1995–96 Denver Nuggets season

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NBA professional basketball team season

Head coach

Bernie Bickerstaff

General manager

Bernie Bickerstaff

President

Bernie Bickerstaff

Arena

McNichols Sports Arena

Results

Record

35–47 (.427)

Place

Division: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)

Playoff finish

Did not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

KOA

< 1994–95

1996–97 >

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Nuggets' 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season as a franchise. The Nuggets had the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Brent Barry out of Oregon State University, but soon traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for top draft pick Antonio McDyess from the University of Alabama, and acquired Don MacLean and Doug Overton from the Washington Bullets during the off-season. However, the team got off to a horrible start losing eight of their first nine games, as LaPhonso Ellis missed the first 37 games of the season with a knee injury. Despite the slow start, the Nuggets would then recover winning eight of their next nine games leading to a 9–9 start, but later on lost six straight games in January slipping below .500 with a 20–27 record at the All-Star break.

In March, the Nuggets found themselves in the middle of an ugly controversy as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, protesting what he felt was the country's poor treatment to Muslims in the world; he was then suspended by the league. After a one-game suspension, Abdul-Rauf agreed to stand and pray during the anthem. However, the damage was done, and his reputation could not be repaired, as he was the consistent target of boos from fans, before missing the remainder of the season with ankle and foot injuries after playing 57 games. The Nuggets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 35–47 record, missing the playoffs.

Abdul-Rauf led the Nuggets with 19.2 points and 6.8 assists per game, while McDyess averaged 13.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, Dale Ellis finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Dikembe Mutombo provided the team with 11.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. In addition, Bryant Stith contributed 13.6 points and 1.4 steals per game, while MacLean provided with 11.2 points per game off the bench, LaPhonso Ellis averaged 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and second-year guard Jalen Rose contributed 10.0 points and 6.2 assists per game. Mutombo also finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.

Following the season, Abdul-Rauf was traded to the Sacramento Kings, while Mutombo signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks after five seasons in Denver, Rose and Reggie Williams were both dealt to the Indiana Pacers, and MacLean and Overton both signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	15	Brent Barry (traded to LA Clippers)	Shooting guard	United States	Oregon State
2	44	Anthony Pelle	Center	United States	Fresno State

Roster

1995–96 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	1	Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	1969–03–09	LSU
C	8	Cvetković, Rastko	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1970–06–22	Serbia
F	3	Ellis, Dale	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1960–08–06	Tennessee
F	20	Ellis, LaPhonso	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1970–05–05	Notre Dame
C	50	Fish, Matt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1969–11–18	UNC Wilmington
G	9	Grant, Greg	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	1966–08–29	TCNJ
F	21	Hammonds, Tom	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1967–03–27	Georgia Tech
F	7	MacLean, Don	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1970–01–16	UCLA
F	24	McDyess, Antonio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1974–09–07	Alabama
C	55	Mutombo, Dikembe	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1966–06–25	Georgetown
G	11	Overton, Doug	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1969–08–03	La Salle
G	5	Rose, Jalen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1973–01–30	Michigan
G	23	Stith, Bryant	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1970–12–10	Virginia
F	34	Williams, Reggie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1964–03–05	Georgetown

Head coach

Bernie Bickerstaff

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 29, 1996

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	–	33–8	26–15	19–5
x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	4	34–7	21–20	14–10
x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	11	27–14	21–20	15–9
Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	24	24–17	11–30	13–11
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	33	17–24	9–32	10–14
Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	33	16–25	10–31	10–14
Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	44	10–31	5–36	3–21

Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Seattle SuperSonics *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	y-San Antonio Spurs *	59	23	.720	5	82
3	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	9	82
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11	82
5	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	16	82
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20	82
7	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23	82
8	x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25	82

9	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28	82
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	29	82
11	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35	82
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	38	82
13	Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	38	82
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	49	82

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Game log

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Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Nuggets points	Opponents	Record	Streak	OT
1	November 3	@ LA Lakers	Loss	96	98	0-1	Lost 1
2	November 4	San Antonio	Loss	108	116	0-2	Lost 2
3	November 7	@ Golden State	Loss	93	98	0-3	Lost 3
4	November 8	Seattle	Loss	117	122	0-4	Lost 4
5	November 10	@ Utah	Loss	86	109	0-5	Lost 5
6	November 12	@ LA Clippers	Loss	103	108	0-6	Lost 6
7	November 15	@ Phoenix	Win	137	127	1-6	Won 1	3OT
8	November 17	New York	Loss	94	103	1-7	Lost 1
9	November 18	@ Houston	Loss	97	101	1-8	Lost 2
10	November 21	Atlanta	Win	107	99	2-8	Won 1
11	November 24	@ Dallas	Win	112	109	3-8	Won 2	OT
12	November 25	Utah	Win	94	91	4-8	Won 3
13	November 28	@ Sacramento	Loss	85	91	4-9	Lost 1
14	December 2	Minnesota	Win	109	105	5-9	Won 1
15	December 4	Detroit	Win	85	82	6-9	Won 2
16	December 7	@ Utah	Win	124	119	7-9	Won 3
17	December 8	Phoenix	Win	103	98	8-9	Won 4
18	December 11	@ Philadelphia	Win	104	91	9-9	Won 5
19	December 12	@ Indiana	Loss	92	125	9-10	Lost 1
20	December 14	@ New York	Win	103	94	10-10	Won 1
21	December 16	@ Atlanta	Loss	86	95	10-11	Lost 1
22	December 17	@ Cleveland	Loss	79	92	10-12	Lost 2
23	December 20	Golden State	Win	109	104	11-12	Won 1
24	December 21	@ San Antonio	Loss	96	114	11-13	Lost 1
25	December 23	LA Clippers	Loss	92	107	11-14	Lost 2
26	December 26	Dallas	Win	114	102	12-14	Won 1
27	December 27	@ Seattle	Loss	83	99	12-15	Lost 1
28	December 29	@ Phoenix	Loss	92	103	12-16	Lost 2
29	December 30	Philadelphia	Win	108	100	13-16	Won 1
30	January 2	Indiana	Loss	87	102	13-17	Lost 1
31	January 4	@ Sacramento	Loss	96	126	13-18	Lost 2
32	January 6	Miami	Loss	86	88	13-19	Lost 3
33	January 7	@ LA Lakers	Win	96	93	14-19	Won 1
34	January 10	@ Vancouver	Win	91	85	15-19	Won 2
35	January 12	Cleveland	Win	90	83	16-19	Won 3
36	January 13	Portland	Loss	117	118	16-20	Lost 1
37	January 16	@ Portland	Loss	69	87	16-21	Lost 2
38	January 17	Houston	Loss	112	120	16-22	Lost 3
39	January 20	Sacramento	Loss	110	115	16-23	Lost 4
40	January 24	@ Seattle	Loss	79	86	16-24	Lost 5
41	January 25	@ LA Clippers	Loss	93	94	16-25	Lost 6
42	January 27	Toronto	Win	93	82	17-25	Won 1
43	January 30	@ Minnesota	Win	88	86	18-25	Won 2
44	February 1	@ Milwaukee	Loss	102	108	18-26	Lost 1
45	February 4	Chicago	Win	105	99	19-26	Won 1
46	February 6	LA Lakers	Loss	78	99	19-27	Lost 1
47	February 8	LA Clippers	Win	115	95	20-27	Won 1
48	February 13	@ Orlando	Loss	93	121	20-28	Lost 1
49	February 15	@ Miami	Loss	91	97	20-29	Lost 2
50	February 16	@ Charlotte	Loss	100	107	20-30	Lost 3
51	February 18	Boston	Win	117	93	21-30	Won 1
52	February 22	@ Portland	Loss	78	107	21-31	Lost 1
53	February 24	Utah	Win	99	90	22-31	Won 1
54	February 27	Washington	Win	96	92	23-31	Won 2
55	February 29	Dallas	Loss	120	137	23-32	Lost 1
56	March 2	Vancouver	Win	108	82	24-32	Won 1
57	March 4	San Antonio	Loss	90	101	24-33	Lost 1
58	March 6	@ San Antonio	Loss	90	100	24-34	Lost 2
59	March 7	Phoenix	Win	103	92	25-34	Won 1
60	March 9	Golden State	Win	102	88	26-34	Won 2
61	March 10	New Jersey	Loss	88	99	26-35	Lost 1
62	March 12	Orlando	Win	110	93	27-35	Won 1
63	March 15	@ Chicago	Loss	87	108	27-36	Lost 1
64	March 17	@ Detroit	Loss	81	91	27-37	Lost 2
65	March 18	@ Toronto	Win	122	114	28-37	Won 1
66	March 21	@ New Jersey	Loss	89	97	28-38	Lost 1
67	March 22	@ Boston	Loss	98	99	28-39	Lost 2
68	March 24	@ Washington	Loss	90	92	28-40	Lost 3
69	March 26	Charlotte	Loss	112	119	28-41	Lost 4	2OT
70	March 28	@ Vancouver	Win	92	88	29-41	Won 1
71	March 30	Milwaukee	Win	98	85	30-41	Won 2
72	April 2	Minnesota	Win	86	78	31-41	Won 3
73	April 4	@ Golden State	Loss	90	98	31-42	Lost 1
74	April 5	Portland	Loss	91	97	31-43	Lost 2
75	April 7	Houston	Win	111	105	32-43	Won 1
76	April 9	LA Lakers	Win	98	91	33-43	Won 2
77	April 11	@ Houston	Loss	109	113	33-44	Lost 1
78	April 14	@ Minnesota	Win	98	91	34-44	Won 1
79	April 15	Sacramento	Loss	86	90	34-45	Lost 1
80	April 18	@ Dallas	Loss	98	132	34-46	Lost 2
81	April 19	Vancouver	Loss	78	92	34-47	Lost 3
82	April 21	Seattle	Win	99	88	35-47	Won 1

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
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	57	53	35.6	.434	.392	.930	2.4	6.8	1.1	0.1	19.2
Dale Ellis	81	52	32.4	.479	.412	.760	3.9	1.7	0.7	0.1	14.9
Bryant Stith	82	77	34.3	.416	.277	.844	4.9	2.9	1.4	0.2	13.6
Antonio McDyess	76	75	30.0	.485	.000	.683	7.5	1.0	0.7	1.5	13.4
Don MacLean	56	5	19.8	.426	.286	.732	3.7	1.6	0.4	0.1	11.2
Dikembe Mutombo	74	74	36.7	.499	.000	.695	11.8	1.5	0.5	4.5	11.0
LaPhonso Ellis	45	28	28.2	.438	.182	.601	7.2	1.6	0.8	0.7	10.5
Jalen Rose	80	37	26.7	.480	.296	.690	3.3	6.2	0.7	0.5	10.0
Tom Hammonds	71	4	14.7	.474		.765	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	4.8
Reggie Williams	52	5	15.7	.370	.225	.846	2.3	1.4	0.7	0.4	4.6
Reggie Slater	4	0	6.5	.545		.400	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.3	3.5
Doug Overton	55	0	11.0	.376	.308	.727	1.1	1.9	0.2	0.1	3.3
Matt Fish	16	0	7.3	.577		.556	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	2.5
Randy Woods	8	0	9.0	.273	.238	1.000	0.8	1.5	0.8	0.1	2.4
Greg Grant	10	0	10.9	.261	.333		0.7	1.4	0.2	0.0	1.4
Rastko Cvetkovic	14	0	3.4	.313	.000	.000	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.7
Elmore Spencer	6	0	3.5	.000			0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Awards, records, and honors

Antonio McDyess, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

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References

1995-96 Denver Nuggets
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Nuggets on Basketball Reference

1995–96 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington
Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Vancouver
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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Founded in 1967 Formerly the Denver Rockets (1967–1974) Based in Denver, Colorado
Franchise	ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
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Personnel	Owner(s) Ann Walton Kroenke President Josh Kroenke General manager Calvin Booth Head coach Michael Malone
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Retired numbers	2 12 33 40 44 55 432
NBA championships	2023
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