The Nuggets won all three of his regular-season games as head coach, clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, and then beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games in the first round.

Adelman is the 13th head coach in Nuggets NBA franchise history.

Kroenke hoped the firing would jolt the team out of its slump and it seemed to as they went 3-0 in the rest of the regular season, then in the playoffs beat the Clippers in seven tough games, then pu...