The 2005–06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44–38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games.[1] In spite of regressing from last year's 49–33, the Nuggets won the division due to the presence of mediocrity.
For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms with light blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2012.
See main article: 2005 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team | |
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| 1 | 20 | SF/SG | North Carolina State | |||
| 1 | 22 | PG | Georgia Tech | |||
| 2 | 52 | SF/PF |
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOK | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Boston | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Chicago | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Miami | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| New York | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 22| L.A. Clippers| L 87–89| Anthony, Miller (25)| Marcus Camby (10)| Andre Miller (6)| Staples Center
19,162| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 24| L.A. Clippers| L 87–98| Anthony, Camby (16)| Marcus Camby (14)| Andre Miller (6)| Staples Center
18,794| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 27| @ L.A. Clippers| W 94–87| Carmelo Anthony (24)| Marcus Camby (14)| Andre Miller (7)| Pepsi Center
19,099| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 29| @ L.A. Clippers| L 86–100| Carmelo Anthony (17)| Carmelo Anthony (11)| Andre Miller (9)| Pepsi Center
19,099| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 1| L.A. Clippers| L 83–101| Carmelo Anthony (23)| Marcus Camby (11)| Andre Miller (8)| Staples Center
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 80 | 80 | 36.8 | .481 | .243 | .808 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 26.5 | |
| Andre Miller | 82 | 82 | 35.8 | .463 | .185 | .738 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.7 | |
| Ruben Patterson | 26 | 20 | 28.3 | .543 | .167 | .580 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.2 | |
| Kenyon Martin | 56 | 49 | 27.6 | .495 | .227 | .712 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 12.9 | |
| Marcus Camby | 56 | 54 | 33.2 | .465 | .091 | .712 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 12.8 | |
| Earl Boykins | 60 | 0 | 25.7 | .410 | .346 | .874 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.6 | |
| Voshon Lenard | 12 | 6 | 19.8 | .408 | .286 | .385 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.3 | |
| Earl Watson | 46 | 10 | 21.2 | .429 | .395 | .627 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.5 | |
| Greg Buckner | 73 | 27 | 24.1 | .434 | .354 | .782 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 6.7 | |
| DerMarr Johnson | 58 | 21 | 15.9 | .431 | .350 | .810 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.1 | |
| Eduardo Nàjera | 64 | 3 | 22.6 | .422 | .333 | .781 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.4 | |
| Reggie Evans | 26 | 2 | 23.3 | .453 | .505 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.2 | ||
| Francisco Elson | 72 | 54 | 21.9 | .532 | .200 | .662 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.9 | |
| Howard Eisley | 19 | 0 | 14.8 | .349 | .316 | .833 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 | |
| Linas Kleiza | 61 | 2 | 8.5 | .445 | .154 | .704 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | |
| Julius Hodge | 14 | 0 | 2.4 | .385 | .375 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ||
| Nenê | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Bryon Russell | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Charles Smith | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 21.0 | |
| Andre Miller | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | .442 | .824 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 16.4 | ||
| Greg Buckner | 5 | 4 | 27.4 | .418 | .313 | .875 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.6 | |
| Marcus Camby | 5 | 5 | 35.0 | .419 | .556 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 11.4 | ||
| Earl Boykins | 5 | 0 | 28.0 | .322 | .211 | .765 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 11.0 | |
| Ruben Patterson | 4 | 1 | 14.5 | .529 | .400 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Kenyon Martin | 2 | 0 | 17.5 | .308 | .500 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Reggie Evans | 5 | 0 | 13.8 | .429 | .000 | .722 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 | |
| DerMarr Johnson | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .231 | .100 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Eduardo Nàjera | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | .214 | .500 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Linas Kleiza | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .375 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Francisco Elson | 5 | 2 | 15.0 | .600 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |