DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Denver Nuggets
21–61 · #26 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDEN
Denver Nuggets went 21–61 in the regular season, good for the #26 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#26
Net rating
-6.7
Home floor
McNichols Sports Arena
Roster
23 players
Record
21–61
25.6% win rate
League rank
#26
Regular season
Net rating
-6.7
SRS -6.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Johnson | C | 50 | 82 | 82 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 0.9 |
| Antonio McDyess | F-C | 24 | 74 | 73 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 1.4 |
| Bryant Stith | G | 23 | 52 | 52 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| Mark Jackson | G | 13 | 52 | 52 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 12.3 |
| Dale Ellis | G-F | 3 | 82 | 51 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| LaPhonso Ellis | F | 20 | 55 | 49 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 |
| Anthony Goldwire | G | 5 | 27 | 21 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| Ricky Pierce | G | 22 | 33 | 10 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Tom Hammonds | F | 21 | 81 | 8 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Brooks Thompson | G | 6 | 65 | 6 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| Darvin Ham | F | 35 | 35 | 3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Kenny Smith | G | 30 | 33 | 3 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Jerome Allen | G | 53 | 25 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Šarūnas Marčiulionis | G | 8 | 17 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| LaSalle Thompson | C-F | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| George Zídek | C | 25 | 16 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Jeff McInnis | G | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Eric Murdock | G | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Elmer Bennett | G | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Melvin Booker | G | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Jimmy King | G | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Aaron Williams | F-C | 55 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Vincent Askew | G-F | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.5
ORtg
111.2
DRtg
92.4
Pace
-6.4
SRS
-6.3
MOV
53.0%
TS%
48.6%
eFG%
28.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bernie Bickerstaff
head_coach
Dick Motta
head_coach
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Did not reach the playoffs.
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McNichols Sports Arena
11,254 average attendance
Then and now
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23 players