Denver Nuggets accomplishments and records explained
This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Denver Nuggets.[1]
Individual records
Franchise leaders
Bold denotes still active with team.
Italic denotes still active but not with team.
Points scored (regular season) (as of 2023–24 season)[2]
- Alex English (21,645)
- Dan Issel (16,589)[3]
- Nikola Jokić (14,437)
- Carmelo Anthony (13,970)
- David Thompson (11,992)
- Ralph Simpson (10,130)
- Byron Beck (8,602)
- Fat Lever (8,081)
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (7,029)
- Jamal Murray (6,937)
- Nenê (6,868)
- Kiki VanDeWeghe (6,829)
- Will Barton (6,695)
- Antonio McDyess (6,555)
- Dave Robisch (6,181)
- Reggie Williams (5,934)
- Ty Lawson (5,923)
- Larry Jones (5,745)
- Michael Adams (5,534)
- Andre Miller (5,354)
Other statistics (regular season)
(as of 2023–24 season)
| Most minutes played |
|---|
| Player | Minutes |
|---|
| 29,893[4] |
| 25,198 |
| Nikola Jokić | 20,963 |
| 20,521 |
| 19,197 |
| 18,322 |
| 16,902 |
| 16,867 |
| 16,445 |
| 16,227 | |
| Most rebounds |
|---|
| Player | Rebounds |
|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 7,216 |
| 6,630 |
| 5,261 |
| 4,811 |
| 4,686 |
| 4,547 |
| 4,117 |
| 3,859 |
| Kenneth Faried | 3,634 |
| 3,621 | |
| Most assists |
|---|
| Player | Assists |
|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 4,643 |
| 3,679 |
| 3,566 |
| 2,978 |
| 2,745 |
| 2,181 |
| 2,047 |
| 2,005 |
| 1,950 |
| 1,764 | |
| Most blocks |
|---|
| Player | Blocks |
|---|
| 1,486[6] |
| 1,126 |
| 830 |
| 625 |
| 624 |
| 624 |
| 604 |
| 556 |
| 508 |
| Nikola Jokic | 490 | |
Individual awards
NBA
NBA Most Valuable Player
NBA Conference Finals MVP
NBA Finals MVP
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
NBA Most Improved Player of the Year
NBA Coach of the Year
NBA Sportsmanship Award
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
NBA Executive of the Year
All-NBA First Team
All-NBA Second Team
All-NBA Third Team
NBA All-Defensive First Team
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
NBA All-Rookie First Team
NBA All-Rookie Second Team
NBA All-Star Weekend
NBA All-Star Game Selections[17]
- Dan Issel – 1977
- Bobby Jones – 1977, 1978
- David Thompson – 1977, 1978, 1979
- George McGinnis – 1979
- Alex English – 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- Kiki Vandeweghe – 1983, 1984
- Calvin Natt – 1985
- Fat Lever – 1988, 1990
- Dikembe Mutombo – 1992, 1995, 1996
- Antonio McDyess – 2001
- Carmelo Anthony – 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- Allen Iverson – 2007, 2008[18]
- Chauncey Billups – 2009,[19] 2010
- Nikola Jokić – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024[20]
NBA All-Star Game head coach
NBA All-Star Game Three-Point Contest
ABA
ABA Most Valuable Player Award
ABA Rookie of the Year Award
ABA All-Star Game
ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
ABA All-Star Game head coaches
ABA All-Time Team
All-ABA First Team
All-ABA Second Team
ABA All-Defensive Team
ABA All-Rookie Team
Franchise record for championships
| Championships |
|---|
| Championships | Seasons |
|---|
| NBA Championships |
|---|
| 1 | 2023 |
| Conference Championships |
|---|
| 1 | 2023 |
| Division Championships |
|---|
| 12 | 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2023 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Denver Nuggets Career Leaders : Statistics . Basketball Reference . 2016-11-29 . 2016-11-29.
- Web site: Denver Nuggets Players Basketball-Reference.com. Basketball-Reference.com. en. 2018-07-27.
- Web site: Legends profile: Dan Issel. September 13, 2021. NBA.
- Web site: Legends profile: Alex English. September 13, 2021. NBA.
- Web site: Denver Nuggets legend Lafayette “Fat” Lever cements “legacy” with jersey retirement. December 1, 2017. Denver Post.
- Web site: Draft Memories: Dikembe Mutombo. June 24, 2015. NBA.
- Web site: Zillgitt. Jeff. Nikola Jokic named NBA Finals MVP after leading Denver Nuggets to first championship. June 12, 2023. USA Today.
- Web site: Sports People: Basketball – Mutombo Honored. May 2, 1995. New York Times.
- Web site: Report: Marcus Camby Defensive Player of the Year. April 27, 2007. ESPN.
- Web site: New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. March 1, 2024.
- Web site: George Karl named 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year. May 7, 2013. NBA.
- Web site: Pistons G Chauncey Billups wins sportsmanship award. May 5, 2008. The Denver Post.
- Web site: Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried named as NBA’s citizen of the year. May 1, 2013. The Denver Post.
- Web site: Billups trade earns Warkentien honors. May 3, 2009. ESPN.
- Web site: Denver Nuggets' Masai Ujiri named NBA's top executive. May 9, 2013. USA Today.
- Web site: Tomasson. Chris. Ex-Nuggets star David Thompson attends 50th reunion of North Carolina State title team and, yes, he still can dunk. February 24, 2024. The Denver Gazette.
- Web site: Denver Nuggets All-Star Game Selections. March 1, 2024. Basketball-Reference.
- Web site: Iverson, Anthony voted in as All-Star Game starters. January 24, 2008. Denver Post.
- Web site: Billups an NBA all-star, Melo shut out. January 29, 2009. Denver Post.
- Web site: Nikola Jokić Voted as Starter for 2024 NBA All-Star Game . January 25, 2024. NBA.
- Web site: Karl to coach West at All-Star Game. January 29, 2010. ESPN.
- Web site: Nugget can't run but can still shoot. February 8, 2005. ESPN.
