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The Nuggets started the 1949–50 season with a record of 0–15, and finished the season 11–51. [1] In 1950, the Nuggets were one of seven teams, including Anderson Packers, Chicago Stags, Sheboygan Red Skins, St. Louis Bombers, Washington Capitols, Waterloo Hawks, that dropped out of the National Basketball Association altogether. [2]
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.
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The Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets, and St. Louis Bombers folded. ... Central, Midwest, and Pacific Divisions were created. First season in NBA * 1970–71 NBA teams ...
The 2023 class of Northwest Nuggets marks the 36th publication of the annual football recruiting package — which is the longest-running football recruiting package on the West Coast — since ...
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 ]