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2008–09 Denver Nuggets season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Denver Nuggets |
| DivisionWin | yes |
| end_year | 2009 |
| wins | 54 |
| losses | 28 |
| division | Northwest |
| division_place | 1st |
| conf_place | 2nd |
| coach | George Karl |
| gm | Mark Warkentien |
| owner | Stan Kroenke |
| arena | Pepsi Center |
| television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment |
| radio | KCKK |
| playoffs | [Western Conference Finals](2009-nba-playoffs-bracket) |
| (lost to [Lakers](2008-09-los-angeles-lakers-season) 2–4) | |
| bbr_team | DEN |
(lost to Lakers 2–4)
The 2008–09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished the regular season with 54 wins and 28 losses, the franchise's best record since 1987–88. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated New Orleans Hornets in five games in the first round; this series included a notable 58-point bludgeoning of the Hornets in Game 4. The Nuggets then defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the Western Conference Semi-finals to reach the conference finals for the first time since 1985, ending their streak of five straight first-round exits. However, the Nuggets lost to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, ending their playoff run. This was the second straight year the Nuggets had their season ended by the Lakers.
The Nuggets' six-game loss to the Lakers in the 2009 Western Conference finals matched their six-game defeat in the 1978 Western Conference finals for the closest the franchise had ever come to reaching an NBA Finals until 2023.
Key dates
- June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 1: The free agency period started. During the first week of the season, superstar guard Allen Iverson was traded in a blockbuster deal to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb. McDyess was released soon after the trade.
Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
The Denver Nuggets had no draft picks in the 2008 NBA draft, but did acquire the draft rights of Sonny Weems from the Chicago Bulls. Weems was the 39th pick of the draft.
Roster
- George Karl
- Chad Iske
- Jamahl Mosley
- Adrian Dantley
- Tim Grgurich
- John Welch
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 29 | @ Utah | | Allen Iverson, Kenyon Martin (18) | Kenyon Martin, Chris Andersen (6) | Allen Iverson (8) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,111 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 31 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Allen Iverson (25) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Anthony Carter (6) | Staples Center 11,418 | 1–1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 1 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Carter (20) | Chris Andersen (7) | Allen Iverson (7) | Pepsi Center 19,651 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 | @ Golden State | | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Nenê (15) | Anthony Carter (11) | Oracle Arena 18,194 | 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 7 | Dallas | | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Anthony Carter (7) | Pepsi Center 19,175 | 2–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | November 9 | Memphis | | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 14,359 | 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | November 11 | @ Charlotte | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Nenê, Linas Kleiza (8) | Anthony Carter (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena 10,753 | 4–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 13 | @ Cleveland | | Chauncey Billups (26) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 4–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | November 14 | @ Boston | | Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (18) | Carmelo Anthony (13) | Chauncey Billups (7) | TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 | 5–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | November 16 | Minnesota | | Chauncey Billups (26) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center 16,721 | 6–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | November 18 | Milwaukee | | Linas Kleiza (25) | Nenê (6) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center 14,413 | 7–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 | November 19 | @ San Antonio | | Chauncey Billups (22) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | AT&T Center 16,559 | 8–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 21 | @ L.A. Lakers | | J. R. Smith, Nenê (18) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 8–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 23 | Chicago | | Kenyon Martin (26) | Carmelo Anthony (13) | Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (8) | Pepsi Center 16,202 | 9–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Staples Center 14,934 | 10–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 27 | New Orleans | | J. R. Smith (32) | Chris Andersen (8) | Anthony Carter (8) | Pepsi Center 15,563 | 10–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 | November 29 | @ Minnesota | | Chauncey Billups (27) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Chucky Atkins (5) | Target Center 14,197 | 11–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 | November 30 | Houston | | Chauncey Billups (28) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 17,201 | 12–6
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 | December 2 | Toronto | | Chauncey Billups (24) | Nenê (11) | Chauncey Billups (14) | Pepsi Center 14,243 | 13–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 4 | San Antonio | | Carmelo Anthony (16) | J. R. Smith (10) | J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (4) | Pepsi Center 15,866 | 13–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 6 | @ Sacramento | | Chauncey Billups (24) | Nenê, Carmelo Anthony (7) | Chauncey Billups (4) | ARCO Arena 12,322 | 14–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 10 | Minnesota | | Carmelo Anthony (45) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 14,007 | 15–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 | December 13 | Golden State | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Pepsi Center 15,322 | 16–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 | December 15 | @ Dallas | | J. R. Smith (25) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Chauncey Billups (8) | American Airlines Center 19,969 | 17–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 16 | @ Houston | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Toyota Center 17,737 | 17–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 19 | Cleveland | | Chauncey Billups (16) | Chris Andersen (10) | Anthony Carter, J. R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 17–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 20 | @ Phoenix | | J. R. Smith (23) | Nenê (15) | Chauncey Billups (8) | US Airways Center 18,422 | 17–10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 22 | Portland | | Chauncey Billups, Nenê (19) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 18,611 | 18–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 23 | @ Portland | | Linas Kleiza (20) | Nenê (13) | Chucky Atkins (4) | Rose Garden 20,007 | 18–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 26 | Philadelphia | | J. R. Smith (27) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 19–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 | December 28 | @ New York | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 20–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 29 | @ Atlanta | | Kenyon Martin (19) | Chris Andersen (6) | Anthony Carter (7) | Philips Arena 17,131 | 20–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | December 31 | @ Toronto | | Nenê (21) | Chris Andersen (10) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Air Canada Centre 18,879 | 21–12
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 | January 2 | @ Oklahoma City | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Nenê (14) | Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (7) | Ford Center 18,613 | 22–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 | January 3 | New Orleans | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 19,614 | 23–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 | January 5 | Indiana | | Kenyon Martin (25) | Chris Andersen (9) | Chauncey Billups (11) | Pepsi Center 14,255 | 24–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 | January 7 | Miami | | Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith, Linas Kleiza (21) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Anthony Carter (9) | Pepsi Center 15,459 | 25–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 9 | Detroit | | Chauncey Billups (30) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center 19,682 | 25–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 | January 13 | Dallas | | Chauncey Billups (23) | Chris Andersen (10) | J. R. Smith (7) | Pepsi Center 14,158 | 26–13 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 15 | Phoenix | | Chauncey Billups (26) | Nenê (14) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 18,073 | 27–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 17 | Orlando | | Linas Kleiza (26) | Chris Andersen (9) | Anthony Carter (7) | Pepsi Center 19,749 | 27–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 19 | @ Houston | | J. R. Smith (24) | Nenê (12) | Chauncey Billups (12) | Toyota Center 18,199 | 27–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 20 | Sacramento | | Linas Kleiza (27) | Nenê (12) | Anthony Carter (10) | Pepsi Center 15,164 | 28–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 | January 25 | Utah | | Nenê (28) | Linas Kleiza, Nenê (9) | Anthony Carter (10) | Pepsi Center 17,895 | 29–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 27 | @ Memphis | | Chauncey Billups (29) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Kenyon Martin (4) | FedExForum 11,338 | 30–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 28 | @ New Orleans | | Kenyon Martin (22) | Linas Kleiza, Kenyon Martin, J. R. Smith, Nenê (6) | Anthony Carter (6) | New Orleans Arena 15,792 | 30–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 | January 30 | Charlotte | | Nenê (22) | Nenê (12) | Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 18,463 | 31–16
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 | February 3 | San Antonio | | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Nenê (11) | Anthony Carter (9) | Pepsi Center 18,536 | 32–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 | February 4 | @ Oklahoma City | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Nenê (8) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Ford Center 18,332 | 33–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 | February 6 | @ Washington | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Nenê (10) | Anthony Carter (7) | Verizon Center 20,173 | 34–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 7 | @ New Jersey | | Carmelo Anthony (15) | Nenê (7) | Chauncey Billups (3) | Izod Center 17,697 | 34–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 10 | @ Miami | | Chauncey Billups (23) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (5) | American Airlines Arena 16,784 | 35–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 | February 11 | @ Orlando | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Amway Arena 17,461 | 36–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 | February 18 | @ Philadelphia | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony (14) | Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (5) | Wachovia Center 15,979 | 37–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 20 | @ Chicago | | Chauncey Billups (25) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Chauncey Billups (6) | United Center 21,970 | 37–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Carmelo Anthony (33) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | J. R. Smith (5) | Bradley Center 14,891 | 37–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 23 | Boston | | J. R. Smith (19) | Johan Petro (10) | J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center 19,784 | 37–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 | February 25 | Atlanta | | Chauncey Billups (33) | Chris Andersen (12) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 18,418 | 38–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | February 27 | L.A. Lakers | | Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (22) | Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (12) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center 19,920 | 39–20
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 1 | @ Indiana | | Chauncey Billups (27) | Chris Andersen (12) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse 12,458 | 39–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 3 | @ Detroit | | Chauncey Billups (34) | Nenê, Renaldo Balkman, Chris Andersen (7) | Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 39–22 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 | March 5 | Portland | | Carmelo Anthony (38) | J. R. Smith (7) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 16,801 | 40–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 6 | @ Utah | | J. R. Smith (27) | Renaldo Balkman (14) | J. R. Smith (5) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 40–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 8 | @ Sacramento | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Renaldo Balkman (10) | Chauncey Billups (8) | ARCO Arena 12,678 | 40–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 9 | Houston | | Chauncey Billups (28) | Nenê (8) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center 16,020 | 40–25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 | March 11 | Oklahoma City | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Renaldo Balkman (14) | Anthony Carter (12) | Pepsi Center 16,186 | 41–25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 | March 14 | L.A. Clippers | | Renaldo Balkman (22) | Chris Andersen, Renaldo Balkman (11) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 18,676 | 42–25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 68 | March 16 | New Jersey | | J. R. Smith, Nenê (19) | Chris Andersen (9) | Chauncey Billups (10) | Pepsi Center 16,223 | 43–25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 | March 18 | @ Memphis | | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Renaldo Balkman (12) | Chauncey Billups (12) | FedExForum 11,087 | 44–25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 | March 20 | Washington | | J. R. Smith (40) | Chris Andersen (11) | Anthony Carter (10) | Pepsi Center 18,231 | 45–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 23 | @ Phoenix | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Chauncey Billups (8) | US Airways Center 18,422 | 45–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 | March 25 | @ New Orleans | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Chris Andersen (9) | Chauncey Billups (6) | New Orleans Arena 17,274 | 46–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 | March 27 | @ Dallas | | Carmelo Anthony (43) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Chauncey Billups (9) | American Airlines Center 20,310 | 47–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 | March 28 | Golden State | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Chris Andersen (11) | Anthony Carter (13) | Pepsi Center 19,155 | 48–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 | March 31 | New York | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Nenê (12) | Anthony Carter (8) | Pepsi Center 17,851 | 49–26
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 | April 2 | Utah | | J. R. Smith (28) | Chris Andersen (10) | J. R. Smith (7) | Pepsi Center 17,969 | 50–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 | April 4 | L.A. Clippers | | J. R. Smith (34) | Chris Andersen (8) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 17,880 | 51–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 | April 5 | @ Minnesota | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (8) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Target Center 16,839 | 52–26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 | April 8 | Oklahoma City | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 16,536 | 53–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 53–27 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 | April 13 | Sacramento | | J. R. Smith (45) | Chris Andersen (10) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Pepsi Center 15,823 | 54–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 15 | @ Portland | | Chauncey Billups (13) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (4) | Rose Garden 20,652 | 54–28
Playoffs
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | April 19 | New Orleans | | Billups (36) | Nenê (14) | Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,536 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | April 22 | New Orleans | | Billups (31) | Nenê (8) | Anthony (9) | Pepsi Center 19,623 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | April 25 | @ New Orleans | | Anthony (25) | Martin (10) | Billups (6) | New Orleans Arena 17,489 | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | April 27 | @ New Orleans | | Anthony (26) | Andersen (8) | Billups (8) | New Orleans Arena 17,236 | 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | April 29 | New Orleans | | Anthony (34) | Andersen, Martin, Nenê (7) | Billups (11) | Pepsi Center 19,744 | 4–1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | May 3 | Dallas | | Nenê (24) | Andersen (6) | Billups, Smith (6) | Pepsi Center 19,631 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 5 | Dallas | | Anthony, Nenê (25) | Andersen (9) | Billups (8) | Pepsi Center 19,890 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 9 | @ Dallas | | Billups (32) | Anthony, Nenê (8) | Nenê (4) | American Airlines Center 20,620 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 11 | @ Dallas | | Anthony (41) | Anthony (11) | Billups (7) | American Airlines Center 20,523 | 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | May 13 | Dallas | | Anthony (30) | Billups, Nenê (7) | Billups (12) | Pepsi Center 19,962 | 4–1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 19 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony (39) | Martin (8) | Billups (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 21 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony (34) | Anthony, Nenê (9) | Nenê (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 23 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony (21) | Andersen, Martin (7) | Billups (7) | Pepsi Center 19,939 | 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 25 | L.A. Lakers | | Billups, Smith (24) | Martin (15) | Nenê (6) | Pepsi Center 20,037 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 27 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony (31) | Andersen, Nenê (8) | Billups (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | May 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Anthony (25) | Nenê (6) | Billups (9) | Pepsi Center 20,053 | 2–4
Player statistics
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | 20.6 | .548 | .200 | .718 | 6.20 | .4 | .58 | 2.46 | 6.4 | |
| 66 | 66 | 34.5 | .443 | .371 | .793 | 6.80 | 3.4 | 1.14 | .36 | 22.8 | |
| 53 | 10 | 14.7 | .558 | .286 | .646 | 3.80 | .6 | .89 | .43 | 5.0 | |
| 77 | 77 | 35.3 | .420 | .410 | .913 | 3.00 | 6.4 | 1.17 | .22 | 17.9 | |
| 78 | 5 | 22.9 | .433 | .239 | .731 | 2.60 | 4.7 | 1.23 | .17 | 5.3 | |
| 79 | 71 | 18.1 | .458 | .647 | .728 | 2.10 | 1.0 | .62 | .24 | 5.4 | |
| 11 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .000 | .750 | .40 | .5 | .00 | .00 | 1.2 | |
| 82 | 7 | 22.2 | .447 | .326 | .725 | 4.00 | .8 | .38 | .17 | 9.9 | |
| 66 | 66 | 32.0 | .491 | .368 | .604 | 6.00 | 2.0 | 1.45 | 1.12 | 11.7 | |
| 77 | 76 | 32.0 | .604 | .200 | .723 | 7.80 | 1.4 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 14.6 | |
| 27 | 10 | 8.0 | .429 | .000 | .429 | 2.30 | .4 | .11 | .37 | 2.2 | |
| 81 | 18 | 27.7 | .446 | .397 | .754 | 3.70 | 2.8 | .96 | .17 | 15.2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 4.6 | .320 | .000 | .375 | .30 | .3 | .08 | .00 | 1.6 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 21.9 | .630 | .000 | .659 | 6.30 | .6 | .33 | 2.13 | 6.5 | |
| 16 | 16 | 38.3 | .453 | .364 | .826 | 5.80 | 4.1 | 1.75 | .63 | 27.2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2.5 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .50 | .1 | .50 | .00 | .5 | |
| 16 | 16 | 38.7 | .457 | .468 | .906 | 3.80 | 6.8 | 1.25 | .25 | 20.6 | |
| 16 | 0 | 14.3 | .408 | .167 | .500 | 2.00 | 2.1 | .94 | .06 | 2.8 | |
| 16 | 16 | 17.5 | .481 | .250 | .767 | 2.40 | .6 | .81 | .31 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2.1 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .30 | .6 | .22 | .11 | .2 | |
| 14 | 0 | 15.0 | .470 | .425 | .750 | 3.20 | .5 | .36 | .07 | 6.9 | |
| 16 | 16 | 33.6 | .497 | .200 | .657 | 5.90 | 2.1 | 1.13 | .88 | 10.9 | |
| 16 | 16 | 32.8 | .548 | .000 | .657 | 7.50 | 2.6 | 1.25 | .63 | 11.5 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2.6 | .222 | .000 | .625 | .60 | .1 | .00 | .10 | .9 | |
| 16 | 0 | 27.2 | .454 | .358 | .543 | 3.30 | 2.8 | 1.06 | .25 | 14.9 |
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Transactions
Trades
| January 7, [2009](2008-09-nba-season) | To **Oklahoma City Thunder**Chucky Atkins |
|---|---|
| Conditional 2009 First-Round Draft Pick | To **Denver Nuggets**Johan Petro |
| Second-Round Draft Pick |
Free agents
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| **Chris Andersen** | July 24 | New Orleans Hornets |
| **Dahntay Jones** | July 31 | Sacramento Kings |
| **Mateen Cleaves** | September 30 | Bakersfield Jam |
| **Smush Parker** | September 30 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| **Nick Fazekas** | September 30 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| **James Mays** | September 30 | Clemson Tigers |
| **Ruben Patterson** | September 30 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| **Juwan Howard** | October 3 | Dallas Mavericks |
| **Jason Hart** | March 3 | Los Angeles Clippers |
Subtractions
| Player | Left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| **Eduardo Nájera** | July 11 | New Jersey Nets |
| **Yakhouba Diawara** | August 7 | Miami Heat |
References
References
- "ISportsWeb - All About Sport 2021".
- "NUGGETS: Nuggets Acquire Draft Rights to Weems".
- "Nuggets Trade Camby to L.A. Clippers".
- "Nuggets Acquire Balkman".
- "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
- "Denver Nuggets News Headlines".
- "Nuggets Acquire Petro from Thunder".
- "Nuggets Sign Andersen".
- "Nuggets Sign Dahntay Jones".
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