Nuggets change coaching staff Westbrook still plays due to injury, Durant Harden is not as good as him

On June 2, the Denver Nuggets officially announced that four assistant coaches, Sanders, Jones, Krask and Graham will leave the team after their contracts expire next year. The new coach Adelman officially took over the coaching point, and the team's lineup adjustment began.

Adelman immediately adjusted his tactics after taking over, reducing Jokic's average playing time in the regular season from 38 minutes. In the first round of the playoffs, Westbrook averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game as the sixth man, and carried the team through the tiebreak. During the second round of the Thunder, he broke his right hand without revealing his fractures and was not revealed until the end of the season.

Jokic's ankle was swollen before, thanks to the dispatch of troops to condemn the general. Although he was eliminated by the Thunder in the end, he led the team to 17 games and won 10 games in the middle. The data was considered reasonable. The players said that the new coaches are employed in a manner, unlike the team that used to lead everyone to breathe.

Comparing the three people who went out in the Thunder back then, Westbrook is the most successful now. It’s true that Durant went to the Warriors and won the championship, but it’s not possible to be the boss to lead the team himself. Harden played well in the 76ers' regular season, but he lost his tracks as soon as he arrived in the playoffs. He could not defend against anyone if he didn't score goals at critical moments.

The Westbrook team will decide whether to execute the $3.3 million player option before June 29. He was very happy to play here, and Murray Gordon called him brother in the locker room. The Nuggets management should also want to stay, after all, there are not many players who are fighting like this now.

Jokic just renewed his contract until 2027, and the team needs someone to share the pressure with him. Westbrook agrees to be a starting player or a substitute, and this attitude is quite scarce in the market. The other left assistants probably couldn't go back, after all, the new official had to take office.

Nuggets are now ranked sixth in the Western Conference, and their poor results in the second half of the regular season may be related to the replacement of coaches. After Ah Shuai arrived, the players' mentality became stable, and Jokic didn't have to play all over the game. The Thunder's loss in that round was more of a matter of overall strength and had nothing to do with the coach.

Westbrook has to carefully consider the contract this summer, and 3.3 million is not much for him. Stay behind and continue to compete for the championship, and you may not get so much playing time if you change your place. The Nuggets boss shouldn't make things difficult for him. The team culture focuses on practicality and not on fame.

Now everyone is waiting for Westbrook to make a decision, and this deal is important to both parties. The Nuggets need to maintain their existing chemistry, and he needs to find a competitive team to compete for the championship. Anyway, who can seize the opportunity.