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2008–09  Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coach George Karl
General manager Mark Warkentien
Owner(s) Stan Kroenke
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st ( Northwest)
Conference: 2nd ( Western)
Playoff finish Western Conference Finals
(lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KCKK
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished the regular season with 54 wins and 28 losses, the franchise's best record since 1987–88. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated New Orleans Hornets in five games in the first round; this series included a notable 58-point bludgeoning of the Hornets in Game 4. The Nuggets then defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the Western Conference Semi-finals to reach the conference finals for the first time since 1985, ending their streak of five straight first-round exits. However, the Nuggets lost to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, ending their playoff run.[ citation needed] This was the second straight year the Nuggets had their season ended by the Lakers.

The Nuggets' six-game loss to the Lakers in the 2009 Western Conference finals matched their six game defeat in the 1978 Western Conference finals for the closest the franchise had ever come to reaching an NBA Finals until 2023. [1]

Key dates

During the first week of the season, superstar guard Allen Iverson was traded in a blockbuster deal to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb. McDyess was released soon after the trade.

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft

The Denver Nuggets had no draft picks in the 2008 NBA draft, but did acquire the draft rights of Sonny Weems from the Chicago Bulls. Weems was the 39th pick of the draft.

Roster

2008–09 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978-07-07 Blinn
SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-05-29 Syracuse
F 32 Balkman, Renaldo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984-07-14 South Carolina
G 7 Billups, Chauncey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1976-09-25 Colorado
PG 25 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-06-16 Hawaiʻi
PG 6 Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1978-04-29 Syracuse
F/C 45 Hunter, Steven Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-10-31 DePaul
G/F 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-12-27 Duke
F 43 Kleiza, Linas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-01-03 Missouri
PF 4 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977-12-30 Cincinnati
F/C 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982-09-13 Brazil
C 27 Petro, Johan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1986-01-27 France
G/F 1 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
G/F 13 Weems, Sonny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-07-08 Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 2009

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y– Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 — 33–8 21–20 12–4 82
x– Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 — 34–7 20–21 11–5 82
x– Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 6 33–8 15–26 10–6 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 30 11–30 13–28 3–13 82
Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 31 15–26 8–33 4–12 82
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c- Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 —
2 y- Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y- San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x- Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x- Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x- Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x- New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x- Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ Utah L 94–98 Allen Iverson, Kenyon Martin (18) Kenyon Martin, Chris Andersen (6) Allen Iverson (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,111 		0–1
2 October 31 @ L.A. Clippers W 113–103 (OT) Allen Iverson (25) Kenyon Martin (13) Anthony Carter (6) Staples Center
11,418 		1–1
November: 11–5 (home: 6–2; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 L.A. Lakers L 97–104 Anthony Carter (20) Chris Andersen (7) Allen Iverson (7) Pepsi Center
19,651 		1–2
4 November 5 @ Golden State L 101–111 Carmelo Anthony (28) Nenê (15) Anthony Carter (11) Oracle Arena
18,194 		1–3
5 November 7 Dallas W 108–105 Carmelo Anthony (28) Carmelo Anthony (8) Anthony Carter (7) Pepsi Center
19,175 		2–3
6 November 9 Memphis W 100–90 Carmelo Anthony (24) Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center
14,359 		3–3
7 November 11 @ Charlotte W 88–80 Carmelo Anthony (25) Nenê, Linas Kleiza (8) Anthony Carter (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,753 		4–3
8 November 13 @ Cleveland L 99–110 Chauncey Billups (26) Kenyon Martin (10) Chauncey Billups (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		4–4
9 November 14 @ Boston W 94–85 Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (18) Carmelo Anthony (13) Chauncey Billups (7) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		5–4
10 November 16 Minnesota W 90–84 Chauncey Billups (26) Carmelo Anthony (12) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center
16,721 		6–4
11 November 18 Milwaukee W 114–105 Linas Kleiza (25) Nenê (6) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center
14,413 		7–4
12 November 19 @ San Antonio W 91–81 Chauncey Billups (22) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9) Carmelo Anthony (7) AT&T Center
16,559 		8–4
13 November 21 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–104 J. R. Smith, Nenê (18) Carmelo Anthony (10) Chauncey Billups (9) Staples Center
18,997 		8–5
14 November 23 Chicago W 114–101 Kenyon Martin (26) Carmelo Anthony (13) Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (8) Pepsi Center
16,202 		9–5
15 November 26 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–105 Carmelo Anthony (30) Carmelo Anthony (11) Chauncey Billups (11) Staples Center
14,934 		10–5
16 November 27 New Orleans L 101–105 J. R. Smith (32) Chris Andersen (8) Anthony Carter (8) Pepsi Center
15,563 		10–6
17 November 29 @ Minnesota W 106–97 Chauncey Billups (27) Carmelo Anthony (10) Chucky Atkins (5) Target Center
14,197 		11–6
18 November 30 Houston W 104–94 Chauncey Billups (28) Nenê (10) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center
17,201 		12–6
December: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 Toronto W 132–93 Chauncey Billups (24) Nenê (11) Chauncey Billups (14) Pepsi Center
14,243 		13–6
20 December 4 San Antonio L 91–108 Carmelo Anthony (16) J. R. Smith (10) J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (4) Pepsi Center
15,866 		13–7
21 December 6 @ Sacramento W 118–85 Chauncey Billups (24) Nenê, Carmelo Anthony (7) Chauncey Billups (4) ARCO Arena
12,322 		14–7
22 December 10 Minnesota W 116–105 Carmelo Anthony (45) Carmelo Anthony (11) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center
14,007 		15–7
23 December 13 Golden State W 123–105 Carmelo Anthony (27) Carmelo Anthony (9) Chauncey Billups (11) Pepsi Center
15,322 		16–7
24 December 15 @ Dallas W 98–88 J. R. Smith (25) Kenyon Martin (10) Chauncey Billups (8) American Airlines Center
19,969 		17–7
25 December 16 @ Houston L 96–108 Carmelo Anthony (22) Kenyon Martin (8) Chauncey Billups (6) Toyota Center
17,737 		17–8
26 December 19 Cleveland L 88–105 Chauncey Billups (16) Chris Andersen (10) Anthony Carter, J. R. Smith (4) Pepsi Center
19,155 		17–9
27 December 20 @ Phoenix L 101–108 J. R. Smith (23) Nenê (15) Chauncey Billups (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		17–10
28 December 22 Portland W 97–89 Chauncey Billups, Nenê (19) Kenyon Martin (12) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center
18,611 		18–10
29 December 23 @ Portland L 92–101 Linas Kleiza (20) Nenê (13) Chucky Atkins (4) Rose Garden
20,007 		18–11
30 December 26 Philadelphia W 105–101 J. R. Smith (27) Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center
19,155 		19–11
31 December 28 @ New York W 117–110 Carmelo Anthony (32) Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		20–11
32 December 29 @ Atlanta L 91–109 Kenyon Martin (19) Chris Andersen (6) Anthony Carter (7) Philips Arena
17,131 		20–12
33 December 31 @ Toronto W 114–107 Nenê (21) Chris Andersen (10) Chauncey Billups (7) Air Canada Centre
18,879 		21–12
January: 10–4 (home: 8–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 @ Oklahoma City W 122–120 Carmelo Anthony (31) Nenê (14) Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (7) Ford Center
18,613 		22–12
35 January 3 New Orleans W 105–100 Carmelo Anthony (22) Carmelo Anthony (7) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center
19,614 		23–12
36 January 5 Indiana W 135–115 Kenyon Martin (25) Chris Andersen (9) Chauncey Billups (11) Pepsi Center
14,255 		24–12
37 January 7 Miami W 108–97 Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith, Linas Kleiza (21) Kenyon Martin (8) Anthony Carter (9) Pepsi Center
15,459 		25–12
38 January 9 Detroit L 90–93 Chauncey Billups (30) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (4) Pepsi Center
19,682 		25–13
39 January 13 Dallas W 99–97 Chauncey Billups (23) Chris Andersen (10) J. R. Smith (7) Pepsi Center
14,158 		26–13
40 January 15 Phoenix W 119–113 (OT) Chauncey Billups (26) Nenê (14) Chauncey Billups (8) Pepsi Center
18,073 		27–13
41 January 17 Orlando L 88–106 Linas Kleiza (26) Chris Andersen (9) Anthony Carter (7) Pepsi Center
19,749 		27–14
42 January 19 @ Houston L 113–115 J. R. Smith (24) Nenê (12) Chauncey Billups (12) Toyota Center
18,199 		27–15
43 January 20 Sacramento W 118–99 Linas Kleiza (27) Nenê (12) Anthony Carter (10) Pepsi Center
15,164 		28–15
44 January 25 Utah W 117–97 Nenê (28) Linas Kleiza, Nenê (9) Anthony Carter (10) Pepsi Center
17,895 		29–15
45 January 27 @ Memphis W 100–85 Chauncey Billups (29) Kenyon Martin (10) Kenyon Martin (4) FedExForum
11,338 		30–15
46 January 28 @ New Orleans L 81–94 Kenyon Martin (22) Linas Kleiza, Kenyon Martin, J. R. Smith, Nenê (6) Anthony Carter (6) New Orleans Arena
15,792 		30–16
47 January 30 Charlotte W 110–99 Nenê (22) Nenê (12) Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center
18,463 		31–16
February: 8–4 (home: 3–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 3 San Antonio W 104–96 Carmelo Anthony (35) Nenê (11) Anthony Carter (9) Pepsi Center
18,536 		32–16
49 February 4 @ Oklahoma City W 114–113 Carmelo Anthony (32) Nenê (8) Carmelo Anthony (11) Ford Center
18,332 		33–16
50 February 6 @ Washington W 124–103 Carmelo Anthony (23) Nenê (10) Anthony Carter (7) Verizon Center
20,173 		34–16
51 February 7 @ New Jersey L 70–114 Carmelo Anthony (15) Nenê (7) Chauncey Billups (3) Izod Center
17,697 		34–17
52 February 10 @ Miami W 99–82 Chauncey Billups (23) Kenyon Martin (10) Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (5) American Airlines Arena
16,784 		35–17
53 February 11 @ Orlando W 82–73 Carmelo Anthony (29) Carmelo Anthony (8) Chauncey Billups (4) Amway Arena
17,461 		36–17
54 February 18 @ Philadelphia W 101–89 Carmelo Anthony (26) Carmelo Anthony (14) Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (5) Wachovia Center
15,979 		37–17
55 February 20 @ Chicago L 99–116 Chauncey Billups (25) Carmelo Anthony (8) Chauncey Billups (6) United Center
21,970 		37–18
56 February 22 @ Milwaukee L 117–120 Carmelo Anthony (33) Carmelo Anthony (9) J. R. Smith (5) Bradley Center
14,891 		37–19
57 February 23 Boston L 76–114 J. R. Smith (19) Johan Petro (10) J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center
19,784 		37–20
58 February 25 Atlanta W 110–109 Chauncey Billups (33) Chris Andersen (12) Chauncey Billups (7) Pepsi Center
18,418 		38–20
59 February 27 L.A. Lakers W 90–79 Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (22) Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (12) Chauncey Billups (6) Pepsi Center
19,920 		39–20
March: 10–6 (home: 7–1; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 1 @ Indiana L 94–100 Chauncey Billups (27) Chris Andersen (12) Chauncey Billups (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,458 		39–21
61 March 3 @ Detroit L 95–100 Chauncey Billups (34) Nenê, Renaldo Balkman, Chris Andersen (7) Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		39–22
62 March 5 Portland W 106–90 Carmelo Anthony (38) J. R. Smith (7) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center
16,801 		40–22
63 March 6 @ Utah L 91–97 J. R. Smith (27) Renaldo Balkman (14) J. R. Smith (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		40–23
64 March 8 @ Sacramento L 106–114 Carmelo Anthony (32) Renaldo Balkman (10) Chauncey Billups (8) ARCO Arena
12,678 		40–24
65 March 9 Houston L 95–97 Chauncey Billups (28) Nenê (8) Chauncey Billups (5) Pepsi Center
16,020 		40–25
66 March 11 Oklahoma City W 112–99 Carmelo Anthony (22) Renaldo Balkman (14) Anthony Carter (12) Pepsi Center
16,186 		41–25
67 March 14 L.A. Clippers W 107–94 Renaldo Balkman (22) Chris Andersen, Renaldo Balkman (11) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center
18,676 		42–25
68 March 16 New Jersey W 121–96 J. R. Smith, Nenê (19) Chris Andersen (9) Chauncey Billups (10) Pepsi Center
16,223 		43–25
69 March 18 @ Memphis W 111–109 Carmelo Anthony (35) Renaldo Balkman (12) Chauncey Billups (12) FedExForum
11,087 		44–25
70 March 20 Washington W 116–105 J. R. Smith (40) Chris Andersen (11) Anthony Carter (10) Pepsi Center
18,231 		45–25
71 March 23 @ Phoenix L 115–118 Carmelo Anthony (29) Kenyon Martin (9) Chauncey Billups (8) US Airways Center
18,422 		45–26
72 March 25 @ New Orleans W 101–88 Carmelo Anthony (29) Chris Andersen (9) Chauncey Billups (6) New Orleans Arena
17,274 		46–26
73 March 27 @ Dallas W 103–101 Carmelo Anthony (43) Carmelo Anthony (11) Chauncey Billups (9) American Airlines Center
20,310 		47–26
74 March 28 Golden State W 129–116 Carmelo Anthony (31) Chris Andersen (11) Anthony Carter (13) Pepsi Center
19,155 		48–26
75 March 31 New York W 111–104 Carmelo Anthony (29) Nenê (12) Anthony Carter (8) Pepsi Center
17,851 		49–26
April: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 2 Utah W 114–104 J. R. Smith (28) Chris Andersen (10) J. R. Smith (7) Pepsi Center
17,969 		50–26
77 April 4 L.A. Clippers W 120–104 J. R. Smith (34) Chris Andersen (8) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center
17,880 		51–26
78 April 5 @ Minnesota W 110–87 Carmelo Anthony (23) Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (8) Chauncey Billups (7) Target Center
16,839 		52–26
79 April 8 Oklahoma City W 122–112 Carmelo Anthony (31) Nenê (10) Chauncey Billups (9) Pepsi Center
16,536 		53–26
80 April 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–116 Carmelo Anthony (23) Nenê (10) Chauncey Billups (8) Staples Center
18,997 		53–27
81 April 13 Sacramento W 118–98 J. R. Smith (45) Chris Andersen (10) Carmelo Anthony (9) Pepsi Center
15,823 		54–27
82 April 15 @ Portland L 76–104 Chauncey Billups (13) Nenê (9) Chauncey Billups (4) Rose Garden
20,652 		54-28
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2009 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 19 New Orleans W 113–84 Billups (36) Nenê (14) Billups (8) Pepsi Center
19,536 		1–0
2 April 22 New Orleans W 108–93 Billups (31) Nenê (8) Anthony (9) Pepsi Center
19,623 		2–0
3 April 25 @ New Orleans L 93–95 Anthony (25) Martin (10) Billups (6) New Orleans Arena
17,489 		2–1
4 April 27 @ New Orleans W 121–63 Anthony (26) Andersen (8) Billups (8) New Orleans Arena
17,236 		3–1
5 April 29 New Orleans W 107–86 Anthony (34) Andersen, Martin, Nenê (7) Billups (11) Pepsi Center
19,744 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 3 Dallas W 109–95 Nenê (24) Andersen (6) Billups, Smith (6) Pepsi Center
19,631 		1–0
2 May 5 Dallas W 117–105 Anthony, Nenê (25) Andersen (9) Billups (8) Pepsi Center
19,890 		2–0
3 May 9 @ Dallas W 106–105 Billups (32) Anthony, Nenê (8) Nenê (4) American Airlines Center
20,620 		3–0
4 May 11 @ Dallas L 117–119 Anthony (41) Anthony (11) Billups (7) American Airlines Center
20,523 		3–1
5 May 13 Dallas W 124–110 Anthony (30) Billups, Nenê (7) Billups (12) Pepsi Center
19,962 		4–1
Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 103–105 Anthony (39) Martin (8) Billups (8) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 May 21 @ L.A. Lakers W 106–103 Anthony (34) Anthony, Nenê (9) Nenê (6) Staples Center
18,997 		1–1
3 May 23 L.A. Lakers L 97–103 Anthony (21) Andersen, Martin (7) Billups (7) Pepsi Center
19,939 		1–2
4 May 25 L.A. Lakers W 120–101 Billups, Smith (24) Martin (15) Nenê (6) Pepsi Center
20,037 		2–2
5 May 27 @ L.A. Lakers L 94–103 Anthony (31) Andersen, Nenê (8) Billups (5) Staples Center
18,997 		2–3
6 May 29 L.A. Lakers L 92–119 Anthony (25) Nenê (6) Billups (9) Pepsi Center
20,053 		2–4
2016 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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 Source: [2]

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chris Andersen 71 1 20.6 .548 .200 .718 6.20 .4 .58 2.46 6.4
Carmelo Anthony 66 66 34.5 .443 .371 .793 6.80 3.4 1.14 .36 22.8
Renaldo Balkman 53 10 14.7 .558 .286 .646 3.80 .6 .89 .43 5.0
Chauncey Billups 77 77 35.3 .420 .410 .913 3.00 6.4 1.17 .22 17.9
Anthony Carter 78 5 22.9 .433 .239 .731 2.60 4.7 1.23 .17 5.3
Dahntay Jones 79 71 18.1 .458 .647 .728 2.10 1.0 .62 .24 5.4
Jason Hart 11 0 3.3 .500 .000 .750 .40 .5 .00 .00 1.2
Linas Kleiza 82 7 22.2 .447 .326 .725 4.00 .8 .38 .17 9.9
Kenyon Martin 66 66 32.0 .491 .368 .604 6.00 2.0 1.45 1.12 11.7
Nenê 77 76 32.0 .604 .200 .723 7.80 1.4 1.23 1.31 14.6
Johan Petro 27 10 8.0 .429 .000 .429 2.30 .4 .11 .37 2.2
J.R. Smith 81 18 27.7 .446 .397 .754 3.70 2.8 .96 .17 15.2
Sonny Weems 12 0 4.6 .320 .000 .375 .30 .3 .08 .00 1.6

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chris Andersen 15 0 21.9 .630 .000 .659 6.30 .6 .33 2.13 6.5
Carmelo Anthony 16 16 38.3 .453 .364 .826 5.80 4.1 1.75 .63 27.2
Renaldo Balkman 8 0 2.5 .333 .000 .000 .50 .1 .50 .00 .5
Chauncey Billups 16 16 38.7 .457 .468 .906 3.80 6.8 1.25 .25 20.6
Anthony Carter 16 0 14.3 .408 .167 .500 2.00 2.1 .94 .06 2.8
Dahntay Jones 16 16 17.5 .481 .250 .767 2.40 .6 .81 .31 7.0
Jason Hart 9 0 2.1 .500 .000 .000 .30 .6 .22 .11 .2
Linas Kleiza 14 0 15.0 .470 .425 .750 3.20 .5 .36 .07 6.9
Kenyon Martin 16 16 33.6 .497 .200 .657 5.90 2.1 1.13 .88 10.9
Nenê 16 16 32.8 .548 .000 .657 7.50 2.6 1.25 .63 11.5
Johan Petro 10 0 2.6 .222 .000 .625 .60 .1 .00 .10 .9
J.R. Smith 16 0 27.2 .454 .358 .543 3.30 2.8 1.06 .25 14.9

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2008 To Chicago Bulls
Ömer Aşık [3] 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Nuggets’ 2009 second round pick
New York's 2009 second round pick (via Chicago)
Chicago's 2010 second round pick 		To Denver Nuggets
Sonny Weems
July 15, 2008 To Los Angeles Clippers
Marcus Camby [4] 		To Denver Nuggets
The rights to swap second-round picks in the 2010 NBA draft
July 22, 2008 To New York Knicks
Taurean Green
Bobby Jones
2010 second round draft pick [5] 		To Denver Nuggets
Renaldo Balkman
November 3, 2008 To Detroit Pistons
Allen Iverson [6] 		To Denver Nuggets
Chauncey Billups
Antonio McDyess
Cheikh Samb
January 5, 2009 To Los Angeles Clippers
Cheikh Samb [7] 		To Denver Nuggets
Future Conditional Second-Round Draft Pick
January 7, 2009 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Chucky Atkins
Conditional 2009 First-Round Draft Pick [8] 		To Denver Nuggets
Johan Petro
Second-Round Draft Pick

Free agents

References

  1. ^ "ISportsWeb - All About Sport 2021".
  2. ^ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  3. ^ "NUGGETS: Nuggets Acquire Draft Rights to Weems". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "Nuggets Trade Camby to L.A. Clippers".
  5. ^ "Nuggets Acquire Balkman".
  6. ^ "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
  7. ^ "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
  8. ^ "Nuggets Acquire Petro from Thunder".
  9. ^ "Nuggets Sign Andersen".
  10. ^ "Nuggets Sign Dahntay Jones".
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