"2007–08 Denver Nuggets season The 2007–08 Denver Nuggets season was the 41st season of the franchise, 32nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw Allen Iverson play his only full season as a Nugget until he was traded to Detroit midway through the next year. Despite winning 50 games, the Nuggets entered the playoffs as the number 8 seed in the Western Conference. They failed to make it out of the first round once again as they were swept by the eventual Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers, led by league MVP Kobe Bryant, in four straight games."
"some periods of success, qualifying for the ABA Playoffs for all seasons from 1967 to the 1976 ABA playoffs where it lost in the finals. The team joined the NBA in 1976 after the ABA–NBA merger and qualified for the NBA playoffs in nine consecutive seasons in the 1980s and ten consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2013. However, it has not made an appearance in a championship round since its last year in the ABA. The Nuggets play their home games at Pepsi Center, which they share with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Colorado"
"in the NBA. From 1977–82, their home uniforms were white, with a ""Nuggets"" script written across the chest in a darker royal blue, with gold trim around the script and jersey numbers. The royal blue away jersey had ""Denver"" written across the chest in white, with gold trim. From 1981–82 through 1992–93, the Nuggets wore the Denver ""rainbow city"" skyline across the chest and back on both the home and away uniforms. Some fans also call the iconic 1980s logo the ""Tetris"" logo, due to the buildings that shadow the mountains on the logo which are in the shape of"
"Field was under construction. They appeared in their first World Series in 2007 after winning the championship of the National League, where they were swept by the Boston Red Sox of the American League in four games. The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play at the Pepsi Center. 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 the Denver Rockets before the first season. They changed its name to the Denver Nuggets in 1974. The team joined the NBA in 1976"
"2015, he was named the new head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Michael Malone (basketball) Michael Malone (born 1971) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the Astoria neighborhood of the New York City borough Queens, Michael Malone is the son of Brendan Malone, a former NBA head coach. After graduating from Seton Hall Preparatory School, Malone attended prep school at Worcester Academy in the 1988–89 school year. He then graduated from Loyola University Maryland in 1994 with a degree in history and"
"Nick Young (basketball) Nicholas Aaron Young (born June 1, 1985), nicknamed ""Swaggy P"", is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays both shooting guard and small forward positions. Young played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. He was selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft with the 16th overall pick. He won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2018. Born in Los Angeles, California, Young played for Cleveland High School in suburban"
"Pepsi Center Pepsi Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. The arena is home to the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue. The arena is named for its chief corporate sponsor, PepsiCo. Pepsi Center was constructed as part of a large six-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver along with Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, and Broncos"
"refunds for the original date made available at points of purchase. Pepsi Center Pepsi Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. The arena is home to the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue. The arena is named for its chief corporate sponsor, PepsiCo. Pepsi Center was constructed as part of a large six-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver"
"(#11) since 2003 to Chicago to acquire two later first round draft picks, which were used to draft Jusuf Nurkić and Gary Harris. On March 3, 2015 general manager Tim Connelly announced the Nuggets fired head coach Brian Shaw and named Melvin Hunt interim head coach. On June 15, 2015, at the end of the 2014–15 season, Michael Malone was named as the new head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Entering the 2015 NBA draft with their lowest draft pick (#7) since 2003, the Nuggets drafted Emmanuel Mudiay who was widely regarded as the top point guard of the draft,"
"Nuggets after compiling a record of 56–85 (.397) in just under two seasons. In June 2016, Shaw returned to the Los Angeles Lakers as the team's newest associate head coach under new head coach Luke Walton's coaching staff. On June 26, 1993, both of Shaw's parents and his sister were killed in an auto accident in Nevada. His sister's daughter survived the crash and Shaw, with help from his aunt, helped raise her. Shaw's wife, Nikki, is a professional chef. They married in 1998 and have three children. Brian Shaw Brian Keith Shaw (born March 22, 1966) is an American"
"players stayed on when the Nuggets became an NBA team.<br> When the NBL merged with the BAA (Basketball Association of America) in 1949 and became the National Basketball Association, the Nuggets became an NBA team. The westernmost team in the NBA, the Nuggets were led by player/coach Jimmy Darden, a star shooting guard who joined the amateur Nuggets after leaving the Army as a World War II veteran in 1946. The Nuggets played one season in the NBA, compiling an 11–51 record in the Western Division. The team was disbanded in 1950, leaving Colorado without any major league sports teams"
"New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, more commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the Brooklyn Nets. The team, established by Ned Irish in 1946, was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which"
"New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays their home games in the Smoothie King Center (formerly known as the New Orleans Arena). The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the franchise temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they"
"New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays their home games in the Smoothie King Center (formerly known as the New Orleans Arena). The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the franchise temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they"
"high school players. Connelly is a fan of the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles. Connelly is married to wife, Negah. They have two children. Tim Connelly Tim Connelly (born ca. 1976) is currently the president of basketball operations of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He previously worked for the Washington Wizards and New Orleans Hornets. He took over for the Nuggets in June 2013. Tim Connelly was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up with four other brothers and two sisters. After attending Fordham University in New York, Connelly transferred to Catholic University in Washington D.C. for his junior"
"to the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 2018. This is the first time since 1960 that none of the teams from Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago made the playoffs. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home court advantage, the higher seeded team, are shown in italics. This was the second playoff meeting between these two"
"Tim Connelly Tim Connelly (born ca. 1976) is currently the president of basketball operations of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He previously worked for the Washington Wizards and New Orleans Hornets. He took over for the Nuggets in June 2013. Tim Connelly was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up with four other brothers and two sisters. After attending Fordham University in New York, Connelly transferred to Catholic University in Washington D.C. for his junior year. In his junior year, Connelly wrote to Chuck Douglas, the director of college scouting for the Washington Wizards. He became an intern for"
"Knicks started in 2014 at the Westchester County Center. Rucker Park in Harlem is a celebrated court where many NBA athletes play in the summer league. The NBA's headquarters are located in New York City, at Fifth Avenue's Olympic Tower. The New York Liberty are one of the original teams of the WNBA, which was formed in 1997. The team's main venue moved from Madison Square Garden to Westchester County Center after the 2017 season. During a massive renovation project at the arena between 2011 and 2013, the Liberty temporarily played their home games at the Prudential Center in Newark,"
"Young, the name is a pseudo-biblical reference to ""the Prophet of Swag"". Nick Young (basketball) Nicholas Aaron Young (born June 1, 1985), nicknamed ""Swaggy P"", is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays both shooting guard and small forward positions. Young played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. He was selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft with the 16th overall pick. He won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2018. Born"
"pursuant to the flexible assignment rule. He is the son of Michael and Deena Beasley. His father played professional basketball in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Malik Beasley Malik JonMikal Beasley (born November 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia, and played one season of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. Beasley attended Saint Francis School. As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.6 blocks, earning the Class 1A Player of"
"Nuggets when he averaged 7.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. He also played several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association for the Utica Olympics, Detroit Spirits and Evansville Thunder. Higgs also lead Owensboro High School to the 1972 KHSAA Sweet Sixteen State Championship with a 71-63 win over Elizabethtown at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. His brother, Mark Higgs, is a former NFL running back. Kenny Higgs Kenneth Lee ""Kenny"" Higgs (born January 31, 1955 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Cleveland"
"20, 2017, Plumlee re-signed with the Nuggets. Plumlee was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He also won silver with the Under-18 team at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in 2008. Plumlee grew up with brothers Miles, who also played for Duke and currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA, Marshall who also played for Duke and is also a professional basketball player in the NBA, and sister Madeleine who plays volleyball for the University of Notre Dame. He and Miles became the sixth"
"Otago Nuggets The Otago Nuggets were a New Zealand basketball team based in Dunedin. The Nuggets competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Edgar Centre. The Nuggets did not see much success upon entering the NBL in 1990. They made the NBL playoffs just four times, and pulled out of the competition in 2009 and 2015 due to financial constraints. Otago basketball began with the inception of the Conference Basketball League (CBL) in 1981. Otago was the inaugural CBL champion, and went on to finish runners-up in 1983, claim a second championship in"
"Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team played its home games in the Memorial Coliseum before moving to Moda Center in 1995 (called the Rose Garden until 2013). The franchise entered the league as an expansion team in 1970, and has enjoyed a strong following: from 1977 through 1995, the team sold out 814 consecutive home games, the longest such streak in American"
"of the National Basketball Association's original teams, playing their first home games at the 69th Regiment Armory, before making Madison Square Garden their permanent home. The New York Liberty of the WNBA shared the Garden with the Knicks from their creation in 1997 as one of the league's original eight teams through the 2017 season, after which the team moved nearly all of its home schedule to White Plains. Rucker Park in Harlem is a playground court, famed for its ""streetball"" style of play, where many NBA athletes have played in the summer league. Although both of New York City's"
"current NBA cities Oklahoma City and New Orleans. It has previously hosted the Kansas City Kings from 1972 to 1985 until they moved to Sacramento. As does Pittsburgh, it has a more recently built arena, the Sprint Center, that has hosted Big 12 and both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments. The city is also home to the College Basketball Hall of Fame. The city of Vancouver previously hosted an NBA team (the Vancouver Grizzlies) before it relocated to Memphis, Tennessee in 2001 and became the Memphis Grizzlies. The city has a solid fan base and the city already has"
"Shortly after Mark Dickel and Marques Whippy departed the team following a disappointing 2014 season, the Nuggets announced their decision to pull out of the 2015 season on 11 November 2014 due to financial reasons. In September 2015, Basketball Otago announced their decision to keep the Nuggets out of the NBL in 2016, looking instead to bringing them back in 2017. However, in September 2016, Basketball Otago opted not to apply for a position in the 2017 competition. Otago Nuggets The Otago Nuggets were a New Zealand basketball team based in Dunedin. The Nuggets competed in the National Basketball League"
"Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The original Denver Nuggets was founded in the National Basketball League prior to the 1948-49 season. Following that season, the NBL was absorbed into the BAA, which was then renamed to the NBA. The Denver Nuggets played the 1949-50 Season as one of the charter NBA teams before folding. In 1967, one of the ABA's charter franchises was awarded to a group in Kansas City, Missouri, headed by Southern Californian businessman James Trindle. However, Trindle was unable to find a suitable arena in the Kansas City area. League commissioner George Mikan suggested moving"
"Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the New York Knicks. The team was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA's rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during"
"Nuggets in Denver, Colorado on October 11, and against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, California on October 12. In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Abdi İpekçi Arena. Anadolu Efes S.K. Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü (), formerly known as Efes Pilsen, is a Turkish professional basketball team that is based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the most successful club in the history of the Turkish Super League (BSL), having won the league's championship 13 times. The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the Sinan Erdem Dome, in Istanbul, which has a seating capacity of 16,000"
"car, and rivalries between teams in different sports from the same cities: the Mets–Phillies rivalry in the Major League Baseball, the Eagles–Giants rivalry in the National Football League, and the Flyers–Rangers rivalry in the National Hockey League. New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, more commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden. They are one"
"the Denver Nuggets. Mudiay was born on March 5, 1996 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to Jean-Paul Mudiay and Therese Kabeya. His father died when he was a toddler, and the family was tremendously troubled by the Second Congo War. He lived under the constant threat of the instability in the region, while his mother grew only enough coffee and vegetables to support their needs. In 2001, Kabeya and her sons sought asylum in the United States and eventually escaped. He primarily spoke French upon arriving in the United States, but his older brother said,"
"finale. <noinclude> Statistics with the Denver Nuggets 2017–18 Denver Nuggets season The 2017–18 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 15, 2017, the Nuggets officially promoted both Artūras Karnišovas and Tim Connelly to become the team's newest general manager and president of basketball operations respectively. On December 2, 2017, the Nuggets would retire Fat Lever's number during their 115–100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite compiling their first winning season since 2013, they missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in"