Nuggets assistant Ryan Bowen to replace Andre Miller as Grand Rapids Gold coach

Nuggets assistant coach Ryan Bowen is set to replace Andre Miller as head coach of the G League affiliate Grand Rapids Gold next season association sources recounted The Denver Post Miller is leaving on his own terms to pursue other coaching opportunities one source advised The Post He coached the Gold for the last three seasons Bowen has been on the Nuggets sideline since when Michael Malone brought him to Denver from Sacramento A former Iowa Hawkeyes standout he was drafted in the second round of the draft by Denver and played five seasons for the Nuggets Bowen went on to play for the Houston Rockets New Orleans Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder as well before joining George Karl s staff back in Denver in Related Articles Nuggets trying to keep Jonas Valanciunas despite EuroLeague offer What are their center options if he leaves Nuggets newcomer Cam Johnson s path to NBA stardom paved by hard work smarts He s savvy Renck Greatest season for Colorado pro sports is staring us in face save for Rockies of module Jonas Valanciunas is reportedly considering playing in Europe But he s under contract with Nuggets How does that work Nuggets Podcast Rehashing the Michael Porter Jr commerce and an incredible hours for execs Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace He takes over a Grand Rapids squad that went - last season The Gold will also appoint Chad Iske as general manager to replace Ben Tenzer who lately took over as Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations a source reported Iske is another former Denver assistant coach who s been a pro scout for the franchise since Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis