Baltimore native and Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly has the franchise headed for its first postseason appearance since 2013, all while building a team with several local connections.
The Nuggets (49-23) are a half-game behind the Golden State Warriors for first place in the Western Conference and have battled the defending champs for the top spot throughout the season. Denver is one of three teams in the West to have clinched a playoff berth, along with Golden State and the Houston Rockets.
The Nuggets are led by head coach Michael Malone, who graduated from Loyola in 1994 and played for the Greyhounds from 1989-1993. He's assisted by coach Wes Unseld Jr., son of the Baltimore and Washington Bullets legend. The team's rotation features Baltimore native Will Barton on the wing.
