2002–03 Denver Nuggets season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Nuggets' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season as a franchise.[1] The Nuggets had the fifth overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected Nikoloz Tskitishvili from the Republic of Georgia.[2][3][4][5] Prior to the start of the season, the Nuggets acquired Marcus Camby and top draft pick Nenê Hilario from the New York Knicks,[6] acquired second-year guard Rodney White from the Detroit Pistons, and signed free agents Mark Blount and undrafted rookie Junior Harrington. After a 2–9 start to the season with new head coach Jeff Bzdelik, the Nuggets won three straight games, but then lost 15 of their next 16 games, which included a ten-game losing streak, as Camby only played just 29 games due to ankle and hip injuries. In December, James Posey was traded to the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade,[7] while Blount was traded back to his former team, the Boston Celtics in exchange for Shammond Williams in February.

2002–03 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachJeff Bzdelik
General managerKiki VanDeWeghe
Owner(s)Stan Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKKFN

However, the team struggled posting a 14-game losing streak between February and March. They lost their final eight games finishing last place in the Midwest Division and in the league with 17 wins and 65 losses, the franchise's worst record since 1997–98.[8] They also missed the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons. Juwan Howard led the team with 18.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Nenê averaged 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[9] Following the season, Howard signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, and Williams, Harrington and Donnell Harvey were all released to free agency.

Draft picks
Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
15Nikoloz TskitishviliF/C Georgia
125Frank WilliamsPG United StatesIllinois
233Vincent YarbroughSF United StatesTennessee

Roster
2002–03 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 15 United States Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Blinn
G/F 32 United States Bowen, Ryan Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa
F/C 23 United States Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UMass
G 21 United States Harrington, Adam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
G 6 United States Harrington, Junior 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wingate
F 1 United States Harvey, Donnell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Florida
F/C 5 United States Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan
F/C 31 Brazil Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Brazil
G 4 Serbia and Montenegro Savović, Predrag Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Hawaiʻi
G 20 United States Trepagnier, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) USC
F 22 Georgia (country) Tskitishvili, Nikoloz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Republic of Georgia
G/F 7 United States White, Rodney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Charlotte
G 11 Georgia (country) Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) North Carolina
G 3 United States Yarbrough, Vincent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Roster Notes
  • Point guard Shammond Williams holds American and Georgian dual citizenship. He played for the Georgian national team although he was born in the United States.

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 6022.732–33–827–1417–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 6022.732–33–827–1418–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 5131.622933–818–2315–9
x-Utah Jazz 4735.5731329–1218–2315–9
Houston Rockets 4339.5241728–1315–2611–13
Memphis Grizzlies 2854.3413220–218–335–17
Denver Nuggets 1765.2074313–284–373–21
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6022.732–
2 y-Sacramento Kings5923.7201
3 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.732–
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5131.6229
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers5032.61010
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.61010
7 x-Utah Jazz4735.57313
8 x-Phoenix Suns4438.53716
9 Houston Rockets4339.52417
10 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48820
11 Golden State Warriors3844.46322
12 Memphis Grizzlies2854.34132
13 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32933
14 Denver Nuggets1765.20743
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2002-03 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta –0–32–24–00–22–01–30–21–12–22–01–11–11–32–20–21–32–21–32–13–10–20–21–11–11–11–31–12–2
Boston 3–0–2–24–00–21–12–21–10–22–22–01–12–02–21–22–01–33–14–03–22–20–21–10–20–22–01–21–11–3
Chicago 2–22–2–3–10–21–10–41–11–12–20–21–11–11–22–20–22–21–32–11–31–31–11–10–20–20–22–21–11–3
Cleveland 0–40–41–3–0–21–10–41–11–10–42–01–10–21–20–40–22–21–31–20–40–40–20–20–20–21–13–11–10–4
Dallas 2–02–02–02–0–4–02–04–04–01–14–01–34–02–00–22–22–02–02–01–12–02–22–21–32–22–22–02–22–0
Denver 0–21–11–11–10–4–0–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
Detroit 3–12–24–04–00–22–0–1–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
Golden State 2–01–11–11–10–44–01–1–1–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
Houston 1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–1–1–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
Indiana 2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–1–2–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–2–0–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–0–4–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
Memphis 1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–4–2–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
Miami 3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–2–1–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
Milwaukee 2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–1–0–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
Minnesota 2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–0–0–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
New Jersey 3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–0–2–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
New Orleans 2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–2–3–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
New York 3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–3–2–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
Orlando 1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–2–2–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
Philadelphia 1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–2–0–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
Phoenix 2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–0–3–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
Portland 2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–3–1–32–24–02–01–31–1
Sacramento 1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–1–1–33–11–13–12–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–1–3–12–04–01–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–3–2–02–21–1
Toronto 3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–2–0–23–1
Utah 1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–0–1–1
Washington 2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1—

Game log

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Juwan Howard 77 77 35.5 .450 .500 .803 7.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 18.4
James Posey 25 24 34.9 .373 .273 .843 5.8 3.1 1.2 0.2 14.1
Nenê 80 53 28.2 .519 .000 .578 6.1 1.9 1.6 0.8 10.5
Chris Whitney 29 20 26.3 .360 .336 .807 1.6 4.3 0.6 0.0 9.6
Shammond Williams 27 9 26.4 .390 .363 .667 2.3 5.1 0.6 0.1 9.4
Rodney White 72 19 21.7 .408 .239 .784 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.4 9.0
Donnell Harvey 77 27 20.9 .446 .143 .670 5.3 1.3 0.6 0.4 7.9
Marcus Camby 29 9 21.2 .410 .400 .660 7.2 1.6 0.7 1.4 7.6
Vincent Yarbrough 59 39 23.4 .393 .269 .790 2.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 6.9
Devin Brown 3 2 23.7 .280 .000 .667 3.7 1.7 1.3 0.3 6.0
Kenny Satterfield 22 6 19.1 .309 .179 .696 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.1 5.6
Jeff Trepagnier 8 0 12.1 .425 .500 1.000 2.0 0.8 1.0 0.0 5.6
Mark Blount 54 24 16.4 .393 .717 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 5.2
Chris Andersen 59 3 15.4 .400 .000 .550 4.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 5.2
Junior Harrington 82 51 24.4 .362 .250 .652 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.2 5.1
Nikoloz Tskitishvili 81 16 16.3 .293 .243 .738 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 3.9
Ryan Bowen 62 31 16.1 .492 .286 .659 2.5 0.9 1.0 0.5 3.6
John Crotty 12 0 15.0 .341 .308 .600 1.3 2.4 0.3 0.0 3.4
Adam Harrington 6 0 12.3 .350 .364 .500 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 3.2
Predrag Savović 27 0 9.5 .312 .154 .724 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.0 3.1
Mark Bryant 3 0 4.7 .000 .500 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

Awards and records

References
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See also
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