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{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Denver Nuggets
| current =
| logo = Denver Nuggets.svg
| imagesize = 200px
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| division = [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest]]
| founded = 1967
| history = '''Denver Rockets'''<br />1967–1974 (ABA)<br />'''Denver Nuggets'''<br />1974–1976 (ABA)<br />1976–present (NBA)<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuggets Unveil 50th Anniversary Logo in Celebration of
| arena = [[Ball Arena]]<ref name="BallArena">{{cite news|title=Denver Nuggets will now play in Ball Arena as part of KSE, Ball Corporation Global Partnership|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/kse-ballcorp-globalpartnership-20201022|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109005619/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/kse-ballcorp-globalpartnership-20201022|url-status=live}}</ref>
| location = [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
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| president = Josh Kroenke<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Kroenke–Nuggets Executives|url=https://kseblobstorage.blob.core.windows.net/sitefiles/pdf/DN_MediaGuide_2122_Digital.pdf#page=8|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|work=2021–22 Denver Nuggets Media Guide|access-date=June 5, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605003651/https://kseblobstorage.blob.core.windows.net/sitefiles/pdf/DN_MediaGuide_2122_Digital.pdf#page=8}}</ref>
| gm = [[Calvin Booth]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Labidou|first=Alex|title=Artūras Karnišovas leaves Nuggets GM post, joins Bulls as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/arturas-karnisovas-departs-for-bulls-20200411|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|date=April 13, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019143812/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/arturas-karnisovas-departs-for-bulls-20200411|url-status=live}}</ref>
| coach = [[
| owner = [[Kroenke Sports & Entertainment]] ([[Stan Kroenke]], Owner/Governor)<ref>{{cite web|title=Staff Directory|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff-directory|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Nuggets.com|access-date=June 5, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605003651/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff-directory}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Denver Nuggets Team Info and News|url=https://www.nba.com/team/1610612743/nuggets|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 5, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605003651/https://www.nba.com/team/1610612743/nuggets}}</ref>
| affiliation = [[Grand Rapids Gold]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=Grand Rapids Drive to serve as Nuggets' affiliate starting in 2021–22|url=https://www.nba.com/news/grand-rapids-drive-to-serve-as-nuggets-affiliate-starting-in-2021-22|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513093621/https://www.nba.com/news/grand-rapids-drive-to-serve-as-nuggets-affiliate-starting-in-2021-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="grgold">{{cite press release|title=Grand Rapids Drive Announce New Name And Logo|url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/grand-rapids-drive-announce-new-name-and-logo/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=GLeague.NBA.com|date=July 7, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707202201/https://gleague.nba.com/news/grand-rapids-drive-announce-new-name-and-logo/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Ringsby sold the team to [[San Diego]] businessmen Frank Goldberg and Bud Fischer in 1972.<ref name="nuggetscompanyhistory"/> In 1974, in anticipation of moving into the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], and the new [[McNichols Arena]], the franchise held a contest to choose a new team nickname, as "Rockets" was already in use by the [[Houston Rockets]]. The winning choice was "Nuggets", in honor of the original [[Denver Nuggets (1948–1950)|Denver Nuggets]] team from 1948 to 1950, the last year as a charter member of the NBA. Their new logo was a miner "discovering" an ABA ball. Goldberg and Fischer in turn sold the team to a local investment group in 1976.
With the drafting and signing of future Hall of Fame player [[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]] out of [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|North Carolina State]] and [[Marvin Webster]], and the acquisitions of [[Dan Issel]] and [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]]
In 1975–76, playing at their new arena, the Nuggets, with the acquisitions of Thompson, Jones and Dan Issel who had come via a trade after he won an ABA title with the
===1976–1982: Early NBA years===
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====2008–2011: The Anthony and Billups duo====
On July 16, 2008, at the end of the [[2007–08 NBA season]], the Nuggets traded former [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] [[Marcus Camby]] to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] for a second-round draft pick (that was then traded to the [[New York Knicks]] for [[Renaldo Balkman]]).
On November 3, 2008, guard [[Allen Iverson]] was traded to the [[Detroit Pistons]] for [[Chauncey Billups]], [[Antonio McDyess]], and [[Cheikh Samb]] (part of the trade exception from the Marcus Camby trade was used to allow the deal to go through). McDyess was waived though on November 10, 2008, and he returned to Detroit shortly afterwards.
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====2015–2023: Pre-NBA title seasons====
[[File:Nikola Jokic free throw (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|[[Nikola Jokić]] was named [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] in [[2020–21 NBA season|2021]] (first player in franchise history), [[2021–22 NBA season|2022]] and [[2023–24 NBA season|2024]].]]
On June 15, 2015, at the end of the 2014–15 season, [[
Under Michael Malone's leadership, the Denver Nuggets slightly started to improve while primarily relying on the youth movement consisting of Emmanuel Mudiay, [[Nikola Jokić]], Gary Harris and later also on the recovered Jusuf Nurkić. On January 27, 2016, it was announced that both Mudiay and Jokić would participate in [[Rising Stars Challenge|BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge]] during NBA All-Star 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/mudiay-jokic-selected-for-world-team-012716|title=Emmanuel Mudiay and Nikola Jokić Named to Rising Stars Challenge World Team|work=NBA.com|date=January 27, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2016|archive-date=February 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229223148/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/mudiay-jokic-selected-for-world-team-012716|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 18, the Denver Nuggets announced that they decided to trade veteran shooting guard Randy Foye to [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] in exchange for [[D. J. Augustin]], [[Steve Novak]] and two second-round draft picks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-aquire-dj-augustin-steve-novak-second-round-picks-021816|title=Nuggets Acquire D.J. Augustin, Steve Novak, Second Round Picks and Cash Consideration|work=NBA.com|date=February 18, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2016|archive-date=February 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221230456/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-aquire-dj-augustin-steve-novak-second-round-picks-021816|url-status=live}}</ref> One day later, JJ Hickson and the newly acquired Novak were waived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-waive-hickson-novak-021916|title=Nuggets Waive J.J. Hickson and Steve Novak|work=NBA.com|date=February 19, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531042005/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-waive-hickson-novak-021916|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====2024: Dethroned====
In the [[2023–24 NBA season|2023–24 season]], the Nuggets finished with the 2nd seed in the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] with a 57–25 record, tying with the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] and finishing 1 game ahead of the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. On May
==Season-by-season record==
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