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Denver Nuggets: Unheralded players we loved round two

By Michael Longhofer

7/7/1985, 8-1985 McNichols Arena 'Protest by handicapped against the Lutheran youth meeting three 10' crosses placed outside -a wheelchair on one, a pair of crutches on another,and a walker on the 3rd. There were about 30 protesters. in wheel chairs. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)
7/7/1985, 8-1985 McNichols Arena 'Protest by handicapped against the Lutheran youth meeting three 10' crosses placed outside -a wheelchair on one, a pair of crutches on another,and a walker on the 3rd. There were about 30 protesters. in wheel chairs. Credit: The Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images) /
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Denver Nuggets: Rodney RogersDENVER – 1995: Rodney Rogers #54 of the Denver Nuggets walks circa 1995 at McNicholls Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1995 NBAE (Photo by Tim DeFrisco/NBAE via Getty Images)Getty ID: 674073738
Denver Nuggets: Rodney RogersDENVER – 1995: Rodney Rogers #54 of the Denver Nuggets walks circa 1995 at McNicholls Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1995 NBAE (Photo by Tim DeFrisco/NBAE via Getty Images)Getty ID: 674073738 /

The Denver Nuggets, Rodney Rogers, was the ninth pick in the 1993 NBA draft by the Nuggets.

He came to the Nuggets with a spectacular pedigree as the reigning ACC player-of-the-year from Wake Forest (where his number 54 has been retired). At six-foot-seven and 235 pounds, Rogers was a small forward in a power forward’s body.  Though he only played two seasons in Denver, Rogers time was memorable.

Rogers hit three 3-point shots for nine points against the Utah Jazz in 8-seconds in a 1994 game.  True to the mid-90’s Nuggets, after taking the lead on Rogers’ third shot, the Nuggets failed to get back and let the Jazz run out for an easy bucket to lose by one.

Still, Rodney’s toughness and those eight seconds will live forever in Nuggets lore.

Rogers was in a dirt bike accident in 2008 and is paralyzed from the shoulders down.