The Best Denver Nuggets First-Round Picks In The NBA Draft
Every Denver Nuggets first-round pick has played a role in the history of the franchise when looking at their different rosters throughout the years. The Nuggets have yet even to make it to the NBA Finals, let alone win a championship.
Carmelo Anthony, one of the best players of the 2000s, couldn't carry the Nuggets to a title before leaving town before leaving town for the Knicks. Meanwhile, players like Tony Battie and Nikoloz Tskitishvili proved to be among the biggest first-round draft pick busts of all time.
So, which of these players should be ranked highest for their contributions to the Nuggets franchise? The stats below reflect only the players’ time spent with Denver, and that’s what you should base your vote on. Did this player help improve the Nuggets?
Draft selection: 4 (1991)
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391 games played, 12.8 ppg, 12.3 rbg, 3.8 bpgAchievements
3× NBA All-Star (1992, 1995, 1996)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1995)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1995)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1992)Draft selection: 7 (2016)
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238 games played, 14.8 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.4 rpgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2017)Draft selection: 3 (2003)
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564 games played, 24.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.1 spgAchievements
4× NBA All-Star (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
All-NBA Second Team (2010)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2006, 2007, 2009)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)Draft selection: 3 (1990)
Stats
439 games played, 16.0 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.1 rpgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1991)
NBA Most Improved Player (1993)Draft selection: 13 (1994)
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161 games played, 9.1 ppg, 5.5 apg, 3.0 rpgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995)Draft selection: 14 (2018)
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Has not played for Nuggets yetDraft selection: 12 (1988)
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192 games played, 5.7 ppg, 6.2 rpgDraft selection: 5 (1992)
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343 games played, 15.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.2 apgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)Draft selection: 21 (1978)
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419 games played, 8.7 ppg, 2.6 rpgDraft selection: 5 (1980)
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103 games played, 3.2 ppgDraft selection: 13 (2017)
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Never played for NuggetsDraft selection: 7 (2015)
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165 games played, 11.1 ppg, 4.3 apg, 3.1 rpgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2016)Draft selection: 9 (1993)
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159 games played, 10.2 ppg, 3.8 rpgDraft selection: 3 (1998)
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222 games played, 13.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.5 bpgDraft selection: 20 (2004)
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148 games played, 8.9 ppg, 4.7 apgDraft selection: 20 (2011)
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441 games played, 11.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 0.8 bpgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2012)Draft selection: 19 (2016)
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165 games played, 7.2 ppg, 1.7 rpgDraft selection: 8 (1991)
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131 games played, 9.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.7 spgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1992)Draft selection: 18 (1999)
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261 games played, 9.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.3 spgAchievements
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000)Draft selection: 13 (1992)
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458 games played, 10.9 ppg, 3.5 rpgDraft selection: 5 (1997)
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65 games played, 8.4 ppg, 5.4 rpgDraft selection: 15 (2016)
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157 games played, 5.1 ppg, 3.2 rpgDraft selection: 15 (1989)
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224 games played, 8.1 ppg, 2.2 rpgDraft selection: 20 (2012)
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114 games played, 7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpgDraft selection: 9 (1977)
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77 games played, 4.0 ppg