![]() ![]() "“We (his family) love Denver and every year in the summer we come back and vacation in the mountains, usually the Beaver Creek area, which is probably one of the favorite areas in the world.“So, I’m looking forward to going there after Summer League and spending about a week out at Beaver Creek, going hiking and playing some golf.”" Denver Nuggets: What is Popeye Jones’ coaching style?Īs an assistant coach, it can be hard to imprint a certain style or trademark onto a team. Despite only a single season in Denver, the new assistant says he has lived in Denver for eight years now and he loves the area: Malone only coached the Kings for a season and 24 games, so it wasn’t all bad.ĭuring Popeye Jones’ playing career, he spent one season with the Denver Nuggets, the 1999-00 season. Popeye eventually went on to work for the Pacers after not making the Kings coaching staff. He said he was looking for an experienced coach and I’ve been doing it a long time now.“And, you know, he really didn’t say I’d coach one side of the ball and I always saw myself as a coach who can coach both sides of the ball.”" "“The first thing people don’t know, I interviewed with coach Malone when he was in Sacramento. But it’s not the first time Jones was in consideration for Malone’s staff, telling Eric Spyropoulos, that he actually interviewed to become a member of the Sacramento Kings coaching ranks: ![]() who could’ve stepped up into the position. who is now the head coach of the Washington Wizards.Īdding Popeye to Malone’s staff is something unexpected since there were several long-time assistants behind Unseld Jr. He comes into the role that was recently vacated by Wes Unseld Jr. Jones was most recently the assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers under Doc Rivers but has been on the sidelines for the Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets since 2010. The Denver Nuggets have hired longtime NBA player and assistant coach Popeye Jones as an assistant under head coach Michael Malone. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) / New Denver Nuggets Assistant coach Popeye Jones (formerly of the Indiana Pacers) during pre-game warm-ups before the game against the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs on 16 Apr. ![]()
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