2024–25 Denver Nuggets season

2024–25 Denver Nuggets season
2024–25 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Michael Malone (until April 8); David Adelman (interim; from April 8 onward);
President	Josh Kroenke
General manager	Calvin Booth (until April 8); Ben Tenzer (interim; from April 8 onward)
Owners	Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena	Ball Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest); Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals; (lost to Thunder 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment; KTVD (for 20 select games); KUSA (for 10 select games)
Radio	KKSE
< 2023–24	2025–26 >

The 2024–25 Denver Nuggets season was the 49th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Quick Facts Denver Nuggets season, Head coach ...

On March 7, 2025, center Nikola Jokić became the first player in NBA history to record a 30–20–20 game. It came in an overtime victory against the Phoenix Suns.^[2]

On April 8, with three games remaining in the regular season, the Nuggets surprisingly announced that they had fired both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, with Booth's contract not being renewed by this date.^[3] Their combined firings would be made in relation to both Malone and Booth not getting along with each other well behind the scenes.

On April 13, the Nuggets clinched their seventh straight playoff berth after they defeated the Houston Rockets.

In the 2025 playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games, which included a buzzer-beating game-winning putback dunk from Aaron Gordon in Game 4. They subsequently lost to the eventual Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in 7 games, despite a game-winning three-pointer from Gordon in Game 1. Nikola Jokić was voted second in MVP voting behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder.

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Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Oklahoma City Thunder	68	14	.829	–	36‍–‍6	32‍–‍8	12‍–‍4	82
x – Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	18.0	26‍–‍15	24‍–‍17	8‍–‍8	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	49	33	.598	19.0	25‍–‍16	24‍–‍17	11‍–‍5	82
Portland Trail Blazers	36	46	.439	32.0	22‍–‍19	14‍–‍27	6‍–‍10	82
Utah Jazz	17	65	.207	51.0	10‍–‍31	7‍–‍34	3‍–‍13	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Oklahoma City Thunder *	68	14	.829	–	82
2	y – Houston Rockets *	52	30	.634	16.0	82
3	y – Los Angeles Lakers *	50	32	.610	18.0	82
4	x – Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	18.0	82
5	x – Los Angeles Clippers	50	32	.610	18.0	82
6	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	49	33	.598	19.0	82

7	x – Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	20.0	82
8	x – Memphis Grizzlies	48	34	.585	20.0	82
9	pi – Sacramento Kings	40	42	.488	28.0	82
10	pi – Dallas Mavericks	39	43	.476	29.0	82

11	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	32.0	82
12	Portland Trail Blazers	36	46	.439	32.0	82
13	San Antonio Spurs	34	48	.415	34.0	82
14	New Orleans Pelicans	21	61	.256	47.0	82
15	Utah Jazz	17	65	.207	51.0	82

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Golden State Warriors	4	3	1	470	462	+8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dallas Mavericks	4	3	1	493	447	+46	Advance to knockout stage
3	Denver Nuggets	4	2	2	455	449	+6
4	Memphis Grizzlies	4	1	3	464	475	−11
5	New Orleans Pelicans	4	1	3	409	458	−49

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Trey Alexander	24	0	4.9	.317	.176	.750	.5	.5	.1	.0	1.3
Christian Braun	79	77	33.9	.580	.397	.827	5.2	2.6	1.1	.5	15.4
Vlatko Čančar	13	0	10.4	.385	.267	—	2.5	.7	.2	.2	1.8
Aaron Gordon	51	42	28.4	.531	.436	.810	4.8	3.2	.5	.3	14.7
PJ Hall	19	0	3.5	.583	.250	.750	1.2	.2	.0	.2	1.7
Nikola Jokić	70	70	36.7	.576	.417	.800	12.7	10.2	1.8	.6	29.6
Spencer Jones	20	0	6.2	.324	.059	1.000	.9	.3	.3	.3	1.3
DeAndre Jordan	56	5	12.3	.650	—	.422	5.1	.9	.3	.5	3.7
Jamal Murray	67	67	36.1	.474	.393	.886	3.9	6.0	1.4	.5	21.4
Zeke Nnaji	57	4	10.7	.496	.327	.614	1.6	.4	.4	.7	3.2
Jalen Pickett	49	4	13.6	.428	.396	.750	1.4	2.2	.4	.1	4.1
Michael Porter Jr.	77	77	33.7	.504	.395	.768	7.0	2.1	.6	.5	18.2
Dario Šarić	16	4	13.1	.362	.269	.700	3.1	1.4	.4	.1	3.5
Julian Strawther	65	4	21.3	.432	.349	.822	2.2	1.3	.6	.2	9.0
Hunter Tyson	51	2	7.8	.375	.311	.750	1.5	.4	.2	.1	2.6
Peyton Watson	68	18	24.3	.477	.353	.693	3.4	1.4	.7	1.4	8.1
Russell Westbrook	75	36	27.9	.449	.323	.661	4.9	6.1	1.4	.5	13.3

2024–25 Denver Nuggets season

Draft

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

NBA Cup

West Group C

Player statistics

Regular season

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

Wikiwand - on

June 26, 2024^[9]	To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to DaRon Holmes II (No. 22)	To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Ryan Dunn (No. 28) Draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56) 2026 DEN second-round pick 2031 DEN second-round pick
July 6, 2024^[10]^[11]	Six-team trade
	To Denver Nuggets 2025 PHI second-round pick^[a] (from Charlotte) Cash considerations (from Charlotte)	To Charlotte Hornets Josh Green (from Dallas) Reggie Jackson (from Denver) 2029 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) 2030 DEN second-round pick (from Denver)
	To Dallas Mavericks Klay Thompson (sign-and-trade) (from Golden State) 2025 second-round pick^[a] (from Denver)	To Golden State Warriors Kyle Anderson (sign-and-trade) (from Minnesota) Buddy Hield (sign-and-trade) (from Philadelphia)
	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 second-round pick^[a] (from Denver) 2031 second-round pick swap right (from Golden State) Cash considerations (from Golden State)	To Philadelphia 76ers 2031 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)

Date	Player	Signed	Ref.
July 9, 2024	Vlatko Čančar	1-year, $2 million	^[13]
July 24, 2024	DeAndre Jordan	1-year, $2 million	^[14]
September 7, 2024	Jamal Murray	4-year, $208 million extension	^[15]
October 21, 2024	Aaron Gordon	4-year, $133 million extension	^[16]

Date	Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.
July 9	Trey Alexander	Two-way Contract	Creighton	^[17]
July 9	PJ Hall	Two-way Contract	Clemson	^[17]
July 12	Dario Šarić	2-year, $10.5 million	Golden State Warriors	^[18]
July 26	Russell Westbrook	2-year, $6.8 million	Los Angeles Clippers	^[19]
July 30	Spencer Jones	Two-way Contract	Stanford	^[20]

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 2, 2024	Collin Gillespie	Free Agent	Phoenix Suns	^[21]
July 6, 2024	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Free Agent	Orlando Magic	^[22]
July 24, 2024	Jay Huff	Free Agent	Memphis Grizzlies	^[23]
October 12, 2024	Braxton Key	Free Agent	Los Angeles Clippers	^[24]
February 1, 2025	Justin Holiday	Contract Expired	Virtus Bologna	^[25]