2006–07 Denver Nuggets season

2006–07 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach George Karl
Owner(s) Stan Kroenke
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record 45–37 (.549)
Place Division: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KCKK

The 2006–07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star Allen Iverson from Philadelphia in a trade. Before the team acquired Iverson, All-Star Carmelo Anthony made headlines on December 15 when he was involved in a brawl against the Knicks. Anthony would later be suspended for the next 15 games. During his suspension, Anthony apologized to his mother and for his actions in a released statement. With Anthony and Iverson, the Nuggets finished with a 45-37 record, and entered the playoffs as the number 6 seed. The Nuggets ended the season with a playoff defeat to the eventual NBA champions, the San Antonio Spurs, in five games. Anthony and Iverson (the latter withdrew due to injury) were the only team representatives in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game. This was Anthony's first time as an All-Star.

Draft Picks

Main article: 2006 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 49 Leon Powe  United States California

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SF 15 United States Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse
PG 25 United States Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Maryland
C 23 United States Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Massachusetts
PG 4 United States Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 5 France Diawara, Yakhouba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Pepperdine
PF 30 United States Evans, Reggie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa
G 3 United States Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Georgetown
G/F 8 United States Johnson, DerMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Cincinnati
F 43 Lithuania Kleiza, Linas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Missouri
PF 6 United States Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati
F 21 Mexico Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oklahoma
F/C 31 Brazil Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Brazil
PF/C 7 United States Sampson, Jamal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) California
SG 1 United States Smith, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) St. Benedict's Prep HS (NJ)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division W L PCT Home Road Div GB GP
Utah Jazz3 51 31 .573 30–11 17–24 11–5 – 82
Denver Nuggets6 45 37 .500 24–17 17–24 10–6 6.0 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 35 47 .427 21–20 14–27 9–7 12.0 82
Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 19–22 14–27 3–13 14.0 82
Seattle SuperSonics 24 58 .293 12–29 12–29 7–9 23.0 82

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Denver Nuggets

TNT
April 25
Denver Nuggets 88, San Antonio Spurs 97
AT&T Center, San Antonio
April 28
San Antonio Spurs 96, Denver Nuggets 91
TNT
April 30
San Antonio Spurs 96, Denver Nuggets 89
Pepsi Center, Denver
TNT
May 2
Denver Nuggets 78, San Antonio Spurs 93
San Antonio wins series, 4–1
AT&T Center, San Antonio

Last Playoff Meeting: 2005 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 4-1)

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

Season

Carmelo Anthony

Awards and records

References

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