Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets
  • FOUNDED

    1967 as the Denver Rockets

  • CONFERENCE

    WESTERN CONFERENCE

  • DIVISION

    Northwest

  • ARENA

    Ball Arena

  • ARENA CAPACITY

    19,520

  • LOCATION

    Denver, CO

  • GOVERNOR

    Ann Walton Kroenke

  • PRESIDENT

    Tim Connelly

  • GENERAL MANAGER

    Calvin Booth

  • HEAD COACH

    Michael Malone

MAJOR AWARDS

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2023

DIVISION TITLES

10

CONFERENCE TITLES

1

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TEAM HISTORY

The Denver Nuggets are an NBA team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete as a member 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. It changed its name again to the Nuggets in 1974. After the name change, the Nugget...

The Denver Nuggets are an NBA team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete as a member 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 Associati...

1967 as the Denver Rockets

Bill Ringsby

10/15/1967 vs Anaheim Amigos (W 110-105)

Tom LaGarde

Bob Bass

45-33

Denver Auditorium Arena

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