Denver Nuggets year by year

51 seasons since 1976-77 · 2059-1976 all time · 1 title

How have the Nuggets ranked, year by year?

The Denver Nuggets have played 50 seasons since 1976-77: 2058-1975 in the regular season, with 1 title. Their offense scored the most 11 times: 2025-26, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2010-11 and 7 more. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2023-24's (6th in points allowed), the best offense 2025-26's (1st in points scored). In 2026-27 they are 1-1, 19th in points scored and 7th in points allowed after 2 games.

Denver Nuggets by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2026-27	1-1	107.019th	107.57th	David Adelman	—
2025-26	54-28	122.11st	116.921st	David Adelman	Playoffs, 2-4
2024-25	50-32	120.83rd	116.925th	Michael Malone	Playoffs, 7-7
2023-24	57-25	114.914th	109.66th	Michael Malone	Playoffs, 7-5
2022-23	53-29	115.812th	112.58th	Michael Malone	Won the NBA Finals
2021-22	48-34	112.710th	110.414th	Michael Malone	Playoffs, 1-4
2020-21	47-25	115.18th	110.18th	Michael Malone	Playoffs, 4-6
2019-20	46-27	111.319th	109.211th	Michael Malone	Playoffs, 9-10
2018-19	54-28	110.720th	106.76th	Michael Malone	Playoffs, 7-7
2017-18	46-36	110.06th	108.522nd	Michael Malone	—
2016-17	40-42	111.73rd	111.227th	Michael Malone	—
2015-16	33-49	101.920th	105.022nd	Michael Malone	—
2014-15	30-52	101.512th	105.027th	Brian Shaw, Melvin Hunt	—
2013-14	36-46	104.49th	106.528th	Brian Shaw	—
2012-13	57-25	106.11st	101.123rd	George Karl	Playoffs, 2-4
2011-12	38-28	104.11st	101.229th	George Karl	Playoffs, 3-4
2010-11	50-32	107.51st	102.721st	George Karl	Playoffs, 1-4
2009-10	53-29	106.53rd	102.420th	George Karl	Playoffs, 2-4
2008-09	54-28	104.36th	100.918th	George Karl	Playoffs, 10-6
2007-08	50-32	110.72nd	107.029th	George Karl	Playoffs, 0-4
2006-07	45-37	105.43rd	103.726th	George Karl	Playoffs, 1-4
2005-06	44-38	100.35th	100.123rd	George Karl	Playoffs, 1-4
2004-05	49-33	99.58th	97.517th	George Karl	Playoffs, 1-4
2003-04	43-39	97.25th	96.119th	Jeff Bzdelik, Michael Cooper	Playoffs, 1-4
2002-03	17-65	84.229th	92.49th	Jeff Bzdelik	—
2001-02	27-55	92.222nd	98.023rd	Mike Evans	—
2000-01	40-42	96.611th	99.026th	Dan Issel	—
1999-00	35-47	99.011th	101.123rd	Dan Issel	—
1998-99	14-36	93.58th	100.127th	Mike D'Antoni	—
1997-98	11-71	89.027th	100.725th	Bill Hanzlik	—
1996-97	21-61	97.712th	104.125th	Dick Motta	—
1995-96	35-47	97.719th	100.416th	Bernie Bickerstaff	—
1994-95	41-41	101.313th	100.510th	Dan Issel, Gene Littles	Playoffs, 0-3
1993-94	42-40	100.318th	98.810th	Dan Issel	Playoffs, 6-6
1992-93	36-46	105.213th	106.920th	Dan Issel	—
1991-92	24-58	99.724th	107.620th	Paul Westhead	—
1990-91	20-62	119.91st	130.826th	Paul Westhead	—
1989-90	43-39	114.63rd	113.224th	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 0-3
1988-89	44-38	118.02nd	116.323rd	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 0-3
1987-88	54-28	116.71st	112.718th	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 5-6
1986-87	37-45	116.73rd	117.622nd	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 0-3
1985-86	47-35	114.84th	113.518th	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 5-5
1984-85	52-30	120.01st	117.621st	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 8-7
1983-84	38-44	123.71st	124.822nd	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 2-3
1982-83	45-37	123.21st	122.622nd	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 3-5
1981-82	46-36	126.51st	126.022nd	Doug Moe	Playoffs, 1-2
1980-81	37-45	121.81st	122.322nd	Doug Moe	—
1979-80	30-52	108.314th	112.717th	Donnie Walsh	—
1978-79	47-35	110.79th	109.56th	Larry Brown	Playoffs, 1-2
1977-78	48-34	111.86th	110.915th	Larry Brown	Playoffs, 6-7
1976-77	50-32	112.62nd	107.413th	Larry Brown	Playoffs, 2-4

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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