Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

2009-2010 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
6 Arron Afflalo SG 6-5 210 2 UCLA 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
30 Malik Allen F 6-10 255 9 Villanova 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Chris Andersen FC 6-10 245 6 Blinn 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 240 6 Syracuse 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
32 Renaldo Balkman F 6-8 208 3 South Carolina 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States / Puerto Rico
1 Chauncey Billups G 6-3 210 12 Colorado 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
  Brian Butch FC 6-11 240 0 Wisconsin 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
25 Anthony Carter PG 6-1 190 11 Hawaii 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Joey Graham G 6-7 225 4 Oklahoma State 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
22 Coby Karl SF 6-5 215 1 Boise State 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Ty Lawson PG 5-11 195 0 North Carolina 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
4 Kenyon Martin F 6-9 240 9 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
31 Maybyner Nene C 6-11 250 7 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 7 Brazil
27 Johan Petro C 7-0 247 4 Pau-Orthez (France) 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 25 France
5 J.R. Smith SG 6-6 225 5 Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (New Jersey) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States

2009-2010 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Billups A. Afflalo C. Anthony K. Martin M. Nene
Rotation T. Lawson J. Smith   M. Allen C. Andersen
Rotation   J. Graham     J. Petro
Lim PT A. Carter C. Karl   R. Balkman  
Lim PT       B. Butch  

2009-2010 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets53-29-
2Utah Jazz53-290
3Oklahoma City Thunder50-323
4Portland Trail Blazers50-323
5Minnesota Timberwolves15-6738

2009-2010 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Carmelo Anthony All-NBA Second Team (2010)
Carmelo Anthony Player Of The Month (Nov 09)
Chauncey Billups Player Of The Week (01/25/10)
Carmelo Anthony Player Of The Week (11/02/09, 01/19/10)
Carmelo Anthony Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2010)
Chauncey Billups Western All-Star Replacement Selection (2010)
Chauncey Billups Three Point Shootout Participant (2010)

2009-2010 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Carmelo Anthony 69 38.2 28.2 6.6 3.2 1.3 0.4 3.0
Chauncey Billups 73 34.1 19.5 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.1 2.4
J.R. Smith 75 27.8 15.4 3.1 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.9
Maybyner Nene 82 33.6 13.8 7.6 2.5 1.4 1.0 1.5
Arron Afflalo 82 27.1 8.8 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.9
Kenyon Martin 58 34.2 11.5 9.4 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.6
Ty Lawson 65 20.3 8.3 1.9 3.1 0.7 0.0 1.3
Chris Andersen 76 22.3 5.9 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.9 0.8
Joey Graham 63 12.0 4.2 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7
Anthony Carter 54 15.9 3.3 1.6 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.1
Johan Petro 36 12.1 3.4 3.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6
Malik Allen 51 8.9 2.1 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4
Renaldo Balkman 13 7.0 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5

2009-2010 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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

Draft Rights to Ty Lawson, the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2009 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Minnesota Timberwolves on June 25, 2009. Ty Lawson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 14, 2009.

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.

Acquired via Trade

Arron Afflalo was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Detroit Pistons on July 13, 2009.

Malik Allen was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Milwaukee Bucks on July 31, 2009.

Renaldo Balkman was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on July 28, 2008. Renaldo Balkman signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on October 31, 2009.

Chauncey Billups was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Detroit Pistons on November 3, 2008.

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. Johan Petro re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 27, 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

Chris Andersen signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 24, 2008. Chris Andersen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 8, 2009.

Brian Butch signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on April 11, 2010.

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. Anthony Carter re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 14, 2009.

Joey Graham signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 26, 2009.

Coby Karl signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on April 11, 2010.

2009-2010 Denver Nuggets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Stan Kroenke Owner, Chairman 2000-2001 N/A
Stephen Stieneker General Counsel, VP 2005-2006 N/A
Bobby Simmons Director of Team Security 2009-2010 N/A
George Karl Head Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1998 to 2003)
Adrian Dantley Head Coach, 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)
Mike Bratz Director of Scouting 2009-2010 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2004 to 2005)
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
Nate Anderson Head Video Coordinator 2005-2006 N/A
Herb Livsey Scout 2008-2009 Scout (Atlanta Hawks, 2004 to 2008)
Jesse Mermuys Advance Scout 2009-2010 Assistant Video Coordinator (Denver Nuggets, 2008 to 2009)
Sparky Gonzales Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Amy O'Brien Director of Player Development 2009-2010 Basketball Operations Coordinator (Denver Nuggets, 2008 to 2009)
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