The Denver Nuggets are adding Austin Dufault to their coaching staff and front office as Assistant Coach and Vice President of Player Development, according to HoopsHype.
Dufault joins Denver after serving as Director of Player Development with the Chicago Bulls. Before his time in Chicago, he worked as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.
The move also represents a return to familiar territory for Dufault, who played college basketball at Colorado.
The Denver Nuggets are hiring Austin Dufault as Assistant Coach / VP of Player Development, sources told @hoopshype. He was Director of Player Development for the Chicago Bulls. Prior, he was a Detroit Pistons assistant coach. The former Colorado Buffaloes forward returns home. pic.twitter.com/W5qbPJJCkw
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