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.
| 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.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment |
| Radio | KCKK |
Draft
edit| 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 |
Pre-season
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Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–0; road: 2–3)
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Regular season game log
editPlayer statistics
edit| 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
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.
Standings
edit| 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 |
| Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22.0 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26.0 | 14–27 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
| 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 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Roster
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Awards and honors
edit- Dikembe Mutombo would have his number 55 retired by the team around the start of the Denver Nuggets' season.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| July 20, 2015[1] | To Denver Nuggets
| To Houston Rockets
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| February 18, 2016[2] | To Denver Nuggets
| To Oklahoma City Thunder |
Free agents
editSignings
edit| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [13] |
| 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 | [16] |
Subtractions
edit| 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 | [18] |
| 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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