2019–20 Denver Nuggets season

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2019–20 Denver Nuggets season
Division Champions
Head coach Michael Malone
General manager Artūras Karnišovas (until April 7, 2020)[1]
Calvin Booth (from July 7, 2020)[2]
Owner(s) Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record 46–27 (.630)
Place Division: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish Conference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KKSE
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

The 2019–20 Denver Nuggets season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 53rd season of existence overall.

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[3] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[4] On March 19, the Nuggets announced that one person from the team tested positive for COVID-19.[5] The Nuggets were one of the 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble on June 4.

In the playoffs, the Nuggets became the first team in NBA playoffs history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit twice in the same playoff run. The Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz in the first round in seven games, recovering from a 3–1 series deficit and advancing to the semifinals against the Los Angeles Clippers, whom they last faced in the playoffs in 2006. The Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the Conference Semifinals, also recovering from a 3–1 series deficit, where they subsequently advanced to the Conference Finals. In achieving this feat, the Nuggets became the first team in NBA history to ever recover from two 3–1 series deficits in the same postseason to advance to the next round; no previous team had ever even forced two Game 7s in that situation. The Nuggets advanced to their first Conference Finals since the 2008–09 season, but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.

Draft

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Main article: 2019 NBA draft

The Denver Nuggets did not hold any picks for the 2019 NBA Draft,[6] but traded for the 44th pick from the Miami Heat, who selected center Bol Bol.[7]

Roster

2019–20 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
F 6 Bates-Diop, Keita 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996–01–23 Ohio State
F/C 10 Bol, Bol (TW) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999–11–16 Oregon
F 31 Čančar, Vlatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997–04–10 Slovenia
F 25 Cook, Tyler (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997–09–23 Iowa
F 3 Craig, Torrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1990–12–19 USC Upstate
G 30 Daniels, Troy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–06–15 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 35 Dozier, PJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–10–25 South Carolina
F 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–03–12 Syracuse
G 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
C 15 Jokić, Nikola (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
F 4 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1985–02–10 Louisiana Tech
G 11 Morris, Monté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995–06–27 Iowa State
G 27 Murray, Jamal (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997–02–23 Kentucky
F/C 7 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–03–05 Duke
SF 1 Porter, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998–06–29 Missouri
F/C 32 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2020–06–26

Standings

Division

Northwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 46 27 .630 0.0 26–11 20–16 12–2 73
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 1.5 23–14 21–14 8–5 72
x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 1.5 23–12 21–16 5–7 72
x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 11.5 21–15 14–24 5–8 74
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 22.5 8–24 11–21 2–10 64


Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65


Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 23, 2019.[8]

2019–20 game log
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8 @ Portland W 105–94 Paul Millsap (14) Millsap, Plumlee, Beasley, Craig, Vanderbilt (5) Monté Morris (4) Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,942		 1–0
2 October 10 @ LA Clippers W 111–91 Malik Beasley (16) Nikola Jokić (11) Mason Plumlee (6) Staples Center
15,778		 2–0
3 October 14 @ Phoenix W 107–102 Jerami Grant (22) Jamal Murray (8) Murray, Plumlee (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,075		 3–0
4 October 17 Portland W 110–104 Millsap, Barton (13) Mason Plumlee (6) Jamal Murray (6) Pepsi Center
14,424		 4–0
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season

2019–20 game log
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2020 NBA playoffs
2020 playoff game log
2020 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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Will Barton 58 58 33.0 .450 .375 .767 6.3 3.7 1.1 .5 15.1
Keita Bates-Diop 7 0 14.0 .464 .333 .800 2.4 .0 .3 .6 5.3
Malik Beasley 41 0 18.2 .389 .360 .868 1.9 1.2 .8 .1 7.9
Bol Bol 7 0 12.4 .500 .444 .800 2.7 .9 .3 .9 5.7
Vlatko Čančar 14 0 3.2 .400 .167 1.000 .7 .2 .1 .1 1.2
Tyler Cook 2 0 9.5 .500 .000 1.000 2.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0
Torrey Craig 58 27 18.5 .461 .326 .611 3.3 .8 .4 .6 5.4
Troy Daniels 6 0 12.7 .357 .300 .000 1.0 .5 .5 .0 4.3
PJ Dozier 29 0 14.2 .414 .347 .724 1.9 2.2 .5 .2 5.8
Jerami Grant 71 24 26.6 .478 .389 .750 3.5 1.2 .7 .8 12.0
Gary Harris 56 55 31.8 .420 .333 .815 2.9 2.1 1.4 .3 10.4
Juan Hernangómez 34 0 12.4 .345 .250 .640 2.8 .6 .1 .1 3.1
Nikola Jokić 73 73 32.0 .528 .314 .817 9.7 7.0 1.2 .6 19.9
Jordan McRae 4 0 8.0 .333 .500 .750 1.3 1.0 .5 .3 2.3
Paul Millsap 51 48 24.3 .482 .435 .816 5.7 1.6 .9 .6 11.6
Monté Morris 73 12 22.4 .459 .378 .843 1.9 3.5 .8 .2 9.0
Jamal Murray 59 59 32.3 .456 .346 .881 4.0 4.8 1.1 .3 18.5
Mason Plumlee 61 1 17.3 .615 .000 .535 5.2 2.5 .5 .6 7.2
Michael Porter 55 8 16.4 .509 .422 .833 4.7 .8 .5 .5 9.3
Jarred Vanderbilt 9 0 4.6 .714 .000 .000 .9 .2 .3 .1 1.1
Noah Vonleh 7 0 4.3 .833 1.000 .500 1.1 .3 .0 .0 1.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Keita Bates-Diop 5 0 4.8 .200 .000 .500 1.2 .2 .0 .0 .6
Bol Bol 4 0 5.3 .556 .667 .875 1.3 .0 .5 .5 4.8
Tyler Cook 1 4.0 .000 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Torrey Craig 19 3 19.7 .423 .262 .692 3.3 .7 .4 .4 4.5
Troy Daniels 6 0 5.0 .500 .500 .500 .5 .3 .0 .0 2.7
PJ Dozier 12 0 10.4 .424 .250 .571 1.5 1.0 .2 .2 3.2
Jerami Grant 19 16 34.4 .406 .326 .889 3.3 1.3 .6 .8 11.6
Gary Harris 14 12 27.1 .378 .365 .773 2.0 1.7 1.1 .3 7.4
Nikola Jokić 19 19 35.5 .519 .429 .835 9.8 5.7 1.1 .8 24.4
Paul Millsap 19 19 24.2 .398 .341 .796 4.7 1.2 .6 .5 8.0
Monté Morris 19 4 21.4 .496 .300 .824 1.5 2.7 .6 .1 9.1
Jamal Murray 19 19 39.6 .505 .453 .897 4.8 6.6 .9 .3 26.5
Mason Plumlee 19 0 10.9 .487 .000 .667 3.2 1.3 .2 .4 2.4
Michael Porter 19 3 23.8 .476 .382 .743 6.7 .8 .7 .3 11.4
Noah Vonleh 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 20, 2019[9] To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Bol Bol		 To Miami Heat
2022 second-round pick
Cash considerations
July 8, 2019[10] To Denver Nuggets
Jerami Grant		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2020 first-round pick
February 5, 2020[11] To Denver Nuggets
To Atlanta Hawks
To Houston Rockets
To Minnesota Timberwolves
February 6, 2020[12] To Denver Nuggets
Jordan McRae		 To Washington Wizards
Shabazz Napier

Contracts

Re-signed

Player Signed
Jamal Murray[13] July 24, 2019

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Vlatko Čančar[14] August 2, 2019 Spain San Pablo Burgos
Tyler Cook[15] August 13, 2019; Two-way contract Iowa
PJ Dozier[15] August 13, 2019; Two-way contract Boston Celtics
Bol Bol[16] September 6, 2019; Two-way contract Oregon
Troy Daniels[17] March 5, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers
Tyler Cook[18] June 30, 2020; Two-way contract Oklahoma City Blue

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Isaiah Thomas[19] Free Agent Washington Wizards
Trey Lyles[20] Free Agent San Antonio Spurs
Tyler Lydon[21] Free Agent Sacramento Kings
Thomas Welsh[22] Waived Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Goodwin[23] Free Agent Atlanta Hawks
Tyler Cook[24] Waived Cleveland Cavaliers
Gerald Green[25] Waived Free Agent
Jordan McRae[26] Waived Detroit Pistons

References

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