2016–17 Denver Nuggets season
| 2016–17 Denver Nuggets season | |
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| Head coach | Michael Malone |
| General manager | Tim Connelly |
| Owners | Ann Walton Kroenke |
| Arena | Pepsi Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 40–42 (.488) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 9th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment |
| Radio | KKSE |
The 2016–17 Denver Nuggets season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Thanks to the continuing improvements of Nikola Jokić, the Nuggets would make significant improvements to their team, although they would be just one game shy from reaching the NBA playoffs that year.
Key dates
[edit]- June 23, 2016: The 2016 NBA draft takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
- September 9, 2016: Chuck Hayes retires as a player to become a player development coach and hold a front office role for the team somewhere at an entry-level position.
- October 29, 2016: The Denver Nuggets officially retire Dikembe Mutombo's number.
- February 13, 2017: Denver traded center Jusuf Nurkić and the Memphis Grizzlies' own 2017 first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for center Mason Plumlee, a 2018 second round pick, and cash considerations.
Draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 7 | Jamal Murray | SG |  Canada | Kentucky |
| 1 | 15 | Juan Hernangómez | SF/PF |  Spain | Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) |
| 1 | 19 | Malik Beasley | SG |  United States | Florida State |
| 2 | 53 | Petr Cornelie | PF |  France | Le Mans Sarthe (France) |
| 2 | 56 | Daniel Hamilton | SG/SF | United States | Connecticut |
Roster
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Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 29–12 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 11.0 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20.0 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 5–11 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 10 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game log
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Regular season
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October: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
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November : 6–9 (home: 3–5; road: 3–4)
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December : 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
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January : 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5)
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February : 6–7 (home: 4–3; road: 2–4)
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March : 8–7 (home: 5–4; road: 3–3)
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April: 5–2 (home: 1–2; road: 4–0)
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Player statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Darrell Arthur | 41 | 7 | 15.6 | .442 | .453 | .864 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 6.4 |
| Will Barton | 60 | 19 | 28.4 | .443 | .370 | .753 | 4.3 | 3.4 | .8 | .5 | 13.7 |
| Malik Beasley | 22 | 1 | 7.5 | .452 | .321 | .800 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .00 | 3.8 |
| Wilson Chandler | 71 | 33 | 30.9 | .461 | .337 | .727 | 6.5 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | 15.7 |
| Kenneth Faried | 61 | 34 | 21.2 | .548 | .000 | .693 | 7.6 | .9 | .7 | .7 | 9.6 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 63 | 63 | 33.9 | .447 | .389 | .902 | 5.2 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | 18.2 |
| Alonzo Gee | 13 | 0 | 6.8 | .214 | .000 | .556 | 1.2 | .5 | .4 | .1 | .8 |
| Gary Harris | 57 | 56 | 31.3 | .502 | .420 | .776 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.9 |
| Juancho Hernangómez | 62 | 9 | 13.6 | .451 | .407 | .750 | 3.0 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 4.9 |
| Roy Hibberta | 6 | 0 | 1.8 | .667 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .2 | .00 | .3 | .7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 73 | 59 | 27.9 | .578 | .324 | .825 | 9.8 | 4.9 | .8 | .8 | 16.7 |
| Mike Miller | 20 | 0 | 7.6 | .391 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .1 | .00 | 1.4 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 55 | 41 | 25.6 | .377 | .315 | .784 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .7 | .2 | 11.0 |
| Jamal Murray | 82 | 10 | 21.5 | .404 | .334 | .883 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .6 | .3 | 9.9 |
| Jameer Nelson | 75 | 39 | 27.3 | .444 | .388 | .714 | 2.6 | 5.1 | .7 | .1 | 9.2 |
| Jusuf Nurkića | 45 | 29 | 17.9 | .507 | .000 | .496 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .6 | .8 | 8.0 |
| Johnny O'Bryanta | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | .467 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.6 | .3 | .00 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Mason Plumleea | 27 | 10 | 23.4 | .547 | .000 | .618 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .7 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| Jarnell Stokes | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .00 | 1.5 |
a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]| June 23, 2016 | To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations[1] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Rights to 2016 draft pick  Daniel Hamilton |
| August 30, 2016 | To Denver Nuggets Two 2nd–Round Picks in 2017 NBA draft[a][2] | To Oklahoma City Thunder Joffrey Lauvergne |
| January 18, 2017 | To Denver Nuggets
| to Atlanta Hawks Rights to 2005 draft pick  Cenk Akyol |
| February 13, 2017 | To Denver Nuggets
| to Portland Trail Blazers
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| February 23, 2017 | To Denver Nuggets | To Milwaukee Bucks
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Contracts
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]| Player | Signed |
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| Darrell Arthur[6] | Signed 3-year contract worth $23 million |
| Mike Miller[7] | Signed 2-year contract worth $7 million 2017–18 Non-guaranteed |
Additions
[edit]| Player | Signed | Former Team |
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| Malik Beasley[8] | Signed a 4–year contract worth $7.8 million Team option in 2018 & 2019 | Florida State Seminoles |
| Jamal Murray[9] | Signed a 4–year contract worth $14.5 million Team option in 2018 & 2019 | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Juan Hernangómez[10] | Signed a 4–year contract worth $9.6 million Team option in 2018 & 2019 | Movistar Estudiantes |
| Robbie Hummel[11] | Signed a 2–year contract worth $2.0 million Non-guaranteed training camp invite |  EA7 Olimpia Milano |
| D. J. Kennedy[11] | Signed a 1–year contract worth $874 K Non-guaranteed training camp invite |  Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| Jarnell Stokes[11] | Signed a 2–year contract worth $2.0 million Non-guaranteed training camp invite | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Nate Wolters[11] | Signed a 3–year contract worth $3.2 million Non-guaranteed training camp invite | Beşiktaş Sompo Japan |
| Alonzo Gee[12] | Signed a 1–year contract worth $1.1 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Alonzo Gee[13] | Signed 1st 10–day contract worth $77 thousand | Denver Nuggets |
| Johnny O'Bryant[14] | Signed 1st 10–day contract worth $57 thousand | Northern Arizona Suns |
| Johnny O'Bryant[15] | Signed 2nd 10–day contract worth $57 thousand | Denver Nuggets |
Subtractions
[edit]| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Augustin[16] | Signed a 4-year contract worth $29 million | Orlando Magic |
| D. J. Kennedy[17] | Waived |  Guangzhou Long-Lions |
| JaKarr Sampson[17] | Waived | Iowa Energy |
| Axel Toupane[17] | Waived | Raptors 905 |
| Nate Wolters[18] | Waived |  Crvena zvezda |
| Robbie Hummel[18] | Waived | Khimki |
| Jarnell Stokes[19] | Waived | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Alonzo Gee[20] | Waived | Denver Nuggets |
| Mo Williams[3] | Waived | TBA |
| Alonzo Gee | Contract Expired | TBA |
| Johnny O'Bryant | Contract Expired | Northern Arizona Suns |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Denver will receive the picks if they are between #36–60, otherwise they will receive the picks in 2018.
- ^ Sacramento has the right to swap its pick for Portland's; Denver will receive the lower of the two picks.
- ^ Portland will receive the pick from Memphis if it's between #6–30 in 2017 or 2018, or unconditionally in 2019.
- ^ If Denver's pick is #31–55 Milwaukee will receive nothing.
References
[edit]- ^ Horne, Erik. "Thunder journal: OKC drafts Daniel Hamilton in second round". newsok.com. NewsOK. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Nuggets Acquire Two Second Round Picks From Oklahoma City". nba.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ a b "Denver Nuggets Trade Rights to Cenk Akyol to Atlanta Hawks". NBA.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Nuggets Acquire Mason Plumlee and 2018 Second Round Pick". NBA.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Nuggets Acquire Center Roy Hibbert". NBA.com. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Forward Darrell Arthur". NBA.com. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Mike Miller". NBA.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Andrews, Malika (July 12, 2016). "Nuggets ink Malik Beasley to rookie deal". Denver Post.
- ^ Andrews, Malika (July 19, 2016). "Nuggets sign Jamal Murray to rookie contract, agree to deal with Mike Miller". Denver Post.
- ^ "BREAKING: Juancho Hernangomez officially signs with the Denver Nuggets". Mile High Sports. July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Nuggets Sign Four Players to Contracts". NBA.com. September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets Sign Alonzo Gee". NBA.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets Sign Alonzo Gee to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Nuggets Sign Johnny O'Bryant to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Nuggets Sign O'Bryant to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ Denton, John (July 7, 2016). "Orlando Magic Sign D.J. Augustin". NBA.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c NuggetsPR (October 15, 2016). "#Nuggets Waive Kennedy, Sampson and..." Twitter. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ a b InsideHoops (October 22, 2016). "Nuggets waive Nate Wolters and Robbie Hummel". InsideHoops.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets Waive Jarnell Stokes". NBA.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets Waive Alonzo Gee". NBA.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.