Denver Nuggets All-time NBA Draft Picks

Year by year Information about all the players selected by the Nuggets in the NBA Draft including rounds, picks, trades and other data.

Total selections: 159

Denver Nuggets in the NBA Draft

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Year: 2023

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Player
From (College/Club) Details
40 Round 2 Maxwell Lewis Pepperdine from Mavericks via Thunder, traded to Lakers

Year: 2022

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Player
From (College) Details
21 Round 1 Christian Braun Kansas

Year: 2021

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Player
From (College) Details
26 Round 1 Bones Hyland VCU

Year: 2020

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Player
From (College) Details
22 Round 1 Zeke Nnaji Arizona from Rockets

Year: 2018

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Player
From (College) Details
14 Round 1 Michael Porter Jr. Missouri
43 Round 2 Justin Jackson Maryland from Clippers via Knicks, traded to Magic
58 Round 2 Thomas Welsh UCLA from Warriors

Year: 2017

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Player
From (College) Details
13 Round 1 Donovan Mitchell Louisville traded to Jazz
49 Round 2 Vlatko Cancar - from Grizzlies via Thunder
51 Round 2 Monte Morris Iowa State from Thunder

Year: 2016

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Player
From (College) Details
7 Round 1 Jamal Murray Univ. of Kentucky from Knicks
15 Round 1 Juan Hernangómez - from Rockets
19 Round 1 Malik Beasley Florida State Univ. from Trail Blazers
53 Round 2 Petr Cornelie - from Hornets via Thunder
56 Round 2 Daniel Hamilton Univ. of Connecticut from Thunder, traded to Thunder

Year: 2015

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Player
From (College) Details
7 Round 1 Emmanuel Mudiay -
57 Round 2 Nikola Radicevic - from Clippers

Year: 2014

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Player
From (College) Details
11 Round 1 Doug McDermott Creighton traded to Bulls
41 Round 2 Nikola Jokic -
56 Round 2 Devyn Marble Iowa traded to Magic

Year: 2013

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Player
From (College) Details
27 Round 1 Rudy Gobert - traded to Jazz

Year: 2012

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Player
From (College) Details
20 Round 1 Evan Fournier -
38 Round 2 Quincy Miller Baylor Univ. from Warriors via Knicks
50 Round 2 Izzet Turkyilmaz -

Year: 2011

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Player
From (College) Details
22 Round 1 Kenneth Faried Morehead State Univ.

Year: 2009

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Player
From (College) Details
34 Round 2 Sergio Llull -

Year: 2006

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Player
From (College) Details
49 Round 2 Leon Powe Univ. of California

Year: 2005

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Player
From (College) Details
20 Round 1 Julius Hodge North Carolina State Univ.
22 Round 1 Jarrett Jack Georgia Institute of Technology
52 Round 2 Axel Hervelle -

Year: 2004

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Player
From (College) Details
20 Round 1 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph's Univ.

Year: 2003

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Player
From (College) Details
3 Round 1 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Univ.
46 Round 2 Sani Becirovic -

Year: 2002

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Player
From (College) Details
5 Round 1 Nikoloz Tskitishvili -
25 Round 1 Frank Williams Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
33 Round 2 Vincent Yarbrough Univ. of Tennessee

Year: 2001

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Player
From (College) Details
47 Round 2 Ousmane Cisse -

Year: 2000

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Player
From (College) Details
26 Round 1 Mamadou N'Diaye Auburn Univ.
53 Round 2 Dan McClintock Northern Arizona Univ.

Year: 1999

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Player
From (College) Details
18 Round 1 James Posey Xavier Univ.
33 Round 2 Chris Herren California State Univ., Fresno
41 Round 2 Francisco Elson Univ. of California

Year: 1998

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Player
From (College) Details
3 Round 1 Raef LaFrentz Univ. of Kansas
23 Round 1 Tyronn Lue Univ. of Nebraska
54 Round 2 Tremaine Fowlkes California State Univ., Fresno
55 Round 2 Ryan Bowen Univ. of Iowa

Year: 1997

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Player
From (College) Details
5 Round 1 Tony Battie Texas Tech Univ.
32 Round 2 James Cotton California State Univ., Long Beach
41 Round 2 Jason Lawson Villanova Univ.

Year: 1996

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Player
From (College) Details
23 Round 1 Efthimi Rentzias -
37 Round 2 Jeff McInnis Univ. of North Carolina

Year: 1995

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Player
From (College) Details
15 Round 1 Brent Barry Oregon State Univ.
44 Round 2 Anthony Pelle California State Univ., Fresno

Year: 1994

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Player
From (College) Details
13 Round 1 Jalen Rose Univ. of Michigan

Year: 1993

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Player
From (College) Details
9 Round 1 Rodney Rogers Wake Forest Univ.
43 Round 2 Josh Grant Univ. of Utah

Year: 1992

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Player
From (College) Details
5 Round 1 LaPhonso Ellis Univ. of Notre Dame
13 Round 1 Bryant Stith Univ. of Virginia
46 Round 2 Robert Werdann St. John's Univ.

Year: 1991

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Player
From (College) Details
4 Round 1 Dikembe Mutombo Georgetown Univ.
8 Round 1 Mark Macon Temple Univ.

Year: 1990

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Player
From (College) Details
3 Round 1 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Louisiana State Univ.
42 Round 2 Marcus Liberty Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year: 1989

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Player
From (College) Details
15 Round 1 Todd Lichti Stanford Univ.
42 Round 2 Michael Cutright McNeese State Univ.
47 Round 2 Reggie Turner Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham

Year: 1988

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Player
From (College) Details
23 Round 1 Jerome Lane Univ. of Pittsburgh
43 Round 2 Todd Mitchell Purdue Univ.
47 Round 2 Vernon Maxwell Univ. of Florida
66 Round 3 Dwight Boyd Univ. of Memphis

Year: 1987

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Player
From (College) Details
31 Round 2 Andre Moore Loyola Univ. of Chicago
54 Round 3 Tom Schafer Iowa State Univ.
77 Round 4 David Boone Marquette Univ.
100 Round 5 Ron Grandison Univ. of New Orleans
123 Round 6 Kelvin Scarborough Univ. of New Mexico
146 Round 7 Rowan Gomes Hampton Univ.
156 Round 7 Curtis Hunter Univ. of North Carolina

Year: 1986

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Player
From (College) Details
16 Round 1 Maurice Martin Saint Joseph's Univ.
18 Round 1 Mark Alarie Duke Univ.
41 Round 2 Otis Smith Jacksonville Univ.
64 Round 3 Don Redden Louisiana State Univ.
87 Round 4 Anthony Watson San Diego State Univ.
110 Round 5 Jon Collins Eastern Illinois Univ.
133 Round 6 Anthony Frederick Pepperdine Univ.
156 Round 7 Mike Marshall McNeese State Univ.

Year: 1985

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Player
From (College) Details
15 Round 1 Blair Rasmussen Univ. of Oregon
43 Round 2 Barry Stevens Iowa State Univ.
89 Round 4 Pete Williams Univ. of Arizona
112 Round 5 Kenny Brown Texas A&M Univ.
135 Round 6 Joe Carrabino Harvard Univ.
158 Round 7 Eddie Smith Univ. of Arizona

Year: 1984

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Player
From (College) Details
42 Round 2 Willie White Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga
79 Round 4 Karl Tilleman -
103 Round 5 Prince Bridges Univ. of Missouri
125 Round 6 Willie Burton Univ. of Tennessee
149 Round 7 Mark Simpson Cawtaba College
171 Round 8 Bill Wendlandt Univ. of Texas at Austin
194 Round 9 Cecil Exum Univ. of North Carolina
215 Round 10 Dexter Bailey Xavier Univ.

Year: 1983

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Player
From (College) Details
15 Round 1 Howard Carter Louisiana State Univ.
37 Round 2 David Russell St. John's Univ.
61 Round 3 David Little Univ. of Oklahoma
83 Round 4 York Gross Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
107 Round 5 James Braddock Univ. of North Carolina
129 Round 6 Glenn Green Murray State Univ.
153 Round 7 Maurice McDaniel Cawtaba College
175 Round 8 Cliff Tribus Davidson College
198 Round 9 Bobby Van Noy Cawtaba College
218 Round 10 Cleveland McCrae Cawtaba College

Year: 1982

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Player
From (College) Details
19 Round 1 Rob Williams Univ. of Houston
62 Round 3 Roylin Bond Pepperdine Univ.
84 Round 4 Alford Turner Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
109 Round 5 Bill Duffy Santa Clara Univ.
131 Round 6 Chris Brust Univ. of North Carolina
153 Round 7 Jeb Barlow Univ. of North Carolina
178 Round 8 Donny Speer Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
200 Round 9 Dean Sears Univ. of California, Los Angeles
220 Round 10 Mike Phillips Niagara Univ.

Year: 1981

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Player
From (College) Details
34 Round 2 Ken Green Univ. of Texas-Pan American
101 Round 5 Willie Sims Louisiana State Univ.
124 Round 6 Alonzo Weatherley Univ. of Denver
147 Round 7 Greg Manning Univ. of Maryland
169 Round 8 Curtis Redding St. John's Univ.
191 Round 9 Andrew Burton Austin Peay State Univ.
211 Round 10 Derrick Rowland State Univ. of New York at Potsdam

Year: 1980

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Player
From (College) Details
5 Round 1 James Ray Jacksonville Univ.
23 Round 1 Carl Nicks Indiana State Univ.
41 Round 2 Jawann Oldham Seattle Univ.
47 Round 3 Kurt Nimphius Arizona State Univ.
48 Round 3 Eddie Lee Univ. of Cincinnati
51 Round 3 Ronnie Valentine Old Dominion Univ.
73 Round 4 Sammie Ellis Univ. of Pittsburgh
97 Round 5 James Patrick Texas State Univ.
119 Round 6 Ernie Hill Oklahoma City Univ.
143 Round 7 Tommy Springer Vanderbilt Univ.
184 Round 9 Jim Graziano Univ. of South Carolina
202 Round 10 Earl Sango Regis Univ.

Year: 1979

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Player
From (College) Details
30 Round 2 Gary Garland DePaul Univ.
102 Round 5 Larry Williams Univ. of Louisville
122 Round 6 Odell Ball Marquette Univ.
144 Round 7 John Johnson Creighton Univ.
162 Round 8 Matt Teahan Univ. of Denver
179 Round 9 Emmett Lewis Univ. of Colorado

Year: 1978

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Player
From (College) Details
17 Round 1 Rod Griffin Wake Forest Univ.
21 Round 1 Mike Evans Kansas State Univ.
46 Round 3 Hollis Copeland Rutgers Univ.
106 Round 5 Michael Edwards Univ. of Texas-Pan American
127 Round 6 Robert Heard Columbus State Univ.
148 Round 7 Jack Gilloon Univ. of South Carolina
166 Round 8 Larry Vaculik Univ. of Colorado
183 Round 9 Tom Schneeburger United States Air Force Academy
198 Round 10 Phil Taylor Univ. of Arizona

Year: 1977

Pick
Player
From (College) Details
9 Round 1 Tom LaGarde Univ. of North Carolina
21 Round 1 Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts Univ.
65 Round 3 Robert Smith Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
109 Round 5 John Billups Univ. of Mississippi
130 Round 6 Jim Town Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst
150 Round 7 Willie High Alabama State Univ.
169 Round 8 Len Saunders Univ. of Florida

Total picks: 159