In this April 7, 2015, photo, Sacramento Kings general manager Pete D'Allessandro, second from left, sits with retired Kings center Vlade Divac, left, and Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive, right, during an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Sacramento, Calif. D’Alessandro has accepted a front-office position with the Denver Nuggets, according to a league source. D’Alessandro was stripped of his decision-making power this spring when Ranadive hired Divac as the team's new vice president of basketball and franchise operations. The person second from right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

DENVER | The Denver Nuggets officially announced the hiring of Pete D’Alessandro as the senior vice president of business and team operations.

President Josh Kroenke said in a release Friday that he looks forward to D’Alessandro’s assistance in “creating additional synergy between our business and team operations to help take our organization to another level on and off the playing floor.”

D’Alessandro returns to the Nuggets’ front office after spending the last two seasons as GM of the Sacramento Kings.

The Nuggets are still searching for a head coach after firing Brian Shaw in March. Melvin Hunt served as an interim coach and remains a strong candidate for the job.

In addition, Kroenke promoted Greg Sherman to a similar position with the Colorado Avalanche. Sherman was the team’s assistant GM last season.