2024–25 Denver Nuggets season

The 2024–25 Denver Nuggets season is the 49th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
1	22	DaRon Holmes II	PF	United States	Dayton

The Nuggets originally held one first-round pick and one second-round pick entering the draft (which was two days long instead of just one day long like it previously was since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989).^[2][3] A second round pick that originally started out with Denver for this draft would eventually be traded to the Phoenix Suns, which later led to Phoenix forfeiting that selection entirely during the previous season due to early involvements with Drew Eubanks. This would be the third straight year in a row where a second-round pick that Denver previously held onto at one point in time would later be forfeited by another team due to tampering violations during the free agency period. Ironically, the Suns would end up trading with the Nuggets on the first night of the draft, with Phoenix acquiring both of the Nuggets' first round and second round picks they had in this draft in the 28th and 56th picks (which became Ryan Dunn from the University of Virginia and Kevin McCullar Jr. from the University of Kansas respectively) alongside second round picks in 2026 and 2031 in exchange for the 22nd pick of the draft, which became power forward DaRon Holmes II from the University of Dayton.

Denver Nuggets roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 23 Alexander, Trey (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-02 Creighton G 0 Braun, Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-04-17 Kansas F 31 Čančar, Vlatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia F 32 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona C 13 Hall, PJ (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2002-02-21 Clemson F 14 Holmes, DaRon II  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002-09-15 Dayton C 15 Jokić, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia F 21 Jones, Spencer (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-06-14 Stanford C 6 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-07-21 Texas A&M G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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 G 24 Pickett, Jalen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-10-22 Penn State F 1 Porter, Michael Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998-06-29 Missouri F/C 9 Šarić, Dario 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994-04-08 Croatia G/F 3 Strawther, Julian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-04-18 Gonzaga F 5 Tyson, Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-13 Clemson G/F 8 Watson, Peyton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-09-11 UCLA G 4 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA

Head coach Michael Malone Assistant coach(es) David Adelman John Beckett Ryan Bowen Popeye Jones Charles Klask Ryan Saunders Ognjen Stojaković Elvis Valcarcel Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: October 21, 2024

2024 preseason game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Boston L 103–107 Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Etihad Arena 12,002 0–1 2 October 6 @ Boston L 104–130 Nikola Jokić (20) Hunter Tyson (10) Trey Alexander (5) Etihad Arena 11,527 0–2 3 October 13 Phoenix L 114–118 Jokić, Porter Jr., Strawther (21) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena 17,310 0–3 4 October 15 Oklahoma City L 94–124 Michael Porter Jr. (15) DeAndre Jordan (9) Aaron Gordon (5) Ball Arena 17,022 0–4 5 October 17 @ Minnesota W 132–126 Julian Strawther (33) Michael Porter Jr. (8) Nikola Jokić (7) Target Center 13,166 1–4
2024–25 preseason schedule

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[4][5][6]