Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
1987-1988 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
1987-1988 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | M. Adams | F. Lever | A. English | D. Schayes | B. Rasmussen |
Rotation | M. Evans | T. Dunn | J. Vincent | W. Cooper | |
Rotation | B. Hanzlik | ||||
Rotation | M. Brooks | ||||
Lim PT | M. Martin | ||||
Lim PT | C. Natt |
1987-1988 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Denver Nuggets | 54-28 | - |
2 | Dallas Mavericks | 53-29 | 1 |
3 | Utah Jazz | 47-35 | 7 |
4 | Houston Rockets | 46-36 | 8 |
5 | San Antonio Spurs | 31-51 | 23 |
6 | Sacramento Kings | 24-58 | 30 |
1987-1988 Denver Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Fat Lever | Player Of The Month (Apr 88) |
Fat Lever | Player Of The Week (04/17/88) |
Fat Lever | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1988) |
Alex English | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1988) |
Fat Lever | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1988) |
Alex English | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1988) |
1987-1988 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Alex English | 80 | 35.2 | 25.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
Fat Lever | 82 | 37.3 | 18.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Michael Adams | 82 | 33.9 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Danny Schayes | 81 | 26.7 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
Jay Vincent | 73 | 24.0 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Blair Rasmussen | 79 | 22.5 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Bill Hanzlik | 77 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Mike Evans | 56 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Wayne Cooper | 45 | 19.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Calvin Natt | 27 | 19.7 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
T.R. Dunn | 82 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Otis Smith | 15 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Maurice Martin | 26 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Michael Brooks | 16 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Andre Moore | 7 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Brad Wright | 2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1987-1988 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Maurice Martin was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Maurice Martin signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1986. Blair Rasmussen was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Blair Rasmussen signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1985. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Michael Adams was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards on November 2, 1987. Michael Adams signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on March 1, 1988. Wayne Cooper was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 7, 1984. Wayne Cooper re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1986. T.R. Dunn was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on August 15, 1980. T.R. Dunn re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1982. T.R. Dunn re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 9, 1986. Alex English was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Indiana Pacers on February 1, 1980. Alex English signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on March 1, 1986. Bill Hanzlik was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Seattle SuperSonics on July 20, 1982. Bill Hanzlik re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 25, 1984. Fat Lever was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 7, 1984. Fat Lever signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on June 8, 1984. Calvin Natt was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 7, 1984. Danny Schayes was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Utah Jazz on February 7, 1983. Danny Schayes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 1, 1986. Jay Vincent was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards on November 2, 1987. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Michael Brooks signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 4, 1988. Mike Evans signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on January 12, 1983. Mike Evans re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1985. |
1987-1988 Denver Nuggets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Sidney Shlenker | Owner | 1985-1986 | N/A |
Doug Moe | Head Coach | 1980-1981 | Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1976 to 1980) |
Jon Spoelstra | General Manager | 1987-1988 | N/A |
Pete Babcock | General Manager | 1987-1988 | Director of Player Personnel (Denver Nuggets, 1984 to 1987) |
Rob Babcock | Director of Scouting | 1987-1988 | N/A |
Chopper Travaglini | Head Athletic Trainer | 1976-1977 | N/A |