The 2018–19 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team revealed a new logo for the 2018–19 season. With a win against the Boston Celtics on March 18, the Nuggets clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2012–13 season.
In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round in seven games, winning their first playoff series since the Carmelo Anthony era in 2009. In the Semifinals, the Nuggets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in seven games.
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College / Club
1
14
Michael Porter Jr.
SF
United States
Missouri
2
41
Jarred Vanderbilt
SF
United States
Kentucky
2
58
Thomas Welsh
C
United States
UCLA
Northwest Division
W
L
PCT
GB
Home
Road
Div
GP
y – Denver Nuggets
54
28
.659
–
34–7
20–21
12–4
82
x – Portland Trail Blazers
53
29
.646
1.0
32–9
21–20
6–10
82
x – Utah Jazz
50
32
.610
4.0
29–12
21–20
8–8
82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder
49
33
.598
5.0
27–14
22–19
9–7
82
Minnesota Timberwolves
36
46
.439
18.0
25–16
11–30
5–11
82
Western Conference
c – Golden State Warriors *
57
25
.695
–
82
y – Denver Nuggets *
54
28
.659
3.0
82
x – Portland Trail Blazers
53
29
.646
4.0
82
y – Houston Rockets *
53
29
.646
4.0
82
x – Utah Jazz
50
32
.610
7.0
82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder
49
33
.598
8.0
82
x – San Antonio Spurs
48
34
.585
9.0
82
x – Los Angeles Clippers
48
34
.585
9.0
82
Sacramento Kings
39
43
.476
18.0
82
Los Angeles Lakers
37
45
.451
20.0
82
Minnesota Timberwolves
36
46
.439
21.0
82
Memphis Grizzlies
33
49
.402
24.0
82
New Orleans Pelicans
33
49
.402
24.0
82
Dallas Mavericks
33
49
.402
24.0
82
Phoenix Suns
19
63
.232
38.0
82
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
GP
Games played
GS
Games started
MPG
Minutes per game
FG%
Field-goal percentage
3P%
3-point field-goal percentage
FT%
Free-throw percentage
RPG
Rebounds per game
APG
Assists per game
SPG
Steals per game
BPG
Blocks per game
PPG
Points per game
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
June 21, 2018
To Denver NuggetsDraft rights to Jarred Vanderbilt
To Orlando MagicDraft rights to Justin Jackson2019 second-round pick
July 6, 2018
To Denver NuggetsCash considerations
To Philadelphia 76ersWilson Chandler2021 second-round pickRight to swap 2022 second-round picks
July 13, 2018
To Denver NuggetsIsaiah Whitehead
To Brooklyn NetsKenneth FariedDarrell Arthur2019 first-round pick2020 second-round pick
Player
Signed
Will Barton
July 9, 2018
Nikola Jokić
July 9, 2018
Torrey Craig
July 10, 2018
Monté Morris
July 25, 2018
Player
Signed
Former Team
Isaiah Thomas
July 16, 2018
Los Angeles Lakers
Thomas Welsh
July 19, 2018; Two-way contract
UCLA Bruins
Emanuel Terry
August 7, 2018
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell
August 7, 2018; Two-way contract
Bakken Bears
Brandon Goodwin
November 29, 2018; Injury hardship
Memphis Hustle
Nick Young
December 10, 2018; Injury hardship
Golden State Warriors
Brandon Goodwin
December 16, 2018; Two-way contract
Memphis Hustle
Player
Reason Left
New Team
Isaiah Whitehead
Waived
Lokomotiv Kuban
Devin Harris
Free Agent
Dallas Mavericks
Emanuel Terry
Waived
Canton Charge
Brandon Goodwin
Waived
Memphis Hustle
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell
Waived
Hapeol Tel Aviv
Nick Young
Waived
Free Agent
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