Nuggets head coach David Adelman hires former Mavericks point guard and Dirk Nowitzki's friend J.J. Barea to coaching staff ...

J.J. Barea spent 11 of his 14 NBA seasons with the Dallas Mavericks but will return to the league in 2025-2026 with the Denver Nuggets. Now a full-time coach, the retired point guard, who spent ...

Barea coached the Mets de Guaynabo in his home country of Puerto Rico last year. Billups was most recently a scout for the Nets.