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The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but changed their ...
All-NBA Second Team. Alex English – 1982, 1983, 1986; Lafayette Lever – 1987; Carmelo Anthony – 2010; Nikola Jokić – 2020, 2023; All-NBA Third Team. Antonio McDyess – 1999; Carmelo Anthony – 2006, 2007, 2009; Chauncey Billups – 2009; NBA All-Defensive First Team. Bobby Jones – 1977, 1978; Marcus Camby – 2007, 2008
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Denver Nuggets and is currently on the team roster + Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Denver Nuggets x: Denotes player who is currently on the Denver Nuggets roster: 0.0: Denotes the Denver Nuggets statistics leader player
This is a list of seasons completed by the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They have played for 56 seasons, 47 in the NBA and nine in the American Basketball Association (ABA). As of the 2022–23 season, they have reached the NBA Finals and won the NBA championship once ( 2023 ).
Nikola Jokić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић, pronounced [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ⓘ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " the Joker ", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all ...
The Nuggets were founded as the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. [1] In 1974, in anticipation of moving to the NBA, the franchise held a contest to choose a new trademarked name for the team, as Rockets was already in use by the Houston Rockets and the name Nuggets won. [1]
Denver Nuggets (1948–1950) The Denver Nuggets were a professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets joined the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1948–49 season, and then joined the National Basketball Association when the NBL was absorbed by the Basketball Association of America to create the NBA for the 1949–50 season.
This is a list of basketball players who have played in the NBA or the ABA for the Denver Nuggets. For players who competed for them between 1948 and 1950, see Category:Denver Nuggets (1948–50) players .