Report: Nuggets coach Michael Malone agrees to extension

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The Denver Nuggets and Michael Malone agreed to an extension that makes him one of the NBA's highest-paid coaches, ESPN reported Monday.

Malone, 52, guided the Nuggets to the franchise's first championship last season and has Denver off to an 8-2 start this season, tied with the Dallas Mavericks for the best mark in the Western Conference entering Monday.

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