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The Nuggets finished last in the Western Division in the 1948–49 season. In the 1949–50 season, the team played in the newly-formed National Basketball Association (NBA). The Nuggets were led by player-coach Jimmy Darden, a star shooting guard who joined the Nuggets after leaving the Army as a World War II veteran in 1946.
The Nuggets' first "City" uniform had a navy base, highlighting the pick-axe and mountain logo in front and incorporating sublimated mountain peak patterns on the shorts. [101] The Nuggets' 2018–19 "City" uniform was a callback to the team's 1982–93 rainbow uniforms, featuring a sublimated pattern of the rainbow logo and navy lettering. [102]
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]
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.
On the other hand, the Nuggets were determined to put an end to their eight-year postseason absence. [14] Led by the newly drafted Carmelo Anthony , the Nuggets finished with a 43–39 record, securing the eighth seed and marking their return to the playoffs for the first time since the 1995 season . [ 15 ]
Nutrition: (Per 1 Nugget): Calories: 60 Fat: 4.5 g (Saturated Fat: 0.5 g) Sodium: 190 mg Carbs: 2 g (Fiber: 0 g, Sugar: 0 g) Protein: 4 g. Paying homage to Music City, KFC was one of the first ...
Nuggets: 3–1: Tie, 1–1: Nuggets, 2–0: Nuggets 3–1: As a result of the ABA–NBA merger, the Jazz and Nuggets joined the same league. The Nuggets were placed in the Western Conference and the Midwest Division. Nuggets win the Midwest Division. 1977–78: Nuggets: 3–1: Tie, 1–1: Nuggets, 2–0: Nuggets 6–2: Nuggets win the Midwest ...
Moments later, his and-1 floater in traffic increased the Minnesota lead to 9-0, and the Nuggets were in trouble early. Ant gets the And-1 to go as the Wolves jump out to a 9-0 start in Game 1 👀