Nuggets Team History
![]() The Nuggets all-time leading scorer, Alex English (1979-90) was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. | ||||
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Nuggets Year by Year Recaps:
Follow the Nuggets from their inception in the ABA to a NBA Western Conference power in the 1980s through the 1990s and into the present.
The Naming of the Nuggets:
Ever wonder why the Nuggets? Here's your answer.
Nuggets All-Time Roster:
Check out the Nuggets' All-Time Roster spanning from Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf to George Zidek.
Nuggets Jersey History:
Let these photos of past Nuggets uniforms take you way back in the Nuggets Uniforms Photogallery.
Nuggets Coaching History:
Check out the Nuggets history of coaches during their NBA days in the Nuggets Coaches Photogallery.
Nuggets Draft History:
Check out every player ever drafted by the Nuggets in our draft history
since joining the NBA in 1976.
Nuggets Retired Numbers:
(2) Alex English
(33) David Thompson
(40) Byron Beck
(44) Dan Issel
(432) Doug Moe
Nuggets Honor Doug Moe:
The Denver Nuggets honored legendary coach Doug Moe at halftime of their game with the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, Nov. 7. Moe, the winningest coach in Nuggets history, had a banner with the number 432 – his regular season victory total in Denver - raised to the rafters.
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ACC 50th Anniversary Team: Seven former Nuggets form part of the ACC 50th Annivesary Team. The 50-member team was voted on by a 120-member blue-ribbon committee that was selected by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee. |
Alex English - A True Artist:
Despite being arguably the best player in Nuggets franchise history, Alex English is still somewhat of an unknown name among certain NBA circles. However, there is no denying English's imprint in the Nuggets history books. Learn more about one of the NBA's all-time great "poets" on the court.
PREVIOUS NUGGETS LOGOS |
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1967-71 | 1971-74 | 1974-81 |
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1981-93 | 1993-03 | 2003-07 |
CURRENT NUGGETS LOGOS |
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Primary Logo | Secondary Logo |