2014–15 Denver Nuggets season

2014–15 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Brian Shaw (fired on March 3)
Melvin Hunt (interim)
Arena Pepsi Center
Results
Record 30–52 (.366)
Place Division: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio KCKK

The 2014–15 Denver Nuggets season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Preseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Doug McDermott SF  United States Creighton
2 41 Nikola Jokić PF  Serbia Mega Vizura (Serbia)
2 56 Roy Devyn Marble SG/SF  United States Iowa

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 0.0 32–9 19–22 11–5 82
Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 6.0 29–12 16–25 10–6 82
Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 13.0 21–20 17–24 9–7 82
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 21.0 19–22 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 35.0 9–32 7–34 4–12 82
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y-Houston Rockets * 56 26 .683 11.0 82
3 x-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 11.0 82
4 y-Portland Trail Blazers * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 12.0 82
6 x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 12.0 82
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 17.0 82
8 x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 22.0 82
9 Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 22.0 82
10 Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 28.0 82
11 Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 29.0 82
12 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 37.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 38.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 21 61 .256 46.0 82
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 51.0 82

Game log

2014–15 game log
Total: 30–52 (Home: 19–22; Road: 11–30)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)
December : 5–11 (Home: 4–5; Road: 1–6)
January : 6–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 3–5)
February : 1–9 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–5)
March : 8–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–5)
April : 2–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–4)
2014–15 season 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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 535333.0.428.337.8413.41.9.6.114.5
Darrell Arthur 58417.0.404.236.7802.91.0.8.46.6
Will Bartona 28024.4.443.284.8104.61.91.2 .511.0
Ian Clarka 704.4.364.2001.000 .4.3.4.11.9
Wilson Chandler 78 75 31.7.429.342.7756.11.7.7.413.9
Kenneth Faried 757127.8.507.125.6918.9 1.2.8.812.6
Jamaal Franklin 304.3.500.500 .000.71.0.00.31.0
Randy Foye 502121.7.368.357.8181.72.4.7.28.7
Danilo Gallinari 592724.2.401.355.8953.71.4.8.312.4
Alonzo Gee 39013.1.482.417.7381.8.5.7.24.9
Erick Green 4319.5.377.298.833.7.9.3.003.4
Gary Harris 55613.1.304.204.7451.2.5.7.13.4
JJ Hickson 73819.3.475.000.5776.2.8.5.57.6
Joffrey Lauvergne 24111.2.404.188.6433.2.5.3.43.9
Ty Lawson 7575 35.5 .436.341.7303.19.6 1.2 .115.2
JaVale McGee 271711.5.557 .000.6902.8.1.11.15.2
Timofey Mozgov 353525.6.504.333.7337.8.5.41.2 8.5
Jameer Nelsona 34520.6.450.354.5791.93.7.7.19.6
Jusuf Nurkic 622717.8.446.000.6366.2.8.81.16.9
Nate Robinson 33114.1.348.261.6501.22.3.4.15.8

a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Injuries

Roster

2014–15 Denver Nuggets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas
SG 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
SF 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–05–10 DePaul
SG 20 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont
PF 35 Faried, Kenneth (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–11–18 Morehead State
SG 22 Franklin, Jamaal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1991–07–21 San Diego State
SG 4 Foye, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1983–09–24 Villanova
SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy
PG 11 Green, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–05–09 Virginia Tech
SG 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
PF 7 Hickson, JJ 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1988–09–04 North Carolina State
PF 77 Lauvergne, Joffrey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–09–30 France
PG 3 Lawson, Ty (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987–11–03 North Carolina
PG 28 Nelson, Jameer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982–02–09 Saint Joseph's
C 23 Nurkić, Jusuf 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1994–08–23 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–04–12

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2014
[1]		 To Denver Nuggets
United States Arron Afflalo
 To Orlando Magic
France Evan Fournier
56th pick in 2014 NBA draft
June 26, 2014
[2]		 To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to 16th pick Jusuf Nurkić
Draft rights to 19th pick Gary Harris
2nd-round pick in 2015 NBA draft
 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to 11th pick Doug McDermott
Anthony Randolph
January 7, 2015
[3]		 To Denver Nuggets
MEM's protected 1st-round pick in 2015 NBA draft
OKC's protected 1st-round pick in 2015 NBA draft
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Russia Timofey Mozgov
2nd-round pick in 2015 NBA draft
January 13, 2015
[4]		 To Denver Nuggets
United States Jameer Nelson
 To Boston Celtics
United States Nate Robinson
February 19, 2015
[5]		 To Denver Nuggets
United States Will Barton
Spain Víctor Claver
United States Thomas Robinson
Protected 1st-round pick in 2016 NBA draft
 To Portland Trailblazers
United States Arron Afflalo
United States Alonzo Gee
February 19, 2015
[6]		 To Denver Nuggets
Turkey Cenk Akyol
 To Philadelphia 76ers
United States JaVale McGee
Nigeria Chukwudiebere Maduabum
OKC's protected 1st-round pick in 2015 NBA draft

Free agents

Signings

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Darrell Arthur June 24, 2014 Player option
$3.45 million		 [7]
Nate Robinson June 24, 2014 Player option
$2 million		 [7]
Gary Harris July 31, 2014 Rookie contract
4 years, $7.3 million
Team Option in 2016–17, 2017–18		 [8]
Jusuf Nurkic July 31, 2014 Rookie contract
4 years, $8.5 million
Team Option in 2016–17, 2017–18		 [8]
Erick Green August 1, 2014 Rookie contract
3 years, $2.33 million		 [9]
Jerrelle Benimon September 29, 2014 Training camp signing [10]
Alonzo Gee September 29, 2014 Training camp signing [10]
Pops Mensah-Bonsu September 29, 2014 Training camp signing [10]
Marcus Williams September 29, 2014 Training camp signing [10]
Kenneth Faried October 6, 2014 4-year extension, $50 million [11]
Joffrey Lauvergne February 19, 2015 Rookie contract
4 years, $7.3 million
2016–17 and 2017–18 are not guaranteed		 [12]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Aaron Brooks Free Agency July 22, 2014 Chicago Bulls [13]
Jan Veselý Free Agency August 5, 2014 Fenerbahçe Ülker [14]
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Personal Reasons October 1, 2014 A.E.K. Athens B.C. [15]
Jerrelle Benimon Waived October 22, 2014 Idaho Stampede [16]
Marcus Williams Waived October 22, 2014 Free Agent [16]
Quincy Miller Waived October 27, 2014 Reno Bighorns [17]
Víctor Claver Waived February 22, 2015 BC Khimki [18]
Thomas Robinson Waived February 22, 2015 Philadelphia 76ers [18]

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ↑ Nuggets Acquire Arron Afflalo in Trade with Orlando
  2. ↑ Nuggets get Gary Harris, Jusuf Nurkic in first round of 2014 NBA Draft
  3. ↑ Nuggets Acquire Two 2015 First-Round Picks from Cavaliers
  4. ↑ Nuggets Acquire Former All-Star Jameer Nelson From Boston
  5. ↑ Nuggets Acquire Barton, Claver, Robinson and Protected First Round Pick From Portland
  6. ↑ Nuggets Acquire Rights to Cenk Akyol
  7. 1 2 Return of Arthur, Robinson helps solidify Nuggets bench strength
  8. 1 2 Denver Nuggets Sign First-Round Picks Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Harris
  9. ↑ Denver Nuggets Sign Erick Green
  10. 1 2 3 4 Denver Nuggets Announce 2014-15 Training Camp Roster
  11. ↑ Nuggets sign Kenneth Faried to multiyear contract extension
  12. ↑ Nuggets Sign Rookie Forward Joffrey Lauvergne
  13. ↑ BULLS SIGN FREE AGENT GUARD AARON BROOKS
  14. ↑ "Fenerbahce Ulker lands high flier Vesely". Euroleague.net. August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  15. ↑ Pops Mensah-Bonsu Leaves Nuggets Camp
  16. 1 2 Nuggets Waive Benimon and Williams
  17. ↑ Nuggets Waive Miller
  18. 1 2 Nuggets Waive Claver and Robinson
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