Calvin Booth

Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who was the general manager of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] He played 10 seasons as a center in the NBA after playing college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Calvin Booth

Booth with the Washington Wizards in 2006
Personal information
Born	(1976-05-07) May 7, 1976 (age 49) Reynoldsburg, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Groveport Madison (Groveport, Ohio)
College	Penn State (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Wizards
Playing career	1999–2009
Position	Center
Number	52
Career history
1999–2001	Washington Wizards
2001	Dallas Mavericks
2001–2004	Seattle SuperSonics
2004–2005	Dallas Mavericks
2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005–2007	Washington Wizards
2007–2008	Philadelphia 76ers
2008–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights
As executive: NBA champion (2023)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Goodwill Games 1998 New York National team 2001 Brisbane National team

College career

Booth attended Penn State University after starring at Groveport Madison High School in Ohio. As a junior, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference pick. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Penn State in 1998.

NBA playing career

Booth was drafted by the Washington Wizards in the second round (35th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft. He played for the Wizards from 1999 until 2001, when he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks alongside Juwan Howard and Obinna Ekezie in exchange for Loy Vaught, Etan Thomas, Courtney Alexander, Christian Laettner, and Hubert Davis. In Game 5 of the 2001 NBA playoffs against the Utah Jazz, Booth made a layup with 9.8 seconds remaining to give Dallas a game-ending 84–83 lead^[2] and therefore a 3–2 series victory; this was the Mavericks' first playoff series win since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver.

In 2001, Booth signed with the Seattle SuperSonics and spent three seasons with them. On January 13, 2004, as a member of the SuperSonics, Booth recorded a career-high 10 blocks in 17 minutes of playing time. He accompanied this with 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, and 0 steals.^[3] The Supersonics lost this game to the Cavaliers, 96–104.^[4] In 2004, Booth was traded back to the Dallas Mavericks for Danny Fortson. In 2005, at the trade deadline, Booth was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks with Alan Henderson for Keith Van Horn. During the 2006–07 NBA season, he played for the Washington Wizards a second time, providing play from off the bench and starting occasionally.

On September 10, 2007, Booth signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.^[5] In 2008, Booth, Rodney Carney and a future first round draft pick were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a conditional second round draft pick that ultimately never conveyed. In 2009, Booth and Rashad McCants were traded to the Sacramento Kings for Bobby Brown and Shelden Williams. Booth was cut by the Kings in 2010, effectively ending his career.

Throughout his career, Booth averaged 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.^[6]

Front office career

Booth started his front office career with the New Orleans Pelicans as a scout during the 2012–13 season. After one year there he moved to the Minnesota Timberwolves, working his way up to director of player personnel. On August 16, 2017, Booth was named assistant general manager of the Denver Nuggets.^[7] On July 7, 2020, Booth was named general manager of the Denver Nuggets.^[8] He won his first championship in 2023, when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games. On April 8, 2025, the Nuggets announced that they would not extend Booth's contract.^[9][10]

NBA career statistics

Legend

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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Washington	11	0	13.0	.348	—	.714	2.9	.6	.3	1.3	3.8
2000–01	Washington	40	22	16.0	.440	—	.733	4.4	.6	.4	2.0	4.5
2000–01	Dallas	15	7	19.5	.548	—	.606	4.8	1.3	.8	2.0	7.5
2001–02	Seattle	15	15	18.6	.427	—	.958	3.6	1.1	.4	.9	6.2
2002–03	Seattle	47	0	12.2	.437	.000	.723	2.3	.3	.2	.7	2.9
2003–04	Seattle	71	35	17.0	.466	.000	.798	3.9	.4	.2	1.4	4.9
2004–05	Dallas	34	1	7.7	.430	.000	.875	1.7	.1	.3	.5	2.4
2004–05	Milwaukee	17	0	11.1	.517	—	.750	2.9	.2	.2	.7	2.5
2005–06	Washington	33	2	7.6	.426	.500	.556	1.6	.4	.3	.3	1.4
2006–07	Washington	44	1	8.6	.470	.500	.600	1.8	.4	.1	.7	1.6
2007–08	Philadelphia	31	0	6.6	.333	—	.600	1.2	.3	.2	.6	.8
2008–09	Minnesota	1	0	1.0	—	—	—	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2008–09	Sacramento	7	0	7.9	.500	—	.750	1.4	.0	.1	.3	2.3
Career		366	83	12.2	.451	.222	.748	2.8	.4	.3	1.0	3.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001	Dallas	10	0	13.7	.405	—	.889	2.8	.2	.7	.6	3.8
2007	Washington	1	0	18.0	.667	—	—	4.0	1.0	1.0	.0	4.0
Career		11	0	14.1	.425	—	.889	2.9	.3	.7	.5	3.8

See also

• Biography portal

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game