2023–24 Denver Nuggets season

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2023–24 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Michael Malone
General manager Calvin Booth
Owner(s) Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena Ball Arena
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish Conference semifinals
(lost to Timberwolves 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KKSE
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

The 2023–24 Denver Nuggets season was the 48th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Nuggets entered the season as the defending NBA, Western Conference, and Northwest Division champions after winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat during the previous season in five games for their first championship.[2] The Nuggets managed to clinch their 6th straight playoff berth on March 31, 2024 after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers. On May 8, 2024, center Nikola Jokić won his third MVP award in four seasons.

The Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the first round of the playoffs, a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals in which Denver swept Los Angeles. In the Semifinals, the Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves exchanged blowouts in a seven game series, but the Nuggets would blow a 20-point lead in Game 7 as they were eliminated by the Timberwolves 98-90. The Nuggets became the first team in NBA history to lose a Game 7 after leading by 15 or more points at halftime.

Draft

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Main article: 2023 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
2 40 Maxwell Lewis SF  United States Pepperdine (So.)

The Nuggets hold a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft.[3] The team traded their first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 23, 2020.[4]

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Braun, Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-04-17 Kansas
G 5 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
F 31 Čančar, Vlatko Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia
G 21 Gillespie, Collin (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-25 Villanova
F 50 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona
G/F 9 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989-04-05 Washington
C 30 Huff, Jay (TW) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-08-25 Virginia
G 7 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College
C 15 Jokić, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia
C 6 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-07-21 Texas A&M
F 11 Key, Braxton (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-02-14 Virginia
G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-23 Kentucky
F/C 22 Nnaji, Zeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-01-09 Arizona
G 24 Pickett, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-10-22 Penn State
F 1 Porter, Michael Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998-06-29 Missouri
G/F 3 Strawther, Julian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-04-18 Gonzaga
F 4 Tyson, Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-13 Clemson
G/F 8 Watson, Peyton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-09-11 UCLA
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
Last transaction: March 17, 2024

Standings

Division

Northwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Oklahoma City Thunder 57 25 .695 0.0 33–8 24–17 12‍–‍4 82
x – Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 0.0 33–8 24–17 10‍–‍6 82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves 56 26 .683 1.0 30–11 26–15 12‍–‍4 82
Utah Jazz 31 51 .378 26.0 21–20 10–31 5‍–‍11 82
Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 36.0 11–30 10–31 1‍–‍15 82

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Oklahoma City Thunder * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 x – Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 0.0 82
3 x – Minnesota Timberwolves 56 26 .683 1.0 82
4 y – Los Angeles Clippers * 51 31 .622 6.0 82
5 y – Dallas Mavericks * 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – New Orleans Pelicans 49 33 .598 8.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 10.0 82
9 pi – Sacramento Kings 46 36 .561 11.0 82
10 pi – Golden State Warriors 46 36 .561 11.0 82
11 Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 16.0 82
12 Utah Jazz 31 51 .378 26.0 82
13 Memphis Grizzlies 27 55 .329 30.0 82
14 San Antonio Spurs 22 60 .268 35.0 82
15 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 36.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2024 NBA playoffs
2024 playoff game log
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

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Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[5][6] During the in-season tournament period, the Nuggets will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Houston Rockets.

West group B

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
Christian Braun 82 4 20.2 .460 .384 .694 3.7 1.6 .5 .4 7.3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 76 31.6 .460 .406 .894 2.4 2.4 1.3 .6 10.1
Collin Gillespie 24 0 9.4 .464 .395 .667 .9 1.1 .5 .0 3.6
Aaron Gordon 73 73 31.5 .556 .290 .658 6.5 3.5 .8 .6 13.9
Justin Holiday 58 9 14.9 .454 .404 .750 1.2 1.2 .6 .2 4.0
Jay Huff 20 0 2.5 .600 .333 1.000 .6 .1 .1 .2 1.2
Reggie Jackson 82 23 22.2 .431 .359 .806 1.9 3.8 .5 .2 10.2
Nikola Jokić 79 79 34.6 .583 .359 .817 12.4 9.0 1.4 .9 26.4
DeAndre Jordan 36 2 11.0 .624 – .491 4.4 .7 .2 .4 3.9
Braxton Key 20 0 3.0 .412 .400 .750 .9 .5 .1 .1 1.1
Jamal Murray 59 59 31.5 .481 .425 .853 4.1 6.5 1.0 .7 21.2
Zeke Nnaji 58 0 9.9 .463 .261 .677 2.2 .6 .3 .7 3.2
Jalen Pickett 27 0 4.5 .429 .360 .750 .5 .8 .1 .0 1.6
Michael Porter Jr. 81 81 31.7 .484 .397 .836 7.0 1.5 .5 .7 16.7
Julian Strawther 50 0 10.9 .369 .297 .710 1.2 .9 .3 .1 4.5
Hunter Tyson 18 0 2.7 .400 .286 – .5 .1 .1 .0 1.1
Peyton Watson 80 4 18.6 .465 .296 .670 3.2 1.1 .5 1.1 6.7

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2023[7] To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Julian Strawther (No. 29) (from Indiana)
Draft rights to Jalen Pickett (No. 32) (from Indiana)
Draft rights to Hunter Tyson (No. 37) (from Oklahoma City)
2024 second-round pick (from Oklahoma City)		 To Indiana Pacers
Draft rights to Mojave King (No. 47) (from Los Angeles)
2024 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City)
To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Maxwell Lewis (No. 40) (from Denver)		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2029 first-round pick (from Denver)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Signed Ref.
July 16 Reggie Jackson 2-year contract [8]
July 21 DeAndre Jordan 1-year contract [9]

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 6 Justin Holiday Dallas Mavericks [10]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team Ref.
July 2 Thomas Bryant Free agent Miami Heat [11]
July 6 Bruce Brown Free agent Indiana Pacers [12]
July 7 Jeff Green Free agent Houston Rockets [13]
July 20 Jack White Free agent Oklahoma City Thunder [14]

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