During his tenure, the Nuggets have made numerous transactions while maintaining a high level of success. Included are the acquisitions of nine-time All-Star Allen Iverson and the up-and-coming J.R. Smith, as well as signing two-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony to a contract extension and re-signing Nenê.

This past season, the Nuggets posted their fourth 50-win season in the team’s NBA history, while qualifying for the postseason for the fifth-straight year - joining Dallas, Detroit and San Antonio as the only NBA teams to make the playoffs in each of those seasons. In 2006-07, the Nuggets finished with a 45-37 mark, including a franchise-record 22 road wins. In addition, they finished with the sixth-best record in the Western Conference, posting their highest ranking since 1988-89 when they also finished sixth. Denver went 44-38 in 2005-06, earning their first division title since 1987-88.

Before making the move to Denver, Warkentien spent the previous 14 seasons in the NBA working in various capacities in the front office.

Warkentien spent the 2004-05 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers as Director of Player Personnel and served as interim General Manager. Prior to moving to Cleveland, he worked for 10 years with the Portland Trail Blazers. In ’03-04, he served as Director of Player Personnel after spending the previous five seasons as Assistant General Manager. He spent his first season in Portland as a scout followed by three seasons as the team’s Director of Scouting.

He began his NBA career with the Seattle SuperSonics, aiding the team as a scout from 1991-94. Since arriving in the NBA, Warkentien has never experienced a losing season.

Prior to joining the Blazers, he worked for 11 years in basketball operations at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, where he teamed with current Nuggets assistant coach Tim Grgurich. At UNLV, Warkentien served as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator as well as assistant athletic director. He helped build UNLV’s team that went on to win the NCAA Championship in 1990.

He began his coaching career at Riverside City College and at Saddleback College before taking the reins of the women’s program at UC-Riverside. Warkentien then returned to his alma mater, Cal-State Fullerton, as an assistant coach for two seasons. He spent one season on the coaching staff at UC-Irvine before joining Jerry Tarkanian’s staff at UNLV.

Warkentien, 55, is a 1976 graduate of Cal-State Fullerton and a native of Huntington, Ind. He and his wife, Maureen, have two daughters, Kreigh and Aubrie.