Nuggets reportedly add Chuck Hayes to coaching staff

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The Denver Nuggets have reportedly hired former NBA player Chuck Hayes to their coaching staff. Hayes will assist both the front office as well as Michael Malone’s staff, according to Denver Stiffs. His official title will be Associate of Basketball Operations, per ESPN’s Marc Spears.

League source tells Denver Stiffs that the Nuggets have hired former player Chuck Hayes as an entry level staff assistant.

— Denver Stiffs (@denverstiffs) September 8, 2016

Hayes, an 11-year pro, played in two games for the Houston Rockets during the 2015-16 season, the same team that drafted him in 2005. The 33-year-old spent seven seasons with the Rockets organization in total with stints in Sacramento and Toronto in-between.

After assistant coaches Chris Fleming, Ed Pinckney, Noel Gillespie, and Dee Brown left the organization this summer, the Nuggets have re-tooled by adding Jordi Fernandez, Chris Finch, Stephen Graham, and now Hayes.

Hayes comes to the Nuggets organization with 2.5 weeks to go before media day on Sep. 26.