2010–11 Denver Nuggets season

2010–11 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach George Karl
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record 50–32 (.610)
Place Division: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Thunder 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KCKK

The 2010–11 Denver Nuggets season was the 44th season of the franchise, its 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After half a season of rumors and speculation, the Nuggets granted Carmelo Anthony his wish by trading him to the New York Knicks on February 21 as part of a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[1] The blockbuster trade also sent Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman, Shelden Williams and Corey Brewer to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Kosta Koufos, New York's first round pick in the 2014 draft and Golden State's second round picks in 2012 and 2013. Minnesota received Denver's 2015 second round pick, Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph.

After the trade, Nuggets coach George Karl said, "I'm glad its over. I'm glad it's an opportunity to reinvent", expressing relief at the end of the months of speculation preceding the trade.[2]

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2010

Free agency

This free agency period, the Nuggets signed Al Harrington & Shelden Williams

Draft picks

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 6 United States Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
C 11 United States Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Blinn College TX (JC)
SF 21 United States Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
C 34 United States Ely, Melvin (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State
PG 20 United States Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina
SF 0 Panama Forbes, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts
SF 8 Italy Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Italy
PF 7 United States Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Patrick High School (NJ)
C 41 Greece Koufos, Kosta (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Ohio State
PG 3 United States Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
PF 4 United States Martin, Kenyon (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Cincinnati
C 25 Russia Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Russia
PF 31 Brazil Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brazil
SG 5 United States Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–3)
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.671–30–1125–1613–3
x-Denver Nuggets5032.610533–817–249–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.585730–1118–2310–6
Utah Jazz3943.4761621–2018–237–9
Minnesota Timberwolves1765.2073812–295–361–15
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.6954
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.6716
5 x-Denver Nuggets5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.58513
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4636.56115
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.56115
9 Houston Rockets4339.52418
10 Phoenix Suns4042.48821
11 Utah Jazz3943.47622
12 Golden State Warriors3646.43925
13 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39029
14 Sacramento Kings2458.29337
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1765.20744

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 50–32 (Home: 33–8; Road: 17–24)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November: 8–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–4)
December: 8–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–5)
January: 10–7 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–5)
February: 7–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–4)
March: 10–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–3)
April: 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2011 playoff schedule

Player 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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 696933.7.498.423.8473.602.4.49.4512.6
Chris Andersen 45016.3.599.000.6374.90.4.511.295.6
Carmelo Anthony‡ 505035.5.452.333.8237.602.8.86.6225.2
Renaldo Balkman‡ 508.8.556.000.750.80.4.60.402.6
Chauncey Billups‡ 515132.3.438.441.9232.505.31.02.2416.5
Anthony Carter‡ 14010.9.333.3331.000.901.9.64.071.9
Wilson Chandler† 211930.6.419.347.8105.001.6.671.1412.5
Melvin Ely 30212.2.549.000.6192.50.5.13.372.3
Raymond Felton† 21031.6.431.459.6173.606.51.33.0011.5
Gary Forbes 631112.6.454.328.6781.80.8.37.105.2
Danilo Gallinari† 141230.9.412.370.7725.401.6.93.6414.7
Al Harrington 73322.8.416.357.7354.501.4.53.1410.5
Kosta Koufos† 1118.9.500.000.6323.00.0.18.454.9
Ty Lawson 803126.3.503.404.7642.604.71.00.0511.7
Kenyon Martin 484825.7.511.222.5836.202.3.90.738.6
Timofey Mozgov† 1106.0.524.000.7501.50.0.09.182.5
Nenê 757530.5.615.200.7117.602.01.12.9714.5
J.R. Smith 79624.9.435.390.7384.102.21.16.2012.3
Shelden Williams‡ 423217.0.453.000.7395.30.5.43.524.7

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Nuggets. Stats reflect time with Nuggets only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Nuggets only.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 3328.3.353.250.8753.002.3.00.0011.3
Chris Andersen 5014.6.636.000.7142.80.6.601.404.8
Wilson Chandler 5223.0.276.143.7784.40.4.60.804.8
Raymond Felton 5030.4.360.250.7501.804.21.20.0011.6
Gary Forbes 102.0.000.000.0001.00.0.00.000.0
Danilo Gallinari 5529.6.432.467.7143.402.0.80.0012.0
Al Harrington 5014.0.455.500.7501.401.0.60.005.6
Kosta Koufos 102.01.000.000.000.00.0.00.002.0
Ty Lawson 5533.4.500.455.9133.403.81.00.2015.6
Kenyon Martin 5529.6.480.000.6117.801.6.40.4011.8
Nenê 5532.4.478.000.5639.001.61.00.8014.2
J.R. Smith 5015.2.356.429.7272.001.0.40.009.8

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Carmelo Anthony represented the Nuggets at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game as a starter for the Western Conference. The All-Star game would end up being the last time 'Melo represented the Nuggets as he was traded the next day to the New York Knicks.

Milestones

  • December 10: Seventh coach in history to 1,000 wins. Head coach George Karl became the seventh head coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games in the Nuggets' 123–116 road victory over the Toronto Raptors.[3]

Transactions

Trades

February 21, 2011
[4]		 To Denver Nuggets---- To New York Knicks---- To Minnesota Timberwolves----

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Anthony Carter Denver Nuggets
Shelden Williams Boston Celtics
Al Harrington New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Johan Petro Free agent New Jersey Nets

References

  1. ↑ Nuggets acquire five players, three picks in three-team trade
  2. ↑ "George Karl Glad Carmelo Saga Is Over – RealGM Wiretap". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Karl earns 1,000th win as Nuggets beat Raptors". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ Nuggets acquire five players, three picks in three-team trade
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