2016–17 Denver Nuggets season

2016–17 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Michael Malone
General manager Tim Connelly
Owner(s) Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record 7–12 (.368)
Place Division: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KKSE

The 2016–17 Denver Nuggets season is the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

Draft

Main article: 2016 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
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

Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
G 25 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–11–26 Florida State
F 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–05–10 DePaul
F 35 Faried, Kenneth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–11–19 Morehead State
F 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy
F 7 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–05–29 Alabama
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 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
G/F 3 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
G 0 Mudiay, Emmanuel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–03–05 Prime Prep Academy (TX)
G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997–02–23 Kentucky
G 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
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 • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–11–16

Standings

Division

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Oklahoma City Thunder 13 8 .619 0.0 9–4 4–4 2–0 21
Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 1.0 6–4 6–5 2–1 21
Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 2.0 7–4 4–6 3–0 21
Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 5.5 3–7 4–6 1–4 20
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 6.5 3–6 3–8 0–3 20

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 17 3 .850 – 20
2 San Antonio Spurs * 16 4 .800 1.0 20
3 Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 .727 2.0 22
4 Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 4.0 20
5 Oklahoma City Thunder * 13 8 .619 4.5 21
6 Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 4.5 21
7 Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 5.5 21
8 Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 6.5 21
9 Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 22
10 Sacramento Kings 7 13 .350 10.0 20
11 Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 10.0 20
12 New Orleans Pelicans 7 14 .333 10.5 21
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 11.0 20
14 Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 20
15 Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 12.5 19

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–3)
Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–3)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 7–13 (Home: 3–7; Road: 4–6)
October: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
November : 6–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 3–4)
December: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 Houston L 110–128 Wilson Chandler (24) Kenneth Faried (10) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) Pepsi Center
15,549		 7–12
20 December 3 @ Utah L 98–105 Barton, Chandler (20) Kenneth Faried (6) Jameer Nelson (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911		 7–13
21 December 5 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
22 December 7 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
23 December 8 @ Washington Verizon Center
24 December 10 @ Orlando Amway Center
25 December 12 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
26 December 15 Portland Pepsi Center
27 December 17 New York Pepsi Center
28 December 19 Dallas Pepsi Center
29 December 20 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center
30 December 23 Atlanta Pepsi Center
31 December 26 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center
32 December 28 Minnesota Pepsi Center
33 December 30 Philadelphia Pepsi Center
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016
 To Denver Nuggets
Cash considerations[1]		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Rights to 2016 draft pick United States Daniel Hamilton
August 30, 2016
 To Denver Nuggets
Two 2nd–Round Picks in 2017 NBA draft[2]		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
France Joffrey Lauvergne

Contracts

Re-signed

Player Signed
Darrell Arthur[3] Signed 3-year contract worth $23 million
Mike Miller[4] Signed 2-year contract worth $7 million
2017–18 Non-guaranteed

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Malik Beasley[5] Signed a 4–year contract worth $7.8 million
Team option in 2018 & 2019		 Florida State Seminoles
Jamal Murray[6] Signed a 4–year contract worth $14.5 million
Team option in 2018 & 2019		 Kentucky Wildcats
Juan Hernangómez[7] Signed a 4–year contract worth $9.6 million
Team option in 2018 & 2019		 Spain Movistar Estudiantes
Robbie Hummel[8] Signed a 2–year contract worth $2.0 million
Non-guaranteed training camp invite		 Italy EA7 Olimpia Milano
D. J. Kennedy[8] Signed a 1–year contract worth $874 K
Non-guaranteed training camp invite		 Russia Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
Jarnell Stokes[8] Signed a 2–year contract worth $2.0 million
Non-guaranteed training camp invite		 United States Sioux Falls Skyforce
Nate Wolters[8] Signed a 3–year contract worth $3.2 million
Non-guaranteed training camp invite		 Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan
Alonzo Gee[9] Signed a 1–year contract worth $1.1 million New Orleans Pelicans

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
D. J. Augustin[10] Signed a 4-year contract worth $29 million Orlando Magic
D. J. Kennedy[11] Waived China Guangzhou Long-Lions
JaKarr Sampson[11] Waived United States Iowa Energy
Axel Toupane[11] Waived Canada Raptors 905
Nate Wolters[12] Waived Serbia Crvena zvezda
Robbie Hummel[12] Waived Russia Khimki
Jarnell Stokes[13] Waived TBA

References

  1. ↑ Horne, Erik. "Thunder journal: OKC drafts Daniel Hamilton in second round". newsok.com. NewsOK. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Two Second Round Picks From Oklahoma City". nba.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Forward Darrell Arthur". NBA.com. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Mike Miller". NBA.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Malika (July 12, 2016). "Nuggets ink Malik Beasley to rookie deal". Denver Post.
  6. ↑ Andrews, Malika (July 19, 2016). "Nuggets sign Jamal Murray to rookie contract, agree to deal with Mike Miller". Denver Post.
  7. ↑ "BREAKING: Juancho Hernangomez officially signs with the Denver Nuggets". Mile High Sports. July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Nuggets Sign Four Players to Contracts". NBA.com. September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Sign Alonzo Gee". NBA.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Denton, John (July 7, 2016). "Orlando Magic Sign D.J. Augustin". NBA.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 NuggetsPR (October 15, 2016). "#Nuggets Waive Kennedy, Sampson and...". Twitter. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  12. 1 2 InsideHoops (October 22, 2016). "Nuggets waive Nate Wolters and Robbie Hummel". InsideHoops.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Waive Jarnell Stokes". NBA.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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