Nuggets coach says Michael Malone is 'perfect' for UNC job
Nuggets coach David Adelman reacted to Michael Malone's unexpected hire at North Carolina, calling him 'perfect' for the job.
North Carolina shook the basketball world when it hired former NBA champion head coach Michael Malone . Malone, who most recently coached the Denver Nuggets from 2015 to 2025, led the franchise to its first and only NBA title and is also the franchise’s all-time winningest coach. While there will be an adjustment period for Malone as he returns to the college game for the first time in nearly 25 years, current Nuggets head coach — and Malone’s successor — David Adelman is confident North Carolina made the right call in hiring him.
"He belongs coaching, and that's what he should be doing. " David Adelman gives his thoughts on Michael Malone being named the next head basketball coach at UNC. #milehighbasketball | Driven by: https://t.
co/UPNaXWj1mh pic. twitter. com/614ToWULC5 — Guerilla Sports (@guerillasports) April 6, 2026 “Super excited for him when I read it,” Adelman said of Malone being hired at UNC.
“Very unexpected, just because I hadn’t heard anything about that. But not just the basketball part — which is a historic job to take — but just the cool part of his daughter going to school there and all of the elements to it. ” “Basketball in America has changed with the NIL and college.