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Other potential candidates, according to a source familiar with the search are Sean Sweeney, Chris Jent and Jared Dudley. All three of these candidates are coaching teams still in the playoffs.

New Orleans Times-Picayune

All the while, behind the scenes, Dundon has been surveying the coaching landscape. According to whispers around the NBA, Dundon is intrigued by a smattering of potential candidates, which some believe includes former players Jared Dudley and Royal Ivey, who are assistant coaches with Denver and Houston, respectively, and Saint Louis Billikens coach Josh Schertz.

Oregonian

About those rumors… Some say Dundon, whose group is paying $4.25 billion for the franchise, wants to pay in the range of $1 million a year, about a quarter of the market rate. That he’s targeting college coaches and former players — like Denver’s Jared Dudley or Houston’s Royal Ivey — because they might be more likely to accept less money.

Oregonian

In the meantime, Nuggets teammates and coaches have pedaled Murray’s All-Star candidacy instead of him lobbying for himself. Dudley was able to join his chorus of supporters on Wednesday. “They say historically that he’s started slow,” said Dudley, who came to Adelman’s staff from Dallas. “I haven’t been here. I haven’t seen it. Anytime I’ve played against him or coached against him, he never started slow against us. But I just think it’s a testament to the summer work he’s done. You can tell by his body. … I think the big thing for him and for us is, if the team is good, we can get two or three guys in. I think that where we’re at, how we’re playing. Everyone knows he’s taken a whole other level up. His leadership. Defensively, he’s super-aggressive. And I hope he gets it. I think that as a team, if we win, he’ll be there.”

Denver Post

Now Jared Dudley has been hired to run the defense, and even if the base scheme remains the same, Adelman has labeled himself a believer in zone. He thinks if the Nuggets work at it more consistently, they can use it more often during the regular season. “(Dudley) kind of started talking to me in the summer about the defense,” Brown said. “We’re just being more physical, picking up (the ball-handler at) three-quarters court, depending obviously on who you are. Just being more physical and being more assertive.”

Denver Post

Dudley, who retired as a Los Angeles Laker in 2021, had one of his best individual seasons in Washington alongside Wall, averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 42% from three. "One of the best and most talented teammates I have ever played with! Just special! The Master of getting guys paid! Including myself!" Dudley wrote under Wall's farewell Instagram post. "Thank you, John Wall! Helluva Career!"

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Marc Stein: Dallas has been in discussions with former Lakers/Cavaliers/Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy and Jones to fill staff vacancies created by the departures of Jared Dudley to Denver and God Shammgod to Orlando. As reported here last week, Handy also has interest from the Knicks.

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Jared Dudley: Thankful For Coach Kidd and Nico for giving me the opportunity to go from a Player to front bench coach.. Excited for my next chapter with Coach Adelman and the Denver Nuggets! Let’s get it!

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Mike Curtis: Jared Dudley’s goodbye to Dallas: “Words can’t even describe how thankful I am for being able to coach for the Dallas Mavericks these past four years…Got to watch & coach some of the best players to ever play this game! Luka, Kyrie, AD, Klay Thompson, (Jalen) Brunson & others.” pic.x.com/ON5JAz2Trs

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Shams Charania: Dallas Mavericks assistant Jared Dudley is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets under David Adelman, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports tells ESPN. Dudley has been on Mavs' staff since 2021 after a 14-year NBA career.

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Marc Stein: Jason Kidd will now have two former NBA head coaches on his Mavs staff next season: Frank Vogel and Jay Triano. Vogel still has three seasons left on his Suns HC deal. Denver is in advanced talks to hire Dallas' Jared Dudley to be No. 1 assistant to Nuggets coach David Adelman.

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Jake Fischer: Jared Dudley has essentially held up a large portion of the NBA’s assistant coaching movement, having interviewed for Memphis’ staff, and generating interest from Cleveland and Phoenix as well as the Mavericks.

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Marc Stein: As covered here Saturday: Denver is making a strong push to hire Dallas’ Jared Dudley to fill a lead role on David Adelman’s first coaching staff and the Nuggets have already secured longtime Mavericks fan favorite JJ Barea to join Adelman’s bench.

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Denver has emerged as the latest team with interest in hiring assistant coach Jared Dudley away from the Dallas Mavericks. League sources say that the Nuggets have joined Memphis and Cleveland in pursuit of Dudley, who is currently the No. 3 assistant in Dallas on Jason Kidd's staff.

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