All-Time Denver Nuggets Starting Five

One NBA championship (2023) and a roster history that stretches back to the ABA. The Nuggets' all-time five is anchored by the league's best center of the 2020s.

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The Starting Five

  • PGJamal Murray

    2020s

    Hit the most clutch shots of any guard in the 2020 and 2023 playoff runs.

  • SGDavid Thompson

    1970s

    Two-time All-Star in Denver and the franchise's first signature scorer.

  • SFCarmelo Anthony

    2000s

    Four-time All-Star in Denver and the franchise's all-time playoff scoring leader before Jokic.

  • PFAlex English

    1980s

    Eight-time All-Star and the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

  • CNikola Jokić

    2020s

    Three MVPs, Finals MVP, and the most skilled passing center in NBA history.

Honorable mentions

Dikembe Mutombo · Fat Lever · Antonio McDyess · Marcus Camby. Any of these could swap in depending on which positional gap you want to plug.

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