Denver’s Connelly passes on Wizards

There was only one job that Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly would have considered leaving for, and it came calling. But after a weekend spent contemplating a possible future with the Washington Wizards, Connelly will remain in Denver.

Connelly, a Baltimore native, met with the Wizards on Friday about their vacancy at the head of their front office. A process that was expected to be wrapped up quickly came to its conclusion Monday.

Connelly had family matters to consider when weighing whether to take a job with the Wizards, but