2022–23 Denver Nuggets season
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NBA Champions
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Division Champions
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Head coach | Michael Malone |
General manager | Calvin Booth |
Arena | Ball Arena |
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Record | 53–29 (.646) |
Place | Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Heat 4–1) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
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.
Contents
Draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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1 | 21 | Christian Braun | SG | United States | Kansas |
The Nuggets own their first round pick;[2] their second-round pick was traded to Minnesota via Philadelphia.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 0.0 | 34–7 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
pi – Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 8–8 | 82 |
pi – Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 9–7 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 17–24 | 16–25 | 7–9 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Denver Nuggets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Sacramento Kings * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | pi – Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
8 | pi – Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 82 |
11 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 82 |
12 | Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 82 |
14 | Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
15 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
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Regular season
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October: 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–3)
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November: 10–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 7–2)
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December: 9–5 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–4)
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January: 12–4 (Home: 10–1; Road: 2–3)
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February: 9–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–3)
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March: 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–4)
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April: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
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Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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NBA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
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Player statistics
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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 |
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Christian Braun | 76 | 6 | 15.5 | .495 | .354 | .625 | 2.4 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 4.7 |
Bruce Brown | 80 | 31 | 28.5 | .483 | .358 | .758 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 11.5 |
Thomas Bryant | 18 | 1 | 11.4 | .485 | .444 | .722 | 3.3 | .1 | .1 | .4 | 4.6 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 76 | 76 | 31.3 | .462 | .423 | .824 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .5 | 10.8 |
Vlatko Čančar | 60 | 9 | 14.8 | .476 | .374 | .927 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | 5.0 |
Aaron Gordon | 68 | 68 | 30.2 | .564 | .347 | .608 | 6.6 | 3.0 | .8 | .8 | 16.3 |
Jeff Green | 56 | 4 | 19.5 | .488 | .288 | .744 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .3 | 7.8 |
Bones Hyland | 42 | 1 | 19.5 | .399 | .378 | .866 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | 12.1 |
Reggie Jackson | 16 | 2 | 19.9 | .383 | .279 | .833 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .6 | .1 | 7.9 |
Nikola Jokić | 69 | 69 | 33.7 | .632 | .383 | .822 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | .7 | 24.5 |
DeAndre Jordan | 39 | 8 | 15.0 | .765 | 1.000 | .458 | 5.2 | .9 | .3 | .6 | 5.1 |
Jamal Murray | 65 | 65 | 32.8 | .454 | .398 | .833 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 20.0 |
Zeke Nnaji | 53 | 5 | 13.7 | .561 | .262 | .645 | 2.6 | .3 | .3 | .4 | 5.2 |
Michael Porter Jr. | 62 | 62 | 29.0 | .487 | .414 | .800 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .6 | .5 | 17.4 |
Davon Reed | 35 | 1 | 9.0 | .313 | .364 | .750 | 1.6 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 2.3 |
Ish Smith | 43 | 0 | 9.3 | .397 | .167 | .500 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .2 | .2 | 2.5 |
Peyton Watson | 23 | 2 | 8.1 | .492 | .429 | .550 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | .5 | 3.3 |
Jack White | 17 | 0 | 3.9 | .421 | .333 | .667 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.2 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Christian Braun | 19 | 0 | 13.0 | .533 | .200 | .579 | 2.1 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 3.2 |
Bruce Brown | 20 | 0 | 26.6 | .511 | .316 | .857 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | 12.0 |
Thomas Bryant | 1 | 0 | .5 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 20 | 20 | 33.5 | .457 | .380 | .829 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .7 | 10.6 |
Vlatko Čančar | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .6 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Aaron Gordon | 20 | 20 | 35.6 | .518 | .391 | .652 | 6.0 | 2.6 | .6 | .7 | 13.3 |
Jeff Green | 20 | 0 | 17.2 | .452 | .321 | .895 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | .4 | 4.1 |
Reggie Jackson | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | .500 | – | .3 | .3 | .2 | .0 | .5 |
Nikola Jokić | 20 | 20 | 39.4 | .548 | .461 | .799 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
DeAndre Jordan | 4 | 0 | 3.4 | .667 | – | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
Jamal Murray | 20 | 20 | 39.9 | .473 | .396 | .926 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 1.5 | .3 | 26.1 |
Zeke Nnaji | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | .333 | – | .4 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.0 |
Michael Porter Jr. | 20 | 20 | 32.6 | .423 | .351 | .793 | 8.1 | 1.6 | .5 | .6 | 13.4 |
Ish Smith | 4 | 0 | 2.9 | .500 | – | – | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
Peyton Watson | 5 | 0 | 2.7 | .400 | .500 | – | .8 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.0 |
Transactions
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Overview
Players Added
Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost
Via trade Via free agency |
Trades
June 23, 2022[3][4] | To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Peyton Watson (No. 30) 2023 second-round pick[lower-alpha 2] 2024 second-round pick[lower-alpha 3] |
To Oklahoma City Thunder
JaMychal Green 2027 protected first-round pick[lower-alpha 4] |
July 6, 2022[5][6] | To Denver Nuggets
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Ish Smith |
To Washington Wizards
Will Barton Monté Morris |
July 6, 2022[7] | To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (No. 46) |
To Portland Trail Blazers
2024 second-round pick[lower-alpha 5] |
February 9, 2023[8][9][10][11] | Four-team trade | |
To Denver Nuggets
Thomas Bryant (from Lakers) |
To Los Angeles Clippers
Bones Hyland (from Denver) |
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To Los Angeles Lakers
Mo Bamba (from Orlando) |
To Orlando Magic
Patrick Beverley (from Lakers) |
Free agency
Re-signed
Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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July 7, 2022 | Vlatko Čančar | 3-year contract | [12] |
July 8, 2022 | Nikola Jokić | 5-year extension | [13] |
July 9, 2022 | Davon Reed | 2-year contract | [14] |
July 17, 2022 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 2-year extension | [15] |
Additions
Date | Player | Former team | Ref. |
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July 3, 2022 | Collin Gillespie (two-way) | Villanova | [16] |
July 7, 2022 | Bruce Brown | Brooklyn Nets | [17] |
July 12, 2022 | DeAndre Jordan | Philadelphia 76ers | [18] |
July 19, 2022 | Jack White (two-way) | Melbourne United | [19] |
February 14, 2023 | Reggie Jackson | Charlotte Hornets | [20] |
Subtractions
Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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July 12, 2022 | Bryn Forbes | Free Agent | Minnesota Timberwolves | [21] |
July 17, 2022 | Markus Howard | Free Agent | Saski Baskonia | [22] |
July 21, 2022 | Austin Rivers | Free Agent | Minnesota Timberwolves | [23] |
October 18, 2022 | Facundo Campazzo | Free Agent | Dallas Mavericks | [24] |
April 11, 2023 | DeMarcus Cousins | Free Agent | Guaynabo Mets | [25] |
Notes
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