DENVER, October 2, 2022 – The Denver Nuggets have signed general manager Calvin Booth to a multi-year contract extension, KSE Vice President Josh Kroenke announced today.
“Calvin has been a big part of what we’ve done here over the past five seasons and I have the utmost confidence in him as general manager,” Kroenke said. “Cal saw the game from every angle and has an extremely bright basketball spirit. I look forward to continuing alongside Calvin and the rest of the organization in the pursuit of bringing an NBA championship to the city of Denver. .
Booth, 46, is entering his sixth season with the Nuggets after being hired as assistant general manager in the summer of 2017 and promoted to general manager in 2020. Since arriving in Denver, Booth has also been instrumental in the scouting process and writing. as a free agent and commercial markets. His first off-season as the main decider saw him bring in veteran NBA champion Kentavius Caldwell-Pope, veterans Ish Smith and DeAndre Jordan and versatile winger Bruce Brown and draft rookies Christian Braun, Peyton Watson and Ishmael Kamagate.
Before arriving in Denver, Booth spent four seasons (2013-2017) in the Minnesota Timberwolves front office, first as a scout before rising through the ranks to become director of player personnel. Booth also served as a scout for the New Orleans Pelicans during the 2012-13 season before moving to Minnesota.
Prior to beginning his front office career, Booth played for seven different teams during a 10-year NBA career. He appeared in 366 games (83 starts), averaging 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.00 blocks per game. The Reynoldsburg, OH native was drafted by the Washington Wizards in the second round (35th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft after playing four years at Penn State University where he was named Defensive Player of the Year of the Big 10 in 1998.
