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2015–16 Denver Nuggets season
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The 2015–16 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw the team change their uniforms.
Quick Facts Denver Nuggets season, Head coach ...
| 2015–16 Denver Nuggets season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Michael Malone | ||
| General manager | Tim Connelly | ||
| Owners | Ann Walton Kroenke | ||
| Arena | Pepsi Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 33–49 (.402) | ||
| Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 11th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment | ||
| Radio | KCKK | ||
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Draft
Main article: 2015 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Emmanuel Mudiay | PG |  United States |
Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 2 | 57 | Nikola Radičević | PG |  Serbia |
Baloncesto Sevilla |
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Pre-season
More information 2015 pre-season game log Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–3), Game ...
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Regular season game log
More information 2015–16 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26), Game ...
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October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
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November: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6)
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December: 6–9 (home: 2–4; road: 4–5)
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January: 6–9 (home: 4–5; road: 2–4)
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February: 5–7 (home: 2–3; road: 3–4)
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March: 9–8 (home: 6–2; road: 3–6)
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April: 1–4 (home: 1–3; road: 0–1)
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Player statistics
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| 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
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Darrell Arthur | 70 | 16 | 21.7 | .452 | .385 | .755 | 4.2 | 1.4 | .8 | .7 | 7.5 |
| D. J. Augustina | 28 | 0 | 23.5 | .445 | .411 | .819 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .9 | .1 | 11.6 |
| Will Barton | 82 | 1 | 28.7 | .432 | .345 | .806 | 5.8 | 2.5 | .9 | .5 | 14.4 |
| Kenneth Faried | 67 | 64 | 25.3 | .558 | .500 | .613 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .5 | .9 | 12.5 |
| Randy Foyea | 54 | 7 | 19.8 | .351 | .296 | .830 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | 6.0 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 53 | 53 | 34.7 | .410 | .364 | .868 | 5.3 | 2.5 | .8 | .4 | 19.5 |
| Erick Greena | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Gary Harris | 76 | 76 | 32.1 | .469 | .354 | .820 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 12.3 |
| JJ Hicksona | 20 | 9 | 15.3 | .505 | .000 | .458 | 4.4 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 6.9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 80 | 55 | 21.7 | .512 | .333 | .811 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 10.0 |
| Sean Kilpatricka | 8 | 0 | 10.3 | .381 | .235 | .875 | .8 | .4 | .3 | .00 | 3.4 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | 59 | 15 | 17.6 | .513 | .245 | .899 | 4.9 | .9 | .2 | .3 | 7.9 |
| Mike Miller | 47 | 2 | 7.9 | .355 | .365 | .000 | 1.1 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 1.3 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 68 | 66 | 30.4 | .364 | .319 | .670 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 12.8 |
| Jameer Nelson | 39 | 15 | 26.6 | .368 | .299 | .857 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .6 | .1 | 7.7 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 32 | 3 | 17.1 | .417 | .000 | .616 | 5.5 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| Kostas Papanikolaoua | 26 | 6 | 11.3 | .364 | .313 | .643 | 1.5 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 2.6 |
| JaKarr Sampsona | 26 | 22 | 18.0 | .470 | .276 | .720 | 2.3 | .6 | .5 | .7 | 5.2 |
| Axel Toupane | 21 | 0 | 14.5 | .357 | .325 | .765 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 3.6 |
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Standings
More information Northwest Division, W ...
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y – Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 32–9 | 23–18 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 11.0 | 28–13 | 16–25 | 11–5 | 82 |
| e – Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
| e – Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22.0 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
| e – Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26.0 | 14–27 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
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More information Western Conference, # ...
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | e – Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | e – Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | e – Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | e – New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | e – Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | e – Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | e – Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
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Roster
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Awards and honors
- Dikembe Mutombo would have his number 55 retired by the team around the start of the Denver Nuggets' season.
Transactions
Main article: List of 2015–16 NBA season transactions
Trades
| July 20, 2015[1] | To Denver Nuggets
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To Houston Rockets
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| February 18, 2016[2] | To Denver Nuggets
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To Oklahoma City Thunder |
Free agents
Signings
More information Player, Signed ...
| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |
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| Wilson Chandler | July 11, 2015 | Multi–year extension 4 years, $46.5 million |
[3] |
| Nikola Jokic | July 12, 2015 | 4 years, $5.5 million | [4] |
| Jameer Nelson | July 12, 2015 | 3 years, $13.5 million | [5] |
| Will Barton | July 23, 2015 | 3 years, $10.98 million | [5] |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | July 27, 2015 | Rookie Contract 4 years, $14.02 million Team Option in 2017–18 & 2018–19 |
[6] |
| Danilo Gallinari | August 2, 2015 | Multi–year extension 3 years, $45.5 million Player Option for 2017–18 |
[7] |
| Darrell Arthur | August 7, 2015 | 2 years, $5.75 million Player Option for 2016–17 |
[5] |
| Devin Sweetney | September 15, 2015 | 1 year, $525,000 Non–guaranteed |
[8] |
| Matt Janning | September 15, 2015 | 1 year, $845,000 Non–guaranteed |
[8] |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | September 15, 2015 | 1 year, $981,000 Non–guaranteed |
[8] |
| Mike Miller | September 30, 2015 | 1 year, $1.5 million | [9] |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | November 5, 2015 | 2 years, $1.78 million $350K guaranteed |
[10] |
| Sean Kilpatrick | January 12, 2016 | 10 days, $49,709 | [11] |
| Sean Kilpatrick | January 23, 2016 | 10 days, $49,709 | [12] |
| JaKarr Sampson | February 22, 2016 | 2 years, $1.27 million 2016–17 Non–guaranteed |
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| Axel Toupane | March 3, 2016 | 10 days, $30,888 | [14] |
| Axel Toupane | March 14, 2016 | 10 days, $30,888 | [15] |
| Axel Toupane | March 25, 2016 | 2 years, $939,500 2016–17 Non–guaranteed |
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Subtractions
More information Player, Reason left ...
| Player | Reason left | Date | New team | Ref. |
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| Ian Clark | Free Agency | July 11, 2015 | Golden State Warriors | [17] |
| Jamaal Franklin | Waived | July 12, 2015 |  Guangdong Southern Tigers |
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| Pablo Prigioni | Waived | July 20, 2015 | Los Angeles Clippers | [1] |
| Joey Dorsey | Waived | August 18, 2015 |  Galatasaray |
[19] |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | Waived | September 25, 2015 | Denver Nuggets | [20] |
| Matt Janning | Waived | October 15, 2015 |  Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. |
[21] |
| Devin Sweetney | Waived | October 23, 2015 |  Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
[22] |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | Waived | October 23, 2015 |  Hekmeh BC |
[22] |
| Nick Johnson | Waived | October 24, 2015 | Austin Spurs | [22] |
| Erick Green | Waived | November 5, 2015 | Reno Bighorns | [10] |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | Waived | January 7, 2016 |  Olympiacos B.C. |
[23] |
| Sean Kilpatrick | Free Agency | February 2, 2016 | Delaware 87ers | [24] |
| JJ Hickson | Waived | February 19, 2016 | Washington Wizards | [25] |
| Steve Novak | Waived | February 19, 2016 | Milwaukee Bucks | [25] |
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