2023–24 Denver Nuggets season

The 2023–24 Denver Nuggets season is the 48th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Nuggets enter 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]

2023–24 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerCalvin Booth
PresidentJosh Kroenke
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaBall Arena
Results
Record1–0 (1.000)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAltitude Sports and Entertainment
RadioKKSE

Draft
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.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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: October 20, 2023

Standings

Division
Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Denver Nuggets101.000–1–00–00–01
Oklahoma City Thunder101.000–0–01–00–01
Portland Trail Blazers01.0001.00–00–10–01
Utah Jazz01.0001.00–10–00–01
Minnesota Timberwolves01.0001.00–00–10–01

Conference
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Denver Nuggets *101.000–1
2Dallas Mavericks101.000–1
3Phoenix Suns *101.000–1
4Sacramento Kings *101.000–1
5Los Angeles Clippers101.000–1
6New Orleans Pelicans101.000–1
7Oklahoma City Thunder101.000–1
8Golden State Warriors01.0001.01
9Memphis Grizzlies01.0001.01
10San Antonio Spurs01.0001.01
11Los Angeles Lakers01.0001.01
12Portland Trail Blazers01.0001.01
13Utah Jazz01.0001.01
14Minnesota Timberwolves01.0001.01
15Houston Rockets01.0001.01

Game log

Preseason
2023 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–2)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 1–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 10 @ Phoenix W 115–107 Julian Strawther (20) Aaron Gordon (7) Jamal Murray (5) Footprint Center
17,071		 1–0
2 October 12 @ Chicago L 124–133 (2OT) Nikola Jokić (17) Huff, Jokić (6) Jamal Murray (5) United Center
19,975		 1–1
3 October 15 Chicago W 116–102 Julian Strawther (23) Nikola Jokić (9) Jokić, Murray (5) Ball Arena
17,286		 2–1
4 October 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 103–116 Hunter Tyson (19) Braxton Key (10) DeAndre Jordan (4) Crypto.com Arena
16,182		 2–2
5 October 19 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–90 Nikola Jokić (25) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (8) Crypto.com Arena
15,007		 3–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 24 L.A. Lakers W 119–107 Nikola Jokić (29) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (11) Ball Arena
19,842		 1–0
2 October 27 @ Memphis FedExForum
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3 October 29 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
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4 October 30 Utah Ball Arena
 –
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1 @ Minnesota Target Center
 –
6 November 3 Dallas Ball Arena
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7 November 4 Chicago Ball Arena
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8 November 6 New Orleans Ball Arena
 –
9 November 8 Golden State Ball Arena
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10 November 12 @ Houston Toyota Center
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11 November 14 L.A. Clippers Ball Arena
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12 November 17 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
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13 November 19 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
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14 November 20 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
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15 November 22 @ Orlando Amway Center
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16 November 24 @ Houston Toyota Center
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17 November 26 San Antonio Ball Arena
 –
18 November 27 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
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19 November 29 Houston Ball Arena
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 December 1 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
 –
21 December 2 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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22 December
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23 December
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24 December 11 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
 –
25 December 12 @ Chicago United Center
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26 December 14 Brooklyn Ball Arena
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27 December 16 Oklahoma City Ball Arena
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28 December 18 Dallas Ball Arena
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29 December 20 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
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30 December 22 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
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31 December 23 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
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32 December 25 Golden State Ball Arena
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33 December 28 Memphis Ball Arena
 –
34 December 29 Oklahoma City Ball Arena
 –
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 January 1 Charlotte Ball Arena
 –
36 January 4 @ Golden State Chase Center
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37 January 5 Orlando Ball Arena
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38 January 7 Detroit Ball Arena
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39 January 10 @ Utah Delta Center
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40 January 12 New Orleans Ball Arena
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41 January 14 Indiana Ball Arena
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42 January 16 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
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43 January 19 @ Boston TD Garden
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44 January 21 @ Washington Capital One Arena
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45 January 23 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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46 January 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden
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47 January 27 Philadelphia Ball Arena
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48 January 29 Milwaukee Ball Arena
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49 January 31 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 2 Portland Ball Arena
 –
51 February 4 Portland Ball Arena
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52 February 8 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
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53 February 9 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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54 February 12 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
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55 February 14 Sacramento Ball Arena
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All-Star Game
56 February 22 Washington Ball Arena
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57 February 23 @ Portland Moda Center
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58 February 25 @ Golden State Chase Center
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59 February 28 Sacramento Ball Arena
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60 February 29 Miami Ball Arena
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 2 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
 –
62 March 5 Phoenix Ball Arena
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63 March 7 Boston Ball Arena
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64 March 9 Utah Ball Arena
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65 March 11 Toronto Ball Arena
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66 March 13 @ Miami Kaseya Center
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67 March 15 @ San Antonio Moody Center
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68 March 17 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
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69 March 19 @ Minnesota Target Center
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70 March 21 New York Ball Arena
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71 March 23 @ Portland Moda Center
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72 March 25 Memphis Ball Arena
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73 March 27 Phoenix Ball Arena
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74 March 29 Minnesota Ball Arena
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75 March 31 Cleveland Ball Arena
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 2 San Antonio Ball Arena
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77 April 4 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
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78 April 6 Atlanta Ball Arena
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79 April 9 @ Utah Delta Center
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80 April 10 Minnesota Ball Arena
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81 April 12 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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82 April 14 @ Memphis FedExForum
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2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Denver Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dallas Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Houston Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions
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)

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]

References
  1. "Denver Nuggets Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. Ganguli, Tania (June 13, 2023). "Denver Nuggets Beat Miami Heat for First N.B.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. "How The Hornets Acquired Their Five 2023 NBA Draft Picks". www.nba.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. "THE DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE THE DRAFT RIGHTS TO JULIAN STRAWTHER, JALEN PICKETT AND HUNTER TYSON IN DRAFT NIGHT TRADE". NBA.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  8. "DENVER NUGGETS RE-SIGN REGGIE JACKSON". NBA.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. "DENVER NUGGETS RE-SIGN DEANDRE JORDAN". NBA.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. "DENVER NUGGETS SIGN JUSTIN HOLIDAY". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  11. "HEAT SIGN THOMAS BRYANT". NBA.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  12. Pacers [@Pacers] (July 6, 2023). "official. 🖋️ Bruce Brown has signed his contract" (Tweet). Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. "Rockets Sign Free Agent Jeff Green". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  14. "Thunder Signs Jack White". NBA.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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