The Denver Nuggets have named David Adelman as the 13th Head Coach in Denver Nuggets NBA franchise history, Vice Chairman of KSE Josh Kroenke announced today.
Adelman was named Interim Head Coach on April 8th with three games remaining in the regular season. Adelman helped lead the Nuggets to a 3-0 record (1.000) to end the regular season, earning the fourth seed in the Western Conference and home court advantage in the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. Denver secured a first round series victory by beating the Clippers in seven games, advancing to the Conference Semifinals to face the Oklahoma City Thunder where they were defeated in Game 7 on the road. Adelman concluded his first postseason run with a 7-7 record (.500), becoming just the sixth Head Coach in Nuggets NBA history to lead his to team to a playoff series win.
Adelman entered the 2024-25 campaign as Denver’s lead assistant, his eighth season as an assistant coach with the organization. Prior to Denver he served as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic during the 2016-17 season and also spent the previous five seasons (2011-16) with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before joining the Timberwolves, Adelman spent five seasons as head basketball coach at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon.
Adelman went 83-53 (.610) during his five seasons at Lincoln, leading the Cardinals to three Portland Interscholastic district championships (2006-07, 2009-10, 2010-11). He also guided Lincoln to the Oregon Class 6A state championship final in 2009. Adelman was named PIL Coach of the Year three times.
