2022–23 Denver Nuggets season explained

Team:	Denver Nuggets
End Year:	2023
Championshipwin:	yes
Divisionwin:	yes
Conferencewin:	yes
Wins:	53
Losses:	29
Division:	Northwest
Division Place:	1
Conf Place:	1
Coach:	Michael Malone
President:	Josh Kroenke
Gm:	Calvin Booth
Owner:	Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena:	Ball Arena
Playoffs:	NBA Champions (Defeated Heat 4–1)
Bbr Team:	DEN
Television:	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio:	KKSE

The 2022–23 Denver Nuggets season was the 47th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season culminated in a win in the NBA Finals, their first title in franchise history, including their time in the ABA.

On April 5, 2023, the Nuggets clinched the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time in franchise history.^[1] In the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets eliminated their division rivals, the Minnesota Timberwolves, in five games. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the 4th seeded Phoenix Suns in six games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second time in four years. The Nuggets made the Finals for the first time in history by sweeping the 7th seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Finals to advance to the 2023 NBA Finals.

On June 12, 2023, Denver won their first championship in franchise history after a 94–89 win against the Miami Heat, defeating them in 5 games. They joined the San Antonio Spurs as the only former ABA franchises to win a championship in the NBA, although neither team had won a title in the old league. HoopsHype would later rank this squad as the team with the fifth-easiest path to winning the NBA Finals in 2024 (in terms of the records of their opponents) due to the improbable route they had to take to win it all this season (first by beating a #8 seed, then a #4 seed, before beating a #7 seed in the Western Conference Finals and then a #8 seed (who originally started out as a #7 seed before the play-in tournament began) in order to win the NBA Finals).^[2]

Draft

See main article: 2022 NBA draft.

The Nuggets own their first round pick;^[3] their second-round pick was traded to Minnesota via Philadelphia. A second-round pick Denver traded to the Miami Heat would later be forfeited by them after they violated tampering rules with free agency the previous season.

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 3| Oklahoma City| | Zeke Nnaji (15)| Nnaji, Jordan (6)| Jokić, Green (3)| Ball Arena
12,432| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 7| @ Chicago| | Bones Hyland (24)| DeAndre Jordan (10)| Murray, Smith (5)| United Center
20,305| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 10| Phoenix| | Ish Smith (17)| DeAndre Jordan (10)| Ish Smith (7)| Ball Arena
12,505| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 12| @ L.A. Clippers| | Ish Smith (15)| Zeke Nnaji (8)| Ish Smith (8)| Toyota Arena
8,812| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 5| October 14| @ Golden State| | Bones Hyland (18)| Aaron Gordon (12)| Aaron Gordon (7)| Chase Center
N/A| 3–2

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;| 1| October 19| @ Utah| | Nikola Jokić (27)| Aaron Gordon (10)| Jokić, Caldwell-Pope (6)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 21| @ Golden State| | Nikola Jokić (26)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Chase Center
18,064| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 22| Oklahoma City| | Michael Porter Jr. (22)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Ball Arena
19,983| 2–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 4| October 24| @ Portland| | Aaron Gordon (26)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Moda Center
18,111| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 5| October 26| L.A. Lakers| | Nikola Jokić (31)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Ball Arena
19,520| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| October 28| Utah| | Bones Hyland (26)| Jordan, Porter Jr. (13)| Nikola Jokić (6)| Ball Arena
19,560| 4–2|-style="background:#fcc;| 7| October 30| @ L.A. Lakers| | Nikola Jokić (23)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Nikola Jokić (6)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 4–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 8| November 3| @ Oklahoma City| | Aaron Gordon (27)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Paycom Center
13,791| 5–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 9| November 5| San Antonio| | Bones Hyland (24)| Michael Porter Jr. (9)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
19,641| 6–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 10| November 7| @ San Antonio| | Nikola Jokić (26)| Jokić, Jordan (8)| Nikola Jokić (10)| AT&T Center
11,574| 7–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 11| November 9| @ Indiana| | Nikola Jokić (24)| Aaron Gordon (17)| Gordon, Jokić (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
14,069| 8–3|-style="background:#fcc;| 12| November 11| @ Boston| | Nikola Jokić (29)| Bruce Brown (10)| Jamal Murray (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 8–4|-style="background:#cfc"| 13| November 13| @ Chicago| | Michael Porter Jr. (31)| Bruce Brown (11)| Nikola Jokić (14)| United Center
21,602| 9–4|-style="background:#fcc;| 14| November 16| New York| | Hyland, Murray (21)| Jamal Murray (9)| Jamal Murray (6)| Ball Arena
18,210| 9–5|-style="background:#fcc;| 15| November 18| @ Dallas| | Brown, Caldwell-Pope (18)| DeAndre Jordan (7)| Bruce Brown (7)| American Airlines Center
20,135| 9–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 16| November 20| @ Dallas| | Bones Hyland (29)| DeAndre Jordan (17)| Bruce Brown (8)| American Airlines Center
20,244| 10–6|-style="background:#fcc;| 17| November 22| Detroit| | Nikola Jokić (31)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
19,635| 10–7|-style="background:#cfc"| 18| November 23| @ Oklahoma City| | Nikola Jokić (39)| Bruce Brown (13)| Bruce Brown (10)| Paycom Center
13,656| 11–7|-style="background:#cfc"| 19| November 25| @ L.A. Clippers| | Aaron Gordon (29)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Jamal Murray (9)| Crypto.com Arena
16,559| 12–7|-style="background:#cfc"| 20| November 28| Houston| | Nikola Jokić (32)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Jokić, Smith (8)| Ball Arena
16,027| 13–7|-style="background:#cfc"| 21| November 30| Houston| | Jamal Murray (26)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
16,286| 14–7|-style="background:#fcc;| 22| December 2| @ Atlanta| | Nikola Jokić (24)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Nikola Jokić (8)| State Farm Arena
16,974| 14–8|-style="background:#fcc;| 23| December 4| @ New Orleans| | Nikola Jokić (32)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Smoothie King Center
15,658| 14–9|-style="background:#fcc;| 24| December 6| Dallas| | Aaron Gordon (27)| Gordon, Jokić (8)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Ball Arena
19,520| 14–10|-style="background:#cfc;| 25| December 8| @ Portland| | Nikola Jokić (33)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Moda Center
18,189| 15–10|-style="background:#cfc;| 26| December 10| Utah| | Nikola Jokić (31)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Ball Arena
19,636| 16–10|-style="background:#cfc;| 27| December 14| Washington| | Nikola Jokić (43)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Ball Arena
19,550| 17–10|-style="background:#fcc;| 28| December 16| @ L.A. Lakers| | Nikola Jokić (25)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Crypto.com Arena
18,505| 17–11|-style="background:#cfc;| 29| December 18| Charlotte| | Nikola Jokić (40)| Nikola Jokić (27)| Jamal Murray (11)| Ball Arena
19,235| 18–11|-style="background:#cfc;| 30| December 20| Memphis| | Aaron Gordon (24)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Ball Arena
19,605| 19–11|-style="background:#cfc;| 31| December 23| Portland| | Nikola Jokić (29)| Jokić, Murray (8)| Jamal Murray (12)| Ball Arena
19,619| 20–11|-style="background:#cfc;| 32| December 25| Phoenix| | Nikola Jokić (41)| Nikola Jokić (15)| Nikola Jokić (15)| Ball Arena
19,642| 21–11|-style="background:#cfc;| 33| December 27| @ Sacramento| | Michael Porter Jr. (30)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Golden 1 Center
17,937| 22–11|-style="background:#fcc;| 34| December 28| @ Sacramento| | Nikola Jokić (40)| Jokić, Jordan, Porter Jr. (7)| Bones Hyland (11)| Golden 1 Center
17,985| 22–12|-style="background:#cfc;| 35| December 30| Miami| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (20)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
19,638| 23–12|-style="background:#cfc;| 36| January 1| Boston| | Nikola Jokić (30)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
19,641| 24–12|-style="background:#fcc;| 37| January 2| @ Minnesota| | Nikola Jokić (24)| Aaron Gordon (16)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Target Center
15,962| 24–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 38| January 5| L.A. Clippers| | Jamal Murray (18)| Vlatko Čančar (12)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Ball Arena
19,087| 25–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 39| January 6| Cleveland| | Nikola Jokić (28)| Nikola Jokić (15)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
19,638| 26–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 40| January 9| L.A. Lakers| | Jamal Murray (34)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Ball Arena
19,609| 27–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 41| January 11| Phoenix| | Hyland, Jokić (21)| Nikola Jokić (18)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Ball Arena
18,872| 28–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 42| January 13| @ L.A. Clippers| | Jamal Murray (24)| Jamal Murray (8)| Aaron Gordon (5)| Crypto.com Arena
16,005| 29–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 43| January 15| Orlando| | Aaron Gordon (25)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Ball Arena
19,641| 30–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 44| January 17| Portland| | Nikola Jokić (36)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
18,258| 31–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 45| January 18| Minnesota| | Nikola Jokić (31)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Ball Arena
16,112| 32–13|-style="background:#cfc;| 46| January 20| Indiana| | Aaron Gordon (28)| Jamal Murray (10)| Jamal Murray (14)| Ball Arena
19,609| 33–13|-style="background:#fcc;| 47| January 22| Oklahoma City| | Jamal Murray (26)| Gordon, Nnaji (10)| Jamal Murray (9)| Ball Arena
19,557| 33–14|-style="background:#cfc;| 48| January 24| @ New Orleans| | Jokić, Murray (25)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Smoothie King Center
14,699| 34–14|-style="background:#fcc;| 49| January 25| @ Milwaukee| | Aaron Gordon (24)| Aaron Gordon (14)| Brown, Gordon (4)| Fiserv Forum
17,352| 34–15|-style="background:#fcc;| 50| January 28| @ Philadelphia| | Nikola Jokić (24)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Wells Fargo Center
21,255| 34–16|-style="background:#cfc;| 51| January 31| New Orleans| | Jamal Murray (32)| Nikola Jokić (18)| Nikola Jokić (15)| Ball Arena
18,868| 35–16|-style="background:#cfc;| 52| February 2| Golden State| | Jamal Murray (33)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Ball Arena
19,555| 36–16|-style="background:#cfc;| 53| February 4| Atlanta| | Jamal Murray (41)| Nikola Jokić (18)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
19,630| 37–16|-style="background:#fcc;| 54| February 5| @ Minnesota| | Michael Porter Jr. (22)| Ish Smith (7)| Bruce Brown (7)| Target Center
17,136| 37–17|-style="background:#cfc;| 55| February 7| Minnesota| | Michael Porter Jr. (30)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Ball Arena
18,307| 38–17|-style="background:#fcc;| 56| February 9| @ Orlando| | Aaron Gordon (37)| Aaron Gordon (14)| Nikola Jokić (6)| Amway Center
18,846| 38–18|-style="background:#cfc;| 57| February 11| @ Charlotte| | Nikola Jokić (30)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Spectrum Center
19,256| 39–18|-style="background:#cfc;| 58| February 13| @ Miami| | Nikola Jokić (27)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Miami-Dade Arena
19,755| 40–18|-style="background:#cfc;| 59| February 15| Dallas| | Jeff Green (24)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
19,627| 41–18|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-style="background:#cfc;| 60| February 23| @ Cleveland| | Michael Porter Jr. (25)| Nikola Jokić (18)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 42–18|-style="background:#fcc;| 61| February 25| @ Memphis| | Nikola Jokić (15)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Jamal Murray (4)| FedExForum
18,302| 42–19|-style="background:#cfc;| 62| February 26| L.A. Clippers| | Nikola Jokić (40)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Jamal Murray (12)| Ball Arena
19,689| 43–19|-style="background:#cfc;| 63| February 28| @ Houston| | Jamal Murray (33)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Toyota Center
15,368| 44–19|-style="background:#cfc;| 64| March 3| Memphis| | Michael Porter Jr. (26)| Nikola Jokić (18)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Ball Arena
19,641| 45–19|-style="background:#cfc;| 65| March 6| Toronto| | Jamal Murray (24)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Ball Arena
19,520| 46–19|-style="background:#fcc;| 66| March 8| Chicago| | Nikola Jokić (18)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Ball Arena
19,896| 46–20|-style="background:#fcc;| 67| March 10| @ San Antonio| | Nikola Jokić (37)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (11)| AT&T Center
18,354| 46–21|-style="background:#fcc;| 68| March 12| Brooklyn| | Nikola Jokić (35)| Nikola Jokić (20)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Ball Arena
19,739| 46–22|-style="background:#fcc;| 69| March 14| @ Toronto| | Nikola Jokić (28)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Jamal Murray (9)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 46–23|-style="background:#cfc;| 70| March 16| @ Detroit| | Nikola Jokić (30)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Jamal Murray (10)| Little Caesars Arena
17,987| 47–23|-style="background:#fcc;| 71| March 18| @ New York| | Jamal Murray (25)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 47–24|-style="background:#cfc;| 72| March 19| @ Brooklyn| | Michael Porter Jr. (28)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Barclays Center
18,235| 48–24|-style="background:#cfc;| 73| March 22| @ Washington| | Nikola Jokić (31)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Jamal Murray (8)| Capital One Arena
16,508| 49–24|-style="background:#cfc;| 74| March 25| Milwaukee| | Nikola Jokić (31)| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (8)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Ball Arena
19,919| 50–24|-style="background:#cfc;| 75| March 27| Philadelphia| | Nikola Jokić (25)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
19,781| 51–24|-style="background:#fcc;| 76| March 30| New Orleans| | Jamal Murray (21)| Jeff Green (7)| Jamal Murray (7)| Ball Arena
19,728| 51–25|-style="background:#fcc;| 77| March 31| @ Phoenix| | Aaron Gordon (26)| DeAndre Jordan (12)| Aaron Gordon (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 51–26|-style="background:#cfc"| 78| April 2| Golden State| | Michael Porter Jr. (29)| Michael Porter Jr. (11)| Jamal Murray (8)| Ball Arena
19,752| 52–26|-style="background:#fcc;| 79| April 4| @ Houston| | Michael Porter Jr. (23)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Gordon, Jokić, Murray (4)| Toyota Center
16,924| 52–27|-style="background:#fcc;| 80| April 6| @ Phoenix| | Bruce Brown (31)| DeAndre Jordan (11)| Jackson, Smith (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 52–28|-style="background:#fcc;| 81| April 8| @ Utah| | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 52–29|-style="background:#cfc;| 82| April 9| Sacramento| | Bruce Brown (21)| Bryant, Jordan, White (8)| Ish Smith (9)| Ball Arena
19,652| 53–29

Playoffs

See also: 2023 NBA playoffs. |-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 16| Minnesota| | Jamal Murray (24)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Jamal Murray (8)| Ball Arena
19,628| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 19| Minnesota| | Jamal Murray (40)| Aaron Gordon (10)| Nikola Jokić (9)| Ball Arena
19,683| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| April 21| @ Minnesota| | Michael Porter Jr. (25)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Target Center
19,536| 3–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| April 23| @ Minnesota| | Nikola Jokić (43)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Nikola Jokić (6)| Target Center
18,978| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| April 25| Minnesota| | Jamal Murray (35)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
19,691| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 29| Phoenix| | Jamal Murray (34)| Nikola Jokić (19)| Jamal Murray (9)| Ball Arena
19,762| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 1| Phoenix| | Nikola Jokić (39)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Jamal Murray (8)| Ball Arena
19,592| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| May 5| @ Phoenix| | Jamal Murray (32)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Footprint Center
17,071| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 7| @ Phoenix| | Nikola Jokić (53)| Michael Porter Jr. (10)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Footprint Center
17,071| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 9| Phoenix| | Nikola Jokić (29)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
19,773| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 11| @ Phoenix| | Nikola Jokić (32)| Nikola Jokić (10)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Footprint Center
17,071| 4–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 16| L.A. Lakers| | Nikola Jokić (34)| Nikola Jokić (21)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Ball Arena
19,633| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 18| L.A. Lakers| | Jamal Murray (37)| Nikola Jokić (17)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Ball Arena
19,742| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 20| @ L.A. Lakers| | Jamal Murray (37)| Michael Porter Jr. (10)| Nikola Jokić (8)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 3–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 22| @ L.A. Lakers| | Nikola Jokić (30)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Nikola Jokić (13)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 4–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| June 1| Miami| | Nikola Jokić (27)| Michael Porter Jr. (13)| Nikola Jokić (14)| Ball Arena
19,528| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc| 2| June 4| Miami| | Nikola Jokić (41)| Nikola Jokić (11)| Jamal Murray (10)| Ball Arena
19,537| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| June 7| @ Miami| | Jamal Murray (34)| Nikola Jokić (21)| Jokić, Murray (10)| Kaseya Center
20,019| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| June 9| @ Miami| | Aaron Gordon (27)| Nikola Jokić (12)| Jamal Murray (12)| Kaseya Center
20,184| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc | 5| June 12| Miami| | Nikola Jokić (28)| Nikola Jokić (16)| Jamal Murray (8)| Ball Arena
19,537| 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 76 || 6 || 15.5 || .495 || .354 || .625 || 2.4 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 4.7|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 80 || 31 || 28.5 || .483 || .358 || .758 || 4.1 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .6 || 11.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 18 || 1 || 11.4 || .485 || .444 || .722 || 3.3 || .1 || .1 || .4 || 4.6|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 76 || 76 || 31.3 || .462 || .423 || .824 || 2.7 || 2.4 || 1.5 || .5 || 10.8|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 60 || 9 || 14.8 || .476 || .374 || .927 || 2.1 || 1.3 || .4 || .2 || 5.0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 68 || 68 || 30.2 || .564 || .347 || .608 || 6.6 || 3.0 || .8 || .8 || 16.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 56 || 4 || 19.5 || .488 || .288 || .744 || 2.6 || 1.2 || .3 || .3 || 7.8|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 42 || 1 || 19.5 || .399 || .378 || .866 || 2.0 || 3.0 || .7 || .3 || 12.1|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 16 || 2 || 19.9 || .383 || .279 || .833 || 1.8 || 3.1 || .6 || .1 || 7.9|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 69 || 69 || 33.7 || .632 || .383 || .822 || 11.8 || 9.8 || 1.3 || .7 || 24.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 39 || 8 || 15.0 || .765 || 1.000 || .458 || 5.2 || .9 || .3 || .6 || 5.1|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 65 || 65 || 32.8 || .454 || .398 || .833 || 4.0 || 6.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 20.0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 53 || 5 || 13.7 || .561 || .262 || .645 || 2.6 || .3 || .3 || .4 || 5.2|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 62 || 62 || 29.0 || .487 || .414 || .800 || 5.5 || 1.0 || .6 || .5 || 17.4|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 35 || 1 || 9.0 || .313 || .364 || .750 || 1.6 || .5 || .4 || .1 || 2.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 43 || 0 || 9.3 || .397 || .167 || .500 || 1.3 || 2.3 || .2 || .2 || 2.5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 23 || 2 || 8.1 || .492 || .429 || .550 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || .5 || 3.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 17 || 0 || 3.9 || .421 || .333 || .667 || 1.0 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 1.2|}

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 19 || 0 || 13.0 || .533 || .200 || .579 || 2.1 || .6 || .6 || .2 || 3.2|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 0 || 26.6 || .511 || .316 || .857 || 4.0 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .5 || 12.0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 1 || 0 || .5 || – || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 20 || 33.5 || .457 || .380 || .829 || 3.3 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .7 || 10.6|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 5 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || – || .6 || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 20 || 35.6 || .518 || .391 || .652 || 6.0 || 2.6 || .6 || .7 || 13.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 0 || 17.2 || .452 || .321 || .895 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || .4 || 4.1|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 6 || 0 || 3.0 || .500 || .500 || – || .3 || .3 || .2 || .0 || .5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 20 || 39.4 || .548 || .461 || .799 || 13.5 || 9.5 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 30.0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 4 || 0 || 3.4 || .667 || – || .500 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || .3 || 1.3|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 20 || 39.9 || .473 || .396 || .926 || 5.7 || 7.1 || 1.5 || .3 || 26.1|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 5 || 0 || 2.4 || .500 || .333 || – || .4 || .0 || .2 || .0 || 1.0|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 20 || 20 || 32.6 || .423 || .351 || .793 || 8.1 || 1.6 || .5 || .6 || 13.4|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 4 || 0 || 2.9 || .500 || – || – || .3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .5|- align="center" bgcolor=""| | 5 || 0 || 2.7 || .400 || .500 || – || .8 || .2 || .0 || .2 || 1.0|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft Christian Braun Via trade Peyton Watson Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Ish Smith Ismaël Kamagate Thomas Bryant Via free agency Collin Gillespie Bruce Brown DeAndre Jordan Jack White Reggie Jackson	Players Lost Via trade JaMychal Green Will Barton Monté Morris Bones Hyland Davon Reed Via free agency Bryn Forbes Markus Howard Austin Rivers Facundo Campazzo DeMarcus Cousins <	--Via retirement Waived-->

Trades

June 23, 2022^[4] ^[5]	To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to Peyton Watson (No. 30) 2023 second-round pick 2024 second-round pick	To Oklahoma City Thunder JaMychal Green 2027 protected first-round pick
July 6, 2022^[6] ^[7]	To Denver Nuggets Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Ish Smith	To Washington Wizards Will Barton Monté Morris
July 6, 2022^[8]	To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (No. 46)	To Portland Trail Blazers 2024 second-round pick^[9]
February 9, 2023^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]	Four-team trade
	To Denver Nuggets Thomas Bryant (from Lakers)	To Los Angeles Clippers Bones Hyland (from Denver)
	To Los Angeles Lakers Mo Bamba (from Orlando) Davon Reed (from Denver) 2024 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers) 2025 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers)	To Orlando Magic Patrick Beverley (from Lakers) 2024 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) Cash considerations (from Lakers)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Signed	Ref.
July 7, 2022	Vlatko Čančar	3-year contract	^[14]
July 8, 2022	Nikola Jokić	5-year extension	^[15]
July 9, 2022	Davon Reed	2-year contract	^[16]
July 17, 2022	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	2-year extension	^[17]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 3, 2022	Collin Gillespie (two-way)	Villanova	^[18]
July 7, 2022	Bruce Brown	Brooklyn Nets	^[19]
July 12, 2022	DeAndre Jordan	Philadelphia 76ers	^[20]
July 19, 2022	Jack White (two-way)	Melbourne United	^[21]
February 14, 2023	Reggie Jackson	Charlotte Hornets	^[22]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 12, 2022	Bryn Forbes	Free Agent	Minnesota Timberwolves	^[23]
July 17, 2022	Markus Howard	Free Agent	Saski Baskonia	^[24]
July 21, 2022	Austin Rivers	Free Agent	Minnesota Timberwolves	^[25]
October 18, 2022	Facundo Campazzo	Free Agent	Dallas Mavericks	^[26]
April 11, 2023	DeMarcus Cousins	Free Agent	Guaynabo Mets	^[27]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sarles . Jesse . Denver Nuggets clinch No. 1 seed in NBA's Western Conference for first time in franchise history . CBS News . April 6, 2023. April 5, 2023.
2. Web site: Ranking the easiest paths to an NBA title ever . June 18, 2024 .
3. Web site: 2022 NBA Draft Order. NBA.com. June 1, 2022. May 19, 2022.
4. Web site: Gutterman . Ron . Nuggets Acquire Peyton Watson In Trade With Thunder . NBA.com . June 24, 2022 . June 23, 2022.
5. Web site: Thunder Acquires Jamychal Green and Protected 2027 First-Round Draft Pick . NBA.com . June 24, 2022 . June 23, 2022.
6. News: NUGGETS ACQUIRE KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE AND ISH SMITH . 6 July 2022 . NBA.com . 6 July 2022.
7. News: Filyo . Jackson . Wizards acquire Morris and Barton in trade with Denver . 6 July 2022 . NBA.com . 6 July 2022.
8. Web site: Trail Blazers Acquire 2024 Second-Round Pick From Denver. NBA.com. July 6, 2022. July 6, 2022.
9. The better of the picks originally belonging to Charlotte and Minnesota.
10. Web site: DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE CENTER THOMAS BRYANT . NBA.com . February 10, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
11. Web site: LA Clippers Acquire Hyland from Denver Nuggets . NBA.com . February 10, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
12. Web site: Lakers Acquire Mo Bamba and Davon Reed . NBA.com . February 10, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
13. Web site: Magic Acquire Patrick Beverley, Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations as Part of a Four-Team Trade . NBA.com . February 10, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
14. News: Denver Nuggets Resign Vlatko Čančar . 7 July 2022 . NBA.com . 7 July 2022.
15. News: Denver Nuggets Sign Nikola Jokić to Contract Extension . 8 July 2022 . NBA.com . 8 July 2022.
16. News: Denver Nuggets Sign Davon Reed . 10 July 2022 . NBA.com . 9 July 2022.
17. News: Nuggets Sign Caldwell-Pope to Contract Extension . 19 July 2022 . NBA.com . 17 July 2022.
18. News: NUGGETS SIGN COLLIN GILLESPIE TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT . 6 July 2022 . NBA.com . 3 July 2022.
19. News: Denver Nuggets Sign Bruce Brown . 8 July 2022 . NBA.com . 7 July 2022.
20. News: Denver Nuggets Sign DeAndre Jordan . 13 July 2022 . NBA.com . 12 July 2022.
21. News: Nuggets Sign Jack White to Two-Way Contract . 21 July 2022 . NBA.com . 19 July 2022.
22. News: DENVER NUGGETS SIGN REGGIE JACKSON . 15 February 2023 . NBA.com . 14 February 2023.
23. News: Stanton . Matt . Timberwolves Sign Bryn Forbes . 18 July 2022 . NBA.com . 12 July 2022.
24. News: Markus Howard, nuevo director de juego de Cazoo Baskonia . 18 July 2022 . ACB.com . 17 July 2022.
25. News: Stanton . Matt . Timberwolves Sign Austin Rivers . 27 July 2022 . NBA.com . 21 July 2022.
26. News: Sefko . Eddie . MAVERICKS SIGN CAMPAZZO, ROSTER FULL AT 17 . 24 October 2022 . NBA.com . 18 October 2022.
27. News: DeMarcus Cousins joins Guaynabo Mets in Puerto Rican league . 12 April 2023 . USA Today . 11 April 2023.