1967Founded
1Championships
2469-2307All-time record
51.7%Win %
33Playoff trips
54-282026 season
The franchise
About the Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 Rockets before the first season. It changed its name again to the Nuggets in anticipation of an ABA–NBA merger in 1974, and played for the final ABA Champi
- League
- NBA
- Conference
- Western
- Division
- Northwest
- Home market
- Denver
- Fans
- Nuggets Nation
- Mascot
- Rocky
This season
Schedule
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Who suits up
Roster, depth chart & staff
Home turf in 3D
Ball Arena
Hang the banners
1 championship
2023ChampionsIn the rafters
Retired numbers
2Alex English
12Fat Lever
33David Thompson
40Byron Beck
44Dan Issel
55Dikembe Mutombo
432Doug Moe
Fan culture
Songs & chants
SongCan You Feel ItLyrics
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Song“Rocky Mountain High”Lyrics
(Ball Arena) Rocky Mountain high
ChantNuggets NationLyrics
(Call and response) Nuggets Nation! Nuggets Nation! Nuggets Nation! Nuggets Nation! Nuggets Nation!
Chant“Mile High!”Lyrics
(Ball Arena) Mile High! Mile High! Nuggets!
Every era
Logo history
Through the years
History
Home venues
- —Denver Auditorium Arena
- 1975–1999McNichols Sports Arena
- 1999–PresentBall Arena / Pepsi Center
Team names
- 1967–1974 (ABA)Denver Rockets
- 1974–PresentDenver Nuggets
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Rivals
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