2015–16 Denver Nuggets season

The 2015–16 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw the team change their uniforms.

2015–16 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerTim Connelly
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAltitude Sports and Entertainment
RadioKCKK

Draft
Main article: 2015 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club/Team
1 7 Emmanuel Mudiay PG  United States Guangdong Southern Tigers
2 57 Nikola Radičević PG  Serbia Baloncesto Sevilla

Pre-season
2015 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–3)
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 2 @ L.A. Clippers 96–103 Joffrey Lauvergne (16) Will Barton (13) Jameer Nelson (7) Staples Center
14,245		 0–1
2 October 6 @ Dallas 96–86 Emmanuel Mudiay (17) Joffrey Lauvergne (14) Gallinari, Mudiay (5) American Airlines Center
17,038		 1–1
3 October 8 Chicago 112–94 Joffrey Lauvergne (18) Joffrey Lauvergne (8) Mudiay, Nelson (7) Coors Events Center
5,305		 2–1
4 October 13 @ Golden State 114–103 Kenneth Faried (22) Kenneth Faried (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (9) Oracle Arena
19,596		 3–1
5 October 16 Phoenix 106–81 Barton, Jokic (19) Wilson Chandler (19) Jameer Nelson (12) Pepsi Center
8,552		 4–1
6 October 18 @ Oklahoma City 98–111 Emmanuel Mudiay (22) Lauvergne, Mudiay (5) Erick Green (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A		 4–2
7 October 22 @ Utah 78–98 Danilo Gallinari (19) Nikola Jokić (9) Erick Green (4) EnergySolutions Arena
17,083		 4–3
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log
2015–16 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
November : 5–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–6)
December : 6–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–5)
January : 6–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–4)
February : 5–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–4)
March : 9–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–6)
April : 1–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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
Denver Nuggets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Arthur 701621.7.452.385.7554.21.4.8.77.5
D.J. Augustina 28023.5.445.411.8191.94.7.9.111.6
Will Barton 82128.7.432.345.8065.82.5.9.514.4
Kenneth Faried 676425.3.558.500.6138.71.2.5.912.5
Randy Foyea 54719.8.351.296.8301.92.1.5.36.0
Danilo Gallinari 535334.7.410.364.8685.32.5.8.419.5
Erick Greena 302.3.000.000.000.3.3.00.00.00
Gary Harris 767632.1.469.354.8202.91.91.3.212.3
JJ Hicksona 20915.3.505.000.4584.4.8.5.66.9
Nikola Jokic 805521.7.512.333.8117.02.41.0.610.0
Sean Kilpatricka 8010.3.381.235.875.8.4.3.003.4
Joffrey Lauvergne 591517.6.513.245.8994.9.9.2.37.9
Mike Miller 4727.9.355.365.0001.1.9.3.11.3
Emmanuel Mudiay 686630.4.364.319.6703.45.51.0.512.8
Jameer Nelson 391526.6.368.299.8572.94.9.6.17.7
Jusuf Nurkic 32317.1.417.000.6165.51.3.81.48.2
Kostas Papanikolaoua 26611.3.364.313.6431.5.6.5.22.6
JaKarr Sampsona 262218.0.470.276.7202.3.6.5.75.2
Axel Toupane 21014.5.357.325.7651.5.7.3.33.6

a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Standings
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Oklahoma City Thunder 55 27 .671 0.0 32–9 23–18 13–3 82
x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 11.0 28–13 16–25 11–5 82
Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 15.0 24–17 16–25 8–8 82
Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 22.0 18–23 15–26 4–12 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 26.0 14–27 15–26 4–12 82
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82

Roster
Roster listing
2015–16 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas
PG 12 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987–11–10 Texas
SG 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
SF 21 Chandler, Wilson  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–05–10 DePaul
PF 35 Faried, Kenneth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–11–19 Morehead State
SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy
SG 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
C 15 Jokić, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
C 77 Lauvergne, Joffrey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1991–09–30 France
SG 3 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
SG 0 Mudiay, Emmanuel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–03–05 Prime Prep Academy (TX)
PG 1 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's
C 23 Nurkić, Jusuf 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1994–08–23 Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF 9 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993–03–20 St. John's
SG 6 Toupane, Axel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1992–07–23 France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–03–25

Awards & Honors
  • Dikembe Mutombo would have his number 55 retired by the team around the start of the Denver Nuggets' season.

Transactions
Main article: List of 2015–16 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 20, 2015[1] To Denver Nuggets
Joey Dorsey
Nick Johnson
Kostas Papanikolaou
/ Pablo Prigioni
Protected 1st-round pick in 2016 NBA draft
Cash considerations
 To Houston Rockets
Ty Lawson
2nd-round pick in 2017 NBA draft
February 18, 2016[2] To Denver Nuggets
D. J. Augustin
Steve Novak
Two 2nd–round picks in 2016 NBA draft
Cash consideration
 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Randy Foye

Signings
Player Signed Contract Ref.
Wilson Chandler July 11, 2015 Multi–year extension
4 years, $46.5 million		 [3]
Nikola Jokic July 12, 2015 4 years, $5.5 million [4]
Jameer Nelson July 12, 2015 3 years, $13.5 million [5]
Will Barton July 23, 2015 3 years, $10.98 million [5]
Emmanuel Mudiay July 27, 2015 Rookie Contract
4 years, $14.02 million
Team Option in 2017–18 & 2018–19		 [6]
Danilo Gallinari August 2, 2015 Multi–year extension
3 years, $45.5 million
Player Option for 2017–18		 [7]
Darrell Arthur August 7, 2015 2 years, $5.75 million
Player Option for 2016–17		 [5]
Devin Sweetney September 15, 2015 1 year, $525,000
Non–guaranteed		 [8]
Matt Janning September 15, 2015 1 year, $845,000
Non–guaranteed		 [8]
Oleksiy Pecherov September 15, 2015 1 year, $981,000
Non–guaranteed		 [8]
Mike Miller September 30, 2015 1 year, $1.5 million [9]
Kostas Papanikolaou November 5, 2015 2 years, $1.78 million
$350K guaranteed		 [10]
Sean Kilpatrick January 12, 2016 10 days, $49,709 [11]
Sean Kilpatrick January 23, 2016 10 days, $49,709 [12]
JaKarr Sampson February 22, 2016 2 years, $1.27 million
2016–17 Non–guaranteed		 [13]
Axel Toupane March 3, 2016 10 days, $30,888 [14]
Axel Toupane March 14, 2016 10 days, $30,888 [15]
Axel Toupane March 25, 2016 2 years, $939,500
2016–17 Non–guaranteed		 [16]

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Ian Clark Free Agency July 11, 2015 Golden State Warriors [17]
Jamaal Franklin Waived July 12, 2015 Guangdong Southern Tigers [18]
Pablo Prigioni Waived July 20, 2015 Los Angeles Clippers [1]
Joey Dorsey Waived August 18, 2015 Galatasaray [19]
Kostas Papanikolaou Waived September 25, 2015 Denver Nuggets [20]
Matt Janning Waived October 15, 2015 Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. [21]
Devin Sweetney Waived October 23, 2015 Halcones Rojos Veracruz [22]
Oleksiy Pecherov Waived October 23, 2015 Hekmeh BC [22]
Nick Johnson Waived October 24, 2015 Austin Spurs [22]
Erick Green Waived November 5, 2015 Reno Bighorns [10]
Kostas Papanikolaou Waived January 7, 2016 Olympiacos B.C. [23]
Sean Kilpatrick Free Agency February 2, 2016 Delaware 87ers [24]
JJ Hickson Waived February 19, 2016 Washington Wizards [25]
Steve Novak Waived February 19, 2016 Milwaukee Bucks [25]

References
  1. "Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. July 20, 2015.
  2. "Nuggets Acquire D. J. Augustin, Steve Novak, Second Round Picks, and Cash Consideration". NBA.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. "Nuggets Extend Wilson Chandler". NBA.com. July 11, 2015.
  4. "Nuggets Sign Nikola Jokic". NBA.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. "Nuggets Re–Sign Darrell Arthur, Will Barton, and Jameer Nelson". NBA.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  6. "Nuggets Sign Emmanuel Mudiay". NBA.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  7. "Nuggets Extend Danilo Gallinari". NBA.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  8. "2015 Training Camp Introductions". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  9. "Nuggets sign sharpshooter forward Mike Miller". NBA.com. September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  10. "Nuggets Sign Kostas Papanikolaou". NBA.com. November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  11. "Nuggets Sign Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  12. "Nuggets Sign Kilpatrick to Second 10–Day Contract". NBA.com. January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  13. "Nuggets Sign JaKarr Sampson". NBA.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  14. "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane". NBA.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  15. "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  16. "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  17. "Warriors Sign Ian Clark, Jarell Eddie, Tony Mitchell & Juwan Staten". NBA.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  18. "Nuggets Waive Jamaal Franklin". hoopsrumors.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  19. "Denver Nuggets Waive Dorsey". NBA.com. August 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  20. "Sources: Kostas Papanikolaou, part of Ty Lawson deal, waived by Nuggets". ESPN.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  21. "Matt Janning waived by Denver Nuggets; signs with Israeli team". The Denver Post. October 15, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  22. "Nuggets waive Nick Johnson, Oleksiy Pecherov, Devin Sweetney". InsideHoops.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  23. "Sources: Nuggets waive forward Kostas Papanikolaou". Yahoo.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  24. "NBA D-League Transactions". Dleague.NBA.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  25. "Nuggets Waive J.J. Hickson and Steve Novak". NBA.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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