2018–19 Denver Nuggets season

The 2018–19 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team revealed a new logo for the 2018–19 season. With a win against the Boston Celtics on March 18, the Nuggets clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

2018–19 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerArtūras Karnišovas
PresidentTim Connelly
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Trail Blazers 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAltitude Sports and Entertainment
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In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round in seven games, winning their first playoff series since the Carmelo Anthony era in 2009. In the Semifinals, the Nuggets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in seven games.

Draft
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 14 Michael Porter Jr. SF  United States Missouri
2 41 Jarred Vanderbilt SF  United States Kentucky
2 58 Thomas Welsh C  United States UCLA

Roster
Roster listing
2018–19 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
G 25 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–26 Florida State
F 3 Craig, Torrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–12–19 USC Upstate
G 6 Goodwin, Brandon (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995–10–02 Florida Gulf Coast
G 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
F 41 Hernangómez, Juan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–09–28 Spain
C 15 Jokić, Nikola (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
F 20 Lydon, Tyler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–04–09 Syracuse
F 7 Lyles, Trey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995–11–05 Kentucky
F 4 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1985–02–10 Louisiana Tech
G 11 Morris, Monté 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995–06–27 Iowa State
G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997–02–23 Kentucky
F/C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–03–05 Duke
F 1 Porter, Michael  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998–06–29 Missouri
G 0 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–02–07 Washington
F 8 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999–04–03 Kentucky
C 45 Welsh, Thomas (TW) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1996–02–03 UCLA
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: 2019–02–14

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 0.0 34–7 20–21 12–4 82
x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 1.0 32–9 21–20 6–10 82
x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 4.0 29–12 21–20 8–8 82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 5.0 27–14 22–19 9–7 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 18.0 25–16 11–30 5–11 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82
3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82
4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82
10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82
12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82
14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2018 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–1)
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season
2018–19 game log
Total: 54–28 (Home: 34–7; Road: 20–21)
October: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
November : 9–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–3)
December : 8–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–4)
January : 12–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 4–3)
February : 7–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–3)
March : 9–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–4)
April : 3–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–3)
2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2019 NBA Playoffs

Game log
2019 playoff game log
First round: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
2019 playoff 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
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 703.1.300.000.500.6.9.3.01.0
Will Barton 433827.7.402.342.7704.62.9.4.511.5
Malik Beasley 811823.2.474.402.8482.51.2.7.111.3
Torrey Craig 753720.0.442.324.7003.51.0.5.65.7
Brandon Goodwin 1603.6.261.333.818.2.9.0.01.4
Gary Harris 574828.8.424.339.7992.82.21.0.312.9
Juan Hernangómez 702519.4.439.365.7673.8.8.4.35.8
Nikola Jokić 808031.3.511.307.82110.87.31.4.720.1
Tyler Lydon 2503.8.500.400.333.7.2.1.0.9
Trey Lyles 64217.5.418.255.6983.81.4.5.48.5
Paul Millsap 706527.1.484.365.7277.22.01.2.812.6
Monté Morris 82624.0.493.414.8022.43.6.9.010.4
Jamal Murray 757432.6.437.367.8484.24.8.9.418.2
Mason Plumlee 821721.1.593.200.5616.43.0.8.97.8
Isaiah Thomas 12015.1.343.279.6301.11.9.4.18.1
Jarred Vanderbilt 1704.1.474.000.6001.4.2.4.11.4
Thomas Welsh 1103.3.538.429.500.4.5.0.01.6
Nick Young 409.3.333.375.000.3.5.0.32.3

Playoffs
Denver Nuggets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Will Barton 14323.4.348.273.6924.81.7.3.69.1
Malik Beasley 14020.1.387.404.7103.41.0.2.18.1
Torrey Craig 141123.6.478.472.5635.1.9.5.46.6
Gary Harris 141437.0.462.351.8684.12.3.9.614.2
Juan Hernangómez 502.9.333.500.000.6.0.0.0.6
Nikola Jokić 141439.7.506.393.84613.08.41.1.925.1
Trey Lyles 302.7.000.000.000.3.7.0.0.0
Paul Millsap 141433.5.468.316.7706.7.8.91.114.6
Monté Morris 14016.0.384.000.6921.42.6.4.15.4
Jamal Murray 141436.3.425.337.9034.44.71.0.121.3
Mason Plumlee 14015.6.511.000.5714.41.5.5.74.6
Jarred Vanderbilt 301.6.000.000.000.3.0.0.3.0

Transactions
Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 21, 2018[1] To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Jarred Vanderbilt		 To Orlando Magic
Draft rights to Justin Jackson
2019 second-round pick
July 6, 2018[2] To Denver Nuggets
Cash considerations		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Wilson Chandler
2021 second-round pick
Right to swap 2022 second-round picks
July 13, 2018[3] To Denver Nuggets
Isaiah Whitehead		 To Brooklyn Nets
Kenneth Faried
Darrell Arthur
2019 first-round pick
2020 second-round pick

Re-signed
Player Signed
Will Barton[4] July 9, 2018
Nikola Jokić[5] July 9, 2018
Torrey Craig[6] July 10, 2018
Monté Morris[7] July 25, 2018

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Isaiah Thomas[8] July 16, 2018 Los Angeles Lakers
Thomas Welsh[9] July 19, 2018; Two-way contract UCLA Bruins
Emanuel Terry[10] August 7, 2018 Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell[10] August 7, 2018; Two-way contract Bakken Bears
Brandon Goodwin[11] November 29, 2018; Injury hardship Memphis Hustle
Nick Young[12] December 10, 2018; Injury hardship Golden State Warriors
Brandon Goodwin[13] December 16, 2018; Two-way contract Memphis Hustle

Subtractions
Player Reason Left New Team
Isaiah Whitehead[14] Waived Lokomotiv Kuban
Devin Harris[15] Free Agent Dallas Mavericks
Emanuel Terry[16] Waived Canton Charge
Brandon Goodwin[17] Waived Memphis Hustle
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell[13] Waived Hapeol Tel Aviv
Nick Young[18] Waived Free Agent

References
  1. Denton, John (June 22, 2018). "Magic Continue to Add Length in Second Round". NBA.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. "Denver Nuggets Trade Wilson Chandler to Philadelphia 76ers". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. "Denver Nuggets Trade Arthur and Faried to Brooklyn Nets". NBA.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. "Nuggets Re-Sign Free Agent Will Barton". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. "Denver Nuggets Sign Nikola Jokić to Contract Extension". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. "Denver Nuggets Sign Free Agent Torrey Craig". NBA.com. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  7. "Denver Nuggets Sign Monte Morris". NBA.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. "Denver Nuggets Sign Veteran Guard Isaiah Thomas". NBA.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  9. "Denver Nuggets Sign Rookie Thomas Welsh to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. "Nuggets Sign Rookie DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  11. "Denver Nuggets Sign Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  12. "Nuggets sign veteran guard Nick Young". NBA.com. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  13. "Denver Nuggets Sign Brandon Goodwin, Waive DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell". NBA.com. December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  14. "Isaiah Whitehead: Officially waived by Denver". cbssports.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  15. "Mavericks sign Devin Harris". Mavs.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  16. "We have waived Emanuel Terry". Denver Nuggets on Twitter. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  17. "Denver Nuggets Sign Nick Young, Waive Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  18. "Denver Nuggets waive guard Nick Young". December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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