The former nugget coach, Michael Malone, joining ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” for the 2025-26 season
Former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone found a house quickly as a result of his surprising trigger in the regular season. Malone joined ESPN for the playoffs, providing an analysis on the biggest matches of the NBA the rest of the season.
After not having been hired for another coaching job during the offseason, Malone will make it go back with ESPN during the NBA 2025-26 season. Malone will join “NBA Countdown” this year, said the president of ESPN, Jimmy Pitaro, when listening to the front office sports in Summit, by horrible announcement.
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Pitaro had no details on the role of Malone, simply saying that the network “brought Mike Malone, and he will join [the NBA Countdown] team.”
Malone has acquired experience as an analyst of the network last season. After being dismissed with only three regular season games, Malone joined ESPN to break the playoffs. Malone has acquitted himself well in the role, which prompted ESPN to bring him back for another season.
David Adelman took over as a chief coach of the Nuggets the rest of the path, leading the team in the second round, where they lost against the possible champion of Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games.
Although he won a championship with the Nuggets during the NBA 2022-23 season, Malone was not hired by another NBA team during the offseason. As a television analyst, Malone will stay around the game and continue to stay in the eye of the public whenever a job opening appears. It is a familiar tactic employed by a number of past and current head coaches, notably Doc Rivers, Stan Van Gundy and JJ Redick, among others.
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After a difficult start for his career as a coach in Sacramento, Malone was very successful with the Nuggets. He spent 10 seasons with the team, accumulating a percentage of victories of .590 and leading the team to a championship.
Given this success, Malone should be able to make his way in another head coaching concert for a long time. Until then, he will continue to perfect his skills as a broadcaster while he awaits his next opportunity for the NBA.
