2021–22 Denver Nuggets season

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2021–22 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerCalvin Booth
PresidentTim Connelly
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaBall Arena
Results
Record17–16 (.515)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
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The 2021–22 Denver Nuggets season is the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 55th season of existence overall. The Nuggets entered the season after a second-round loss at the hands of the eventual Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns.[1]

Draft[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 26 Nah'Shon Hyland PG/SG  United States VCU (So.)

The Nuggets owned one first-round pick in the draft, having their second round pick traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder via the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors.[2]

Current roster[]

Denver Nuggets roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1991-01-06 Memphis
F/C 10 Bol, Bol 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-11-16 Oregon
G 7 Campazzo, Facundo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-03-23 Argentina
F 31 Čančar, Vlatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia
F 21 Cornelie, Petr (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-07-26 France
G/F 35 Dozier, PJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-10-25 South Carolina
F 50 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona
F/C 0 Green, JaMychal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1990-06-21 Alabama
F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown
G 00 Howard, Markus (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-03 Marquette
G 3 Hyland, Nah'Shon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 2000-09-14 Virginia Commonwealth
C 15 Jokić, Nikola (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia
G 23 Jones, Carlik 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–12–23 Louisville
G 11 Morris, Monté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-06-27 Iowa State
G 27 Murray, Jamal Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-23 Kentucky
F/C 22 Nnaji, Zeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-01-09 Arizona
F 1 Porter, Michael Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998-06-29 Missouri
G 9 Reed, Davon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1995-06-11 Miami (FL)
G 25 Rivers, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-08-01 Duke
G 24 Tucker, Rayjon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997-09-24 Little Rock
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 19, 2021

Standings[]

Division[]

Northwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Utah Jazz 26 10 .722 2.5 14–7 12–3 8–0 36
Denver Nuggets 18 16 .529 9.5 8–6 10–10 2–4 34
Minnesota Timberwolves 16 19 .457 12.0 10–10 6–9 2–4 35
Oklahoma City Thunder 13 22 .371 15.0 8–10 5–12 1–2 35
Portland Trail Blazers 13 22 .371 15.0 11–9 2–13 1–4 35


Conference[]

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 28 7 .800 – 35
2 Phoenix Suns 27 8 .771 1.0 35
3 Utah Jazz * 26 10 .722 2.5 36
4 Memphis Grizzlies * 23 14 .622 6.0 37
5 Denver Nuggets 18 16 .529 9.5 34
6 Los Angeles Clippers 19 18 .514 10.0 37
7 Los Angeles Lakers 18 19 .486 11.0 37
8 Dallas Mavericks 17 18 .486 11.0 35
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 19 .457 12.0 35
10 Sacramento Kings 15 22 .405 14.0 37
11 San Antonio Spurs 14 21 .400 14.0 35
12 Oklahoma City Thunder 13 22 .371 15.0 35
13 Portland Trail Blazers 13 22 .371 15.0 35
14 New Orleans Pelicans 13 23 .361 15.5 36
15 Houston Rockets 10 27 .270 19.0 37


Game log[]

Preseason[]

2021 preseason game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–103 Michael Porter Jr. (23) JaMychal Green (8) Monté Morris (6) Staples Center
7,825 		0–1
2 October 6 @ Golden State L 116–118 Nikola Jokić (17) Nikola Jokić (10) Nah'Shon Hyland (6) Chase Center
16,923 		0–2
3 October 8 Minnesota L 112–114 (OT) Nah'Shon Hyland (21) Nikola Jokić (9) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena
11,927 		0–3
3 October 13 @ Oklahoma City L 99–108 Nikola Jokić (22) Nikola Jokić (12) Campazzo, Jokić (5) Paycom Center
N/A[a] 		0–4
4 October 13 @ Oklahoma City W 113–107 Markus Howard (31) Bol Bol (12) Nah'Shon Hyland (7) Paycom Center
N/A[a] 		1–4
2021–22 preseason schedule

Regular season[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 18–16 (Home: 8–6; Road: 10–10)
October: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 20 @ Phoenix W 110–98 Nikola Jokić (27) Nikola Jokić (13) Barton, Porter Jr. (5) Footprint Center
16,074 		1–0
2 October 22 San Antonio W 102–96 Nikola Jokić (32) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (7) Ball Arena
19,520 		2–0
3 October 25 Cleveland L 87–99 Nikola Jokić (24) Nikola Jokić (19) Monté Morris (6) Ball Arena
14,221 		2–1
4 October 26 @ Utah L 110–122 Nikola Jokić (24) Michael Porter Jr. (9) Nikola Jokić (6) Vivint Arena
18,306 		2–2
5 October 29 Dallas W 106–75 Will Barton (17) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (8) Ball Arena
18,315 		3–2
6 October 30 @ Minnesota W 93–91 Nikola Jokić (26) Nikola Jokić (19) Nikola Jokić (7) Target Center
17,136 		4–2
November: 6–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 1 @ Memphis L 97–106 Nikola Jokić (23) Aaron Gordon (10) Nikola Jokić (7) FedExForum
12,683 		4–3
8 November 3 @ Memphis L 106–108 Nikola Jokić (34) Jokić, Porter Jr. (11) Will Barton (7) FedExForum
12,977 		4–4
9 November 6 Houston W 95–94 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (14) Will Barton (6) Ball Arena
16,046 		5–4
10 November 8 Miami W 113–96 Barton, Jokić (25) Nikola Jokić (15) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena
15,577 		6–4
11 November 10 Indiana W 101–98 Will Barton (30) Aaron Gordon (9) Hyland, Morris (4) Ball Arena
15,232 		7–4
12 November 12 Atlanta W 105–96 Aaron Gordon (23) Nikola Jokić (19) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena
16,849 		8–4
13 November 14 Portland W 124–95 Nikola Jokić (28) Zeke Nnaji (10) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena
14,583 		9–4
14 November 15 @ Dallas L 101–111 Nikola Jokić (35) Nikola Jokić (16) Monté Morris (8) American Airlines Center
19,797 		9–5
15 November 18 Philadelphia L 89–103 Nikola Jokić (30) Nikola Jokić (10) Will Barton (8) Ball Arena
14,547 		9–6
16 November 19 Chicago L 108–114 Aaron Gordon (28) P.J. Dozier (10) Monté Morris (5) Ball Arena
19,520 		9–7
17 November 21 @ Phoenix L 97–126 Jeff Green (19) Aaron Gordon (10) Gordon, Ja. Green (4) Footprint Center
16,072 		9–8
18 November 23 @ Portland L 100–119 Jeff Green (24) Will Barton (8) Will Barton (7) Moda Center
17,052 		9–9
19 November 26 Milwaukee L 109–120 Aaron Gordon (18) Barton, Gordon (9) Monté Morris (8) Ball Arena
19,520 		9–10
20 November 29 @ Miami W 120–111 Nikola Jokić (24) Nikola Jokić (15) Nikola Jokić (7) FTX Arena
19,600 		10–10
December: 7–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 December 1 @ Orlando L 103–108 Monté Morris (22) Nikola Jokić (15) Nikola Jokić (7) Amway Center
14,191 		10–11
22 December 4 @ New York W 113–99 Nikola Jokić (32) Nikola Jokić (11) Will Barton (6) Madison Square Garden
18,272 		11–11
23 December 6 @ Chicago L 97–109 Barton, Morris (19) Jeff Green (13) Nikola Jokić (15) United Center
21,236 		11–12
24 December 8 @ New Orleans W 120–114 (OT) Nikola Jokić (39) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (11) Smoothie King Center
15,035 		12–12
25 December 9 @ San Antonio L 111–123 Aaron Gordon (25) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (10) AT&T Center
12,855 		12–13
26 December 11 @ San Antonio W 127–112 Nikola Jokić (35) Nikola Jokić (17) Campazzo, Jokić (8) AT&T Center
14,607 		13–13
27 December 13 Washington W 113–107 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (19) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena
14,632 		14–13
28 December 15 Minnesota L 107–124 Nikola Jokić (27) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (11) Ball Arena
15,365 		14–14
29 December 17 @ Atlanta W 133–115 Nah'Shon Hyland (24) Nikola Jokić (10) Facundo Campazzo (8) State Farm Arena
16,114 		15–14
— December 19 @ Brooklyn Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
30 December 22 @ Oklahoma City L 94–108 Nikola Jokić (13) Ja. Green, Jokić (7) Facundo Campazzo (6) Paycom Center
14,932 		15–15
31 December 24 Charlotte L 107–115 Nikola Jokić (29) Nikola Jokić (21) Campazzo, Jokić (5) Ball Arena
17,003 		15–16
32 December 26 @ L. A. Clippers W 103–100 Nikola Jokić (26) Nikola Jokić (22) Nikola Jokić (8) Crypto.com Arena
17,759 		16–16
33 December 28 @ Golden State W 89–86 Nikola Jokić (22) Nikola Jokić (19) Facundo Campazzo (7) Chase Center
18,064 		17–16
— December 30 Golden State Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
January: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 1 January @ Houston W 124–111 Nikola Jokić (24) Nikola Jokić (11) Facundo Campazzo (12) Toyota Center
18,055 		18–16
35 3 January @ Dallas American Airlines Center
36 5 January Utah Ball Arena
37 7 January Sacramento Ball Arena
38 9 January @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
39 11 January @ L. A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
40 13 January Portland Ball Arena
41 15 January L. A. Lakers Ball Arena
42 16 January Utah Ball Arena
43 19 January L. A. Clippers Ball Arena
44 21 January Memphis Ball Arena
45 23 January Detroit Ball Arena
46 25 January @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
47 26 January @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
48 30 January @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 1 February @ Minnesota Target Center
50 2 February @ Utah Vivint Arena
51 4 February New Orleans Ball Arena
52 6 February Brooklyn Ball Arena
53 8 February New York Ball Arena
54 11 February @ Boston TD Garden
55 12 February @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
56 14 February Orlando Ball Arena
57 16 February @ Golden State Chase Center
All-Star Break
58 24 February @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
59 26 February Sacramento Ball Arena
60 27 February @ Portland Moda Center
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 2 March Oklahoma City Ball Arena
62 4 March Houston Ball Arena
63 6 March New Orleans Ball Arena
64 9 March @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
65 10 March Golden State Ball Arena
66 12 March Toronto Ball Arena
67 14 March @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
68 16 March @ Washington Capital One Arena
69 18 March @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
70 20 March Boston Ball Arena
71 22 March L. A. Clippers Ball Arena
72 24 March Phoenix Ball Arena
73 26 March Oklahoma City Ball Arena
74 28 March @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
75 30 March @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 1 April Minnesota Ball Arena
77 3 April @ L. A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
78 5 April San Antonio Ball Arena
79 7 April Memphis Ball Arena
80 9 April L. A. Lakers Ball Arena
Rescheduled Games
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
TBD TBD @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
TBD TBD Golden State Ball Arena
2021–22 season schedule

Player statistics[]

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Overview[]

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency

Via retirement

Waived

Free agency[]

Re-signed[]

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
August 11, 2021 Will Barton 2 Years, $30 million [5]
August 15, 2021 Markus Howard Two-way contract [6]
August 19, 2021 JaMychal Green 2 Years, $16.4 million
2022-23 Player Option		 [7]
September 1, 2021 Austin Rivers 1 Year, $2.4 million [8]
September 28, 2021 Aaron Gordon 4 Years, $87 million [9]
September 29, 2021 Michael Porter Jr. 5 Years, $172 million
Max Extension		 [10]

Additions[]

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
August 12, 2021 Jeff Green 2 Years, $9 million
2022–23 Player Option		 Brooklyn Nets [11]
September 17, 2021 Petr Cornelie Two-way contract France Élan Béarnais [12]
December 4, 2021 Davon Reed 10-day contract Grand Rapids Gold [13]

Subtractions[]

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
August 16, 2021 JaVale McGee Free Agency Phoenix Suns [14]
September 10, 2021 Paul Millsap Free Agency Brooklyn Nets [15]
September 27, 2021 Shaquille Harrison Free Agency Philadelphia 76ers [16]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

References[]

  1. ^ "MVP Nikola Jokic ejected, Suns sweep Nuggets 125-118". espn.com. June 13, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". espn.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "NBA postpones 5 upcoming games due to Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "NBA postpones tonight's Warriors-Nuggets game". NBA.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Denver Nuggets re-sign free agent Will Barton III". NBA.com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Denver Nuggets Sign Markus Howard to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Denver Nuggets Re-sign JaMychal Green". NBA.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Austin Rivers". NBA.com. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Denver Nuggets Extend Aaron Gordon". NBA.com. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Nuggets Sign Michael Porter Jr. to Contract Extension". NBA.com. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Denver Nuggets sign Jeff Green". NBA.com. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Nuggets Sign Petr Cornelie to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Denver Nuggets Sign Davon Reed to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  14. ^ "SUNS SIGN JAVALE MCGEE". NBA.com. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  15. ^ "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN PAUL MILLSAP". NBA.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  16. ^ Lauren Rosen [@LaurenMRosen] (September 27, 2021). "The @sixers make it official: The team has signed Shaquille Harrison. Harrison will wear No. 8" (Tweet). Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
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