2010–11 Denver Nuggets season

The 2010–11 Denver Nuggets season was the 44th season of the franchise, its 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After half a season of rumors and speculation, the Nuggets granted Carmelo Anthony his wish by trading him to the New York Knicks on February 21 as part of a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.Nuggets acquire five players, three picks in three-team trade The blockbuster trade also sent Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman, Shelden Williams, and Corey Brewer to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Kosta Koufos, New York's first-round pick in the 2014 draft and Golden State's second-round picks in 2012 and 2013. Minnesota received Denver's 2015 second-round pick, Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph.

After the trade, Nuggets coach George Karl said, "I'm glad its over. I'm glad it's an opportunity to reinvent", expressing relief at the end of the months of speculation preceding the trade.

Key dates June 24 – The 2010 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1 – The free agency period begun.

Summary

NBA Draft 2010

Free agency This free agency period, the Nuggets signed Al Harrington & Shelden Williams

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 8 | Portland | | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Shelden Williams (14) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center10,864 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 12 | @ Minnesota | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Shelden Williams (8) | Ty Lawson (6) | Target Center8,718 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 14 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony (14) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Staples Center10,572 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 16 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Renaldo Balkman (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Staples Center16,304 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 17 | @ L.A. Clippers | | J. R. Smith (24) | Eric Boateng (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Staples Centern/a | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 19 | Oklahoma City | | Arron Afflalo (22) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center13,549 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | October 21 | @ Portland | | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Carmelo Anthony,Melvin Ely (7) | Ty Lawson (7) | Rose Garden19,710 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | October 22 | @ Phoenix | | Ty Lawson (29) | Arron Afflalo (9) | Arron Afflalo (10) | US Airways Center15,440 | 5–3

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 27 | Utah | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Shelden Williams (16) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29 | @ New Orleans | | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Shelden Williams (13) | Chauncey Billups (5) | New Orleans Arena12,474 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30 | @ Houston | | Al Harrington (28) | Nenê (12) | Carmelo Anthony (4) | Toyota Center18,161 | 2–1

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | Dallas | | Carmelo Anthony (20) | Carmelo Anthony (15) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center14,159 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 5 | L.A. Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Melvin Ely,Al Harrington (8) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center15,559 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 6 | @ Dallas | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Al Harrington (8) | Ty Lawson,J. R. Smith (5) | American Airlines Center19,948 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 8 | @ Chicago | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Chauncey Billups (4) | United Center21,355 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 9 | @ Indiana | | Ty Lawson (19) | Nenê (6) | Arron Afflalo,J. R. Smith (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,122 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 11 | L.A. Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Carmelo Anthony (13) | Ty Lawson (5) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 15 | @ Phoenix | | Carmelo Anthony (20) | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Al Harrington (4) | US Airways Center17,744 | 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 16 | New York | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Carmelo Anthony,Gary Forbes (9) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center15,190 | 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 18 | @ Portland | | Carmelo Anthony (18) | Arron Afflalo (11) | Chauncey Billups,Ty Lawson (5) | Rose Garden20,532 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 20 | New Jersey | | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Carmelo Anthony,Nenê (8) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center16,396 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 22 | @ Golden State | | Carmelo Anthony (39) | Carmelo Anthony,Al Harrington,Nenê (9) | Carmelo Anthony,Ty Lawson (5) | Oracle Arena18,023 | 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 26 | Chicago | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | J. R. Smith (9) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 28 | Phoenix | | J. R. Smith (30) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center15,482 | 10–6

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 1 | Milwaukee | | Nenê (24) | J. R. Smith (10) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center14,221 | 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 3 | L.A. Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Nenê (7) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center15,829 | 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 5 | Memphis | | Nenê (27) | Nenê (11) | Ty Lawson,Nenê (6) | Pepsi Center15,017 | 13–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 7 | @ Charlotte | | Chauncey Billups (25) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | Chauncey Billups,Ty Lawson (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,737 | 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 8 | @ Boston | | Ty Lawson (24) | Al Harrington (8) | Chauncey Billups,Ty Lawson (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 13–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 10 | @ Toronto | | Al Harrington (31) | Shelden Williams (7) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Air Canada Centre14,715 | 14–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 12 | @ New York | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Carmelo Anthony (13) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Madison Square Garden19,387 | 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 14 | Orlando | | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center16,247 | 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 16 | San Antonio | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center16,190 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 18 | Minnesota | | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center15,409 | 16–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 22 | @ San Antonio | | Ty Lawson,J. R. Smith (22) | Arron Afflalo (10) | Chauncey Billups (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 16–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 25 | @ Oklahoma City | | Chauncey Billups (30) | Nenê (12) | Ty Lawson (5) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 16–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 26 | Philadelphia | | Chauncey Billups (24) | Chris Andersen,J. R. Smith (11) | Chauncey Billups,Ty Lawson (4) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 16–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 28 | Portland | | Chauncey Billups (18) | Chris Andersen (11) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center17,388 | 17–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 29 | @ Minnesota | | Chauncey Billups (36) | Chris Andersen (7) | Chauncey Billups,Ty Lawson,J. R. Smith (5) | Target Center17,093 | 18–13

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 1 | Sacramento | | Chauncey Billups (22) | Nenê (14) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center17,466 | 19–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 3 | Houston | | Carmelo Anthony (33) | Carmelo Anthony,Nenê (11) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Pepsi Center17,136 | 20–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 5 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Carmelo Anthony,Nenê (9) | J. R. Smith (4) | Staples Center17,540 | 20–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 6 | @ Sacramento | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Nenê (8) | Ty Lawson,Nenê (3) | ARCO Arena13,184 | 20–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 9 | New Orleans | | Al Harrington (20) | Al Harrington (7) | Carmelo Anthony,J. R. Smith (4) | Pepsi Center16,283 | 20–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 11 | Phoenix | | Arron Afflalo (31) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Chauncey Billups (7) | Pepsi Center14,874 | 21–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 13 | Miami | | J. R. Smith (28) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (13) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 22–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 15 | Cleveland | | Nenê (22) | Shelden Williams (11) | Chauncey Billups (8) | Pepsi Center17,668 | 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 16 | @ San Antonio | | Al Harrington (18) | Nenê (7) | Chauncey Billups,Nenê,J. R. Smith (4) | AT&T Center18,581 | 23–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 19 | Oklahoma City | | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center16,872 | 24–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 21 | L.A. Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Nenê (7) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 24–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 23 | Indiana | | Carmelo Anthony (36) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Pepsi Center17,047 | 25–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 25 | @ Washington | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Nenê (9) | Chauncey Billups (6) | Verizon Center16,121 | 26–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 26 | @ Detroit | | Chauncey Billups (26) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,212 | 27–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 28 | @ Cleveland | | Carmelo Anthony (33) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Carmelo Anthony,Ty Lawson (5) | Quicken Loans Arena19,642 | 28–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | January 30 | @ Philadelphia | | Chauncey Billups (27) | J. R. Smith (9) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Wells Fargo Center15,612 | 28–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | January 31 | @ New Jersey | | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Prudential Center14,039 | 28–20

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 2 | Portland | | Nenê (22) | Nenê (10) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center15,258 | 29–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 4 | Utah | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Arron Afflalo (10) | Chauncey Billups (5) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 29–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 5 | @ Minnesota | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Al Harrington,J. R. Smith (7) | Chauncey Billups (13) | Target Center15,389 | 30–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 7 | Houston | | Carmelo Anthony (50) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Ty Lawson (5) | Pepsi Center14,595 | 30–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 9 | @ Golden State | | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Al Harrington (8) | Ty Lawson,J. R. Smith (6) | Oracle Arena18,430 | 30–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 10 | Dallas | | Carmelo Anthony (42) | Carmelo Anthony,Nenê (7) | Chauncey Billups (9) | Pepsi Center16,273 | 31–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 13 | @ Memphis | | Carmelo Anthony (31) | Carmelo Anthony,Chris Andersen,Kenyon Martin (5) | Chauncey Billups (7) | FedExForum15,398 | 31–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 14 | @ Houston | | Arron Afflalo (17) | Nenê (9) | Carmelo Anthony,Chauncey Billups (3) | Toyota Center16,450 | 31–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 16 | @ Milwaukee | | Carmelo Anthony (38) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Kenyon Martin (7) | Bradley Center16,033 | 32–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 22 | Memphis | | J. R. Smith (26) | J. R. Smith (8) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center14,638 | 33–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 24 | Boston | | Kenyon Martin (18) | Kenyon Martin,Nenê (10) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center18,524 | 34–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | February 25 | @ Portland | | Danilo Gallinari (30) | Nenê (11) | Raymond Felton,Ty Lawson (6) | Rose Garden20,659 | 34–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | February 28 | Atlanta | | J. R. Smith (19) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Raymond Felton (7) | Pepsi Center16,163 | 35–26

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 2 | Charlotte | | Wilson Chandler (16) | Kenyon Martin,Nenê (8) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center14,255 | 36–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 3 | @ Utah | | Ty Lawson (22)