy and that’s huge for a back injury.

[@maxwell8218]

@@PullinMyOwn Bridges can give you the same or higher PPG, on a more consistent basis, and with much better shot selection. He is an excellent defender and team player. He's not selfish and would be a great fit. MPJ does not have much room for improvement, especially because he is afraid of physical contact, which is understandable because he is prone to injuries.

[@PullinMyOwn]

@@maxwell8218 Mike isn’t selfish. We want him shooting it. He can shoot it better, has the size, can board better & is younger. He just needs to develop his handles and create off the dribble. Bridges won’t score that much behind our big 2.

[@lostyly]

Need to get a reliable bench.. Period

[@racimegacar]

Jokic is holding you all at his back, find him some help!!! Kyle Lowry, Bogdan Bogdanovic, big man...do something...

[@MrBillybathgate5]

Great minds to get the job done …

[@paulhiniker2489]

Good thing he had a sense of humor

[@robertbridges4686]

is Monte available? Cheap?

[@heaftysoul]

next season just let them rest and yall will win.

[@davidbohon2091]

Play PW!

[@PullinMyOwn]

He will. Just needs to score more

[@sergepajcin1255]

They just need one player who avrage every night 15 to help jpkic and jamal

[@sustainablescott]

Too many ads fellas

[@curcicm]

That was a whole lot of nothing. No responsibility, no clear direction, no meaningful reflection. Don't let Jokic down.

[@ljubomirarsic4867]

They need Jordan Clarkson??? Boban Marjanovic???? And Bogdan Bogdanovic???? The Big 3

[@TheMileHighBubble]

They’re right. Drafting, developing, and continuity is the key. Trading for a big 3 or stars while throwing away the future is stupid

[@leebarros-i3d]

bring back bruce browm.

[@marinbubicic1692]

Tbh it felt that jeff green was more important last year. Always brought some energy and some skilled move that would get them out of slope or boost them even more

[@armandomontez1004]

Jamal should come off the bench

[@robertbrown4272]

Sound quality makes this unwatchable

[@rado22]

"We have the best starting five in basketball" doesn't sound that well when three of those five contribute with 20 points under 30% shooting and cannot create any shots on their own against an elite defense

[@cyleycole8940]

16 points for mpj, kcp, and ag combined smh, hope they get Jokic some real help, this series made me realize Jokic really carries a trash team w/o him we’d be like the wizards

[@aquamarine56]

They started melting even before the season began. We know BB and Unc Jeff are irreplaceable

[@martinmillan625]

Long term view, gtfo. Yes let´s wait 5 years to develop the young guys and maybe we can get a generational talent, oh wait you already have it.

[@TheMileHighBubble]

The big 2 approach doesn’t work. You draft, develop, and you have a sustainable team.

[@MrSlim85]

You can see that Malone and Booth are not on the same page!!

[@lakers1702]

This is why small markets are not dynasties and are content with winning only one championship. You can see and feel the disconnect with Malone and booth now. Malone did not want to answer that question because he disagrees with booth about their bench players lmao Malone wants booth to trade the entire bench lmao 🤣 it’s crazy. Idk how they will win it next year if both are in disagreement.

[@chefdelpino3238]

Mike Malone has a contract extension thst can be like just fired like Ham , Vogel. Josh , lmfao, he just in the middle like a dad and let these 2 just hash it out .

[@chefdelpino3238]

Jamal is supposed to be some Kung Fu Kat lol . His body and endurance says otherwise. I am a Nuggets fan and a die hard one from Califas! 35 years a fan. Greatness Jamal, gotta put in the work and I'm sorry to say every Great guard that wins chips hsve a great physical body . You do not .Go Nuggets!

[@koldwater6053]

It does no good if the GM gets good players and the coach can’t quickly develop good players. Kudos Josh Kronke for his patience. Man Mike Malone is a slow learner when it comes to player development. Not slow with excuses. Excuses are average to poor. 🤷🏻‍♂️ It is what it is 😣.

[@gavinBroncos.7.25.23]

Really weird of you to point out one thing he isn’t perfect at, and avoiding mentioning everything he’s contributed towards the team that won a chip 360 days ago. He led to the development of MPJ. To the development and health of Murray, of Jokic, of CB, and he’s one of the best coaches in this league.

[@PullinMyOwn]

Define “quickly develop” and slow player development?

[@dominiclopez2555]

Trade zeke

[@sergepajcin1255]

Kcp mpj gordon cant shoot cant avrage over 10 ponts per game

[@edmandell3064]

They better get KCP back...otherwise you have a even weaker team. Hey owner ...spend that Wal-Mart money and get Jokic and Jamal some help.

[@donie-rg4cy]

Jamal himself wasn't much of a help either

[@DuaneMondragon]

Walmart don't own the nuggets Walmart owns the broncos

[@donie-rg4cy]

@@DuaneMondragon Kroenkes own Walmart so they own Nuggets too

[@DuaneMondragon]

NOT TO ARGUE THE PENNER AND WALTON FAMILY OWN WALMART AND BRONCOS . KROENKE FAMILY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WALMART THEY OWN LA RAMS AVALANCHE NUGGETS AND SOCCER TEAM PLS INVESTIGATE THIS 🔎

[@MrBillybathgate5]

Move mpj for a pack of hot links …. Bring in a big solid back up center and

[@thordoo3047]

Superb idea man! Just trade the #2 3 point shooter on open looks in the NBA, who's only behind Curry in shooting stats to start a career . Greattt idea man!!!

[@evelinfermic9941]

If you only good at shooting and when we need you the most you are missing. And on top of that can't drible to save your life, need all team to provide for you taking these shots. What is use of you. I prefer gay like og anyoby who does everything and shoots 10%worse. Imagine how much easier he would make it for Jokic on the court. I agree you need shooter like Mike but not as your max player. I would prefer him of the bench.

[@nebojsaseletic2766]

MPJ's value is not big trade wise...if KCP would be secured for another 2 seasons it would be whole another story...KCP is about to hit the free agency and very probable he will leave... What you get from MPJ trade and draft is not enough to make a run for a title... Nuggets will have to develop Watson and trade Naji and Reggie for a back up Center who can play actually...

[@gavinBroncos.7.25.23]

This is why none of us our GM’s lmao. Trading MPJ would tank our chances at a title run next year. Keep these to yourself. Bringing in a bench center can be done while keeping MPJ.

[@Djoga100]

@@thordoo3047 dude are you for real? compare his contract with other players who have the same one (or even smaller contract), they all provide and are worth it, this dude is overpaid, overrated, and a cancer of the team

[@joeymiddleton5821]

dont let that 1 title year distract the fact choking is what denver do. they lost its nothing new hahaha

[@ER-zm2cz]

James wiseman would be a decent back up as an extra big

[@Nikola-yo6yf]

I think if we kept Jeff Green We beat minesota

[@yugo4855]

Boogie demarcus Cousins back to Denver....or get some other skilled back up Center who can play

[@tomkat9557]

Boogie done. Find a young backup center in the draft that can play. Cheap is the only way right now the cap is killing us.

[@Djoga100]

lol, Boogie is washed

[@yugo4855]

@@Djoga100 not as washed as DJ

[@Djoga100]

@yugo4855 true that, I wouldn't mind Howard to join 😆

[@yugo4855]

@@Djoga100 yeah even him would be better that what we got but probably Malone wouldn't play him so it doesn't matter...........I really think we need a new coach