What Does the Denver Nuggets Starting Lineup Look Like?
Here's the Nuggets starting 5 lineup at full strength. If all players can remain healthy for the rest of the year, the Nuggets Championship Odds will top among the top choices among NBA teams.
| Position | Starter |
| Point Guard: | Jamal Murray |
| Shooting Guard: | Christian Braun |
| Small Forward: | Michael Porter Jr. |
| Power Forward: | Aaron Gordon |
| Center: | Nikola Jokic |
Point Guard: Jamal Murray
One of the best players ever to come out of Canada, Murray was the seventh overall pick of the 2016 draft out of the University of Kentucky and made the NBA's All-Rookie Second-Team in his first season when he averaged 9.9 points while coming off the bench in 73 of 82 games. Murray averaged a career-high 6.5 assists last season while averaging 21.2 points, tying his career high in points per game. He has not played in all 82 games since his rookie season. Murray may not see the short MVP odds on the bet365 sportsbook in Colorado that a guy like Jokic does but he's a key component to this Nuggets squad.
Shooting Guard: Christian Braun
Braun has big shoes to fill after Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was not re-signed to the Nugs during free agency. Braun started just four games for Denver last season but averaged 20 minutes per game.
Small Forward: Michael Porter Jr.
A survivor of several major surgical procedures on his back, the Nuggets drafted him with the 14th overall pick in 2018 out of Missouri knowing full well that they may not see him at his best for a couple of years. Porter had a breakout season in 2020-21 when he increased his scoring average 9.7 points to 19.0 per game and shot 44.5% from three.
Power Forward: Aaron Gordon
The Nuggets signed him away from the Orlando Magic after he had spent his first seven seasons there, never averaging more than 17.6 points but also never quite living up to the hype of being the No. 4 overall pick in 2014. His best stat last season was shooting 56.4 percent from the field, a career-best. It almost matched his below-par free throw shooting, 60.8 percent.
Center: Nikola Jokic
Known as "The Joker", the 7-foot Serbian is no joke when it comes to talent, coming within two-tenths of an assist of becoming the first non-guard ever to average a triple-double last season, something only Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson have accomplished. Jokic does it all from passing to dribbling to 3-point shooting to foul shooting, as he has never shot below 81 percent at the charity strike over the course of eight professional seasons. He is a five-time All-Star.
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Who Is Denver Nuggets’ 6th Man?
In 2024 the Nuggets' 6th man is Russell Westbrook. Denver signed Westbrook off waivers at the end of July after he was released by the Jazz following a trade from the Clippers.
Get to Know the Denver Nuggets Front Office
| General Manager | Calvin Booth |
| Head Coach | Michael Malone |
| Associate Head Coach | David Adelman |
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Who Is the Denver Nuggets' Head Coach?
Michael Malone is the son of the late Brendan Malone, an NBA lifer who was the head coach of the Toronto Raptors and taught his son the coaching craft. Malone was an assistant with the Knicks, Cavaliers, Hornets and Warriors before becoming head coach in Sacramento from 2013-14 and then getting the Nuggets job the following year.
Who Is the Denver Nuggets’ General Manager?
Calvin Booth as a journeyman NBA player who spent time with the Wizards, Mavericks, Sonics, Bucks, Sixers, Timberwolves and Kings before working as a scout for the Pelicans and Timberwolves. The Nuggets made him their assistant general manager in 2017.
Denver Nuggets Starting 5 FAQs
Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic.
Author
Chris Sheridan is a veteran NBA Writer who has been covering the league since 1992, with a specialty in international basketball after being credentialed for every Olympics since 1996-Atlanta. He has been writing in the sports gambling journalism space since PASPA was overturned in 2018, and age 58 he still can drain the 3-pointer and can dunk with the help of a ladder.
