David Adelman (basketball)

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David Adelman
Denver Nuggets
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1981-05-15) May 15, 1981 (age 43)
Salem, Oregon
Career information
High school Jesuit (Beaverton, Oregon)
College
Coaching career2002–present
Career history
As coach:
2002–2006 Jesuit HS (assistant)
2006–2011 Lincoln HS
20112016 Minnesota Timberwolves (player development/assistant)
2016–2017 Orlando Magic (assistant)
2017–present Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach:

David Leonard Adelman (born May 15, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach who is the lead assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of former NBA coach Rick Adelman.

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Coaching career

Adelman began coaching basketball after graduating from Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon, where he stayed to become a volunteer assistant coach under Gene Potter from 2002 to 2006. [1] He then became the head coach at Lincoln High School, leading the Cardinals to three city championships (2006–'07, 2009–'10, 2010–'11) and reaching the 6A championships where the Cardinals found themselves losing to Grant High School who was led by Mike Moser and Paul McCoy. [2]

NBA career

In 2011, Adelman joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as a player development coach under father Rick Adelman. [3] After Rick retired in 2014, Adelman continued on with Minnesota, becoming the head coach for the NBA Summer League for three seasons under Flip Saunders (died in 2015) and then Sam Mitchell. [1] Adelman left the Timberwolves in 2016 where he joined the Orlando Magic as an assistant coach under Frank Vogel for one season. [1] Signing on with the Denver Nuggets prior to the '17–'18 season, Adelman is in his fifth season in Denver, currently serving as the lead assistant coach under Michael Malone. [1] Adelman won an NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals in 5 games.

Personal life

Born to Mary Kay and Rick Adelman in Salem, Oregon, Adelman is one of six siblings, three of whom also went into coaching basketball. Kathy Adelman Naro is a highly regarded girls’ high school coach in Oregon. Pat Adelman led the boys at Lincoln High School to the class 6A semifinals in 2018. [4] R.J. Adelman worked a range of jobs including assistant coach, scout, and video coordinator in Seattle, Sacramento, Houston, and Minnesota before being fatally struck by a car in 2018. Sisters Laura and Caitlin reside in Oregon. [1]

Highlights and awards

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