Mike Malone said he had input on the Denver Nuggets' trade of Ty Lawson.

Malone said he continues to work closely with Tim Connelly, (assistant general manager) Arturas Karnisovas and (president) Josh Kroenke.

“We’re a team. There’s no separation between church and state,” Malone said. “We’re together, we’re one, we communicate, and I think that’s so important. But at the end of the day, Tim’s job as GM is to make those decisions, obviously with the blessing of Josh Kroenke. They asked my opinion, I gave it, I tell him what I feel and believe in, and then whatever decision they make I roll with it.”