Denver Nuggets

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Denver Nuggets
First Season
1967-68
Team History
Denver Nuggets (1974-present)
Denver Rockets (1967-74)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1976-present)
  • Western Conference (1976-present)
    • Northwest Division (2004-present)
    • Midwest Division (1976-2004)

American Basketball Association (1967-74)

  • Western Division (1967-75)
Venue
Ball Arena (1999-present)
McNichols Sports Arena (1975-99)
Denver Coliseum/Denver Auditorium Arena (1967-75)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. 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 Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA), but changed its name to Rockets before the first season. It changed its name again to the Nuggets in 1974, and joined the NBA when the two leagues merged in 1976.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1960s
Denver Rockets (ABA)
February 1, 1970 Regular Season Indiana Pacers Denver Auditorium Arena
1970s
November 18, 1970 Regular Season Indiana Pacers Denver Auditorium Arena
1971-72 Regular Season Dallas Chaparrals Denver Auditorium Arena
Regular Season Pittsburgh Condors Denver Auditorium Arena
1972-73 Postseason Indiana Pacers Denver Auditorium Arena
Denver Nuggets (ABA)
1974-75 Postseason Utah Stars Denver Auditorium Arena
1975-76 Postseason Kentucky Colonels McNichols Sports Arena
Denver Nuggets (NBA)
1977-78 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a McNichols Sports Arena
Postseason Milwaukee Bucks McNichols Sports Arena
1978-79 Regular Season n/a McNichols Sports Arena
1980s
1980-81 Regular Season n/a McNichols Sports Arena
1987-88 Regular Season n/a McNichols Sports Arena
2000s
December 21, 2005 Regular Season Washington Wizards Pepsi Center
November 29, 2009 Regular Season Minnesota Timberwolves Pepsi Center

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70
1970s 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80
1980s 1980-81 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90
1990s 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1997-98
2000s 2000-01 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07
2010s 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19
2020s 2020-21 • 2022-23

Playoff media guides

1970s 1976

Yearbooks

1990s 1994-95 • 1995-96
2010s 2016-17

Seasons

Denver Nuggets publications by season
1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 •  1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 •  2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 • 2021-22 • 2022-23


Head Coaches

Denver Nuggets head coaches
Bob Bass (1967-69) • John McLendon (1969) • Joe Belmont (1969-70) • Stan Albeck (1970-71) • Alex Hannum (1971-74) • Larry Brown (1974-79) • Donnie Walsh (1979-80)  • Doug Moe (1980-90) • Paul Westhead (1990-92) • Dan Issel (1992-95) • Gene Littles* (1995) • Bernie Bickerstaff (1995-96) • Dick Motta (1996-97) • Bill Hanzlik (1997-98) • Mike D'Antoni (1998-99) • Dan Issel (1999-2001) • Mike Evans* (2001-02) • Jeff Bzdelik (2002-04) • Michael Cooper* (2004-05) • George Karl (2004-13) • Brian Shaw (2013-15) • Melvin Hunt* (2015) • Michael Malone (2015-present)

*interim head coach


National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference Atlantic Central Southeast
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Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center)
New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden)
Philadelphia 76ers (Wells Fargo Center)
Toronto Raptors (Scotiabank Arena) 		Chicago Bulls (United Center)
Cleveland Cavaliers (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse)
Detroit Pistons (Little Caesars Arena)
Indiana Pacers (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Milwaukee Bucks (Fiserv Forum) 		Atlanta Hawks (State Farm Arena)
Charlotte Hornets (Spectrum Center)
Miami Heat (FTX Arena)
Orlando Magic (Amway Center)
Washington Wizards (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference Northwest Pacific Southwest
Denver Nuggets (Ball Arena)
Minnesota Timberwolves (Target Center)
Oklahoma City Thunder (Paycom Center)
Portland Trail Blazers (Moda Center)
Utah Jazz (Vivint Arena) 		Golden State Warriors (Chase Center)
Los Angeles Clippers (Crypto.com Arena)
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Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center)
Sacramento Kings (Golden 1 Center) 		Dallas Mavericks (American Airlines Center)
Houston Rockets (Toyota Center)
Memphis Grizzlies (FedExForum)
New Orleans Pelicans (Smoothie King Center)
San Antonio Spurs (AT&T Center)
Defunct franchises All defunct franchises
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American Basketball Association
Teams ABA league publications • Denver Nuggets • The Floridians • Indiana Pacers • Kentucky Colonels • Memphis Sounds • New York Nets • Pittsburgh Condors • San Antonio Spurs • San Diego Sails • Spirits of St. Louis • Utah Stars • Virginia Squires
Seasons 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76
Venues Civic Arena • Dallas Memorial Auditorium • Denver Auditorium Arena • Freedom Hall • Golden Hall • Hampton Roads Coliseum • Island Garden • Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Long Island Arena • Louisville Convention Center • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • McNichols Sports Arena • Metropolitan Sports Center • Mid-South Coliseum • Moody Coliseum • Salt Palace • St. Louis Arena • Tarrant County Convention Center • Teaneck Armory
Related Gary Davidson • ABA All-Star Games • Cage Stars


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