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The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but changed their name to the Rockets before the first season. [15] The Rockets then changed their name again to the Nuggets in 1974. [ 16 ]
The team's roots can be traced back to 1932 when the original amateur Nuggets were formed as a member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Led by player-coach Jack McCracken, the Nuggets were one of the most powerful amateur athletic basketball teams in the country, winning the 1939 AAU championship and losing the 1940 championship to the Phillips 66ers.
The Nuggets were founded as the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. [1] In 1974, in anticipation of moving to the NBA, the franchise held a contest to choose a new trademarked name for the team, as Rockets was already in use by the Houston Rockets and the name Nuggets won. [1]
Denver Rockets regular-season record (1967–1976) 413 331.555 Denver Nuggets regular-season record (1976–present) 1,953 1,915.505 All-time regular season (1967–present) 2,367 2,246.513; Denver Nuggets playoffs record (1976–present) 105 137.434 Denver Rockets playoffs record (1967–1976) 27 35.435 All-time playoff record (1967–present ...
The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA), but changed its name to Rockets before the first season. [1] It changed its name again to the Nuggets in 1974. [2] The team joined the NBA in 1976 after the ABA–NBA merger. They first participated in the NBA draft in 1977.
The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play at Ball Arena. The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but changed its name to the Denver Rockets before their first season. They changed their name to the Denver Nuggets in 1974.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson; March 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine years with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Grizzlies.
All-NBA First Team. David Thompson – 1977, 1978 [16] Nikola Jokić – 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024; All-NBA Second Team. Alex English – 1982, 1983, 1986; Lafayette Lever – 1987; Carmelo Anthony – 2010; Nikola Jokić – 2020, 2023; All-NBA Third Team. Antonio McDyess – 1999; Carmelo Anthony – 2006, 2007, 2009; Chauncey Billups – 2009