2015–16 Denver Nuggets season
2015–16 Denver Nuggets season | |
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Head coach | Michael Malone |
General manager | Tim Connelly |
Owner(s) | Ann Walton Kroenke |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Results | |
Record | 33–49 (.402) |
Place |
Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 11th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment |
Radio | KCKK |
The 2015–16 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw the team change their uniforms.
Draft
Main article: 2015 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club/Team |
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1 | 7 | Emmanuel Mudiay | PG | United States | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
2 | 57 | Nikola Radičević | PG | Serbia | Baloncesto Sevilla |
Pre-season
Regular season game log
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October: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
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November
: 5–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–6)
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December
: 6–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–5)
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January
: 6–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–4)
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February
: 5–7 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–4)
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March
: 9–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–6)
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April
: 1–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–1)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 0.0 | 32–9 | 23–18 | 13–3 | 82 |
x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11.0 | 28–13 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22.0 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26.0 | 14–27 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Roster
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Awards & Honors
- Dikembe Mutombo would have his number 55 retired by the team around the start of the Denver Nuggets' season.
Transactions
Main article: List of 2015–16 NBA season transactions
Trades
July 20, 2015[1] | To Denver Nuggets
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To Houston Rockets
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February 18, 2016[2] | To Denver Nuggets
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To Oklahoma City Thunder |
Free agents
Signings
Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |
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Wilson Chandler | July 11, 2015 | Multi–year extension 4 years, $46.5 million |
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Nikola Jokic | July 12, 2015 | 4 years, $5.5 million | [4] |
Jameer Nelson | July 12, 2015 | 3 years, $13.5 million | [5] |
Will Barton | July 23, 2015 | 3 years, $10.98 million | [5] |
Emmanuel Mudiay | July 27, 2015 | Rookie Contract 4 years, $14.02 million Team Option in 2017–18 & 2018–19 |
[6] |
Danilo Gallinari | August 2, 2015 | Multi–year extension 3 years, $45.5 million Player Option for 2017–18 |
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Darrell Arthur | August 7, 2015 | 2 years, $5.75 million Player Option for 2016–17 |
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Devin Sweetney | September 15, 2015 | 1 year, $525,000 Non–guaranteed |
[8] |
Matt Janning | September 15, 2015 | 1 year, $845,000 Non–guaranteed |
[8] |
Oleksiy Pecherov | September 15, 2015 | 1 year, $981,000 Non–guaranteed |
[8] |
Mike Miller | September 30, 2015 | 1 year, $1.5 million | [9] |
Kostas Papanikolaou | November 5, 2015 | 2 years, $1.78 million $350K guaranteed |
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Sean Kilpatrick | January 12, 2016 | 10 days, $49,709 | [11] |
Sean Kilpatrick | January 23, 2016 | 10 days, $49,709 | [12] |
JaKarr Sampson | February 22, 2016 | 2 years, $1.27 million 2016–17 Non–guaranteed |
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Axel Toupane | March 3, 2016 | 10 days, $30,888 | [14] |
Axel Toupane | March 14, 2016 | 10 days, $30,888 | [15] |
Axel Toupane | March 25, 2016 | 2 years, $939,500 2016–17 Non–guaranteed |
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Subtractions
Player | Reason left | Date | New team | Ref. |
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Ian Clark | Free Agency | July 11, 2015 | Golden State Warriors | [17] |
Jamaal Franklin | Waived | July 12, 2015 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | [18] |
Pablo Prigioni | Waived | July 20, 2015 | Los Angeles Clippers | [1] |
Joey Dorsey | Waived | August 18, 2015 | Galatasaray | [19] |
Kostas Papanikolaou | Waived | September 25, 2015 | Denver Nuggets | [20] |
Matt Janning | Waived | October 15, 2015 | Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. | [21] |
Devin Sweetney | Waived | October 23, 2015 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz | [22] |
Oleksiy Pecherov | Waived | October 23, 2015 | Hekmeh BC | [22] |
Nick Johnson | Waived | October 24, 2015 | Austin Spurs | [22] |
Erick Green | Waived | November 5, 2015 | Reno Bighorns | [10] |
Kostas Papanikolaou | Waived | January 7, 2016 | Olympiacos B.C. | [23] |
Sean Kilpatrick | Free Agency | February 2, 2016 | Delaware 87ers | [24] |
JJ Hickson | Waived | February 19, 2016 | Washington Wizards | [25] |
Steve Novak | Waived | February 19, 2016 | Milwaukee Bucks | [25] |
References
- 1 2 "Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. July 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Nuggets Acquire D.J. Augustin, Steve Novak, Second Round Picks, and Cash Consideration". NBA.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Extend Wilson Chandler". NBA.com. July 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Nikola Jokic". NBA.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Nuggets Re–Sign Darrell Arthur, Will Barton, and Jameer Nelson". NBA.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Emmanuel Mudiay". NBA.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Extend Danilo Gallinari". NBA.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "2015 Training Camp Introductions". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets sign sharpshooter forward Mike Miller". NBA.com. September 30, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- 1 2 "Nuggets Sign Kostas Papanikolaou". NBA.com. November 5, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Kilpatrick to Second 10–Day Contract". NBA.com. January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign JaKarr Sampson". NBA.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane". NBA.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Sign Axel Toupane to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Warriors Sign Ian Clark, Jarell Eddie, Tony Mitchell & Juwan Staten". NBA.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuggets Waive Jamaal Franklin". hoopsrumors.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Denver Nuggets Waive Dorsey". NBA.com. August 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Sources: Kostas Papanikolaou, part of Ty Lawson deal, waived by Nuggets". ESPN.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Janning waived by Denver Nuggets; signs with Israeli team". The Denver Post. October 15, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Nuggets waive Nick Johnson, Oleksiy Pecherov, Devin Sweetney". InsideHoops.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Sources: Nuggets waive forward Kostas Papanikolaou". Yahoo.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". Dleague.NBA.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- 1 2 "Nuggets Waive J.J. Hickson and Steve Novak". NBA.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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