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.