Nuggets prez details ‘unorthodox’ front office setup

Josh Kroenke balked at the word “abnormal” when it was used to describe the Nuggets’ new front-office setup, which is relying on a co-partnership approach between executive vice presidents Ben Tenzer and Jonathan Wallace. He countered with “unorthodox.”

NBA owners approve $1.5B sale of Wolves, Lynx

The $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to an investment group led by e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez gained NBA approval on Tuesday.

Sources: Pelicans acquire Poole in 4-player deal

The Pelicans are trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick in this year’s NBA draft, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania.