Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
2008-2009 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
2008-2009 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Billups | D. Jones | C. Anthony | K. Martin | M. Nene |
Rotation | A. Carter | J. Smith | L. Kleiza | C. Andersen | |
Rotation | J. Hart | R. Balkman | J. Petro | ||
Lim PT | S. Weems | S. Hunter |
2008-2009 Northwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Denver Nuggets | 54-28 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 54-28 | 0 |
3 | Utah Jazz | 48-34 | 6 |
4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24-58 | 30 |
5 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23-59 | 31 |
2008-2009 Denver Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Carmelo Anthony | All-NBA Third Team (2009) |
Chauncey Billups | All-NBA Third Team (2009) |
Chauncey Billups | Player Of The Week (11/17/08) |
Chauncey Billups | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2009) |
J.R. Smith | Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2009) |
Chauncey Billups | NBA Sportsmanship Award (2009) |
2008-2009 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Carmelo Anthony | 66 | 34.5 | 22.8 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Chauncey Billups | 77 | 35.3 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
J.R. Smith | 81 | 27.7 | 15.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Maybyner Nene | 77 | 32.6 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Linas Kleiza | 82 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Kenyon Martin | 66 | 32.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Chris Andersen | 71 | 20.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Dahntay Jones | 79 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Anthony Carter | 78 | 22.9 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Renaldo Balkman | 53 | 14.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Johan Petro | 27 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Allen Iverson | 3 | 41.0 | 18.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
Chucky Atkins | 14 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Sonny Weems | 12 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Jason Hart | 11 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Cheickh Samb | 6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Juwan Howard | 3 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
2008-2009 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Carmelo Anthony was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Carmelo Anthony signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 17, 2003. Carmelo Anthony signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on July 13, 2006. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Linas Kleiza, the #27 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 28, 2005. Linas Kleiza signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 5, 2005. Draft Rights to Maybyner Nene, the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on June 26, 2002. Maybyner Nene signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 23, 2002. Maybyner Nene re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 20, 2006. Draft Rights to Sonny Weems, the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Chicago Bulls on June 26, 2008. Sonny Weems signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 15, 2008. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Renaldo Balkman was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on July 28, 2008. Chauncey Billups was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Detroit Pistons on November 3, 2008. Steven Hunter was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 10, 2007. Kenyon Martin was acquired in a sign and trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New Jersey Nets on July 15, 2004. Johan Petro was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 7, 2009. J.R. Smith was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Chicago Bulls on July 20, 2006. J.R. Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 21, 2008. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Chris Andersen signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 24, 2008. Anthony Carter signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 31, 2007. Anthony Carter re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 12, 2008. Jason Hart signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 3, 2009. Dahntay Jones signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 30, 2008. |
2008-2009 Denver Nuggets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Stan Kroenke | Owner, Chairman | 2000-2001 | N/A |
Stephen Stieneker | General Counsel, VP | 2005-2006 | N/A |
George Karl | Head Coach | 2004-2005 | Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1998 to 2003) |
Adrian Dantley | Assistant Coach | 2003-2004 | N/A |
John Welch | Assistant Coach | 2005-2006 | Assistant Coach (Memphis Grizzlies, 2002 to 2005) |
Tim Grgurich | Assistant Coach | 2005-2006 | Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2004 to 2005) |
Chad Iske | Assistant Coach | 2007-2008 | Advance Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2004 to 2007) |
Jamahl Mosley | Assistant Coach | 2007-2008 | Advance Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2005 to 2007) |
Todd Eley | VP of Basketball Operations | 1996-1997 | General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 1997) |
Mark Warkentien | VP of Basketball Operations, General Manager | 2006-2007 | Director of Player Personnel (Denver Nuggets, 2005 to 2006) |
Lisa Johnson | VP of Basketball Administration | 1998-1999 | N/A |
Rex Chapman | VP of Player Personnel | 2006-2007 | Scout (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2005 to 2006) |
Tim Dixon | Director of Player Services | 2003-2004 | N/A |
Jesse Mermuys | Assistant Video Coordinator | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Nate Anderson | Head Video Coordinator | 2005-2006 | N/A |
Herb Livsey | Scout | 2008-2009 | Scout (Atlanta Hawks, 2004 to 2008) |
Sparky Gonzales | Equipment Manager | 2000-2001 | N/A |
Stacey Augmon | Player Development Coach | 2007-2008 | N/A |
Steve Hess | Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1997-1998 | N/A |
Jim Gillen | Athletic Trainer | 1991-1992 | N/A |
Dan Shimensky | Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer | 2007-2008 | N/A |
Scott Hastings | Television Analyst | 1999-2000 | N/A |
Chris Marlowe | Television Play-By-Play | 2004-2005 | N/A |
Jason Kosmicki | Radio Broadcaster | 2008-2009 | N/A |