Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

2004-2005 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
15 Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 240 1 Syracuse 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
11 Earl Boykins G 5-5 135 6 Eastern Michigan 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
7 Greg Buckner G-F 6-4 210 6 Clemson 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
23 Marcus Camby C 6-11 240 8 Massachusetts 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
56 Francisco Elson C-F 7-0 235 1 California 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 12 Netherlands / South Sudan
12 Luis Flores G 6-2 205 0 Manhattan 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 26 Dominican Republic
50 Arthur Johnson FC 6-9 255 0 Missouri 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 DerMarr Johnson GF 6-9 201 4 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
1 Voshon Lenard SG 6-4 205 9 Minnesota 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
  Kenyon Martin F 6-9 240 4 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
24 Andre Miller PG 6-3 200 5 Utah 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
21 Eduardo Najera F 6-8 235 4 Oklahoma 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 9 Mexico
31 Maybyner Nene C 6-11 250 2 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 7 Brazil
10 Wesley Person SG 6-6 195 10 Auburn 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
41 Mark Pope C 6-10 235 7 Kentucky 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
9 Bryon Russell SG 6-7 225 11 Long Beach State 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
22 Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 2 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 5 Georgia
7 Rodney White F 6-9 238 3 Charlotte 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States

2004-2005 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Miller G. Buckner C. Anthony K. Martin M. Camby
Rotation E. Boykins W. Person D. Johnson E. Najera M. Nene
Lim PT L. Flores V. Lenard B. Russell   F. Elson
Lim PT         M. Pope

2004-2005 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Seattle SuperSonics52-30-
2Denver Nuggets49-333
3Minnesota Timberwolves44-388
4Portland Trail Blazers27-5525
5Utah Jazz26-5626

2004-2005 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Marcus Camby Player Of The Week (03/06/05)
Marcus Camby All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2005)
Carmelo Anthony Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2005)
Carmelo Anthony Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2005)
Voshon Lenard Three Point Shootout Participant (2005)
Earl Boykins Skills Challenge Participant (2005)

2004-2005 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Carmelo Anthony 75 34.8 20.8 5.7 2.6 0.9 0.4 3.0
Andre Miller 82 34.8 13.6 4.1 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.7
Kenyon Martin 70 32.4 15.5 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 2.1
Earl Boykins 82 26.4 12.4 1.7 4.5 1.0 0.1 1.5
Marcus Camby 66 30.5 10.3 10.0 2.3 0.9 3.0 1.6
Maybyner Nene 55 23.9 9.6 5.9 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.7
DerMarr Johnson 71 17.4 7.1 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.9
Greg Buckner 70 21.8 6.2 3.0 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.7
Bryon Russell 70 14.7 4.4 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.5
Francisco Elson 67 14.0 3.7 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
Rodney White 42 12.6 5.6 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.6
Wesley Person 25 18.4 8.1 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.4
Eduardo Najera 26 22.1 6.9 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.1
Nikoloz Tskitishvili 23 6.9 1.5 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6
Voshon Lenard 3 18.0 9.7 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
Mark Pope 9 3.0 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Luis Flores 1 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2004-2005 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.

Francisco Elson was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Francisco Elson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 12, 2003.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

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.

Acquired via Trade

Marcus Camby was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New York Knicks on June 26, 2002. Marcus Camby re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 16, 2004.

Luis Flores was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Golden State Warriors on February 24, 2005.

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

Eduardo Najera was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Golden State Warriors on February 24, 2005.

Acquired via Free Agency

Earl Boykins signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 14, 2003.

Greg Buckner signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 4, 2004.

DerMarr Johnson signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 18, 2004.

Voshon Lenard signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 12, 2003.

Andre Miller signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 1, 2003.

Wesley Person signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 3, 2005.

Mark Pope signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on February 15, 2005. Mark Pope re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on February 25, 2005. Mark Pope re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 7, 2005.

Bryon Russell signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 5, 2004.

2004-2005 Denver Nuggets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Stan Kroenke Owner, Chairman 2000-2001 N/A
Jeff Bzdelik Head Coach 2002-2003 Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2002)
George Karl Head Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1998 to 2003)
Bill Branch Assistant Coach, Director of Scouting 2002-2003 Advance Scout (Denver Nuggets, 1997 to 2002)
Adrian Dantley Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Chip Engelland Assistant Coach, Player Development Coordinator 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1999 to 2000)
Scott Brooks Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Doug Moe Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Consultant (Denver Nuggets, 2002 to 2005)
Michael Cooper Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2004-2005 N/A
Rex Kalamian Assistant Coach, Player Development Coordinator 2004-2005 West Coast Scout (Philadelphia Sixers, 2003 to 2004)
Todd Eley VP of Basketball Operations 1996-1997 General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 1997)
Kiki Vandeweghe General Manager 2001-2002 N/A
David Fredman Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Assistant Coach (Utah Jazz, 1987 to 1999)
Jeff Weltman Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Director of Player Personnel (Los Angeles Clippers, 1994 to 2001)
Lisa Johnson VP of Basketball Administration 1998-1999 N/A
Tim Dixon Director of Player Services 2003-2004 N/A
Chad Iske Advance Scout 2004-2005 Video Coordinator (Denver Nuggets, 2002 to 2004)
Sparky Gonzales Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Steve Hess Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 N/A
Jim Gillen Athletic Trainer 1991-1992 N/A
Scott Hastings Television Analyst 1999-2000 N/A
Chris Marlowe Television Play-By-Play 2004-2005 N/A