2024–25 Denver Nuggets season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2024–25 Denver Nuggets season was the 49th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Head coach
- Michael Malone (until April 8)
- David Adelman (interim; from April 8 onward)
General managerCalvin Booth (until April 8)
Ben Tenzer (interim; from April 8 onward)
Ben Tenzer (interim; from April 8 onward)
| 2024–25 Denver Nuggets season | |
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| Head coach |
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| President | Josh Kroenke |
| General manager | Calvin Booth (until April 8) Ben Tenzer (interim; from April 8 onward) |
| Owners | Ann Walton Kroenke |
| Arena | Ball Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Thunder 3–4) |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment KTVD (for 20 select games) KUSA (for 10 select games)[1] |
| Radio | KKSE |
On March 7, 2025, center Nikola Jokić became the first player in NBA history to record a 30–20–20 game. It came in an overtime victory against the Phoenix Suns.[2]
On April 8, with three games remaining in the regular season, the Nuggets surprisingly announced that they had fired both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, with Booth's contract not being renewed by this date.[3] Their combined firings would be made in relation to both Malone and Booth not getting along with each other well behind the scenes.
On April 13, the Nuggets clinched their seventh straight playoff berth after they defeated the Houston Rockets.
In the 2025 playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games, which included a buzzer-beating game-winning putback dunk from Aaron Gordon in Game 4. They subsequently lost to the eventual Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in 7 games, despite a game-winning three-pointer from Gordon in Game 1. Nikola Jokić was voted second in MVP voting behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder.
The Denver Nuggets drew an average home attendance of 19,783, the 5th-highest of all NBA teams.[4]
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / club |
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| 1 | 22 | DaRon Holmes II | Power Forward |  United States |
Dayton |
The Nuggets originally held one first-round pick and one second-round pick entering the draft (which was two days long instead of just one day long like it previously was since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989).[5][6] A second round pick that originally started out with Denver for this draft would eventually be traded to the Phoenix Suns, which later led to Phoenix forfeiting that selection entirely during the previous season due to early involvements with Drew Eubanks. This would be the third straight year in a row where a second-round pick that Denver previously held onto at one point in time would later be forfeited by another team due to tampering violations during the free agency period. Ironically, the Suns would end up trading with the Nuggets on the first night of the draft, with Phoenix acquiring both of the Nuggets' first round and second round picks they had in this draft in the 28th and 56th picks (which became Ryan Dunn from the University of Virginia and Kevin McCullar Jr. from the University of Kansas respectively) alongside second round picks in 2026 and 2031 in exchange for the 22nd pick of the draft, which became power forward DaRon Holmes II from the University of Dayton.
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Oklahoma City Thunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | – | 36–6 | 32–8 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 26–15 | 24–17 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 | 25–16 | 24–17 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 22–19 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 | 10–31 | 7–34 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 68 | 14 | .829 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Houston Rockets * | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Dallas Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
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| 2024–25 preseason schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
| 2024–25 game log Total: 50–32 (Home: 26–15; Road: 24–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–2 (home: 0–2; road: 2–0)
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November: 8–5 (home: 5–2; road: 3–3)
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December: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5)
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January: 11–6 (home: 5–3; road: 6–3)
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February: 10–2 (home: 6–1; road: 4–1)
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March: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
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April
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Playoffs
| 2025 playoff game log Total: 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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| 2025 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[7][8][9]
West Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 470 | 462 | +8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 493 | 447 | +46 | |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 455 | 449 | +6 | |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 1 | 3 | 464 | 475 | −11 | |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 1 | 3 | 409 | 458 | −49 |
Player statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Trey Alexander | 24 | 0 | 4.9 | .317 | .176 | .750 | .5 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Christian Braun | 79 | 77 | 33.9 | .580 | .397 | .827 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .5 | 15.4 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 13 | 0 | 10.4 | .385 | .267 | — | 2.5 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 1.8 |
| Aaron Gordon | 51 | 42 | 28.4 | .531 | .436 | .810 | 4.8 | 3.2 | .5 | .3 | 14.7 |
| PJ Hall | 19 | 0 | 3.5 | .583 | .250 | .750 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 70 | 70 | 36.7 | .576 | .417 | .800 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 1.8 | .6 | 29.6 |
| Spencer Jones | 20 | 0 | 6.2 | .324 | .059 | 1.000 | .9 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 56 | 5 | 12.3 | .650 | — | .422 | 5.1 | .9 | .3 | .5 | 3.7 |
| Jamal Murray | 67 | 67 | 36.1 | .474 | .393 | .886 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .5 | 21.4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 57 | 4 | 10.7 | .496 | .327 | .614 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | .7 | 3.2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 49 | 4 | 13.6 | .428 | .396 | .750 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .4 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 77 | 77 | 33.7 | .504 | .395 | .768 | 7.0 | 2.1 | .6 | .5 | 18.2 |
| Dario Šarić | 16 | 4 | 13.1 | .362 | .269 | .700 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Julian Strawther | 65 | 4 | 21.3 | .432 | .349 | .822 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Hunter Tyson | 51 | 2 | 7.8 | .375 | .311 | .750 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Peyton Watson | 68 | 18 | 24.3 | .477 | .353 | .693 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 75 | 36 | 27.9 | .449 | .323 | .661 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 1.4 | .5 | 13.3 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Christian Braun | 14 | 14 | 38.9 | .453 | .300 | .710 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .7 | 12.6 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | – | – | – | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 14 | 14 | 37.3 | .485 | .379 | .860 | 7.6 | 2.7 | .6 | .4 | 16.2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 14 | 14 | 40.2 | .489 | .380 | .772 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 2.0 | .9 | 26.2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.000 | – | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .9 |
| Jamal Murray | 14 | 14 | 41.3 | .444 | .354 | .875 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 | .8 | 21.8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | .125 | .167 | .571 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 1.2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 8 | 0 | 7.1 | .333 | .333 | – | .9 | .6 | .0 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 14 | 14 | 31.1 | .392 | .343 | .714 | 5.5 | .6 | .6 | .4 | 9.1 |
| Julian Strawther | 9 | 0 | 9.8 | .433 | .500 | .857 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Hunter Tyson | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | .500 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Peyton Watson | 14 | 0 | 14.2 | .407 | .368 | .500 | 2.9 | .3 | .8 | .6 | 4.5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 13 | 0 | 24.1 | .391 | .317 | .700 | 3.7 | 2.6 | .9 | .1 | 11.7 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 26, 2024[10] | To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to DaRon Holmes II (No. 22) |
To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Ryan Dunn (No. 28) Draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56) 2026 DEN second-round pick 2031 DEN second-round pick |
| July 6, 2024[11][12] | Six-team trade | |
To Denver Nuggets
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To Dallas Mavericks
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To Golden State Warriors
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To Philadelphia 76ers
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Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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| July 9, 2024 | Vlatko Čančar | 1-year, $2 million | [14] |
| July 24, 2024 | DeAndre Jordan | 1-year, $2 million | [15] |
| September 7, 2024 | Jamal Murray | 4-year, $208 million extension | [16] |
| October 21, 2024 | Aaron Gordon | 4-year, $133 million extension | [17] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 9 | Trey Alexander | Two-way Contract | Creighton | [18] |
| July 9 | PJ Hall | Two-way Contract | Clemson | [18] |
| July 12 | Dario Šarić | 2-year, $10.5 million | Golden State Warriors | [19] |
| July 26 | Russell Westbrook | 2-year, $6.8 million | Los Angeles Clippers | [20] |
| July 30 | Spencer Jones | Two-way Contract | Stanford | [21] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| July 2, 2024 | Collin Gillespie | Free Agent | Phoenix Suns | [22] |
| July 6, 2024 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Free Agent | Orlando Magic | [23] |
| July 24, 2024 | Jay Huff | Free Agent | Memphis Grizzlies | [24] |
| October 12, 2024 | Braxton Key | Free Agent | Los Angeles Clippers | [25] |
| February 1, 2025 | Justin Holiday | Contract Expired |  Virtus Bologna | [26] |