The 1979–80 Denver Nuggets season was the Nuggets' 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.1979-80 Denver Nuggets
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 2 30 Gary Garland G DePaul 5 102 Larry Williams Louisville 6 122 Odell Bell Marquette 7 144 John Johnson Creighton 8 162 Matt Teahan Denver 9 179 Emmett Lewis Colorado
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Game log Regular season
|- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 61 | | Atlanta | W 111–98
| McNichols Sports Arena | 22–39
| 68 | | @ Atlanta | L 93–100
| The Omni | 25–43
See also 1979-80 NBA season
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