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The Denver Nuggets All-Time roster

By Grayson Moore

DENVER - MARCH 22: The Denver Nuggets pose for a team photo on March 22, 2009 at the Pepsi Center 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 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER - MARCH 22: The Denver Nuggets pose for a team photo on March 22, 2009 at the Pepsi Center 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 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON – 1989: Michael Adams #14 of the Denver Nuggets drives the ball up court against Dennis Johnson #3 of the Boston Celtics during a game played in 1989 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1989 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON – 1989: Michael Adams #14 of the Denver Nuggets drives the ball up court against Dennis Johnson #3 of the Boston Celtics during a game played in 1989 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1989 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Secondary Bench Players

PG: Michael Adams

SG: T.R. Dunn

SF: Calvin Natt

PF: Bobby Jones

C: Marcus Camby

While these 5 may not be the most renowned or well-known Nuggets of all time, they could certainly get the job done on both sides of the court.

Michael Adams was a scoring and passing mastermind, knocking down 3-pointers way back in the 80s and setting up teammates with ease. T.R. Dunn is not a name often equated with Nuggets legends, but he played at least 80 games for the Nuggets every season from 1982-82 to 1987-88. He started a majority of those games as well, making up for the defensive inefficiencies of guys like Alex English.

Calvin Natt(A.K.A. the Pit Bull) was an efficient yet high scoring option for the Nuggets back in the 80s. He wasn’t the most talented defender, but he made up for that with his unyielding tenacity and incredible defensive effort.

I wrote an article including his name and Adams’ in case you have any doubt that these guys deserve to be on this roster. Bobby Jones only spent 2 years in a Nuggets uniform(in the NBA), but he impressed greatly during that time. A very capable scorer and a fantastic rebounder, he also made a big impact on the defensive side of the ball.

Finally, Marcus Camby. One of the greatest defending centers since the turn of the 21st century, Camby was a mean, lean blocking machine, and a great rebounder as well. He wasn’t a phenomenal scorer(he didn’t need to be with Billups, Melo, and Iverson around him), but he could get the job done when needed.

You could argue he deserves to be above Nikola Jokic on this list, but I don’t think Camby’s skill set was as awe-inspiring or diverse as Jokic’s.

Adams averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 assists per game in Denver and became one of 4 players ever to put up 26.5+ points and 10.5+ assists per game, and he did so while wearing a Nuggets uniform. He was the first player to break 2+ 3-pointers made per game and 2.5+ 3-pointers made per game, and while he played in Denver, he made 156 more 3-pointers than any other player in the entire league.

T.R. Dunn made 3 All-Defensive teams while playing on a team that was annually a bottom five defense. He averaged 1.5 steals per game in Denver, a DBPM of +2.0, and he amassed 15.7 defensive win shares during his 10 seasons in Denver.

Calvin Natt averaged 17.8 points per game on 52.3% shooting(7th best FG% in Nuggets history) and he also holds the 8th best offensive rating in Nuggets history(116.3). Bobby Jones averaged 14.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in his 2 years in the NBA for Denver. His defensive rating of 96.4 is the second lowest in Nuggets history, and from 1977-1979, he had the 6th lowest defensive rating in the entire league.

Marcus Camby was a Defensive Player of the Year with Denver and a 4x All-Defensive team member. He led the league in blocks during his time in Denver and he grabbed the 6th most rebounds.

He has the 3rd lowest defensive rating in Nuggets history(96.6), the 3rd highest block percentage(7.0%), the second highest blocks per game average(3.0), and the highest defensive rebound percentage(30.2%).

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While this team doesn’t look like much on first glance, it could compete with the best of the best on both ends of the floor.