15 trivia questions that involve the Denver Nuggets, from big moments to players who passed through.
Dikembe Mutombo's eighth-seeded Nuggets upset which top seed in 1994?
Seattle SuperSonics (1994)
Mutombo lay on the floor clutching the ball after the final buzzer.
Who won 2004 Rookie of the Year over Carmelo Anthony?
LeBron James (2004)
Carmelo's Nuggets made the playoffs that year, which made the vote debated.
The Nuggets traded Carmelo Anthony in 2011 to which team?
New York Knicks (2011)
The Nuggets got a package including Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler.
Jamal Murray was drafted 7th in 2016 by which team?
Denver Nuggets (2016)
He won the 2023 title alongside Nikola Jokic.
Donovan Mitchell was drafted 13th in 2017 by which team before a trade to Utah?
Denver Nuggets (2017)
Utah sent Trey Lyles and the 24th pick to Denver.
Who coached the Nuggets to the 2023 title?
Michael Malone (2023)
It was the Nuggets' first title.
In which year did the Nuggets make their first NBA Finals?
2023 (2023)
The Nuggets beat Miami in five games.
What were the Nuggets called in the ABA before 1974?
Denver Rockets (1974)
The Nuggets joined the NBA in 1976.
Which Nuggets star scored 73 points on the last day of the 1977-78 season but still lost the scoring title?
David Thompson (1978)
George Gervin scored 63 the same day to edge him.
The Nuggets were part of the highest-scoring game in NBA history in 1983, losing 186-184 to which team?
Detroit Pistons (1983)
It went three overtimes.
Who coached the high-scoring Nuggets teams of the 1980s?
Doug Moe (1987)
His run-and-gun Nuggets were the NBA's highest-scoring team for much of the 1980s.
Which Nuggets forward scored more points than any NBA player during the 1980s?
Alex English (1989)
English's number 2 is retired by the Nuggets.
Rudy Gobert was drafted 27th in 2013 by which team before being traded to Utah?
Denver Nuggets (2013)
Utah later traded him to Minnesota in 2022.
In the 2020 bubble, the Nuggets came back from 3-1 down in the second round against which team?
Los Angeles Clippers (2020)
They'd already come back from 3-1 against Utah in the first round.
The Nuggets acquired Aaron Gordon in 2021 from which team?
Orlando Magic (2021)
He started on the Nuggets' 2023 title team.