This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the

Denver Nuggets 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 league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

Individual records

Franchise leaders

Bold denotes still active with team. ''Italic'' denotes still active but not with team. Points scored (regular season) (as of 2022–23 season) #

Alex English Alexander English (born January 5, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and businessman. A South Carolina native, English played college basketball at the University of South Carolina. He was drafted in the second ...

(21,645) #

Dan Issel Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. An outstanding collegian at the University of Kentucky, Issel was twice named an All-American en route to a school-record 25.7 points per ...

(16,589) # Carmelo Anthony (13,970) #

Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( sr-cyr, Никола Јокић, (); born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays the center position. A four-time NBA All-Sta ...

(12,054) # David Thompson (11,992) #

Ralph Simpson Ralph Derek Simpson (born August 10, 1949) is an American former basketball player. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1970 to 1980. Career Simpson, a 6'6" guard ...

(10,130) #

Byron Beck Byron Beck (born January 25, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 foot 9 inch forward/center from the University of Denver, Beck was one of six players (along with Louie Dampier, Gerald Govan, Bob Netolicky, Stew John ...

(8,602) #

Fat Lever Lafayette "Fat" Lever (; born August 18, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He later served as the director of player development for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA as we ...

(8,081) # Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (7,029) #

Jamal Murray Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Canadian national team. He played one season of college basketball for ...

(6,937) #

Nene Hilario Nene may refer to: People *Nene (name), list of people with this name * Nene (aristocrat) (1546–1624), principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Nené (footballer, born 1942), Nené (footballer, 1942-2016), nickname of Brazilian footballe ...

(6,868) # Kiki Vandeweghe (6,829) # ''

Will Barton William Denard Barton III (born January 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Memphis, where he was named the Conference ...

'' (6,695) #

Antonio McDyess Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m) and 245 lb (111 kg), McDyess played as a power forward. Early life McDyess was born in Quitman, Mississ ...

(6,555) #

Dave Robisch David George Robisch (born December 22, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player in the ABA and NBA. Robisch played at the University of Kansas, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu fraternity. He was positioned at center ...

(6,181) # Reggie Williams (5,934) # Ty Lawson (5,923) # Larry Jones (5,745) # Michael Adams (5,534) # Andre Miller (5,354)

Other statistics (regular season)

(as of 2022–23 season)

Individual awards

NBA

NBA Most Valuable Player The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. Starting with the 2022–23 ...

– 2021, 2022 NBA Conference Finals MVP *

– 2023

NBA Finals MVP The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of e ...

– 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year *

Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...

– 1995 * Marcus Camby – 2007 NBA Most Improved Player of the Year * Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – 1993

NBA Coach of the Year The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who le ...

* Doug Moe – 1988 * George Karl – 2013 NBA Sportsmanship Award * Chauncey Billups – 2009

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award The J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award was an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given from 1975 to 2020 to a player, coach, or staff member who showed "outstanding service and dedication to the community." The award was named in ...

– 1985 *

– 1988 *

Kenneth Faried Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis (born November 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. Known as "The Manimal" due to his hustle on the court, he attended Morehead State Univ ...

– 2013

NBA Executive of the Year The National Basketball Association's Executive of the Year Award is an annual award given since the 1972–73 NBA season, to the league's best general manager, president of basketball/business operations, or another high-ranking executive. Befor ...

Vince Boryla Vincent Joseph Boryla (March 11, 1927 – March 27, 2016) was an American basketball player, coach and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of N ...

– 1985 *

Mark Warkentien Mark Warkentien (April 16, 1953 – December 23, 2022) was a basketball coach and executive whose most recent job was as a Special Assignment Evaluator for the Oklahoma City Thunder.https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-warkentien-10a52a9/ He recently ...

– 2009 *

Masai Ujiri Masai Ujiri (born 7 July 1970) is a British-born, Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball executive and former player and is the president of basketball operations of the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a m ...

– 2013 All-NBA First Team * David Thompson – 1977, 1978 *

– 2019, 2021, 2022 All-NBA Second Team *

– 1982, 1983, 1986 *

Lafayette Lever Lafayette "Fat" Lever (; born August 18, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He later served as the director of player development for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA as we ...

– 1987 * Carmelo Anthony – 2010 *

– 2020, 2023 All-NBA Third Team *

– 1999 * Carmelo Anthony – 2006, 2007, 2009 * Chauncey Billups – 2009 NBA All-Defensive First Team * Bobby Jones – 1977, 1978 * Marcus Camby – 2007, 2008 NBA All-Defensive Second Team *

T.R. Dunn Theodore Roosevelt Dunn (born February 1, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A star at the University of Alabama, Dun ...

– 1983–1985 *

Bill Hanzlik William Henry Hanzlik (born December 6, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. College career A 6'7" guard, Hanzlik played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame. He was selected for the 1980 US Men's Ol ...

– 1986 *

– 1988 *

– 1995 * Marcus Camby – 2005, 2006 NBA All-Rookie First Team *

– 1992 *

LaPhonso Ellis LaPhonso Darnell Ellis (born May 5, 1970) is an American retired basketball player. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets as the fifth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. Early career He was an outstanding high ...

– 1993 *

– 1996 * Nenê – 2003 * Carmelo Anthony – 2004 *

– 2012 *

– 2016

NBA All-Rookie Second Team The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for playe ...

* Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – 1991 *

Mark Macon Mark L. Macon (''born April 14, 1969'') is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is the former head coach of Binghamton University and a current staff member at his alma mater, Temple University. Playing career Macon w ...

– 1992 * Jalen Rose – 1995 *

Bobby Jackson Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League, the development affiliate of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketb ...

– 1998 *

James Posey James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr. (born January 13, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the small forward pos ...

– 2000 *

Jusuf Nurkić Jusuf Nurkić (; born 23 August 1994), nicknamed "the Bosnian Beast", is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at tall and weighing 290 lb (132 kg ...

– 2015 * Emmanuel Mudiay – 2016 *

– 2017 *

Bones Hyland Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland (born September 14, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams before being drafted 26th ove ...

– 2022

NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Game *

– 1977 * Bobby Jones – 1977, 1978 * David Thompson – 1977, 1978, 1979 * George McGinnis – 1979 *

– 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 * Kiki Vandeweghe – 1983, 1984 * Calvin Natt – 1985 *

– 1988, 1990 *

– 1992, 1995, 1996 *

– 2001 * Carmelo Anthony – 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 *

Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson (; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iver ...

– 2007, 2008 * Chauncey Billups – 2009, 2010 *

– 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 NBA All-Star Game head coach * Larry Brown – 1977 * George Karl – 2010 *

Michael Malone Michael, Mick or Mike Malone may refer to: Sports * Michael Malone (basketball) (born 1971), American basketball coach * Mick Malone (cricketer) (born 1950), Australian former cricketer * Mick Malone (hurler) (born 1950), Irish retired hurler Oth ...

– 2019, 2023 NBA All-Star Game Three-Point Contest * Voshon Lenard – 2004

ABA

ABA Most Valuable Player Award The Most Valuable Player (MVP) was an annual award first awarded in the . Every player who has won the award has played for a team with at least 45 regular-season wins. The inaugural award winner was Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins. Hall of Famer Juli ...

Spencer Haywood Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015. High school career In 1964, Haywo ...

– 1970

ABA Rookie of the Year Award The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The ABA presented a variety of annual awards and honors to recognize its players an ...

– 1970 * David Thompson – 1976 ABA All-Star Game *

- 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 * Larry Jones - 1968, 1969, 1970 *

- 1969, 1976 *

Warren Jabali Warren Jabali (August 29, 1946 – July 13, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1968 to 1975. Early career Born Warren Edward Armstrong, Jabali changed his name whi ...

- 1973, 1974 * Wayne Hightower - 1969 *

- 1970 *

Julius Keye Julius Keye (September 5, 1946 – September 13, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center from South Carolina State University and Alcorn State University, Keye played six seasons (1969–1975) in the Americ ...

- 1971 *

Art Becker Arthur C. Becker (born January 12, 1942) is an American retired professional basketball player born in Akron, Ohio. A forward from Arizona State University, Becker played six seasons (1967–1973) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as ...

- 1972 * Mack Calvin - 1975 * Mike Green - 1975 *

- 1976 * David Thompson - 1976 * Bobby Jones - 1976 *

Claude Terry Claude Lewis Terry (born January 12, 1950) is an American former basketball player and coach. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Terry played four seasons with the ...

- 1976 * Chuck Williams - 1976 *

Gus Gerard Daniel James "Gus" Gerard (born July 27, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Carolina Cougars and Spirits of St. Louis and Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Denver Nugg ...

- 1976 * Monte Towe - 1976 * Roger Brown - 1976 * Jimmy Foster - 1976 ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award *

- 1970 *

- 1973 * David Thompson - 1976 ABA All-Star Game head coaches * Larry Brown – 1975, 1976

ABA All-Time Team The ABA All-Time Team were chosen in 1997 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the American Basketball Association (ABA). It comprised the 30 best and most influential players of the ABA during its ten years and nine full regul ...

* Mack Calvin *

* David Thompson All-ABA First Team * Larry Jones – 1968, 1969, 1970 *

– 1970 *

– 1973 * Mack Calvin - 1975 *

- 1976

All-ABA Second Team The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The ABA presented a variety of annual awards and honors to recognize its players and ...

* Larry Cannon – 1971 *

- 1972, 1973 * Bobby Jones - 1976 *

- 1976 * David Thompson - 1976

ABA All-Defensive Team The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The ABA presented a variety of annual awards and honors to recognize its players an ...

– 1973, 1974 * Bobby Jones - 1975, 1976 ABA All-Rookie Team *

Walt Piatkowski Walter Piatkowski, Jr. (born June 11, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, Piatkowski began his career at Toledo Woodward High School then starred at Bowling Green State University, where he was a Converse ...

– 1969 *

– 1970 * Mike Green – 1974 * Bobby Jones – 1975 * David Thompson - 1976

Franchise record for championships

References

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