2023–24 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerCalvin Booth
PresidentJosh Kroenke
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaBall Arena
Results
Record14–7 (.667)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
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The 2023–24 Denver Nuggets season is the 48th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Nuggets enter the season as the defending NBA, Western Conference, and Northwest Division champions after winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat during the previous season in five games for their first championship.[2]

Draft

Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
2 40 Maxwell Lewis SF  United States Pepperdine (So.)

The Nuggets hold a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft.[3] The team traded their first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 23, 2020.[4]

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 0 Braun, Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-04-17 Kansas
G 5 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
F 31 Čančar, Vlatko Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia
G 21 Gillespie, Collin (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-25 Villanova
F 50 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona
G/F 9 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-04-05 Washington
C 30 Huff, Jay (TW) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-08-25 Virginia
G 7 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College
C 15 Jokić, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia
C 6 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-07-21 Texas A&M
F 11 Key, Braxton (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-02-14 Virginia
G 27 Murray, Jamal Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-23 Kentucky
F/C 22 Nnaji, Zeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-01-09 Arizona
G 24 Pickett, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-10-22 Penn State
F 1 Porter, Michael Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998-06-29 Missouri
G/F 3 Strawther, Julian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-04-18 Gonzaga
F 4 Tyson, Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-13 Clemson
G/F 8 Watson, Peyton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-09-11 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 20, 2023

Standings

Division

Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Minnesota Timberwolves154.789–9–16–34–019
Oklahoma City Thunder136.6842.06–47–21–219
Denver Nuggets147.6672.09–05–72–121
Utah Jazz713.3508.56–41–92–420
Portland Trail Blazers613.3169.02–54–81–319

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Minnesota Timberwolves *154.789–19
2Oklahoma City Thunder136.6842.019
3Denver Nuggets147.6672.021
4Los Angeles Lakers *139.5913.522
5Sacramento Kings118.5794.019
6Dallas Mavericks *118.5794.019
7Phoenix Suns129.5714.021
8New Orleans Pelicans1210.5454.522
9Los Angeles Clippers910.4746.019
10Houston Rockets89.4716.017
11Golden State Warriors911.4506.520
12Utah Jazz713.3508.520
13Portland Trail Blazers613.3169.019
14Memphis Grizzlies514.26310.019
15San Antonio Spurs316.15812.019

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 10 @ Phoenix W 115–107 Julian Strawther (20) Aaron Gordon (7) Jamal Murray (5) Footprint Center
17,071		 1–0
2 October 12 @ Chicago L 124–133 (2OT) Nikola Jokić (17) Huff, Jokić (6) Jamal Murray (5) United Center
19,975		 1–1
3 October 15 Chicago W 116–102 Julian Strawther (23) Nikola Jokić (9) Jokić, Murray (5) Ball Arena
17,286		 2–1
4 October 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 103–116 Hunter Tyson (19) Braxton Key (10) DeAndre Jordan (4) Crypto.com Arena
16,182		 2–2
5 October 19 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–90 Nikola Jokić (25) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (8) Crypto.com Arena
15,007		 3–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 14–7 (Home: 9–0; Road: 5–7)
October: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 24 L.A. Lakers W 119–107 Nikola Jokić (29) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (11) Ball Arena
19,842		 1–0
2 October 27 @ Memphis W 108–104 Jokić, Murray (22) Michael Porter Jr. (13) Nikola Jokić (7) FedExForum
16,617		 2–0
3 October 29 @ Oklahoma City W 128–95 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (14) Jamal Murray (8) Paycom Center
18,203		 3–0
4 October 30 Utah W 110–102 Nikola Jokić (27) Nikola Jokić (10) Jamal Murray (14) Ball Arena
19,671		 4–0
November: 9–6 (home: 7–0; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1 @ Minnesota L 89–110 Nikola Jokić (25) Nikola Jokić (10) Jamal Murray (6) Target Center
18,024		 4–1
6 November 3 Dallas W 125–114 Nikola Jokić (33) Nikola Jokić (14) Jamal Murray (13) Ball Arena
19,729		 5–1
7 November 4 Chicago W 123–101 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena
19,610		 6–1
8 November 6 New Orleans W 134–116 Nikola Jokić (35) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena
19,544		 7–1
9 November 8 Golden State W 108–105 Nikola Jokić (35) Nikola Jokić (13) Reggie Jackson (6) Ball Arena
19,737		 8–1
10 November 12 @ Houston L 101–104 Nikola Jokić (36) Nikola Jokić (21) Nikola Jokić (11) Toyota Center
18,055		 8–2
11 November 14 L.A. Clippers W 111–108 Nikola Jokić (32) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena
19,661		 9–2
12 November 17 @ New Orleans L 110–115 Nikola Jokić (26) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (18) Smoothie King Center
15,278		 9–3
13 November 19 @ Cleveland L 109–121 Michael Porter Jr. (21) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 9–4
14 November 20 @ Detroit W 107–103 Reggie Jackson (21) Michael Porter Jr. (11) Aaron Gordon (7) Little Caesars Arena
19,403		 10–4
15 November 22 @ Orlando L 119–124 Nikola Jokić (30) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (12) Amway Center
18,237		 10–5
16 November 24 @ Houston L 86–105 Nikola Jokić (38) Nikola Jokić (19) Nikola Jokić (8) Toyota Center
18,055		 10–6
17 November 26 San Antonio W 132–120 Nikola Jokić (39) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena
19,665		 11–6
18 November 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 113–104 Reggie Jackson (35) DeAndre Jordan (13) Reggie Jackson (13) Crypto.com Arena
17,071		 12–6
19 November 29 Houston W 134–124 Nikola Jokić (32) Jokić, Porter Jr. (10) Nikola Jokić (15) Ball Arena
19,590		 13–6
December: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 December 1 @ Phoenix W 119–111 Nikola Jokić (21) Michael Porter Jr. (10) Nikola Jokić (16) Footprint Center
17,071		 14–6
21 December 2 @ Sacramento L 117–123 Nikola Jokić (36) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (14) Golden 1 Center
17,829		 14–7
22 December 6 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
 –
23 December 8 Houston Ball Arena
 –
24 December 11 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
 –
25 December 12 @ Chicago United Center
 –
26 December 14 Brooklyn Ball Arena
 –
27 December 16 Oklahoma City Ball Arena
 –
28 December 18 Dallas Ball Arena
 –
29 December 20 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
 –
30 December 22 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
 –
31 December 23 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
 –
32 December 25 Golden State Ball Arena
 –
33 December 28 Memphis Ball Arena
 –
34 December 29 Oklahoma City Ball Arena
 –
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 January 1 Charlotte Ball Arena
 –
36 January 4 @ Golden State Chase Center
 –
37 January 5 Orlando Ball Arena
 –
38 January 7 Detroit Ball Arena
 –
39 January 10 @ Utah Delta Center
 –
40 January 12 New Orleans Ball Arena
 –
41 January 14 Indiana Ball Arena
 –
42 January 16 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
 –
43 January 19 @ Boston TD Garden
 –
44 January 21 @ Washington Capital One Arena
 –
45 January 23 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
 –
46 January 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden
 –
47 January 27 Philadelphia Ball Arena
 –
48 January 29 Milwaukee Ball Arena
 –
49 January 31 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
 –
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 2 Portland Ball Arena
 –
51 February 4 Portland Ball Arena
 –
52 February 8 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
 –
53 February 9 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
 –
54 February 12 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
 –
55 February 14 Sacramento Ball Arena
 –
All-Star Game
56 February 22 Washington Ball Arena
 –
57 February 23 @ Portland Moda Center
 –
58 February 25 @ Golden State Chase Center
 –
59 February 28 Sacramento Ball Arena
 –
60 February 29 Miami Ball Arena
 –
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 2 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
 –
62 March 5 Phoenix Ball Arena
 –
63 March 7 Boston Ball Arena
 –
64 March 9 Utah Ball Arena
 –
65 March 11 Toronto Ball Arena
 –
66 March 13 @ Miami Kaseya Center
 –
67 March 15 @ San Antonio Moody Center
 –
68 March 17 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
 –
69 March 19 @ Minnesota Target Center
 –
70 March 21 New York Ball Arena
 –
71 March 23 @ Portland Moda Center
 –
72 March 25 Memphis Ball Arena
 –
73 March 27 Phoenix Ball Arena
 –
74 March 29 Minnesota Ball Arena
 –
75 March 31 Cleveland Ball Arena
 –
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 2 San Antonio Ball Arena
 –
77 April 4 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
 –
78 April 6 Atlanta Ball Arena
 –
79 April 9 @ Utah Delta Center
 –
80 April 10 Minnesota Ball Arena
 –
81 April 12 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
 –
82 April 14 @ Memphis FedExForum
 –
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[5][6] During the in-season tournament period, the Nuggets will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Houston Rockets.

West Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification NOP HOU DAL DEN LAC
1 New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 1 463 430 +33 Advance to knockout stage — 101–104 131–110 115–110 116–106
2 Houston Rockets 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 424 414 +10 104–101 — 115–121 105–86 100–106
3 Dallas Mavericks 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 489 497 −8 110–131 121–115 — 114–125 144–126
4 Denver Nuggets 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 432 442 −10 110–115 86–105 125–114 — 111–108
5 Los Angeles Clippers 4 1 3 446 471 −25 106–116 106–100 126–144 108–111 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2023[7] To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Julian Strawther (No. 29) (from Indiana)
Draft rights to Jalen Pickett (No. 32) (from Indiana)
Draft rights to Hunter Tyson (No. 37) (from Oklahoma City)
2024 second-round pick (from Oklahoma City)		 To Indiana Pacers
Draft rights to Mojave King (No. 47) (from Los Angeles)
2024 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City)
To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Maxwell Lewis (No. 40) (from Denver)		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2029 first-round pick (from Denver)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Signed Ref.
July 16 Reggie Jackson 2-year contract [8]
July 21 DeAndre Jordan 1-year contract [9]

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 6 Justin Holiday Dallas Mavericks [10]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team Ref.
July 2 Thomas Bryant Free agent Miami Heat [11]
July 6 Bruce Brown Free agent Indiana Pacers [12]
July 7 Jeff Green Free agent Houston Rockets [13]
July 20 Jack White Free agent Oklahoma City Thunder [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ganguli, Tania (June 13, 2023). "Denver Nuggets Beat Miami Heat for First N.B.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "How The Hornets Acquired Their Five 2023 NBA Draft Picks". www.nba.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "THE DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE THE DRAFT RIGHTS TO JULIAN STRAWTHER, JALEN PICKETT AND HUNTER TYSON IN DRAFT NIGHT TRADE". NBA.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "DENVER NUGGETS RE-SIGN REGGIE JACKSON". NBA.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "DENVER NUGGETS RE-SIGN DEANDRE JORDAN". NBA.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "DENVER NUGGETS SIGN JUSTIN HOLIDAY". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "HEAT SIGN THOMAS BRYANT". NBA.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Pacers [@Pacers] (July 6, 2023). "official. 🖋️ Bruce Brown has signed his contract" (Tweet). Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Jeff Green". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Thunder Signs Jack White". NBA.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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