2008-09 Denver Nuggets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Northwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 10-6 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated New Orleans Hornets 4-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Dallas Mavericks 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: George Karl (54-28)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 706,165, Avg. 17,224 in 41 home dates
2008-09 Denver Nuggets Statistics
2008-09 Denver Nuggets Results

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-6.

The Nuggets tossed in 8,555 points and yielded 8,275. Carmelo Anthony scored a team-best 1,504 points for Denver, while Chauncey Billups netted 17 or more per game also. Nene Nene racked up 598 boards. Chauncey Billups dished out 491 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Anthony Carter and Kenyon Martin added 96 steals, and Chris Andersen swatted 175 opponent shot attempts.

George Karl coached the team. The 2008-09 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Chris AndersenF-CJuly 7, 19786'10"220Blinn CCIola, TX USA
Carmelo AnthonyFMay 29, 19846'8"220SyracuseBrooklyn, NY USA
Chucky AtkinsGAugust 14, 19745'11"160South FloridaOrlando, FL USA
Renaldo BalkmanFJuly 14, 19846'8"208South CarolinaStaten Island, NY USA
Chauncey BillupsGSeptember 25, 19766'3"202ColoradoDenver, CO USA
Anthony CarterGJune 16, 19756'1"190HawaiiAtlanta, GA USA
Jason HartGApril 29, 19786'2"181SyracuseLos Angeles, CA USA
Juwan HowardF-CFebruary 7, 19736'9"240MichiganChicago, IL USA
Allen IversonGJune 7, 19756'0"165GeorgetownHampton, VA USA
Dahntay JonesG-FDecember 27, 19806'6"210DukeTrenton, NJ USA
Linas KleizaFJanuary 3, 19856'8"245MissouriKaunas, LTU
Kenyon MartinF-CDecember 30, 19776'9"230CincinnatiSaginaw, MI USA
Nene NeneF-CSeptember 13, 19826'11"260noneSao Carlos, BRA
Johan PetroCJanuary 27, 19867'0"247noneParis, FRA
Cheick SambCOctober 22, 19847'1"215noneDakar, SEN
J.R. SmithGSeptember 9, 19856'6"220noneFreehold, NJ USA
Sonny WeemsG-FJuly 8, 19866'6"203ArkansasWest Memphis, AR USA



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