Denver Nuggets draft history

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. 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.

Selections

Year	Pick	Overall	Player	Nationality	College/High School/Club
1977	1	9	Tom LaGarde	United States	North Carolina
1977	1	21	Anthony Roberts	United States	Oral Roberts
1977	3	65	Robert Smith	United States	UNLV
1977	5	109	John Billups	United States	Ole Miss
1977	6	130	Jim Town	United States	Massachusetts
1977	7	148	Willie High	United States	Alabama State
1977	8	169	Len Saunders	United States	Florida
1978	1	17	Rod Griffin	United States	Wake Forest
1978	1	21	Mike Evans	United States	Kansas State
1978	3	46	Hollis Copeland	United States	Rutgers
1978	5	106	Mike Edwards	United States	Texas–Pan American
1978	6	127	Robert Heard	United States	Columbus (GA)[a]
1978	7	148	Jack Gilloon	United States	South Carolina
1978	8	166	Larry Vaculik	United States	Colorado
1978	9	183	Tom Schneeberger	United States	Air Force
1978	10	198	Phil Taylor	United States	Arizona
1979	2	30	Gary Garland	United States	DePaul
1979	5	102	Larry Williams	United States	Louisville
1979	6	122	Odell Ball	United States	Marquette
1979	7	144	John Johnson	United States	Creighton
1979	8	162	Matt Teahan	United States	Denver
1979	9	179	Emmett Lewis	United States	Colorado
1980	1	5	James Ray	United States	Jacksonville
1980	1	23	Carl Nicks	United States	Indiana State
1980	2	41	Jawann Oldham	United States	Seattle
1980	3	47	Kurt Nimphius	United States	Arizona State
1980	3	48	Eddie Lee	United States	Cincinnati
1980	3	51	Ronnie Valentine	United States	Old Dominion
1980	4	73	Sammie Ellis	United States	Pittsburgh
1980	5	97	James Patrick	United States	Texas State
1980	6	119	Ernie Hill	United States	Oklahoma City
1980	7	143	Tommy Springer	United States	Vanderbilt
1980	9	184	Jim Graziano	United States	South Carolina
1980	10	202	Earl Sango	United States	Regis University
1981	2	34	Ken Green	United States	Texas–Pan American
1981	5	101	Willie Sims	United States	LSU
1981	6	124	Alonzo Weatherley	United States	Denver
1981	7	147	Greg Manning	United States	Maryland
1981	8	169	Curtis Redding	United States	St. John's (NY)
1981	9	191	Andrew Burton	United States	Austin Peay State
1981	10	211	Derrick Rowland	United States	Potsdam State
1982	1	19	Rob Williams	United States	Arizona State
1982	3	62	Roylin Bond	United States	Pepperdine
1982	4	73	Alford Turner	United States	Louisiana-Lafayette
1982	5	109	Bill Duffy	United States	Santa Clara
1982	6	131	Chris Brust	United States	North Carolina
1982	7	153	Jeb Barlow	United States	North Carolina
1982	8	178	Donny Speer	United States	UAB
1982	9	200	Dean Sears	United States	UCLA
1982	10	220	Mike Phillips	United States	Niagara
1983	9	184	Jim Graziano	United States	South Carolina
1983	1	15	Howard Carter	United States	LSU
1983	2	37	David Russell	United States	St. John's (NY)
1983	3	61	David Little	United States	Oklahoma
1983	4	83	York Gross	United States	UC Santa Barbara
1983	5	107	James Braddock	United States	North Carolina
1983	6	129	Glen Green	United States	Murray State
1983	7	153	Maurice McDaniel	United States	Catawba (SC)
1983	8	175	Cliff Tribus	United States	Davidson
1983	9	198	Bobby Van Noy	United States	Catawba (SC)
1983	10	218	Cleveland McCrae	United States	Catawba (SC)
1984	2	42	Willie White	United States	Tennessee-Chattanooga
1984	4	79	Karl Tilleman	Canada	Calgary (Canada)
1984	5	103	Prince Bridges	United States	Missouri
1984	6	131	Willie Burton	United States	Tennessee
1984	7	149	Mark Simpson	United States	Catawba (SC)
1984	8	171	Bill Wendtland	United States	Texas Austin
1984	9	194	Cecil Exum	United States  Australia	North Carolina
1984	10	220	Dexter Bailey	United States	Xavier (Ohio)
1985	1	15	Blair Rasmussen	United States	Oregon
1985	2	43	Barry Stevens	United States	Iowa State
1985	4	89	Pete Williams	United States	Arizona
1985	5	112	Kenny Brown	United States	Texas A&M
1985	6	135	Joe Carrabino	United States	Harvard
1985	7	158	Eddie Smith	United States	Arizona
1986	1	16	Maurice Martin	United States	St. Joseph's (NY)
1986	1	18	Mark Alarie	United States	Duke
1986	2	41	Otis Smith	United States	Jacksonville
1986	3	64	Don Redden	United States	LSU
1986	4	87	Anthony Watson	United States	San Diego State
1986	5	110	Jon Collins	United States	Eastern Illinois
1986	6	133	Anthony Frederick	United States	Pepperdine
1986	7	156	Mike Marshall	United States	McNeese State
1987	2	31	Andre Moore	United States	Loyola Chicago
1987	3	54	Tom Schafer	United States	Iowa State
1987	4	77	David Boone	United States	Marquette
1987	5	100	Ron Grandison	United States	New Orleans
1987	6	123	Kelvin Scarborough	United States	New Mexico
1987	7	146	Rowan Gomes	United States	Hampton
1987	7	156	Curtis Hunter	United States	North Carolina
1988	1	23	Jerome Lane	United States	Pittsburgh
1988	2	43	Todd Mitchell	United States	Purdue
1988	2	47	Vernon Maxwell	United States	Florida
1988	3	66	Dwight Boyd	United States	Memphis
1989	1	15	Todd Lichti	United States	Stanford
1989	2	42	Michael Cutright	United States	McNeese State
1989	2	47	Reggie Turner	United States	UAB
1990	1	3	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	United States	LSU
1990	2	42	Marcus Liberty	United States	Illinois
1991	1	4	Dikembe Mutombo	DR Congo  United States	Georgetown University
1991	1	8	Mark Macon	United States	Temple
1992	1	5	LaPhonso Ellis	United States	Notre Dame
1992	1	13	Bryant Stith	United States	Virginia
1992	2	46	Robert Werdann	United States	St. John's (NY)
1993	1	9	Rodney Rogers	United States	Wake Forest
1993	2	43	Josh Grant	United States	Utah
1994	1	13	Jalen Rose	United States	Michigan
1995	1	15	Brent Barry	United States	Oregon State
1995	2	44	Anthony Pelle	United States	Fresno State
1996	1	23	Efthimi Rentzias	Greece	PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
1996	2	37	Jeff McInnis	United States	North Carolina
1997	1	5	Tony Battie	United States	Texas Tech
1997	2	32	James Cotton	United States	CSU Long Beach
1997	2	41	Jason Lawson	United States	Villanova
1998	1	3	Raef LaFrentz	United States	Kansas
1998	1	23	Tyronn Lue	United States	Nebraska
1998	2	54	Tremaine Fowlkes	United States	Fresno State
1998	2	55	Ryan Bowen	United States	Iowa
1999	1	18	James Posey	United States	Xavier (Ohio)
1999	2	33	Chris Herren	United States	Fresno State
1999	2	41	Francisco Elson	Netherlands	California
2000	1	26	Mamadou N'Diaye	Senegal	Auburn
2000	2	53	Dan McClintock	United States	Northern Arizona
2001	2	46	Ousmane Cisse	Mali	St. Jude Educational Institute (Montgomery, AL)
2002	1	5	Nikoloz Tskitishvili	Georgia	Benetton Treviso (Italy)
2002	1	25	Frank Williams	United States	Illinois
2002	2	33	Vincent Yarbrough	United States	Tennessee
2003	1	3	Carmelo Anthony	United States	Syracuse
2003	2	46	Sani Bečirović	Slovenia	Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna (Italy)
2004	1	20	Jameer Nelson	United States	St. Joseph's (PA)
2005	1	20	Julius Hodge	United States	North Carolina State
2005	1	22	Jarrett Jack	United States	Georgia Tech
2005	2	52	Axel Hervelle	Belgium	Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain)
2006	2	49	Leon Powe	United States	California
2009	2	34	Sergio Llull	Spain	Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain)
2011	1	22	Kenneth Faried	United States	Morehead State
2012	1	20	Evan Fournier	France	Poitiers Basket 86 (France)
2012	2	38	Quincy Miller	United States	Baylor
2012	2	50	İzzet Türkyılmaz	Turkey	Banvit B.K. (Turkey)
2013	1	27	Rudy Gobert	France	Cholet Basket (France)
2014	1	11	Doug McDermott	United States	Creighton
2014	2	41	Nikola Jokić	Serbia	KK Mega Basket (Serbia)
2014	2	56	Roy Devyn Marble	United States	Iowa
2015	1	7	Emmanuel Mudiay	DR Congo  United States	Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
2015	2	57	Nikola Radičević	Serbia	Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain)
2016	1	7	Jamal Murray	Canada	Kentucky
2016	1	15	Juan Hernangómez	Spain	CB Estudiantes (Spain)
2016	1	19	Malik Beasley	United States	Florida State
2016	2	53	Petr Cornelie	France	Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France)
2016	2	56	Daniel Hamilton	United States	Connecticut
2017	1	11	Donovan Mitchell	United States	Louisville
2017	2	49	Vlatko Čančar	Slovenia	KK Mega Basket (Serbia)
2017	2	51	Monté Morris	United States	Iowa State
2018	1	14	Michael Porter Jr.	United States	Missouri
2018	2	43	Justin Jackson	Canada	Maryland
2018	2	58	Thomas Welsh	United States	UCLA
2020	1	22	Zeke Nnaji	United States	Arizona
2021	1	26	Nah'Shon Hyland	United States	VCU
2022	1	21	Christian Braun	United States	Kansas

Notes

1. Granted university status and changed name to Columbus State University in 1996.