Josh Kroenke on FIRING Michael Malone, MAXIMIZING Jokic’s Prime & More
Josh Kroenke Press Conference After Denver Nuggets President of National Basketball Association’s Denver Nuggets & More talk about Maximizing Nikola Jokic’s Prime, FIRING Michael Malone & GM Calvin Booth, Russell Westbrook, In the Locker Room Rumors, & More
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I really like this guy. It's hard to be a sports executive. You're not just managing business, you're managing personalities. Ultimately, it's a business and you have to do what's right for the team, but loyalty to your players helps allow them to buy into the system. It's hard to identify when to let go of a person who has served the organization admirably, but it might be time to consider getting rid of some guys – maybe not a full rebuild, but a reshuffling of the roster. I think Christian Braun and Aaron Gordan stay and MPJ and Murray get traded for cap space.
Avoid murray and porter jr played together especially last quarter because the defense and transition play will slower or weak murray and porter jr best them both to play alternately you seen it last 3 games. Continue to play defensively
It's so stupid that in Euroleagues worst clubs interviewers have microphones but Denver Nuggets can't have that for all the seasons Jokic has been there. Who is the incompetent inside the Denver Nuggets to not notice this trend every interview, whether that is from coach, players or someone similar, the department inside club hasn't done nothing to buy another microphone for journalist… Crazy.
I appreciate Kronkes way of doing business within Denver Nuggets, just because this is their first time where they acted out of best interest for club. Unlike other owners where they act out every other week it seems like…
This guy does understand people
"Do you want to discuss it?"
"He nodded."
Josh is a class act.
just another billionaire born into wealth. This guy has had EVERYTHING handed to him.
What's up with adults wearing religious bracelets? Why not wear a yellow star.
Nuggets didn't play well. Not up to champion standards. If he identified that is because of bad relations, he had to act.
Jokic and players trying their best to salvage this season for the fans. Organization should have humility for their mess.
This might be the best pro sports executive interview I’ve ever seen. Transparent and well spoken.
🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤ AND THIS IS HOW ITS DONE🎉❤🎉❤🎉
🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉
( Extremely sorry for Coach Malone,huuuge respect 😢 there)
But,all of u , people, THIS IS THE WAY!!
Hate us, as much as u want/ me personally love it 😂🎉😂🎉😂
What does this knucklehead really do besides bla bla bla. Typical entitlement with no real ability just rhetoric 🤮
Much respect to this owner. He stepped up to answer for his decison, unlike the owner of the meighboring Kings who is also very hands on but hides behind his rotating GMs.
Buy that microphone Josh
Ant to the Denver, best for both players
A lot of arsenal fans in this comment section. We won a championship in the last half decade. No way we are this entitled
KAKO NI JEDAN NIJE ZASLUZIO MAJMUNE JEDAN , JER BUT JE TREBAO DA IDE POSLE MINESOTE I TO KROZ PROZOR
ne mogu da se cimam na enleskom
Billionaire speak…. One can only hope that Coach Malone gets a job in the West and makes you pay over and over!
The nepo baby is good with words. Still bs. I’m a jokic fan not a nuggets fan. Trade him so he doesn’t end up with the “ Best player ever to only win 1 title “label in 10 years. Defense and bench that simple. Mpj has to go.
Reminds me of Jerry reinsdorf having Jordan Carry the franchise , makes him think he has a great organization.
Gospodine,glavni i odgovorni,dajte mikrofon novinaru da čujemo pitanja,evo jedno pitanje iz Srbije,KADA CE TE POMOĆI NIKOLI U ZADNJE TRI GODINE MOGLI STE UZETI TI TRI TITULE
WOKE !!! COWARD AS THE SO CALLED OWNER – JOSH KROENKE IS A DIRTBAG !
he should start coachin
Every time i watch a billioner owner of some business in America i go and have a look about his background. And it is always they originate from same enhnic group of people. What is the explanation of this?
you want an all star for Jokic, get him Luka Doncic or Steph Curry..Iwould love to see what one of those combinations would amount to..
Firing coach will do nothing need better players to help NJ
Stop the spinning and get the players! Incredibly talented roster??? You got Jokic and NO all-star player in 10 years to support him! Who give an F for GM and Coach… Stop spinning, and do something!
Didn’t y’all trade your bench away? That wasn’t maximizing Jokic’s prime
blah blah blah, should of waited for the off season
I was very critical of how the organization dismissed Coach Malone and still don't agree with how that was handled. I have to say I have a lot of respect for Josh doing this press conference, I also have to understand he is still very young and growing into the role trials with by fire. I am glad he gave us some insight because he didn't have to and while I don't agree with all his decisions, I can respect what he has done to help build the Nuggets into a Championship team.
If he is really trying to MAXIMIZE Jokic prime, then everyone from the team should be traded but Jok and Braun, if we are speaking about the coaches and GM performance, lot's of players disappointed so far tbh. Paying MPJ 36 mil for exactly what? Zeke and Dario Saric 15 mil combined for what? 3.5 PPG combined. Let's not fool ourselves here. Malone should not be fired like this in any scenario, Denver failed here as an org, and Kroenke should step down as a president, because he also did a poor job in MAXIMZING JOKIC PRIME.
If you can somehow to get back KCP and Bruce Brown it would be nice for beginning.
Just make sure Jokic doesn’t leave!!!
THAT THUMBNAIL THO
He is real. No other options 😢
Since the Thunder, 11 years, Westbrook has played for 5 teams and only two years with each, no Championships. How long will it take Kroenke to figure it out? Westbrook NEVER broke any teams back except the one he’s is playing on! Kroenke has a positive experience with Westbrook in the locker room but it’s the players that count! Negatively in locker room isn’t reported because player keep negativity personal. Time will tell, I am sure I will be reminded if Nuggets win the Championship?
Kronke is why I don’t like the Rockies. He knows how to lead the Rockies are a joke.
Bla bla bla
yall remeber the doncic trade when jokic said nobody in the nba is safe.. wellp
Faces like his can’t be trusted…he almost looks like the guy wrote the project 2025….Life is trippy.
Keep Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Micheal Porter only if he improves his ability to drive to the hoop and get a better all around offensive game, and Westbrook as a bench energy guy, and bench him in crunch time because he constantly tries hero ball late in games. Trade Jamal asap, before his trade value declines even more. The gm paying Jamal Murray that contract is completely nuts, and the word is out on Porter Jr. still.
Well articulated answers he gave, but also the reporters have jobs based on him allowing reporters around. The honesty is appreciated though
This was a great presser and there is a level of honesty when you read between the lines that is commendable in the delivery.
Listening to this guy vs listening to Nico Harrison. Though I guess the boss doesn’t need to worry about what he can’t say.
First time l’m hearing Josh, he knows who he’s, transparent, facing the music
This guy knows how to talk, for the first time I was very interested to hear whole 30 min interview.
I noticed how he said he has a lot of respect for "what they did" and respects "what they did for the organization" but not Mike or Booth as people. That's very telling imo.
It's Called a Offseason for a Reason. You had a Horrible off-season following a championship should of made Jokers team better instead u lose and don't replace talent. But hey we got 1 😂
I believe everything is signed by Joker, at least for the last 6 years.