No. 2
DOUNOBALL Team History
Denver Nuggets
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1967
Archive begins
1
Championships
6
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Alex English
Franchise #1
21,645
REB
Rebounds
Nikola Jokić
Franchise #1
8,977
AST
Assists
Nikola Jokić
Franchise #1
6,080
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Fat Lever
Franchise #1
1,167
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Dikembe Mutombo
Franchise #1
1,486
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Jamal Murray
Franchise #1
1,391
GP
Games played
Alex English
Franchise #1
837
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1967
Franchise origin
Denver Rockets founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1967.
1967
Team identity
Denver Rockets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1967-68. Runs through 1973-74. Abbreviation: DNR.
1974
Name change
Denver Nuggets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1974-75. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: DEN.