Former Denver Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth and coach Michael Malone reportedly had a dispute over Russell Westbrook before getting fired on Tuesday.

In essence, Booth wanted Malone to play the young guys he drafted, like Jalen Pickett and Peyton Watson, but Malone has long been more inclined to trust his veterans. Specifically, Russell Westbrook, who has been getting the minutes Booth would have preferred go to Pickett and has had a rough go of late.

Ultimately, the Pickett-Westbrook debate between Booth and Malone was just one of a multitude of problems. And now Denver clearly felt the situation in town deteriorated so much t