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2015–16 Denver Nuggets season

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2015–16 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachMichael Malone
General managerTim Connelly
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
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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.

Draft

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Main article: 2015 NBA draft
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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2015 pre-season game log
Total: 4–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–3)
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 2–0; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 2 @ L.A. Clippers 96–103 Joffrey Lauvergne (16) Will Barton (13) Jameer Nelson (7) Staples Center
14,245 		0–1
2 October 6 @ Dallas 96–86 Emmanuel Mudiay (17) Joffrey Lauvergne (14) Gallinari, Mudiay (5) American Airlines Center
17,038 		1–1
3 October 8 Chicago 112–94 Joffrey Lauvergne (18) Joffrey Lauvergne (8) Mudiay, Nelson (7) Coors Events Center
5,305 		2–1
4 October 13 @ Golden State 114–103 Kenneth Faried (22) Kenneth Faried (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		3–1
5 October 16 Phoenix 106–81 Barton, Jokic (19) Wilson Chandler (19) Jameer Nelson (12) Pepsi Center
8,552 		4–1
6 October 18 @ Oklahoma City 98–111 Emmanuel Mudiay (22) Lauvergne, Mudiay (5) Erick Green (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
N/A 		4–2
7 October 22 @ Utah 78–98 Danilo Gallinari (19) Nikola Jokić (9) Erick Green (4) EnergySolutions Arena
17,083 		4–3
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log

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2015–16 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 18–23; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 @ Houston W 105–85 Danilo Gallinari (23) Kenneth Faried (9) Emmanuel Mudiay (9) Toyota Center
18,240 		1–0
2 October 30 Minnesota L 78–95 Emmanuel Mudiay (15) Kenneth Faried (15) Jameer Nelson (4) Pepsi Center
17,660 		1–1
November : 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 @ Oklahoma City L 93–117 Barton, Gallinari (15) Joffrey Lauvergne (7) Jameer Nelson (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		1–2
4 November 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 120–109 Kenneth Faried (28) Kenneth Faried (15) Emmanuel Mudiay (10) Staples Center
18,997 		2–2
5 November 5 Utah L 84–96 Danilo Gallinari (18) Kenneth Faried (10) Jameer Nelson (4) Pepsi Center
9,906 		2–3
6 November 6 @ Golden State L 104–119 Danilo Gallinari (25) Kenneth Faried (11) Barton, Nelson, Mudiay (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		2–4
7 November 9 Portland W 108–104 JJ Hickson (19) JJ Hickson (13) Emmanuel Mudiay (5) Pepsi Center
9,153 		3–4
8 November 11 Milwaukee W 103–102 Danilo Gallinari (25) Kenneth Faried (9) Emmanuel Mudiay (11) Pepsi Center
9,403 		4–4
9 November 13 Houston W 107–98 Danilo Gallinari (27) Kenneth Faried (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (11) Pepsi Center
16,113 		5–4
10 November 14 @ Phoenix L 81–105 Will Barton (19) Will Barton (12) Will Barton (4) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,722 		5–5
11 November 17 @ New Orleans W 115–98 Danilo Gallinari (32) Danilo Gallinari (8) Gallinari, Mudiay (8) Smoothie King Center
17,269 		6–5
12 November 18 @ San Antonio L 98–109 Nikola Jokić (23) Nikola Jokić (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (7) AT&T Center
18,418 		6–6
13 November 20 Phoenix L 107–114 Emmanuel Mudiay (23) Danilo Gallinari (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Pepsi Center
12,264 		6–7
14 November 22 Golden State L 105–118 Darrell Arthur (21) Nikola Jokić (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (8) Pepsi Center
17,689 		6–8
15 November 24 L.A. Clippers L 94–111 Danilo Gallinari (20) Danilo Gallinari (18) Emmanuel Mudiay (4) Pepsi Center
13,257 		6–9
16 November 27 San Antonio L 80–91 Danilo Gallinari (16) Danilo Gallinari (10) Harris, Foye, Mudiay (3) Pepsi Center
17,121 		6–10
17 November 28 @ Dallas L 81–92 Darrell Arthur (16) Danilo Gallinari (9) Barton, Mudiay (4) AmericanAirlines Center
20,339 		6–11
18 November 30 @ Milwaukee L 74–92 Danilo Gallinari (13) Faried, Foye (7) Mudiay, Nelson (4) BMO Harris Bradley Center
10,187 		6–12
December : 6–9 (home: 2–4; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 @ Chicago L 90–99 Will Barton (16) Kenneth Faried (9) Emmanuel Mudiay (7) United Center
21,349 		6–13
20 December 3 @ Toronto W 106–105 Will Barton (22) Joffrey Lauvergne (10) Emmanuel Mudiay (9) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		7–13
21 December 5 @ Philadelphia W 108–105 Danilo Gallinari (24) Barton, Faried (9) Mudiay, Miller (6) Wells Fargo Center
15,677 		8–13
22 December 8 Orlando L 74–85 Will Barton (23) Faried, Hickson (11) Jameer Nelson (5) Pepsi Center
13,925 		8–14
23 December 11 Minnesota W 111–108 (OT) Danilo Gallinari (23) Kenneth Faried (12) Jameer Nelson (7) Pepsi Center
12,533 		9–14
24 December 14 Houston W 114–108 Will Barton (23) Joffrey Lauvergne (11) Gallinari, Nelson (7) Pepsi Center
12,022 		10–14
25 December 15 @ Minnesota W 112–100 Faried, Foye (19) Kenneth Faried (10) Gallinari, Barton (5) Target Center
11,323 		11–14
26 December 18 @ Utah L 88–97 Will Barton (16) Joffrey Lauvergne (13) Jameer Nelson (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,169 		11–15
27 December 20 New Orleans L 125–130 Will Barton (32) Will Barton (10) Barton, Nelson (6) Pepsi Center
13,857 		11–16
28 December 22 L.A. Lakers L 107–111 Will Barton (25) Nikola Jokić (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Pepsi Center
19,124 		11–17
29 December 23 @ Phoenix W 104–96 Randy Foye (31) Darrell Arthur (10) Randy Foye (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,034 		12–17
30 December 26 @ San Antonio L 86–101 Nikola Jokić (22) Nikola Jokić (7) Harris, Jokić (5) AT&T Center
18,420 		12–18
31 December 27 @ Oklahoma City L 112–122 Kenneth Faried (25) Kenneth Faried (11) Barton, Nelson (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		12–19
32 December 29 Cleveland L 87–93 Will Barton (29) Kenneth Faried (8) Jameer Nelson (8) Pepsi Center
17,523 		12–20
33 December 30 @ Portland L 103–110 Will Barton (31) Kenneth Faried (12) Jameer Nelson (8) Moda Center
19,393 		12–21
January : 6–9 (home: 4–5; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 @ Golden State L 108–111 (OT) Danilo Gallinari (24) Will Barton (13) Will Barton, Nelson (7) Oracle Arena
19,596 		12–22
35 January 3 Portland L 106–112 Danilo Gallinari (29) Nikola Jokić (10) Jameer Nelson (7) Pepsi Center
11,883 		12–23
36 January 6 @ Minnesota W 78–74 Danilo Gallinari (20) Jusuf Nurkić (10) Darrell Arthur (5) Target Center
12,059 		13–23
37 January 8 @ Memphis L 84–91 Danilo Gallinari (29) Arthur, Barton (9) Jameer Nelson (9) FedExForum
17,499 		13–24
38 January 10 Charlotte W 95–92 Danilo Gallinari (27) Will Barton (8) Nikola Jokić (9) Pepsi Center
11,343 		14–24
39 January 13 Golden State W 112–110 Danilo Gallinari (28) Darrell Arthur (11) Jameer Nelson (9) Pepsi Center
18,004 		15–24
40 January 15 Miami L 95–98 Darrell Arthur (18) Arthur, Barton (8) Nikola Jokić (5) Pepsi Center
15,406 		15–25
41 January 17 Indiana W 129–126 Danilo Gallinari (23) Kenneth Faried (9) Foye, Mudiay (6) Pepsi Center
11,104 		16–25
42 January 19 Oklahoma City L 104–110 Danilo Gallinari (27) Kenneth Faried (15) Emmanuel Mudiay (9) Pepsi Center
12,844 		16–26
43 January 21 Memphis L 101–102 Gallinari, Faried (17) Kenneth Faried (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (8) Pepsi Center
16,140 		16–27
44 January 23 Detroit W 104–101 Danilo Gallinari (30) Danilo Gallinari (6) Emmanuel Mudiay (4) Pepsi Center
14,646 		17–27
45 January 25 Atlanta L 105–119 Will Barton (21) Nikola Jokić (10) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) Pepsi Center
10,280 		17–28
46 January 27 @ Boston L 103–111 Barton, Gallinari (23) Kenneth Faried (15) Barton, Faried, Jokić, Mudiay (4) TD Garden
18,108 		17–29
47 January 28 @ Washington W 117–113 Danilo Gallinari (26) Nikola Jokić (10) Danilo Gallinari (6) Verizon Center
15,146 		18–29
48 January 30 @ Indiana L 105–109 (OT) Danilo Gallinari (23) Kenneth Faried (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		18–30
February : 5–7 (home: 2–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 1 Toronto W 112–93 Nikola Jokić (27) Nikola Jokić (14) Emmanuel Mudiay (8) Pepsi Center
10,007 		19–30
50 February 3 @ Utah L 81–85 Danilo Gallinari (24) Will Barton (10) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,461 		19–31
51 February 5 Chicago W 115–110 Danilo Gallinari (33) Nikola Jokić (12) Randy Foye (6) Pepsi Center
19,155 		20–31
52 February 7 @ New York W 101–96 Barton, Gallinari (19) Will Barton (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		21–31
53 February 8 @ Brooklyn L 104–105 Danilo Gallinari (24) Kenneth Faried (13) Emmanuel Mudiay (8) Barclays Center
13,043 		21–32
54 February 10 @ Detroit W 103–92 Will Barton (20) Jusuf Nurkić (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,971 		22–32
All-Star Break
55 February 19 @ Sacramento L 110–116 Danilo Gallinari (27) Barton, Faried (9) D. J. Augustin (6) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		22–33
56 February 21 Boston L 101–121 Nikola Jokić (23) Nikola Jokić (13) Augustin, Jokic (4) Pepsi Center
16,065 		22–34
57 February 23 Sacramento L 110–114 Will Barton (18) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (6) Pepsi Center
15,721 		22–35
58 February 24 @ L.A. Clippers W 87–81 Kenneth Faried (21) Faried, Jokić (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) Staples Center
19,060 		23–35
59 February 26 @ Dallas L 116–122 (OT) Will Barton (22) Kenneth Faried (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) AmericanAirlines Center
20,298 		23–36
60 February 29 Memphis L 96–103 Kenneth Faried (16) Kenneth Faried (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (7) Pepsi Center
10,324 		23–37
March : 9–8 (home: 6–2; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 2 L.A. Lakers W 117–107 D. J. Augustin (26) Joffrey Lauvergne (10) Emmanuel Mudiay (7) Pepsi Center
20,096 		24–37
62 March 4 Brooklyn L 120–121 (OT) Emmanuel Mudiay (25) Nikola Jokić (12) Emmanuel Mudiay (7) Pepsi Center
14,163 		24–38
63 March 6 Dallas W 116–114 (OT) Kenneth Faried (25) Kenneth Faried (20) Emmanuel Mudiay (8) Pepsi Center
14,802 		25–38
64 March 8 New York W 110–94 Kenneth Faried (24) Kenneth Faried (10) D. J. Augustin (6) Pepsi Center
13,305 		26–38
65 March 10 Phoenix W 116–98 Emmanuel Mudiay (30) Nikola Jokić (10) D. J. Augustin (6) Pepsi Center
11,582 		27–38
66 March 12 Washington W 116–100 Arthur, Augustin, Harris, Jokić (17) Will Barton (10) D. J. Augustin (10) Pepsi Center
13,213 		28–38
67 March 14 @ Miami L 119–123 Emmanuel Mudiay (23) Kenneth Faried (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (10) American Airlines Arena
19,744 		28–39
68 March 15 @ Orlando L 110–116 Gary Harris (18) Joffrey Lauvergne (8) D. J. Augustin (8) Amway Center
16,988 		28–40
69 March 17 @ Atlanta L 98–116 D. J. Augustin (17) Nikola Jokić (7) D. J. Augustin (7) Philips Arena
14,383 		28–41
70 March 19 @ Charlotte W 101–93 D. J. Augustin (24) Nikola Jokić (14) Jokić, Mudiay (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,271 		29–41
71 March 21 @ Cleveland L 91–124 Will Barton (27) Nikola Jokić (7) D. J. Augustin (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		29–42
72 March 23 Philadelphia W 104–103 Emmanuel Mudiay (27) Emmanuel Mudiay (10) Augustin, Jokić (5) Pepsi Center
10,684 		30–42
73 March 25 @ L.A. Lakers W 116–105 D. J. Augustin (20) Nikola Jokić (12) D. J. Augustin (8) Staples Center
18,997 		31–42
74 March 27 @ L.A. Clippers L 90–105 Nikola Jokić (19) Darrell Arthur (12) D. J. Augustin (10) Staples Center
19,060 		31–43
75 March 28 Dallas L 88–97 Will Barton (23) Kenneth Faried (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (7) Pepsi Center
14,844 		31–44
76 March 30 @ Memphis W 109–105 Will Barton (25) Nikola Jokić (14) D. J. Augustin (5) FedExForum
16,401 		32–44
77 March 31 @ New Orleans L 95–101 Darrell Arthur (24) Kenneth Faried (12) D. J. Augustin (8) Smoothie King Center
16,269 		32–45
April : 1–4 (home: 1–3; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 2 Sacramento L 106–115 Gary Harris (19) Nikola Jokić (13) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) Pepsi Center
15,607 		32–46
79 April 5 Oklahoma City L 102–124 Gary Harris (17) Joffrey Lauvergne (10) Gary Harris (5) Pepsi Center
12,611 		32–47
80 April 8 San Antonio W 102–98 Jusuf Nurkić (21) Nikola Jokić (15) Emmanuel Mudiay (5) Pepsi Center
16,347 		33–47
81 April 10 Utah L 84–100 Mudiay, Jokić (19) Nikola Jokić (11) Emmanuel Mudiay (5) Pepsi Center
16,172 		33–48
82 April 13 @ Portland L 99–107 Emmanuel Mudiay (25) Nikola Jokić (14) Emmanuel Mudiay (6) Moda Center
19,571 		33–49
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

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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

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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

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Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Oklahoma City Thunder5527.671–32‍–‍923‍–‍1813–382
x – Portland Trail Blazers4438.53711.028‍–‍1316‍–‍2511–582
Utah Jazz4042.48815.024‍–‍1716‍–‍258–882
Denver Nuggets3349.40222.018‍–‍2315‍–‍264–1282
Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35426.014‍–‍2715‍–‍264–1282
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Golden State Warriors *739.890–82
2y – San Antonio Spurs *6715.8176.082
3y – Oklahoma City Thunder *5527.67118.082
4x – Los Angeles Clippers5329.64620.082
5x – Portland Trail Blazers4438.53729.082
6x – Dallas Mavericks4240.51231.082
7x – Memphis Grizzlies4240.51231.082
8x – Houston Rockets4141.50032.082
9Utah Jazz4042.48833.082
10Sacramento Kings3349.40240.082
11Denver Nuggets3349.40240.082
12New Orleans Pelicans3052.36643.082
13Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35444.082
14Phoenix Suns2359.28050.082
15Los Angeles Lakers1765.20756.082

Roster

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2015–16 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas
PG 12 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987–11–10 Texas
SG 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
SF 21 Chandler, Wilson Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–05–10 DePaul
PF 35 Faried, Kenneth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–11–19 Morehead State
SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy
SG 14 Harris, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–09–14 Michigan State
C 15 Jokić, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–02–19 Serbia
C 77 Lauvergne, Joffrey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1991–09–30 France
SG 3 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
SG 0 Mudiay, Emmanuel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–03–05 Prime Prep Academy (TX)
PG 1 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
SF 9 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993–03–20 St. John's
SG 6 Toupane, Axel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1992–07–23 France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–03–25

Awards and honors

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  • Dikembe Mutombo would have his number 55 retired by the team around the start of the Denver Nuggets' season.

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2015–16 NBA season transactions

Trades

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July 20, 2015[1] To Denver Nuggets
United States Joey Dorsey
United States Nick Johnson
Greece Kostas Papanikolaou
Argentina/Italy Pablo Prigioni
Protected 1st-round pick in 2016 NBA draft
Cash considerations
 To Houston Rockets
United States Ty Lawson
2nd-round pick in 2017 NBA draft
February 18, 2016[2] To Denver Nuggets
United States D. J. Augustin
United States Steve Novak
Two 2nd–round picks in 2016 NBA draft
Cash consideration
 To Oklahoma City Thunder
United States Randy Foye

Free agents

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Signings

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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

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Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Ian Clark Free Agency July 11, 2015 Golden State Warriors [17]
Jamaal Franklin Waived July 12, 2015 China Guangdong Southern Tigers [18]
Pablo Prigioni Waived July 20, 2015 Los Angeles Clippers [1]
Joey Dorsey Waived August 18, 2015 Turkey Galatasaray [19]
Kostas Papanikolaou Waived September 25, 2015 Denver Nuggets [20]
Matt Janning Waived October 15, 2015 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. [21]
Devin Sweetney Waived October 23, 2015 Mexico Halcones Rojos Veracruz [22]
Oleksiy Pecherov Waived October 23, 2015 Lebanon 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 Greece 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston". NBA.com. July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Nuggets Acquire D. J. Augustin, Steve Novak, Second Round Picks, and Cash Consideration". NBA.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nuggets Extend Wilson Chandler". NBA.com. July 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nuggets Sign Nikola Jokic". NBA.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Nuggets Re–Sign Darrell Arthur, Will Barton, and Jameer Nelson". NBA.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Nuggets Sign Emmanuel Mudiay". NBA.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nuggets Extend Danilo Gallinari". NBA.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "2015 Training Camp Introductions". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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