2018–19 Denver Nuggets season

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2018–19 Denver Nuggets season
Division Champions
Head coach Michael Malone
General manager Artūras Karnišovas
Owner(s) Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record 54–28 (.659)
Place Division: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Trail Blazers 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KKSE
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

The 2018–19 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team revealed a new logo for the 2018–19 season. With a win against the Boston Celtics on March 18, the Nuggets clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2012–13 season.

In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round in seven games, winning their first playoff series since the Carmelo Anthony era in 2009. In the Semifinals, the Nuggets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in seven games.

Draft

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Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 14 Michael Porter Jr. SF  United States Missouri
2 41 Jarred Vanderbilt SF  United States Kentucky
2 58 Thomas Welsh C  United States UCLA

Roster

2018–19 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
G 25 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–26 Florida State
F 3 Craig, Torrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–12–19 USC Upstate
G 6 Goodwin, Brandon (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995–10–02 Florida Gulf Coast
G 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
F 41 Hernangómez, Juan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–09–28 Spain
C 15 Jokić, Nikola (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
F 20 Lydon, Tyler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–04–09 Syracuse
F 7 Lyles, Trey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995–11–05 Kentucky
F 4 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1985–02–10 Louisiana Tech
G 11 Morris, Monté 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995–06–27 Iowa State
G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997–02–23 Kentucky
F/C 24 Plumlee, Mason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–03–05 Duke
F 1 Porter, Michael Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998–06–29 Missouri
G 0 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–02–07 Washington
F 8 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999–04–03 Kentucky
C 45 Welsh, Thomas (TW) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1996–02–03 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2019–02–14

Standings

Division

Template:2018–19 NBA Northwest standings

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82
3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82
4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82
10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82
12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82
14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2018–19 game log
Preseason: 4–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 30 @ LA Lakers W 124–107 Juan Hernangómez (19) Mason Plumlee (8) Mason Plumlee (6) Valley View Casino Center
13,565		 1–0
2 October 2 @ LA Lakers W 113–111 Mason Plumlee (23) Nikola Jokic (6) Trey Lyles (6) Staples Center
18,997		 2–0
3 October 5 Perth Wildcats W 96–88 Monte Morris (15) Paul Millsap (9) Monte Morris (9) Pepsi Center
9,812		 3–0
4 October 9 @ LA Clippers L 103–109 Trey Lyles (15) Juan Hernangómez (12) Monte Morris (6) Staples Center
10,187		 3–1
5 October 12 @ Chicago W 98–93 Gary Harris (18) Mason Plumlee (9) Will Barton (7) United Center
18,973		 4–1
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2019 NBA Playoffs

Game log

2019 playoff game log
2019 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 7 0 3.1 .300 .000 .500 .6 .9 .3 .0 1.0
Will Barton 43 38 27.7 .402 .342 .770 4.6 2.9 .4 .5 11.5
Malik Beasley 81 18 23.2 .474 .402 .848 2.5 1.2 .7 .1 11.3
Torrey Craig 75 37 20.0 .442 .324 .700 3.5 1.0 .5 .6 5.7
Brandon Goodwin 16 0 3.6 .261 .333 .818 .2 .9 .0 .0 1.4
Gary Harris 57 48 28.8 .424 .339 .799 2.8 2.2 1.0 .3 12.9
Juan Hernangómez 70 25 19.4 .439 .365 .767 3.8 .8 .4 .3 5.8
Nikola Jokić 80 80 31.3 .511 .307 .821 10.8 7.3 1.4 .7 20.1
Tyler Lydon 25 0 3.8 .500 .400 .333 .7 .2 .1 .0 .9
Trey Lyles 64 2 17.5 .418 .255 .698 3.8 1.4 .5 .4 8.5
Paul Millsap 70 65 27.1 .484 .365 .727 7.2 2.0 1.2 .8 12.6
Monté Morris 82 6 24.0 .493 .414 .802 2.4 3.6 .9 .0 10.4
Jamal Murray 75 74 32.6 .437 .367 .848 4.2 4.8 .9 .4 18.2
Mason Plumlee 82 17 21.1 .593 .200 .561 6.4 3.0 .8 .9 7.8
Isaiah Thomas 12 0 15.1 .343 .279 .630 1.1 1.9 .4 .1 8.1
Jarred Vanderbilt 17 0 4.1 .474 .000 .600 1.4 .2 .4 .1 1.4
Thomas Welsh 11 0 3.3 .538 .429 .500 .4 .5 .0 .0 1.6
Nick Young 4 0 9.3 .333 .375 .000 .3 .5 .0 .3 2.3

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Will Barton 14 3 23.4 .348 .273 .692 4.8 1.7 .3 .6 9.1
Malik Beasley 14 0 20.1 .387 .404 .710 3.4 1.0 .2 .1 8.1
Torrey Craig 14 11 23.6 .478 .472 .563 5.1 .9 .5 .4 6.6
Gary Harris 14 14 37.0 .462 .351 .868 4.1 2.3 .9 .6 14.2
Juan Hernangómez 5 0 2.9 .333 .500 .000 .6 .0 .0 .0 .6
Nikola Jokić 14 14 39.7 .506 .393 .846 13.0 8.4 1.1 .9 25.1
Trey Lyles 3 0 2.7 .000 .000 .000 .3 .7 .0 .0 .0
Paul Millsap 14 14 33.5 .468 .316 .770 6.7 .8 .9 1.1 14.6
Monté Morris 14 0 16.0 .384 .000 .692 1.4 2.6 .4 .1 5.4
Jamal Murray 14 14 36.3 .425 .337 .903 4.4 4.7 1.0 .1 21.3
Mason Plumlee 14 0 15.6 .511 .000 .571 4.4 1.5 .5 .7 4.6
Jarred Vanderbilt 3 0 1.6 .000 .000 .000 .3 .0 .0 .3 .0

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 21, 2018[1] To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Jarred Vanderbilt		 To Orlando Magic
Draft rights to Justin Jackson
2019 second-round pick
July 6, 2018[2] To Denver Nuggets
Cash considerations		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Wilson Chandler
2021 second-round pick
Right to swap 2022 second-round picks
July 13, 2018[3] To Denver Nuggets
Isaiah Whitehead		 To Brooklyn Nets
Kenneth Faried
Darrell Arthur
2019 first-round pick
2020 second-round pick

Contracts

Re-signed

Player Signed
Will Barton[4] July 9, 2018
Nikola Jokić[5] July 9, 2018
Torrey Craig[6] July 10, 2018
Monté Morris[7] July 25, 2018

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Isaiah Thomas[8] July 16, 2018 Los Angeles Lakers
Thomas Welsh[9] July 19, 2018; Two-way contract UCLA Bruins
Emanuel Terry[10] August 7, 2018 Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell[10] August 7, 2018; Two-way contract Denmark Bakken Bears
Brandon Goodwin[11] November 29, 2018; Injury hardship United States Memphis Hustle
Nick Young[12] December 10, 2018; Injury hardship Golden State Warriors
Brandon Goodwin[13] December 16, 2018; Two-way contract United States Memphis Hustle

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Isaiah Whitehead[14] Waived RussiaLokomotiv Kuban
Devin Harris[15] Free Agent Dallas Mavericks
Emanuel Terry[16] Waived United States Canton Charge
Brandon Goodwin[17] Waived United States Memphis Hustle
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell[13] Waived Israel Hapeol Tel Aviv
Nick Young[18] Waived Free Agent

References

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