Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

2005-2006 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
15 Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 240 2 Syracuse 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
11 Earl Boykins G 5-5 135 7 Eastern Michigan 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
7 Greg Buckner G-F 6-4 210 7 Clemson 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
23 Marcus Camby C 6-11 240 9 Massachusetts 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
10 Howard Eisley G 6-2 177 11 Boston College 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
56 Francisco Elson C-F 7-0 235 2 California 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 12 Netherlands / South Sudan
30 Reggie Evans PF 6-8 245 3 Iowa 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Julius Hodge SF 6-7 210 0 NC State 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
3 DerMarr Johnson GF 6-9 201 5 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
43 Linas Kleiza F 6-8 234 0 Missouri 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 27 Lithuania
1 Voshon Lenard SG 6-4 205 10 Minnesota 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
6 Kenyon Martin F 6-9 240 5 Cincinnati 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
24 Andre Miller PG 6-3 200 6 Utah 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
21 Eduardo Najera F 6-8 235 5 Oklahoma 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 9 Mexico
31 Maybyner Nene C 6-11 250 3 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 7 Brazil
22 Ruben Patterson F-G 6-5 223 7 Cincinnati 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
9 Bryon Russell SG 6-7 225 12 Long Beach State 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
5 Charles Cornelius Smith SG 6-4 194 5 New Mexico 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
8 Earl Watson PG 6-1 199 4 UCLA 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States

2005-2006 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Miller G. Buckner C. Anthony E. Najera M. Camby
Rotation E. Boykins   R. Patterson K. Martin F. Elson
Rotation     D. Johnson R. Evans  
Rotation     L. Kleiza    
Lim PT H. Eisley J. Hodge     M. Nene

2005-2006 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets44-38-
2Utah Jazz41-413
3Seattle SuperSonics35-479
4Minnesota Timberwolves33-4911
5Portland Trail Blazers21-6123

2005-2006 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Carmelo Anthony All-NBA Third Team (2006)
Carmelo Anthony Player Of The Month (Mar 06)
Marcus Camby Player Of The Week (11/14/05)
Carmelo Anthony Player Of The Week (03/19/06)
Marcus Camby All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2006)

2005-2006 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Carmelo Anthony 80 36.8 26.5 4.9 2.7 1.1 0.5 2.7
Andre Miller 82 35.8 13.7 4.3 8.2 1.3 0.2 3.1
Earl Boykins 60 25.7 12.6 1.4 3.8 0.8 0.1 1.4
Kenyon Martin 56 27.6 12.9 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 1.3
Marcus Camby 56 33.2 12.8 11.9 2.1 1.4 3.3 1.6
Greg Buckner 73 24.1 6.7 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.7
DerMarr Johnson 58 15.9 6.1 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.8
Francisco Elson 72 21.9 4.9 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.9
Earl Watson 46 21.2 7.5 1.9 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.6
Eduardo Najera 64 22.6 5.4 5.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.8
Ruben Patterson 26 28.3 13.2 3.5 2.6 1.3 0.3 2.6
Linas Kleiza 61 8.5 3.5 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Reggie Evans 26 23.3 5.2 8.7 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.7
Voshon Lenard 12 19.8 8.2 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.9
Howard Eisley 19 14.8 4.8 1.0 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.9
Julius Hodge 14 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6
Bryon Russell 1 2.6 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Cornelius Smith 1 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maybyner Nene 1 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

2005-2006 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.

Julius Hodge was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Julius Hodge signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 5, 2005.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

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.

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.

Reggie Evans was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Seattle SuperSonics on February 23, 2006.

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.

Ruben Patterson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on February 23, 2006.

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 with the Denver Nuggets on October 4, 2004. Greg Buckner re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 30, 2005.

Howard Eisley signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 3, 2006. Howard Eisley re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 13, 2006. Howard Eisley re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 23, 2006.

DerMarr Johnson signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on October 18, 2004. DerMarr Johnson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 13, 2005.

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

2005-2006 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
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
Scott Brooks 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)
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
Nate Anderson Head Video Coordinator 2005-2006 N/A
Chad Iske Advance Scout 2004-2005 Video Coordinator (Denver Nuggets, 2002 to 2004)
Jamahl Mosley Advance Scout, Player Development Coordinator 2005-2006 N/A
Sparky Gonzales Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Mark Warkentien Director of Player Personnel 2005-2006 General Manager (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2004 to 2005)
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