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Denver Nuggets draft history

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. 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.[1] It changed its name again to the Nuggets in 1974.[2] The team joined the NBA in 1976 after the ABA–NBA merger. They first participated in the NBA draft in 1977.

Selections

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Year Pick Round Player Nationality College/High School/Club
1977 1 9 Tom LaGarde   United States North Carolina
1977 1 21 Anthony Roberts   United States Oral Roberts
1977 3 65 Robert Smith   United States UNLV
1977 5 109 John Billups   United States Ole Miss
1977 6 130 Jim Town   United States Massachusetts
1977 7 148 Willie High   United States Alabama State
1977 8 169 Len Saunders   United States Florida
1978 1 17 Rod Griffin   United States Wake Forest
1978 1 21 Mike Evans   United States Kansas State
1978 3 46 Hollis Copeland   United States Rutgers
1978 5 106 Mike Edwards   United States Texas–Pan American
1978 6 127 Robert Heard   United States Columbus (GA)[a]
1978 7 148 Jack Gilloon   United States South Carolina
1978 8 166 Larry Vaculik   United States Colorado
1978 9 183 Tom Schneeberger   United States Air Force
1978 10 198 Phil Taylor   United States Arizona
1979 2 30 Gary Garland   United States DePaul
1979 5 102 Larry Williams   United States Louisville
1979 6 122 Odell Ball   United States Marquette
1979 7 144 John Johnson   United States Creighton
1979 8 162 Matt Teahan   United States Denver
1979 9 179 Emmett Lewis   United States Colorado
1980 1 5 James Ray   United States Jacksonville
1980 1 23 Carl Nicks   United States Indiana State
1980 2 41 Jawann Oldham   United States Seattle
1980 3 47 Kurt Nimphius   United States Arizona State
1980 3 48 Eddie Lee   United States Cincinnati
1980 3 51 Ronnie Valentine   United States Old Dominion
1980 4 73 Sammie Ellis   United States Pittsburgh
1980 5 97 James Patrick   United States Texas State
1980 6 119 Ernie Hill   United States Oklahoma City
1980 7 143 Tommy Springer   United States Vanderbilt
1980 9 184 Jim Graziano   United States South Carolina
1980 10 202 Earl Sango   United States Regis University
1981 2 34 Ken Green   United States Texas–Pan American
1981 5 101 Willie Sims   United States LSU
1981 6 124 Alonzo Weatherley   United States Denver
1981 7 147 Greg Manning   United States Maryland
1981 8 169 Curtis Redding   United States St. John's (NY)
1981 9 191 Andrew Burton   United States Austin Peay State
1981 10 211 Derrick Rowland   United States Potsdam State
1982 1 19 Rob Williams   United States Arizona State
1982 3 62 Roylin Bond   United States Pepperdine
1982 4 73 Alford Turner   United States Louisiana-Lafayette
1982 5 109 Bill Duffy   United States Santa Clara
1982 6 131 Chris Brust   United States North Carolina
1982 7 153 Jeb Barlow   United States North Carolina
1982 8 178 Donny Speer   United States UAB
1982 9 200 Dean Sears   United States UCLA
1982 10 220 Mike Phillips   United States Niagara
1983 9 184 Jim Graziano   United States South Carolina
1983 1 15 Howard Carter   United States LSU
1983 2 37 David Russell   United States St. John's (NY)
1983 3 61 David Little   United States Oklahoma
1983 4 83 York Gross   United States UC Santa Barbara
1983 5 107 James Braddock   United States North Carolina
1983 6 129 Glen Green   United States Murray State
1983 7 153 Maurice McDaniel   United States Catawba (SC)
1983 8 175 Cliff Tribus   United States Davidson
1983 9 198 Bobby Van Noy   United States Catawba (SC)
1983 10 218 Cleveland McCrae   United States Catawba (SC)
1984 2 42 Willie White   United States Tennessee-Chattanooga
1984 4 79 Karl Tilleman   Canada Calgary (Canada)
1984 5 103 Prince Bridges   United States Missouri
1984 6 131 Willie Burton   United States Tennessee
1984 7 149 Mark Simpson   United States Catawba (SC)
1984 8 171 Bill Wendtland   United States Texas Austin
1984 9 194 Cecil Exum   United States
  Australia		 North Carolina
1984 10 220 Dexter Bailey   United States Xavier (Ohio)
1985 1 15 Blair Rasmussen   United States Oregon
1985 2 43 Barry Stevens   United States Iowa State
1985 4 89 Pete Williams   United States Arizona
1985 5 112 Kenny Brown   United States Texas A&M
1985 6 135 Joe Carrabino   United States Harvard
1985 7 158 Eddie Smith   United States Arizona
1986 1 16 Maurice Martin   United States St. Joseph's (NY)
1986 1 18 Mark Alarie   United States Duke
1986 2 41 Otis Smith   United States Jacksonville
1986 3 64 Don Redden   United States LSU
1986 4 87 Anthony Watson   United States San Diego State
1986 5 110 Jon Collins   United States Eastern Illinois
1986 6 133 Anthony Frederick   United States Pepperdine
1986 7 156 Mike Marshall   United States McNeese State
1987 2 31 Andre Moore   United States Loyola Chicago
1987 3 54 Tom Schafer   United States Iowa State
1987 4 77 David Boone   United States Marquette
1987 5 100 Ron Grandison   United States New Orleans
1987 6 123 Kelvin Scarborough   United States New Mexico
1987 7 146 Rowan Gomes   United States Hampton
1987 7 156 Curtis Hunter   United States North Carolina
1988 1 23 Jerome Lane   United States Pittsburgh
1988 2 43 Todd Mitchell   United States Purdue
1988 2 47 Vernon Maxwell   United States Florida
1988 3 66 Dwight Boyd   United States Memphis
1989 1 15 Todd Lichti   United States Stanford
1989 2 42 Michael Cutright   United States McNeese State
1989 2 47 Reggie Turner   United States UAB
1990 1 3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf   United States LSU
1990 2 42 Marcus Liberty   United States Illinois
1991 1 4 Dikembe Mutombo   DR Congo
  United States 		Georgetown University
1991 1 8 Mark Macon   United States Temple
1992 1 5 LaPhonso Ellis   United States Notre Dame
1992 1 13 Bryant Stith   United States Virginia
1992 2 46 Robert Werdann   United States St. John's (NY)
1993 1 9 Rodney Rogers   United States Wake Forest
1993 2 43 Josh Grant   United States Utah
1994 1 13 Jalen Rose   United States Michigan
1995 1 15 Brent Barry   United States Oregon State
1995 2 44 Anthony Pelle   United States Fresno State
1996 1 23 Efthimi Rentzias   Greece PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece)
1996 2 37 Jeff McInnis   United States North Carolina
1997 1 5 Tony Battie   United States Texas Tech
1997 2 32 James Cotton   United States CSU Long Beach
1997 2 41 Jason Lawson   United States Villanova
1998 1 3 Raef LaFrentz   United States Kansas
1998 1 23 Tyronn Lue   United States Nebraska
1998 2 54 Tremaine Fowlkes   United States Fresno State
1998 2 55 Ryan Bowen   United States Iowa
1999 1 18 James Posey   United States Xavier (Ohio)
1999 2 33 Chris Herren   United States Fresno State
1999 2 41 Francisco Elson   Netherlands California
2000 1 26 Mamadou N'Diaye   Senegal Auburn
2000 2 53 Dan McClintock   United States Northern Arizona
2001 2 46 Ousmane Cisse   Mali St. Jude Educational Institute (Montgomery, AL)
2002 1 5 Nikoloz Tskitishvili   Georgia Benetton Treviso (Italy)
2002 1 25 Frank Williams   United States Illinois
2002 2 33 Vincent Yarbrough   United States Tennessee
2003 1 3 Carmelo Anthony   United States Syracuse
2003 2 46 Sani Bečirović   Slovenia Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna (Italy)
2004 1 20 Jameer Nelson   United States St. Joseph's (PA)
2005 1 20 Julius Hodge   United States North Carolina State
2005 1 22 Jarrett Jack   United States Georgia Tech
2005 2 52 Axel Hervelle   Belgium Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain)
2006 2 49 Leon Powe   United States California
2009 2 34 Sergio Llull   Spain Real Madrid Baloncesto (Spain)
2011 1 22 Kenneth Faried   United States Morehead State
2012 1 20 Evan Fournier   France Poitiers Basket 86 (France)
2012 2 38 Quincy Miller   United States Baylor
2012 2 50 İzzet Türkyılmaz   Turkey Banvit B.K. (Turkey)
2013 1 27 Rudy Gobert   France Cholet Basket (France)
2014 1 11 Doug McDermott   United States Creighton
2014 2 41 Nikola Jokić   Serbia KK Mega Basket (Serbia)
2014 2 56 Roy Devyn Marble   United States Iowa
2015 1 7 Emmanuel Mudiay   DR Congo
  United States 		Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
2015 2 57 Nikola Radičević   Serbia Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain)
2016 1 7 Jamal Murray   Canada Kentucky
2016 1 15 Juan Hernangómez   Spain CB Estudiantes (Spain)
2016 1 19 Malik Beasley   United States Florida State
2016 2 53 Petr Cornelie   France Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France)
2016 2 56 Daniel Hamilton   United States Connecticut
2017 1 11 Donovan Mitchell   United States Louisville
2017 2 49 Vlatko Čančar   Slovenia KK Mega Basket (Serbia)
2017 2 51 Monté Morris   United States Iowa State
2018 1 14 Michael Porter Jr.   United States Missouri
2018 2 43 Justin Jackson   Canada Maryland
2018 2 58 Thomas Welsh   United States UCLA
2020 1 22 Zeke Nnaji   United States Arizona
2021 1 26 Nah'Shon Hyland   United States VCU
2022 1 21 Christian Braun   United States Kansas

Notes

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  1. ^ Granted university status and changed name to Columbus State University in 1996.

References

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Specific
  1. ^ "December to Remember". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. December 3, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Nuggets Nickname History". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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