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The Denver Nuggets made some big improvements to their roster this offseason, and many are still considering them one of the better teams in the Western Conference next to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Behind every good team is a good coaching staff, and David Adelman proved to be the right choice to lead them after Michael Malone was fired.
The team has made another move for their staff, and this person comes from the Houston Rockets, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
“The Denver Nuggets have added Mike Moser as an assistant coach, sources told HoopsHype. Moser moves to the front of the bench after being an assistant coach on the Rockets for Ime Udoka since 2023. Moser worked with Udoka on the Celtics too. He also worked for the Mavs,” Scotto wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
There were thoughts that the Rockets would retain their coaching staff heading into next season, but Moser decided it may have been in his best interest to find a new role. Moser should be a good addition, as he's coming from a team that finished second in the West last season, and they could be near the top again after adding Kevin Durant.
Nuggets' coaching staff taking shape
Aside from adding Moser to the coaching staff, the Nuggets also added a former college assistant.
“The Denver Nuggets will add Chase Buford as an assistant coach, league sources told HoopsHype. Buford was recently an assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks. Prior, he was head coach of the Sydney Kings in the NBL and Wisconsin Herd, the G League affiliate of the Bucks,” Scotto wrote.
Earlier in the offseason, the Nuggets added J.J. Barea as an assistant. Barea was a former player and known for his time with the Dallas Mavericks, where he won a championship with the team in 2011. Another person who is familiar with the Mavericks, Jared Dudley, joined Adelman's coaching staff this offseason. Dudley was an assistant for the Mavericks last season.
As of now, it looks like the Nuggets are loaded from their roster to the coaching staff, and they don't have any excuses not to be a top team in the league this season. With Nikola Jokic continuing to play at a high level and other high-level players surrounding him, they could be a team to challenge the Thunder and Rockets in the West.
