2020–21 Denver Nuggets season | |
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Head coach | Michael Malone |
General manager | Calvin Booth |
President | Tim Connelly |
Owners | Ann Walton Kroenke |
Arena | Ball Arena [1] |
Results | |
Record | 47–25 (.653) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Northwest) Conference: 3rd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
Conference semifinals (lost to Suns 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment |
Radio | KKSE |
The 2020–21 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 54th season of existence overall.
On May 3, the Nuggets officially clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season. [2] In the First Round, the Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games, before getting swept in the conference semi-Finals by the eventual Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns.
Nikola Jokić was voted league MVP for the regular season, thereby becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award. [3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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1 | 22 | Zeke Nnaji | PF/C | United States | Arizona |
2020–21 Denver Nuggets roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z – Utah Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 31–5 | 21–15 | 7–5 | 72 |
x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 25–11 | 22–14 | 9–3 | 72 |
x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 20–16 | 22–14 | 6–6 | 72 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 13–23 | 10–26 | 5–7 | 72 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 10–26 | 12–24 | 3–9 | 72 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Utah Jazz * | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 72 |
2 | y – Phoenix Suns * | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 | 72 |
3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
6 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
8 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 | 72 |
9 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | 72 |
10 | pi – San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 | 72 |
11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 72 |
14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 72 |
15 | Houston Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 | 72 |
Notes
2020 preseason game log Total: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
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2020–21 preseason schedule |
2021 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 2–3; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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2021 playoff schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Will Barton | 56 | 52 | 31.0 | .426 | .381 | .785 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .9 | .4 | 12.7 |
Bol Bol | 32 | 2 | 5.0 | .431 | .375 | .667 | .8 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 2.2 |
Facundo Campazzo | 65 | 19 | 21.9 | .381 | .352 | .879 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 6.1 |
Vlatko Čančar | 41 | 1 | 6.9 | .458 | .273 | .769 | 1.2 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.1 |
Gary Clark | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
PJ Dozier | 50 | 6 | 21.8 | .417 | .315 | .636 | 3.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | 7.7 |
Aaron Gordon | 25 | 25 | 25.9 | .500 | .266 | .705 | 4.7 | 2.2 | .7 | .6 | 10.2 |
JaMychal Green | 58 | 5 | 19.3 | .463 | .399 | .807 | 4.8 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 8.1 |
R. J. Hampton | 25 | 0 | 9.3 | .417 | .278 | .750 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 2.6 |
Gary Harris | 19 | 19 | 30.6 | .442 | .320 | .733 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 9.7 |
Shaquille Harrison | 17 | 0 | 16.3 | .345 | .214 | .813 | 2.3 | .9 | .9 | .3 | 3.3 |
Isaiah Hartenstein | 30 | 0 | 9.1 | .513 | .000 | .611 | 2.8 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 3.5 |
Markus Howard | 37 | 1 | 5.5 | .377 | .277 | .778 | .6 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 2.8 |
Nikola Jokić | 72 | 72 | 34.6 | .566 | .388 | .868 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | .7 | 26.4 |
Javale McGee | 13 | 1 | 13.5 | .478 | .000 | .667 | 5.3 | .5 | .2 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
Paul Millsap | 56 | 36 | 20.8 | .476 | .343 | .724 | 4.7 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 9.0 |
Monté Morris | 47 | 13 | 25.5 | .481 | .381 | .795 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 |
Jamal Murray | 48 | 48 | 35.5 | .477 | .408 | .869 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 21.2 |
Zeke Nnaji | 42 | 1 | 9.5 | .481 | .407 | .800 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
Michael Porter | 61 | 54 | 31.3 | .542 | .445 | .791 | 7.3 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | 19.0 |
Austin Rivers | 15 | 5 | 26.9 | .418 | .375 | .706 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .1 | 8.7 |
Greg Whittington | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Will Barton | 3 | 1 | 27.7 | .442 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.3 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 16.3 |
Bol Bol | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Facundo Campazzo | 10 | 9 | 27.0 | .392 | .396 | .842 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .4 | 9.3 |
Vlatko Čančar | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .800 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 2.2 |
Aaron Gordon | 10 | 10 | 29.9 | .434 | .391 | .640 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | 11.1 |
JaMychal Green | 10 | 0 | 19.0 | .444 | .300 | .889 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .2 | 5.4 |
Shaquille Harrison | 9 | 0 | 4.4 | .750 | 1.000 | .667 | .9 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 |
Markus Howard | 9 | 0 | 12.4 | .405 | .423 | .500 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 4.7 |
Nikola Jokić | 10 | 10 | 34.5 | .509 | .377 | .836 | 11.6 | 5.0 | .6 | .9 | 29.8 |
Javale McGee | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | .300 | .000 | .333 | 3.0 | .8 | .3 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
Paul Millsap | 9 | 0 | 12.1 | .440 | .261 | .615 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .3 | .7 | 6.4 |
Monté Morris | 10 | 1 | 28.6 | .431 | .400 | .724 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.7 |
Zeke Nnaji | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | .500 | .429 | .500 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
Michael Porter | 10 | 10 | 33.2 | .474 | .397 | .810 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 17.4 |
Austin Rivers | 10 | 9 | 30.5 | .435 | .413 | .813 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | 9.2 |
Players Added Via draft Via free agency
Via trade |
Players Lost Via free agency Via trade Waived |
November 22, 2020 [6] | To
Denver Nuggets Cash considerations |
To
Detroit Pistons
Jerami Grant (
Sign and trade) |
November 24, 2020 [7] | Four-team trade | |
To
Denver Nuggets Rights to R. J. Hampton (#24) (from Milwaukee) |
To
Milwaukee Bucks
Jrue Holiday (from New Orleans) | |
To
New Orleans Pelicans
Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City) |
To
Oklahoma City Thunder
George Hill (from Milwaukee) | |
March 25, 2021 [8] | To
Denver Nuggets |
To
Orlando Magic
Gary Harris |
March 25, 2021 [9] | To
Denver Nuggets |
To
Cleveland Cavaliers
Isaiah Hartenstein |
Player | Signed |
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Bol Bol [10] | November 24, 2020 (Converted from two-way contract) |
Paul Millsap [11] | December 3, 2020 |
Monté Morris [12] | December 9, 2020 |
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Greg Whittington [13] | November 24, 2020; Two-way contract | Galatasaray |
Isaiah Hartenstein [14] | November 30, 2020 | Houston Rockets |
Markus Howard [15] | November 30, 2020; Two-way contract | Marquette |
Facundo Campazzo [16] | November 30, 2020 | Real Madrid |
JaMychal Green [17] | November 30, 2020 | Los Angeles Clippers |
Shaquille Harrison [18] | April 9, 2021; Two-way contract | Utah Jazz |
Austin Rivers [19] | April 20, 2021; 10-day contract April 30, 2021 [20] |
New York Knicks |
Date | Player | Reason | New team |
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November 22, 2020 | Jerami Grant [6] | Free Agency (sign and trade) | Detroit Pistons |
November 22, 2020 | Keita Bates-Diop [21] | Waived | San Antonio Spurs |
November 26, 2020 | Torrey Craig [22] | Free Agency | Milwaukee Bucks |
November 27, 2020 | Noah Vonleh [23] | Free Agency | Chicago Bulls |
December 1, 2020 | Mason Plumlee [24] | Free Agency | Detroit Pistons |
December 3, 2020 | Troy Daniels | Free Agency | Olimpia Milano |
December 3, 2020 | Tyler Cook [25] | Free Agency | Minnesota Timberwolves |
April 9, 2021 | Greg Whittington [18] | Waived | Lokomotiv Kuban |
April 9, 2021 | Gary Clark [18] | Waived | Philadelphia 76ers |