Having fallen at the semi-final stage of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets begrudgingly began an offseason in which they had a lot of work to do. And perhaps the first item on the agenda was deciding on who their next head coach would be.

Adelman will begin his first season at the helm with a head start on the franchise’s all-time wins list. As interim coach, he finished the 2024-25 season a perfect 3-0.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have taken the interim tag off David Adelman, making him their head coach after he took over on the eve of the playoffs and led them into the second round. Nuggets boss Josh Kroenke said Thursday that he was proud of the work Adelman did and the way the team rallied around his leadership.