2020–21 Denver Nuggets season

The 2020–21 Denver Nuggets season is the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 54th season of existence overall.

2020–21 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerCalvin Booth
PresidentTim Connelly
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaBall Arena[1]
Results
Record12–9 (.571)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAltitude Sports and Entertainment
RadioKKSE

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 22 Zeke Nnaji PF/C  United States Arizona

Roster
Roster listing
Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1991-01-06 Memphis
F/C 10 Bol, Bol 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-11-16 Oregon
G 7 Campazzo, Facundo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-03-23 Argentina
F 31 Čančar, Vlatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia
G/F 35 Dozier, PJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-10-25 South Carolina
F/C 0 Green, JaMychal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1990-06-21 Alabama
G 13 Hampton, R. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-02-07 Little Elm (TX)
G 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-09-14 Michigan State
F/C 25 Hartenstein, Isaiah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1998-05-05 Germany
G 00 Howard, Markus (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-03 Marquette
C 15 Jokić, Nikola (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia
F 4 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1985-02-10 Louisiana Tech
G 11 Morris, Monté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-06-27 Iowa State
G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-23 Kentucky
F/C 22 Nnaji, Zeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-01-09 Arizona
F 1 Porter Jr., Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998-06-29 Missouri
F 3 Whittington, Greg (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993-02-07 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 1, 2020

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Utah Jazz 19 5 .792 0.0 9–2 10–3 3–2 24
Denver Nuggets 12 10 .545 6.0 5–5 7–5 4–1 22
Portland Trail Blazers 12 10 .545 6.0 5–5 7–5 1–2 22
Oklahoma City Thunder 10 12 .455 8.0 3–8 7–4 2–3 22
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 17 .261 12.5 4–7 2–10 2–4 23

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Utah Jazz * 19 5 .792 – 24
2 Los Angeles Lakers * 18 6 .750 1.0 24
3 Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 2.5 25
4 Phoenix Suns 13 9 .591 5.0 22
5 San Antonio Spurs * 13 10 .565 5.5 23
6 Denver Nuggets 12 10 .545 6.0 22
7 Portland Trail Blazers 12 10 .545 6.0 22
8 Golden State Warriors 12 11 .522 6.5 23
9 Sacramento Kings 12 11 .522 6.5 23
10 Houston Rockets 11 11 .500 7.0 22
11 Memphis Grizzlies 9 9 .500 7.0 18
12 New Orleans Pelicans 10 12 .455 8.0 22
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 10 12 .455 8.0 22
14 Dallas Mavericks 10 14 .417 9.0 24
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 17 .261 12.5 23

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Preseason: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 12–9 (Home: 5–5; Road: 8–4)
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
January: 11–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 7–2)
February: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
— February 1 Detroit Postponed (makeup date TBA)[2]
20 February 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 93–114 Jamal Murray (20) Jokić & Millsap (10) Nikola Jokić (6) Staples Center
0		 12–9
21 February 6 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
22 February 8 Milwaukee Ball Arena
23 February 10 Cleveland Ball Arena
24 February 12 Oklahoma City Ball Arena
25 February 14 L.A. Lakers Ball Arena
26 February 16 @ Boston TD Garden
27 February 17 @ Washington Capital One Arena
28 February 19 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
29 February 21 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
30 February 23 Portland Ball Arena
31 February 25 Washington Ball Arena
32 February 27 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
November 22, 2020[3] To Denver Nuggets

Cash considerations

 To Detroit Pistons

Jerami Grant (Sign and trade)
Rights to Nikola Radičević (2015 #57)

November 24, 2020[4] Four-team trade
To Denver Nuggets

Rights to R. J. Hampton (#24) (from Milwaukee)

 To Milwaukee Bucks

Jrue Holiday (from New Orleans)
Draft rights to Sam Merrill (#60) (from New Orleans)

To New Orleans Pelicans

Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City)
Eric Bledsoe (from Milwaukee)
2024 MIL first-round pick swap
2025 MIL first-round pick
2026 MIL first-round pick swap
2027 MIL first-round pick

 To Oklahoma City Thunder

George Hill (from Milwaukee)
Zylan Cheatham (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)
Josh Gray (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)
Darius Miller (from New Orleans)
Kenrich Williams (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)
2023 DEN protected first-round pick
2023 WAS second-round pick (from New Orleans)
2024 NO second-round pick

Re-signed
Player Signed
Bol Bol[5] November 24, 2020 (Converted from two-way contract)
Paul Millsap[6] December 3, 2020
Monté Morris[7] December 9, 2020

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Greg Whittington[8] November 24, 2020; Two-way contract Galatasaray
Isaiah Hartenstein[9] November 30, 2020 Houston Rockets
Markus Howard[10] November 30, 2020; Two-way contract Marquette
Facundo Campazzo[11] November 30, 2020 Real Madrid
JaMychal Green[12] November 30, 2020 Los Angeles Clippers

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New team
November 22, 2020 Jerami Grant[3] Free Agency (sign and trade) Detroit Pistons
November 22, 2020 Keita Bates-Diop[13] Waived San Antonio Spurs
November 26, 2020 Torrey Craig[14] Free Agency Milwaukee Bucks
November 27, 2020 Noah Vonleh[15] Free Agency Chicago Bulls
December 1, 2020 Mason Plumlee[16] Free Agency Detroit Pistons
December 3, 2020 Troy Daniels Free Agency TBD
December 3, 2020 Tyler Cook[17] Free Agency Minnesota Timberwolves

References
  1. Singer, Mike (October 22, 2020). "After 21 years, Pepsi Center to be renamed Ball Arena as part of new partnership". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. "Pistons-Nuggets game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. "Pistons land Jerami Grant in sign-and-trade with Nuggets". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. "Pelicans acquire Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe in four-team trade, Jrue Holiday sent to Milwaukee". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  5. "Denver Nuggets convert two-way contract of Bol Bol to NBA contract". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. "Denver Nuggets re-sign forward Paul Millsap". NBA.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Denver Nuggets sign Monte Morris to contract extension". NBA.com. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. "Denver Nuggets sign Greg Whittington to two-way contract". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  9. "Nuggets sign center/forward Isaiah Hartenstein". NBA.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. "Nuggets sign guard Markus Howard to two-way contract". NBA.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. "Denver Nuggets sign Facundo Campazzo to a multiyear contract". NBA.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. "Denver Nuggets sign forward JaMychal Green". NBA.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. "NBA Player Transactions". NBA.com. February 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  14. "Bucks Sign Torrey Craig, Bryn Forbes and Bobby Portis". NBA.com. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  15. @chicagobulls (27 November 2020). "We have signed forward Noah Vonleh" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agents Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Jackson and Deividas Sirvydis". NBA.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  17. "Capsules of Wolves players on training camp deals". FOXSports.com. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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