DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
2001-02 Denver Nuggets
27–55 · #26 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDEN
Denver Nuggets went 27–55 in the regular season, good for the #26 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#26
Net rating
-6.4
Home floor
Pepsi Center
Roster
21 players
Record
27–55
32.9% win rate
League rank
#26
Regular season
Net rating
-6.4
SRS -5.2
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Posey | F-G | 41 | 73 | 63 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| Raef LaFrentz | F-C | 45 | 51 | 51 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| Calbert Cheaney | G-F | 29 | 68 | 47 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| Nick Van Exel | G | 31 | 45 | 44 | 21.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 |
| Juwan Howard | F-C | 7 | 28 | 28 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 2.7 |
| George McCloud | G-F | 21 | 69 | 26 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Ryan Bowen | F | 32 / 42 | 75 | 21 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Voshon Lenard | G | 5 | 71 | 19 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Scott Williams | F-C | 42 | 41 | 16 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Zendon Hamilton | C-F | 25 | 54 | 15 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Tim Hardaway | G | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| Avery Johnson | G | 6 | 51 | 13 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | F | 9 | 20 | 12 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Mengke Bateer | C | 27 | 27 | 10 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Shawnelle Scott | C | 36 | 21 | 10 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Antonio McDyess | F-C | 24 | 10 | 10 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Kenny Satterfield | G | 11 | 36 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Donnell Harvey | F | 1 | 29 | 4 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| Chris Andersen | C-F | 15 | 24 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Carlos Arroyo | G | 30 | 20 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Isaiah Rider | G | 34 | 10 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Team stats
Season profile
101.4
ORtg
107.8
DRtg
90.4
Pace
-5.2
SRS
-5.8
MOV
49.5%
TS%
45.5%
eFG%
28.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Dan Issel
head_coach
Mike Evans (Interim)
head_coach
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Did not reach the playoffs.
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Pepsi Center
15,460 average attendance
Then and now
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