2019–20 Denver Nuggets season

The 2019–20 Denver Nuggets season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 53rd season of existence overall.

2019–20 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerArtūras Karnišovas (until April 7, 2020)[1]
Calvin Booth (from July 7, 2020)[2]
PresidentTim Connelly
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record46–27 (.630)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAltitude Sports and Entertainment
RadioKKSE

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[3] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[4] On March 19, the Nuggets announced that one person from the team tested positive for COVID-19.[5] The Nuggets were one of the 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble on June 4.

In the playoffs, the Nuggets became the first team in NBA playoffs history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit twice in the same playoff run. The Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz in the first round in seven games, recovering from a 3–1 series deficit and advancing to the semifinals against the Los Angeles Clippers, whom they last faced in the playoffs in 2006. The Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the Conference Semifinals, also recovering from a 3–1 series deficit, where they subsequently advanced to the Conference Finals. In achieving this feat, the Nuggets became the first team in NBA history to ever recover from two 3–1 series deficits in the same postseason to advance to the next round; no previous team had ever even forced two Game 7s in that situation. The Nuggets advanced to their first Conference Finals since the 2008–09 season, but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.

Draft
Main article: 2019 NBA draft

The Denver Nuggets did not hold any picks for the 2019 NBA Draft,[6] but traded for the 44th pick from the Miami Heat, who selected center Bol Bol.[7]

Roster
Roster listing
2019–20 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
F 6 Bates-Diop, Keita 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996–01–23 Ohio State
F/C 10 Bol, Bol (TW) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999–11–16 Oregon
F 31 Čančar, Vlatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997–04–10 Slovenia
F 25 Cook, Tyler (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997–09–23 Iowa
F 3 Craig, Torrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1990–12–19 USC Upstate
G 30 Daniels, Troy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–06–15 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 35 Dozier, PJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–10–25 South Carolina
F 9 Grant, Jerami 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–03–12 Syracuse
G 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
C 15 Jokić, Nikola (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
F 4 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1985–02–10 Louisiana Tech
G 11 Morris, Monté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995–06–27 Iowa State
G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997–02–23 Kentucky
F/C 7 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1990–03–05 Duke
F 1 Porter, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998–06–29 Missouri
F 32 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana
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: 2020–06–26

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 46 27 .630 0.0 26–11 20–16 12–2 73
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 1.5 23–14 21–14 8–5 72
x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 1.5 23–12 21–16 5–7 72
x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 11.5 21–15 14–24 5–8 74
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 22.5 8–24 11–21 2–10 64

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 23, 2019. [8]

2019 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 46–27 (Home: 26–11; Road: 20–16)
October: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
November: 10–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–1)
December: 10–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–4)
January: 11–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 7–3)
February: 6–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–3)
March: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
Seeding games: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)
Cancelled games
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2020 NBA playoffs
2020 playoff game log
Total: 9–10 (Home: 5–4; Road: 4–6)
First round: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–1)
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2020 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
Will Barton 585833.0.450.375.7676.33.71.1.515.1
Keita Bates-Diop 7014.0.464.333.8002.4.0.3.65.3
Malik Beasley 41018.2.389.360.8681.91.2.8.17.9
Bol Bol 7012.4.500.444.8002.7.9.3.95.7
Vlatko Čančar 1403.2.400.1671.000.7.2.1.11.2
Tyler Cook 209.5.500.0001.0002.0.01.0.02.0
Torrey Craig 582718.5.461.326.6113.3.8.4.65.4
Troy Daniels 6012.7.357.300.0001.0.5.5.04.3
PJ Dozier 29014.2.414.347.7241.92.2.5.25.8
Jerami Grant 712426.6.478.389.7503.51.2.7.812.0
Gary Harris 565531.8.420.333.8152.92.11.4.310.4
Juan Hernangómez 34012.4.345.250.6402.8.6.1.13.1
Nikola Jokić 737332.0.528.314.8179.77.01.2.619.9
Jordan McRae 408.0.333.500.7501.31.0.5.32.3
Paul Millsap 514824.3.482.435.8165.71.6.9.611.6
Monté Morris 731222.4.459.378.8431.93.5.8.29.0
Jamal Murray 595932.3.456.346.8814.04.81.1.318.5
Mason Plumlee 61117.3.615.000.5355.22.5.5.67.2
Michael Porter 55816.4.509.422.8334.7.8.5.59.3
Jarred Vanderbilt 904.6.714.000.000.9.2.3.11.1
Noah Vonleh 704.3.8331.000.5001.1.3.0.01.9

Playoffs
Denver Nuggets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Keita Bates-Diop 504.8.200.000.5001.2.2.0.0.6
Bol Bol 405.3.556.667.8751.3.0.5.54.8
Tyler Cook 14.0.000.000.0002.0.0.0.0.0.0
Torrey Craig 19319.7.423.262.6923.3.7.4.44.5
Troy Daniels 605.0.500.500.500.5.3.0.02.7
PJ Dozier 12010.4.424.250.5711.51.0.2.23.2
Jerami Grant 191634.4.406.326.8893.31.3.6.811.6
Gary Harris 141227.1.378.365.7732.01.71.1.37.4
Nikola Jokić 191935.5.519.429.8359.85.71.1.824.4
Paul Millsap 191924.2.398.341.7964.71.2.6.58.0
Monté Morris 19421.4.496.300.8241.52.7.6.19.1
Jamal Murray 191939.6.505.453.8974.86.6.9.326.5
Mason Plumlee 19010.9.487.000.6673.21.3.2.42.4
Michael Porter 19323.8.476.382.7436.7.8.7.311.4
Noah Vonleh 103.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 20, 2019[9] To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Bol Bol		 To Miami Heat
2022 second-round pick
Cash considerations
July 8, 2019[10] To Denver Nuggets
Jerami Grant		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2020 first-round pick
February 5, 2020[11] To Denver Nuggets
 To Atlanta Hawks
To Houston Rockets
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
February 6, 2020[12] To Denver Nuggets
Jordan McRae		 To Washington Wizards
Shabazz Napier

Re-signed
Player Signed
Jamal Murray[13] July 24, 2019

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Vlatko Čančar[14] August 2, 2019 San Pablo Burgos
Tyler Cook[15] August 13, 2019; Two-way contract Iowa
PJ Dozier[15] August 13, 2019; Two-way contract Boston Celtics
Bol Bol[16] September 6, 2019; Two-way contract Oregon
Troy Daniels[17] March 5, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers
Tyler Cook[18] June 30, 2020; Two-way contract Oklahoma City Blue

Subtractions
Player Reason Left New Team
Isaiah Thomas[19] Free Agent Washington Wizards
Trey Lyles[20] Free Agent San Antonio Spurs
Tyler Lydon[21] Free Agent Sacramento Kings
Thomas Welsh[22] Waived Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Goodwin[23] Free Agent Atlanta Hawks
Tyler Cook[24] Waived Cleveland Cavaliers
Gerald Green[25] Waived Free Agent
Jordan McRae[26] Waived Detroit Pistons

References
  1. "Bulls name Arturas Karnisovas Executive VP - Basketball Operations". NBA.com. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Calvin Booth Named General Manager". NBA.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "Statement from the Denver Nuggets". NBA.com. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  7. Denver Nuggets acquire Bol Bol from Miami Heat in NBA Draft
  8. "Denver Nuggets announce 2019 preseason schedule". NBA.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. "Denver Nuggets acquire Bol Bol from Miami Heat in NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  10. "Denver Nuggets acquire Jerami Grant from Oklahoma City Thunder". NBA.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  11. "Reports: Clint Capela, Robert Covington on move in massive 4-team deal". NBA.com. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  12. "Report: Wizards trade Jordan McRae to Nuggets for Shabazz Napier". Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  13. "Nuggets sign Jamal Murray to contract extension". NBA.com. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  14. "Denver Nuggets sign Vlatko Čančar". NBA.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  15. "Denver Nuggets sign Tyler Cook and P.J. Dozier". NBA.com. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  16. "Denver Nuggets sign Bol Bol to two-way contract". NBA.com. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  17. "Denver Nuggets sign Troy Daniels". NBA.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  18. "Nuggets sign Tyler Cook to Two-Way contract". NBA.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  19. "Wizards sign Isaiah Thomas". NBA.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  20. "SPURS SIGN TREY LYLES". NBA.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  21. "Kings Sign Tyler Lydon". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  22. "Isaiah Whitehead: Officially waived by Denver". cbssports.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  23. "Hawks Sign Brandon Goodwin To Two-Way Contract". August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  24. "We have released forward Tyler Cook". Denver Nuggets on Twitter.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  25. "We have waived Gerald Green". Denver Nuggets on Twitter.com. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  26. "Pistons claim Jordan McRae off waivers". NBA.com. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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