ORLANDO, Fla. — About a week or so ago, reports surfaced that Portland is interested in Mark Warkentien, the Nuggets vice president of basketball operations, becoming its next general manager.

Mark Warkentien and airplanes and minor-league basketball games are best friends. The Nuggets’ vice president of basketball operations is always somewhere in the country watching someone.

According to a source, his responsibilities would be to handle the day-to-day functions on the basketball side along with Warkentien, who was hired Jan. 30 as a consultant. In fact, it was O ...

The New York Knicks have agreed to hire former Denver Nuggets general manager Mark Warkentien as a high-level consultant, according to Yahoo! Sports. Warkentien could prove to be a key acquisition ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have hired veteran league executive Mark Warkentien as director of pro player personnel. Team president Donnie Walsh announced the move Saturday in a ...