Nuggets Nation breathed a sigh of relief today as news they had anxiously awaited all season finally broke. As first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter, the Denver Nuggets have extended the contracts of president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, general manager Arturas Karnisovas and the entire front office staff:Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, architect of one of the NBA’s most impressive recent rebuilds, has agreed to a contract extension, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 15, 2019Extending Connelly and his front office was a crucial move for the Nuggets to make this season , as I wrote for Forbes last December in a piece calling for his extension. Anxiety about the future of the front office had been growing among Nuggets fans and media throughout the season. Extending Connelly, Karnisovas and Denver’s front office staff is a just reward for their successful roster building project.

Source: Forbes February 16, 2019 03:11 UTC