1990–91 Denver Nuggets season

The Nuggets hired a new General Manager. Bernie Bickerstaff took over the Nuggets and he decided it was time to rebuild the Nuggets. At the time, the club had the oldest team in the league. The Nuggets would make radical changes trading off stars for draft picks. The Nuggets had a new Coach in Paul Westhead. The Nuggets had a league worst 20-62 record. By season's end, the Nuggets allowed 130.8 ppg setting a new record for NBA defensive generosity.^[1]

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Chris Jackson	PG	United States	LSU
2	42	Marcus Liberty	F	United States	Illinois

Roster

Denver Nuggets 1990-91 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) LSU 1.5 !G 14 USA ! Adams, Michael style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Boston College 5.5 !F/C 33 USA ! Anderson, Cadillac (from NJN) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston 4.0 !F 5 USA ! Battle, Kenny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois 5.5 !F/C USA ! Cook, Anthony style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona 2.5 !G/F 6 USA ! Davis, Walter (to POR) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina 2.5 !G/F 23 USA ! Dunn, T. R. (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Alabama 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Farmer, Jim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama 1.5 !G 1 USA ! Gaines, Corey (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Loyola Marymount 1.5 !G 15 USA ! Johnson, Avery (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern 4.0 !F 35 USA ! Lane, Jerome style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Legler, Tim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) La Salle 4.0 !F 30 USA ! Liberty, Marcus style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois 2.5 !G/F 21 USA ! Lichti, Todd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Stanford 4.0 !F 34 USA ! Mason, Anthony style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State 4.0 !F 5 USA ! Mills, Terry (to NJN) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Neal, Craig style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Georgia Tech 6.0 !C 41 USA ! Rasmussen, Blair style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oregon 2.5 !G/F 34 USA ! Williams, Reggie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown 5.5 !F/C 42 USA ! Wolf, Joe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina 4.0 !F 0 USA ! Woolridge, Orlando style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame	Head coach Paul Westhead Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Awards and Records

• Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References