Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

2010-2011 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
6 Arron Afflalo SG 6-5 210 3 UCLA 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
11 Chris Andersen FC 6-10 245 7 Blinn 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 240 7 Syracuse 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
32 Renaldo Balkman F 6-8 208 4 South Carolina 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States / Puerto Rico
1 Chauncey Billups G 6-3 210 13 Colorado 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
25 Anthony Carter PG 6-1 190 12 Hawaii 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Wilson Chandler SF 6-9 225 3 DePaul 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
34 Melvin Ely FC 6-10 261 7 Fresno State 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
20 Raymond Felton PG 6-1 205 5 North Carolina 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
0 Gary Forbes F 6-7 220 0 Massachusetts 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Panama
8 Danilo Gallinari SF 6-10 236 2 AX Armani Exchange Milan (Italy) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 6 Italy
7 Al Harrington F 6-9 245 12 St. Patrick High School (New Jersey) 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
41 Kosta Koufos C 7-0 265 2 Ohio State 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States / Greece
3 Ty Lawson PG 5-11 195 1 North Carolina 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
4 Kenyon Martin F 6-9 240 10 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
24 Andre Miller PG 6-3 200 11 Utah 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
25 Timofey Mozgov C 7-1 275 0 Khimki (Russia) 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Russia
31 Maybyner Nene C 6-11 250 8 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 7 Brazil
5 J.R. Smith SG 6-6 225 6 Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (New Jersey) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
23 Shelden Williams PF 6-9 250 4 Duke 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States

2010-2011 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Lawson A. Afflalo D. Gallinari K. Martin M. Nene
Rotation R. Felton J. Smith W. Chandler A. Harrington C. Andersen
Lim PT     G. Forbes   K. Koufos
Lim PT         T. Mozgov
Lim PT         M. Ely

2010-2011 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Oklahoma City Thunder55-27-
2Denver Nuggets50-325
3Portland Trail Blazers48-347
4Utah Jazz39-4316
5Minnesota Timberwolves17-6538

2010-2011 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Chauncey Billups Player Of The Week (01/03/11)
Carmelo Anthony Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2011)

2010-2011 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Carmelo Anthony 50 35.5 25.2 7.6 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.8
Maybyner Nene 75 30.5 14.5 7.6 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.8
J.R. Smith 79 24.9 12.3 4.1 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.3
Ty Lawson 80 26.3 11.7 2.6 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.7
Arron Afflalo 69 33.7 12.6 3.6 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.0
Chauncey Billups 51 32.3 16.5 2.5 5.3 1.0 0.2 2.5
Al Harrington 73 22.8 10.5 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.5
Kenyon Martin 48 25.7 8.6 6.2 2.3 0.9 0.7 1.2
Gary Forbes 63 12.6 5.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7
Wilson Chandler 21 30.6 12.5 5.0 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.8
Chris Andersen 45 16.3 5.6 4.9 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.6
Raymond Felton 21 31.6 11.5 3.6 6.5 1.3 0.0 2.1
Danilo Gallinari 14 30.9 14.7 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.8
Shelden Williams 42 17.0 4.7 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9
Melvin Ely 30 12.2 2.3 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5
Kosta Koufos 11 8.9 4.9 3.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5
Timofey Mozgov 11 6.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Anthony Carter 14 10.9 1.9 0.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0
Renaldo Balkman 5 8.8 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0

2010-2011 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition

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.

Wilson Chandler was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on February 22, 2011.

Raymond Felton was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on February 22, 2011.

Danilo Gallinari was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on February 22, 2011.

Kosta Koufos was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 22, 2011.

Kenyon Martin was acquired in a sign and trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New Jersey Nets on July 15, 2004.

Timofey Mozgov was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on February 22, 2011.

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.

Melvin Ely signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 28, 2010.

Gary Forbes signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 28, 2010.

Al Harrington signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 15, 2010.

2010-2011 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 Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
John Welch Assistant Coach 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Memphis Grizzlies, 2002 to 2005)
Chad Iske Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Advance Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2004 to 2007)
Melvin Hunt Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2005 to 2010)
Masai Ujiri Executive VP of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 Assistant General Manager (Toronto Raptors, 2008 to 2010)
Todd Eley VP of Basketball Operations 1996-1997 General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 1997)
Mike Bratz Director of Scouting 2009-2010 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2004 to 2005)
Lisa Johnson VP of Basketball Administration 1998-1999 N/A
Tim Dixon Director of Player Services 2003-2004 N/A
Nashion Harper Assistant Video Coordinator 2010-2011 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)
Bruce Glazer Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP 2010-2011 N/A
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
Tim Gelt Director of Media Relations 2010-2011 N/A