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Denver Nuggets
(14-36, 6th in Midwest, 23 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (#18, #33, #41)
| T E A M S T R E N G T H S |
Youth
Antonio McDyess
Free throw shooting
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| W E A K N E S S E S |
Defense
Field goal shooting
Veteran Leadership
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| C H A N G E S |
New arena - The Pepsi Center
Van Exel status/free agency
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| N E E D S |
A healthy Raef LaFrentz
Small forward
Some D for Denver
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| N O T E S: |
Won more games this season (14) than they did last year (11)
The Nuggets were 8-1 in games decided by four points or less but only 6-35 in all other games
Raef LaFrentz averaged 13.8 ppg and 7.6 rpg before blowing out his knee in the season's 12th game (Eric Williams tore his ACL in the team's 4th game last year)
One of two teams to allow 100+ ppg (100.1)...Sacramento was the other (100.6)
Won only two games on the road for the second straight season
Antonio McDyess led the Nuggets in scoring (21.2) and minutes (38.7)
Danny Fortson ranked second in the league in rebounding (11.6)
Do not have the 5th overall pick - traded to Toronto as part of the Chauncey Billups deal
The second-worst defensive scoring, shooting and three-point shooting...2nd straight season in which the Nuggets finished second-worst in scoring defense
'98-'99 was the 4th straight season in which they did not reach the playoffs
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| F I R S T R O U N D P I C K S I N T H E 9 0 ' S |
1990 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, G (3)
1991 - Dikembe Mutombo, C (4), Mark Macon, G (8)
1992 - LaPhonso Ellis, F (5), Bryant Stith, G (13)
1993 - Rodney Rogers, F (9)
1994 - Jalen Rose, G (13)
1995 - Brent Barry, G (15)
1996 - Ethimas Retzias, C (23)
1997 - Tony Battie, F (5)
1998 - Raef LaFrentz, C (3), Tyronn Lue, G (23)
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| P L A Y E R S B Y P O S I T I O N |
Small Forwards
Eric Williams
Johnny Taylor
Carl Herrera |
Power Forwards
Antonio McDyess
Keon Clark
Loren Meyer |
Centers
Danny Fortson
Raef LaFrentz |
Point Guards
Nick Van Exel
Eric Washington
Corey Alexander |
Shooting Guards
Chauncey Billups
Bryant Stith
Kelly McCarty |
| F R E E A G E N T S |
1999
Herrera
Van Exel
McCarty
E.Washington
Meyer |
2000
Billups
Stith (ETO)
Fortson
Taylor |
2001 |
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Information courtesy of Turner Sports
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