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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

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Year Pick Round 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

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

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ "December to Remember". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. December 3, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Nuggets Nickname History". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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