The 2024–25 Denver Nuggets season was the 49th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On March 7, 2025, center Nikola Jokić became the first player in NBA history to record a 30–20–20 game. It came in an overtime victory against the Phoenix Suns.
On April 8, with three games remaining in the regular season, the Nuggets surprisingly announced that they had fired both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, with Booth's contract not being renewed by this date. Their combined firings would be made in relation to both Malone and Booth not getting along with each other well behind the scenes.
On April 13, the Nuggets clinched their seventh straight playoff berth after they defeated the Houston Rockets.
In the 2025 playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games, which included a buzzer-beating game-winning putback dunk from Aaron Gordon in Game 4. They subsequently lost to the eventual Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in 7 games, despite a game-winning three-pointer from Gordon in Game 1. Nikola Jokić was voted second in MVP voting behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder.
The Denver Nuggets drew an average home attendance of 19,783, the 5th-highest of all NBA teams.https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2025/sort/homeTotal
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / club 1 22 DaRon Holmes II Power Forward United States Dayton The Nuggets originally held one first-round pick and one second-round pick entering the draft (which was two days long instead of just one day long like it previously was since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989). A second round pick that originally started out with Denver for this draft would eventually be traded to the Phoenix Suns, which later led to Phoenix forfeiting that selection entirely during the previous season due to early involvements with Drew Eubanks. This would be the third straight year in a row where a second-round pick that Denver previously held onto at one point in time would later be forfeited by another team due to tampering violations during the free agency period. Ironically, the Suns would end up trading with the Nuggets on the first night of the draft, with Phoenix acquiring both of the Nuggets' first round and second round picks they had in this draft in the 28th and 56th picks (which became Ryan Dunn from the University of Virginia and Kevin McCullar Jr. from the University of Kansas respectively) alongside second round picks in 2026 and 2031 in exchange for the 22nd pick of the draft, which became power forward DaRon Holmes II from the University of Dayton.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc | 1 | October 4 | Boston | | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Russell Westbrook (8) | Etihad Arena12,002 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc | 2 | October 6 | @ Boston | | Nikola Jokić (20) | Hunter Tyson (10) | Trey Alexander (5) | Etihad Arena11,527 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc | 3 | October 13 | Phoenix | | Jokić, Porter Jr., Strawther (21) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena17,310 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc | 4 | October 15 | Oklahoma City | | Michael Porter Jr. (15) | DeAndre Jordan (9) | Aaron Gordon (5) | Ball Arena17,022 | 0–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 5 | October 17 | @ Minnesota | | Julian Strawther (33) | Michael Porter Jr. (8) | Nikola Jokić (7) | Target Center13,166 | 1–4
Regular season
|- style="background:#fcc | 1 | October 24 | Oklahoma City | | Braun, Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Ball Arena19,786 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc | 2 | October 26 | L.A. Clippers | | Nikola Jokić (41) | Jokić, Porter Jr. (9) | Jamal Murray (5) | Ball Arena19,691 | 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc | 3 | October 28 | @ Toronto | | Nikola Jokić (40) | Aaron Gordon (11) | Aaron Gordon (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,082 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc | 4 | October 29 | @ Brooklyn | | Nikola Jokić (29) | Nikola Jokić (18) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Barclays Center17,926 | 2–2
|- style="background:#fcc | 5 | November 1 | @ Minnesota | | Aaron Gordon (31) | Aaron Gordon (11) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Target Center18,978 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 6 | November 2 | Utah | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena19,702 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 7 | November 4 | Toronto | | Nikola Jokić (28) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Ball Arena19,525 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 8 | November 6 | Oklahoma City | | Russell Westbrook (29) | Nikola Jokić (20) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Ball Arena19,522 | 5–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 9 | November 8 | Miami | | Nikola Jokić (30) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Ball Arena19,621 | 6–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 10 | November 10 | Dallas | | Nikola Jokić (37) | Nikola Jokić (18) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Ball Arena19,908 | 7–3 |- style="background:#fcc | 11 | November 15 | @ New Orleans | | Michael Porter Jr. (24) | Dario Šarić (8) | Jamal Murray (8) | Smoothie King Center16,137 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fcc | 12 | November 17 | @ Memphis | | Julian Strawther (19) | Dario Šarić (10) | Jamal Murray (7) | FedExForum16,351 | 7–5 |- style="background:#cfc | 13 | November 19 | @ Memphis | | Jamal Murray (27) | Michael Porter Jr. (11) | Russell Westbrook (14) | FedExForum15,377 | 8–5 |- style="background:#fcc | 14 | November 22 | Dallas | | Nikola Jokić (33) | Nikola Jokić (17) | Jamal Murray (11) | Ball Arena19,923 | 8–6 |- style="background:#cfc | 15 | November 23 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Nikola Jokić (34) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Russell Westbrook (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 9–6 |- style="background:#fcc | 16 | November 25 | New York | | Russell Westbrook (27) | Michael Porter Jr. (10) | Jokić, Murray (7) | Ball Arena19,842 | 9–7 |- style="background:#cfc | 17 | November 27 | @ Utah | | Nikola Jokić (30) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Jamal Murray (8) | Delta Center18,175 | 10–7
|- style="background:#fcc | 18 | December 1 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Nikola Jokić (28) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Intuit Dome16,182 | 10–8 |- style="background:#cfc | 19 | December 3 | Golden State | | Nikola Jokić (38) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Jamal Murray (7) | Ball Arena19,912 | 11–8 |- style="background:#fcc | 20 | December 5 | @ Cleveland | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Nikola Jokić (20) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse19,432 | 11–9 |- style="background:#fcc | 21 | December 7 | @ Washington | | Nikola Jokić (56) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Russell Westbrook (12) | Capital One Arena16,182 | 11–10 |- style="background:#cfc | 22 | December 8 | @ Atlanta | | Nikola Jokić (48) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Russell Westbrook (11) | State Farm Arena16,137 | 12–10 |- style="background:#cfc | 23 | December 13 | L.A. Clippers | | Jamal Murray (20) | DeAndre Jordan (9) | Russell Westbrook (5) | Ball Arena19,779 | 13–10 |- style="background:#cfc | 24 | December 16 | @ Sacramento | | Jamal Murray (28) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Golden 1 Center16,936 | 14–10 |- style="background:#fcc | 25 | December 19 | @ Portland | | Nikola Jokić (34) | DeAndre Jordan (7) | Jamal Murray (10) | Moda Center16,753 | 14–11 |- style="background:#cfc | 26 | December 22 | @ New Orleans | | Jokić, Murray (27) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Smoothie King Center17,474 | 15–11 |- style="background:#cfc | 27 | December 23 | Phoenix | | Nikola Jokić (32) | Christian Braun (7) | Jalen Pickett (8) | Ball Arena19,910 | 16–11 |- style="background:#fcc | 28 | December 25 | @ Phoenix | | Nikola Jokić (25) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Jamal Murray (6) | Footprint Center17,071 | 16–12 |- style="background:#fcc | 29 | December 27 | Cleveland | | Jokić, Murray (27) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Ball Arena19,952 | 16–13 |- style="background:#cfc | 30 | December 28 | Detroit | | Nikola Jokić (37) | Jokić, Westbrook (9) | Jokić, Westbrook (8) | Ball Arena19,876 | 17–13 |- style="background:#cfc | 31 | December 30 | @ Utah | | Nikola Jokić (36) | Nikola Jokić (22) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Delta Center18,175 | 18–13
|- style="background:#cfc | 32 | January 1 | Atlanta | | Nikola Jokić (23) | Nikola Jokić (17) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Ball Arena19,902 | 19–13 |- style="background:#fcc | 33 | January 3 | San Antonio | | Nikola Jokić (41) | Nikola Jokić (18) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena19,922 | 19–14 |- style="background:#cfc | 34 | January 4 | @ San Antonio | | Nikola Jokić (46) | Porter Jr., Westbrook (10) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Frost Bank Center19,038 | 20–14 |- style="background:#fcc | 35 | January 7 | Boston | | Russell Westbrook (26) | Michael Porter Jr. (10) | Russell Westbrook (6) | Ball Arena19,904 | 20–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 36 | January 8 | L.A. Clippers | | Jamal Murray (21) | DeAndre Jordan (9) | Jamal Murray (9) | Ball Arena19,711 | 21–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 37 | January 10 | Brooklyn | | Nikola Jokić (35) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Ball Arena19,959 | 22–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 38 | January 12 | @ Dallas | | Russell Westbrook (21) | Nikola Jokić (18) | Nikola Jokić (9) | American Airlines Center20,031 | 23–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 39 | January 14 | @ Dallas | | Jamal Murray (45) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (10) | American Airlines Center19,798 | 24–15 |- style="background:#fcc | 40 | January 15 | Houston | | Braun, Murray (22) | DeAndre Jordan (8) | Murray, Pickett, Šarić (5) | Ball Arena19,837 | 24–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 41 | January 17 | @ Miami | | Jamal Murray (30) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Kaseya Center19,828 | 25–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 42 | January 19 | @ Orlando | | Braun, Jokić (20) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Kia Center18,846 | 26–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 43 | January 21 | Philadelphia | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Ball Arena19,521 | 27–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 44 | January 23 | Sacramento | | Nikola Jokić (35) | Nikola Jokić (22) | Nikola Jokić (17) | Ball Arena19,676 | 28–16 |- style="background:#fcc | 45 | January 25 | @ Minnesota | | Jamal Murray (25) | Jordan, Westbrook (6) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Target Center18,978 | 28–17 |- style="background:#fcc | 46 | January 27 | @ Chicago | | Nikola Jokić (33) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (14) | United Center19,661 | 28–18 |- style="background:#fcc | 47 | January 29 | @ New York | | Jamal Murray (33) | Russell Westbrook (14) | Jokić, Murray (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 28–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 48 | January 31 | @ Philadelphia | | Jamal Murray (31) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Wells Fargo Center19,764 | 29–19
|- style="background:#cfc | 49 | February 1 | @ Charlotte | | Nikola Jokić (28) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (17) | Spectrum Center19,106 | 30–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 50 | February 3 | New Orleans | | Michael Porter Jr. (36) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Ball Arena19,587 | 31–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 51 | February 5 | |New Orleans | | Michael Porter Jr. (39) | Michael Porter Jr. (12) | Aaron Gordon (12) | Ball Arena19,526 | 32–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 52 | February 6 | Orlando | | Michael Porter Jr. (30) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Ball Arena19,616 | 33–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 53 | February 8 | @ Phoenix | | Jamal Murray (30) | Jokić, Jordan (11) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Footprint Center17,071 | 34–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 54 | February 10 | Portland | | Nikola Jokić (40) | Nikola Jokić (7) | Jalen Pickett (9) | Ball Arena19,535 | 35–19 |- style="background:#cfc | 55 | February 12 | Portland | | Jamal Murray (55) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Ball Arena19,901 | 36–19 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- style="background:#cfc | 56 | February 20 | Charlotte |