Adrian Dantley won’t be a Nuggets assistant coach next season, a source confirmed.
Dantley, a Hall of Fame player, was on the Denver staff for eight seasons. He was an interim head coach late in the 2009-10 season when George Karl left the Nuggets because of throat and neck cancer. The Nuggets went 13-12 while directed by Dantley and lost a first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz.
Dantley’s departure follows that of Stacey Augmon. Augmon left Karl’s staff to become an assistant coach at UNLV, where he starred as a player.
Dantley’s contract wasn’t renewed.
Also, Karl brought in former Denver players Ryan Bowen and Darvin Ham to work out with draft prospects this month.
“It’s more of an interviewing process,” Karl said. “We brought them in to see them work.”
Benjamin Hochman, The Denver Post
Nene is a no-go for Brazil
SAO PAULO — Nuggets center Nene will not join Brazil’s national team at the FIBA Americas Championship, the regional qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympics.
The Brazilian basketball confederation said Nene asked to be released Friday, citing “personal” and “contractual” reasons.
The confederation said Nene’s one-sentence statement did not provide any further explanation for his request.
The FIBA Americas Championship will be Aug. 30 to Sept. 11. in Mar Del Plata, Argentina.
The Associated Press
