2025–26 Denver Nuggets season

2025–26 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDavid Adelman
PresidentJosh Kroenke
General managerBen Tenzer (interim)
OwnersAnn Walton Kroenke
ArenaBall Arena
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
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The 2025–26 Denver Nuggets season will be the 50th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This will mark the first season since the 2014–15 campaign without Michael Malone as head coach, who was fired on April 8, 2025.[1] On May 22, the Nuggets hired David Adelman as their full-time head coach.[2] This will also be the Nuggets first year with Ben Tenzer as interim General Manager instead of Calvin Booth, who was fired on April 8, 2025.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NBA draft

The Nuggets entered this draft period (which lasted for two days, similar to the previous year's draft) holding no picks whatsoever, thus being the only NBA team to have no picks entering the start of the 2025 NBA draft, though they would technically be joined with the Houston Rockets by the end of the draft due to impending trades with their selections (primarily the deal involving the Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant going to Houston) being made official by July 6.[3][4]

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G — Tamar Bates (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-02-21 Missouri
G — Reece Beekman  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-10-08 Virginia
G 0 Christian Braun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-04-17 Kansas
G/F 11 Bruce Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1996-08-15 Miami (FL)
F 31 Vlatko Čančar  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia
F 32 Aaron Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona
G/F 10 Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan
F 14 DaRon Holmes II  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002-09-15 Dayton
F 23 Cameron Johnson  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-03-03 North Carolina
C 15 Nikola Jokić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia
G 9 Curtis Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-04 Iowa State
F 21 Spencer Jones (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-06-14 Stanford
C 6 DeAndre Jordan (FA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-07-21 Texas A&M
G 27 Jamal Murray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-23 Kentucky
F/C 22 Zeke Nnaji 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-01-09 Arizona
G 24 Jalen Pickett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-10-22 Penn State
G/F 3 Julian Strawther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-04-18 Gonzaga
F 5 Hunter Tyson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-13 Clemson
C 17 Jonas Valančiūnas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992-05-06 Lithuania
G 8 Peyton Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-09-11 UCLA
G 4 Russell Westbrook (FA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: July 6, 2025

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

Pending To Denver Nuggets
To Phoenix Suns
Pending To Denver Nuggets
To Sacramento Kings

Free agency

Additions

Date Player Signed Former Team Ref.
July 1 Tamar Bates Two-way contract Missouri [5]
TBA Bruce Brown 1 year New Orleans Pelicans
TBA Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 year Detroit Pistons

References

  1. ^ "Nuggets sack coach Malone two years after Championship win". BBC Sport. April 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Denver Nuggets name David Adelman head coach". NBA.com. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. ^ Brooks, Matt (July 1, 2025). "NUGGETS SIGN TAMAR BATES TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT | Denver Nuggets". Nuggets.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
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