Tenzer, Wallace and the Kroenke family are tasked with backing the Nuggets out of a corner in the middle of Nikola Jokic’s prime.

The Denver Nuggets are continuing to shake up their front office after the surprising late-season firing of former head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth.

The Nuggets have named Ben Tenzer as the executive vice president of basketball operations and hired Timberwolves executive Jon Wallace as the franchise's new executive vice president of player personnel.