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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | Northwest Division |
| Founded | 1967 (Joined NBA in 1976) |
| History | Denver Rockets 1967-1974 Denver Nuggets 1974-present |
| Arena | Pepsi Center |
| City | Denver, Colorado |
| Team colors | Powder Blue, Gold, White, and Navy |
| Owner | E. Stanley Kroenke |
| General manager | {{{General Manager}}} |
| Head coach | George Karl |
| D-League affiliate | Colorado 14ers |
| Championships | 0 |
| Conference titles | ABA: 1 (1976) NBA: 0 |
| Division titles | ABA: 3 (1970, 1975, 1976) NBA: 5 (1977, 1978, 1985, 1988, 2006) |
| Official website | nuggets.com |
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Franchise history
Early years
Denver Rockets, a charter franchise in the American Basketball Association, tended to struggle in the postseason early and failed to make a championship game during this span. The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National They had a solid lineup led by Byron Beck and Larry Jones, then later by Beck and Ralph Simpson. Controversial rookie Spencer Haywood joined the team for the 1969-70 season. Haywood was one of the first players to turn pro before graduating from college, and the NBA initially refused to let him play in the league. Haywood averaged nearly 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in his only ABA season, then breached his Denver contract by signing with the Seattle SuperSonics and jumping to the NBA.
In 1974, in anticipation of moving into the NBA, the franchise held a contest to choose a new team nickname, as Rockets was already in use by the Houston Rockets. The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. The name Nuggets won, having been the nickname first used by the Denver 1949-50 NBA franchise. Their new logo was a miner "discovering" an ABA ball.
With the drafting and signing of David Thompson and Marvin Webster and the acquisitions of Dan Issel and Bobby Jones and with Larry Brown coaching, they had their best seasons in team history in their first two seasons as the Nuggets, with the team making the ABA finals in 1975-76. David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954 in Shelby North Carolina) is a former American professional Basketball star with the Marvin Nathaniel Webster (born April 13, 1952 in Baltimore Maryland) nicknamed "The Human Eraser" and "Marvin the Magnificent" is Daniel (Dan Paul Issel (born October 25 1948 in Batavia Illinois) is a retired American professional Basketball player and coach Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones (born December 18 1951, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American professional Basketball Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association The 1975–76 NBA season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. They would get no second chance to win a league championship, as the ABA folded after the 1975-76 season. The Nuggets were one of four ABA teams taken into the NBA, along with the New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The Nuggets and Nets had actually applied to join the NBA in 1975, but were forced to stay in the ABA by court order.
The Nuggets continued their strong play early on in the NBA, as they won division titles in their first two seasons in the league, and missed a third by a single game. However, neither of these teams was ultimately successful in the postseason.
1980s
Brown left the team in 1979, helping usher in a brief decline in their team's performance. It ended in 1981, when they hired Doug Moe as a head coach. Douglas Edwin Moe (born September 21, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional Basketball coach Moe brought with him a "run and gun" philosophy, a style of play focusing on attempting to score rapidly with little interest in defense, and it helped the team become highly competitive. During the 1980s, the Nuggets would often score in excess of 115 points a game, and during the 1981-82 season, they scored at least 100 points in every game.
Anchored by scoring machines Alex English and Kiki Vandeweghe at the two forward spots, Denver led the league in scoring, with English and Vandeweghe both averaging above 25 points per game. Alex English (born January 5 1954 in Columbia South Carolina) is a retired American Basketball player and current assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors Ernest Maurice "Kiki" Vandeweghe III (born August 1, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a former National Basketball Association It was a novel strategy, allowing the Nuggets to top the Midwest Division and qualify for the playoffs during that span. (On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combined for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186-184. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a Sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw ) In 1984-85, they made it to the Western Conference finals after being perennial playoff contenders, and they lost in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 1984–85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams and organized in three divisions of five teams each The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. Vandeweghe was traded before the 1984-85 season to the Portland Trail Blazers for 6-3 rebounding guard Lafayette "Fat" Lever, undersized power forward Calvin Natt and center Wayne Cooper. The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff Arkansas) is a retired American professional Basketball See also List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957 in Monroe Louisiana This article is about the former basketball player For the fashion designer see Wayne Cooper (fashion designer. Spearheaded by English and supported by the three new acquisitions and defensive specialists Bill Hanzlik and TR Dunn, the team replicated its success in the Western Conference despite the loss of Vandeweghe. William Henry (Bill Hanzlik (born December 6 1957 in Middletown Ohio) is a retired American professional Basketball player Theodore Roosevelt "T R" Dunn (born February 1, 1955 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American former professional Basketball However, they could not get past the dominant team of the era, the Los Angeles Lakers.
1990s
Moe left the team in 1990, and was replaced by Paul Westhead. Paul Westhead (born February 21, 1939 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an assistant Basketball coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder Westhead also believed in a "run and gun" style of play, and gave the green light for players like Michael Adams and Chris Jackson to light up the scoreboards within seconds of possession. Michael Adams (born January 19 1963 in Hartford Connecticut) is a former NBA player and basketball coach Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson on March 9, 1969 in Gulfport Mississippi) is an American professional Basketball
However, Westhead cared even less about defense than Moe. As a result, the Nuggets gave up points almost as fast as they scored points. They finished with the worst record in the league for two seasons in a row, despite setting many scoring records. During this time, they were sometimes known as the "Enver Nuggets" (as in no "D").
Denver took a positive step in rebuilding by drafting 7-2 Georgetown University center Dikembe Mutombo in 1992. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D The center, colloquially the five, is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25 1966) commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a Congolese - American Mutombo would have a successful rookie year, finishing runner-up to Larry Johnson for the NBA rookie of the year that season. Larry Demetric Johnson (born March 14, 1969 in Tyler Texas) is a retired American Basketball player who spent his professional Denver finished 24-58 that year.
Denver fired Westhead prior to the 1992-1993 season and hired ABA legend and former Nugget Player Dan Issel. Daniel (Dan Paul Issel (born October 25 1948 in Batavia Illinois) is a retired American professional Basketball player and coach The Nuggets had two lottery picks that year and drafted University of Notre Dame forward LaPhonso Ellis and University of Virginia guard Bryant Stith. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in The three basketball positions normally employed by organized Basketball teams are guard forward and center LaPhonso Darnell Ellis (born May 5 1970 in East St Louis Illinois) is a retired American Basketball player The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research The three basketball positions normally employed by organized Basketball teams are guard forward and center Bryant Lamonica Stith (born December 10 1970 in Emporia, Virginia) is a retired American professional Basketball player Denver improved to 36-46, just missing the playoffs that year. Denver ditched their rainbow colors for a dark blue and gold scheme starting in the 1993-1994 season. Led by Mutombo, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (who changed his name from Chris Jackson prior to the season), and Ellis, Denver would finish with its first winning season since the Doug Moe era at 42-40. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson on March 9, 1969 in Gulfport Mississippi) is an American professional Basketball Denver clinched the 8th seed in the Western Conference playoffs, playing the first place Seattle SuperSonics. The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played Denver was a heavy underdog, having only a couple of players on their roster with actual NBA playoff experience. After dropping the first two games of the five game set in Seattle, the series returned to Denver. Denver won both games and tied the series at two games apiece. The Nuggets would make NBA history in Game 5, upsetting Seattle in overtime 98-94. They became the first 8th seeded team to defeat a 1st seeded team in NBA playoff history. Denver would almost do the same in the next round, falling to the Utah Jazz in game seven of the second round. The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Denver acquired Sonics sharp-shooter Dale Ellis in the off-season and drafted University of Michigan phenom Jalen Rose. Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960 in Marietta Georgia) is a retired American professional Basketball player who played in the National Basketball The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player formerly in the Denver would struggle, causing Issel to resign as coach partway into the season. Assistant Coach Gene Littles would assume control for a brief period before relinquishing control to general manager Bernie Bickerstaff. Eugene Scapes (Gene Littles (born June 29 1943 in Washington D Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff (born November 2, 1944 in Benham Kentucky) is an assistant coach for the NBA 's Chicago Bulls Denver would rebound and get the 8th seed again in the playoffs, finishing 41-41. The Nuggets were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs that season. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas.
Following that season, Denver would acquire Antonio McDyess in a draft day trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7 1974, in Quitman Mississippi) is an American professional Basketball player McDyess would be the face of the franchise for the next few years, as Mutombo would leave after the 1995-96 season for the Atlanta Hawks, Ellis would miss the majority of the next few seasons due to recurring knee and leg injuries, and Abdul-Rauf was traded to the Sacramento Kings prior to the 1996-97 season. The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California.
Denver flirted with history in the 1997-98, by nearly setting the mark for fewest wins in an 82 game season (11). The 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. They would tie the NBA's all-time worst single-season losing streak at 23 games – only one game shy of the overall worst mark of 24 by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the early 1980s. This is a list of the longest regular season losing streaks in National Basketball Association history The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional Basketball team based in Cleveland Ohio. Several years later, the Nuggets tied for the worst record in the NBA in 2002-03, also with the Cavaliers. The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association.
Early 2000s
In 2003, the Nuggets drafted future All-Star Carmelo Anthony with the third overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29 1984 is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association The 2003 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. They also made a uniform change (powder blue and yellow). In just two months of the season, the Nuggets recorded more wins than they had in 5½ months of play in 2002-03. Much of the reason for this incredible turnaround were the front-office moves of General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe, a former Nuggets player who assumed General Manager duties on August 9, 2001. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Ernest Maurice "Kiki" Vandeweghe III (born August 1, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a former National Basketball Association Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He added crucial personnel including point guard Andre Miller, power forward Nenê, point guard Earl Boykins, center Marcus Camby and shooting guard Jon Barry. Andre Lloyd Miller (born March 19 1976 in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player for the Philadelphia Power forward is a position in the sport of Basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF" Nenê (/nuh-NAY/ (born on September 13, 1982 in São Carlos, Brazil) is a professional Basketball player who plays for the Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player currently playing Marcus D Camby (born March 22 1974 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays for the Jon Alan Barry (born July 25 1969, in Oakland California) is a retired American professional Basketball player and current television In April, the turnaround was complete as they became the first franchise in NBA history to qualify for the postseason following a sub-20-win campaign the previous year. They were eliminated in the first round, four games to one, by the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States.
On December 28, 2004, head coach Jeff Bzdelik was fired from the organization and replaced by interim coach, former Los Angeles Laker player and Los Angeles Sparks head coach Michael Cooper, before finally hiring veteran coach George Karl as a permanent replacement. Jeff Bzdelik (born December 1 1952) is a retired American National Basketball Association coach who coached the Denver Nuggets The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Los Angeles California. Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15 1956 in Los Angeles California) is currently the head coach of the WNBA 's Los Angeles Sparks. George Matthew Karl (born May 12 1951) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA and American Basketball Association Karl lived up to his reputation by leading the team to an astounding record of 32-8 in the second half of the regular season which vaulted the team into the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
In the playoffs, however, the Nuggets could not survive the San Antonio Spurs. The 2005 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2004-05 season. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. After winning game one in San Antonio, the Nuggets proceeded to lose the next four games and lost the series 4-1. The Nuggets picked 20th in the 2005 NBA Draft; it was acquired from Washington via Orlando. The 2005 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 2005 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Orlando Magic is a professional Basketball team based in Orlando Florida.
In 2005-06, for the first time in 18 years, the club won the Northwest division title. The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. This placed the team in the third seed of the Western Conference playoffs. The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2005-06 season. Due to their relatively weak record the Nuggets were forced to play the Los Angeles Clippers who, despite their 6th seeding, had a better regular-season record. As a result, the LA Clippers received home court advantage. They defeated the Nuggets in 5 games.
On December 18, 2006, team co-captain Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard J.R. Smith and power forward Nenê were suspended by the NBA (15, 10, and 1 games respectively) for a fight that occurred in the last two minutes of a game against the New York Knicks two days earlier. Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29 1984 is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association Earl Smith III, known as JR Smith (born September 9, 1985 in Freehold Borough, New Jersey) is an American Nenê (/nuh-NAY/ (born on September 13, 1982 in São Carlos, Brazil) is a professional Basketball player who plays for the The Knicks-Nuggets Brawl was an on-court altercation at a National Basketball Association game between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets at Madison The fight was sparked by Knicks rookie Mardy Collins, when he tackled J. Mardy Collins (born August 4, 1984, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional Basketball player R. Smith on a breakaway layup. According to Anthony, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas warned him to not go in the paint shortly before the hard foul. Isiah Lord Thomas III (nicknamed "Zeke" (/aɪˈzeɪə/ born April 30 1961 is an American retired professional Basketball player most renowned as the
Iverson arrives
On December 19, 2006, the Nuggets traded Joe Smith, Andre Miller and two first-round draft picks of the 2007 NBA Draft to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ivan McFarlin and superstar Allen Iverson (McFarlin was waived immediately following the trade's approval). The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. Joseph Leynard Smith aka "Silk" and "Smooth Joe" (born July 26, 1975, in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American Andre Lloyd Miller (born March 19 1976 in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player for the Philadelphia The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short are a professional Basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ivan McFarlin (born April 26, 1982 in Missouri City Texas) is an American professional Basketball player Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7 1975 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets The moves gave the Nuggets the top two scorers in the league at the time in Anthony and Iverson, who were both scoring over 30 points per game at the time of the trade. On January 11, 2007, Earl Boykins, Julius Hodge and cash considerations were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, in exchange for point guard Steve Blake. Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player currently playing Julius Melvin Hodge (born November 18, 1983 in Harlem, New York New York) is an American professional Basketball The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Steven Hanson Blake (born February 26 1980 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American professional Basketball player at the Point guard With AI, many considered the Nuggets as one of the elite in the West, alongside the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. However, chemistry would be an issue, as the Nuggets finished the regular season with the #6 seed, giving them a first round matchup with the San Antonio Spurs. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. In the playoffs, the Nuggets got off to a fast start, winning game 1, taking home court advantage away from the Spurs. The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association 's 2006-2007 season. However, in an eerie repeat of the 2005 playoffs, the Spurs bounced back to win the next four, as the Nuggets were eliminated in the first round in five games for the fourth straight year.
On March 16, 2008, the Nuggets scored 168 points in a 168-116 home win over Seattle SuperSonics. The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played [1] It was the third-most points scored for a regulation game in NBA history. [1]
The Nuggets finished the 2007-08 NBA season with exactly 50 wins (50-32 overall record, tied for the third-best all-time Nuggets record since the team officially joined the NBA in 1976), following a 120-111 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the last game of the season. The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional Basketball team based in Memphis Tennessee. [2] It was the first time since the 1987-88 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season. The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. [2] Denver ended up as the 8th seed in the Western Conference of the 2008 NBA Playoffs, and their 50 wins marked the highest win total for an 8th seed in NBA history. The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association 's 2007-08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston [2] It also meant that for the first time in NBA history, all eight playoff seeds in a conference had at least 50 wins. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (57-25 overall record) in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The seven games separating the Nuggets overall record and the Lakers overall record is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 1983-84. The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. [2] The Lakers swept the Nuggets in four games, marking the second time in NBA history that a 50-win team was swept in a best-of-seven playoff series in the first round. There are several different Playoff formats used in various levels of competition in Sports and Games Some of the most common are the single elimination [3][4]
Season-by-season records
Home arenas
- Denver Auditorium Arena and Denver Coliseum (1967-1975)
- McNichols Sports Arena (1975-1999)
- Pepsi Center (1999-present)
Players
Basketball Hall of Famers
Current roster
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Franchise leaders
Individual awards
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- Dikembe Mutombo – 1995
- Marcus Camby – 2007
NBA Most Improved Player of the Year
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – 1993
- Doug Moe – 1988
- Vince Boryla – 1985
- David Thompson – 1977, 1978
- Alex English – 1982, 1983, 1986
- Lafayette Lever – 1987
- Antonio McDyess – 1999
- Carmelo Anthony – 2006, 2007
- Bobby Jones – 1977, 1978
- Marcus Camby – 2007
- T.R. Dunn – 1983, 1984, 1985
- Bill Hanzlik – 1986
- Lafayette Lever – 1988
- Dikembe Mutombo – 1995
- Marcus Camby – 2005, 2006
- Dikembe Mutombo – 1992
- LaPhonso Ellis – 1993
- Antonio McDyess – 1996
- Nenê – 2003
- Carmelo Anthony – 2004
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – 1991
- Mark Macon – 1992
- Jalen Rose – 1995
- Bobby Jackson – 1998
- James Posey – 2000