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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2014-15 |
|---|---|
| Ty Lawson | $11,595,506 |
| Danilo Gallinari | $10,854,850 |
| Wilson Chandler | $6,757,913 |
| J.J. Hickson | $5,381,750 |
| Darrell Arthur | $3,457,149 |
| Randy Foye | $3,000,000 |
| Jameer Nelson | $2,732,000 |
| Kenneth Faried | $2,249,768 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | $1,790,281 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | $1,762,680 |
| Gary Harris | $1,519,200 |
| Victor Claver (waived) | $1,370,000 |
| Shavlik Randolph (waived) | $1,227,985 |
| Will Barton | $915,243 |
| Ian Clark | $816,482 |
| Erick Green | $507,336 |
| Jamaal Franklin | $200,000 |
| Quincy Miller (waived) | $150,000 |
| Jerrelle Benimon (waived) | $35,000 |
| Total | $56,323,143 |
Quick: Over the cap.
Exceptions
- Mid-Level: $2,807,383 (Erick Green, Joffrey Lauvergne, Jamaal Franklin)
- Trade Exception (Anthony Randolph, expiring 6/26/15) — $1,750,000
- Trade Exception (Evan Fournier, expiring 6/26/15) — $1,422,720
- Trade Exception (Timofey Mozgov, expiring 1/7/16) — $971,650 (partially used on Thomas Robinson)
- Trade Exception (Arron Afflalo, expiring 2/19/16) — $7,500,000
- Trade Exception (Alonzo Gee, expiring 2/19/16) — $915,243
- Trade Exception (JaVale McGee, expiring 2/19/16) — $11,250,000
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed
Depth Chart*:
PG: Ty Lawson, Jameer Nelson
SG: Randy Foye, Will Barton, Gary Harris, Erick Green, Ian Clark, Jamaal Franklin
SF: Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari
PF: Kenneth Faried, Darrell Arthur, Joffrey Lauvergne
C: Jusuf Nurkic, J.J. Hickson
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Interim Head Coach: Melvin Hunt
Basketball Executives:
- Josh Kroenke — President of Basketball Operations and Governor
- Tim Connelly — General Manager
- Arturas Karnisovas — Assistant General Manager
Pick Swaps:
- 2015 — Owed first-rounder (top-five protected and 15-30 protected through 2016, top-five protected in 2017 and 2018, unprotected in 2019) from the Memphis Grizzlies (Marreese Speights, Timofey Mozgov).
- 2015 — Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from Los Angeles Clippers (Cheikh Samb).
- 2015 — Owe second-rounder to Minnesota Timberwolves (Corey Brewer). The lower pick between Denver and Minnesota goes to Philadelphia 76ers (Tanguy Ngombo, Thomas Robinson, K.J. McDaniels).
- 2016 — Owed first-rounder (lottery protected through 2017, otherwise converts to second-rounders in 2018 after Sacramento Kings swap and 2019) from Portland Trail Blazers (Arron Afflalo).
- 2016 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Jan Vesely).
- 2016 — Nuggets have the right to swap first-round picks with New York Knicks (Carmelo Anthony). If swapped, Denver’s pick goes to Toronto Raptors (Andrea Bargnani).
- 2018 — Owed second-rounder from Golden State Warriors (Andre Iguodala).
- 2018 — Owe second-rounder to Utah Jazz (Randy Foye).
Acquisitions
- 6/23/14 — Nate Robinson and Darrell Arthur opted into the final years of their contracts.
- 6/26/14 — Traded Evan Fournier and the rights to Roy Devyn Marble (2014-56th) to the Orlando Magic for Arron Afflalo.
- 6/26/14 — Selected Nikola Jokic (41st) in the 2014 NBA Draft
- 6/26/14 — Traded Anthony Randolph and the rights to Doug McDermott (2014-11th) to the Chicago Bulls for the rights to Jusuf Nurkic (2014-16th) and Gary Harris (2014-19th), along with a 2015 second-rounder.
- 7/8/14 — Signed Gary Harris to a $7.3 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/23/14 — Signed Jusuf Nurkic to an $8.5 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/24/14 — Signed Erick Green to a three-year partially-guaranteed $2.3 million minimum contract.
- 8/15/14 — Signed Jerrelle Benimon to a two-year, partially guaranteed $1.4 million minimum contract.
- 9/23/14 — Invited Marcus Williams to camp on a one-year, non-guaranteed $915k minimum contract.
- 9/23/14 — Invited Joe Alexander to camp on a one-year, non-guaranteed $948k minimum contract but contract lapsed.
- 9/30/14 — Signed Alonzo Gee to a one-year, non/partially-guaranteed $1.1 million minimum contract.
- 9/30/14 — Invited Pops Mensah-Bonsu to camp on a one-year, non-guaranteed $981k minimum contract but contract lapsed.
- 10/8/14 — Signed Kenneth Faried to a four-year, $50 million contract extension.
- 1/7/15 — Traded Timofey Mozgov and a 2015 second-rounder to Cleveland Cavaliers for an Oklahoma City Thunder 2015 first-rounder and a Memphis Grizzlies 2015 first-rounder.
- 1/13/15 — Traded Nate Robinson to Boston Celtics for Jameer Nelson.
- 2/19/15 — Traded Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee to Denver Nuggets for Will Barton, Victor Claver, Thomas Robinson and protected 2016 first-rounder.
- 2/19/15 — Traded JaVale McGee, a protected 2015 first-rounder and the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum to Philadelphia 76ers for the rights to Cenk Akyol.
- 2/19/15 — Signed Joffrey Lauvergne to a three-year, partially -guaranteed $5.2 million contract.
- 3/28/15 — Claimed Ian Clark off waivers from Utah Jazz.
- 4/8/15 — Claimed Shavlik Randolph off waivers from Boston Celtics.
- 4/12/15 — Signed Jamaal Franklin to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.2 million contract.
Waived Players: Jerrelle Benimon, Marcus Williams, Quincy Miller, Victor Claver, Thomas Robinson, Shavlik Randolph
Free Agents:
- Declined Option Bird: Jan Vesely
Unsigned Draft Picks:
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Nikola Jokic (2014-41st), Izzet Turkyilmaz (2012-50th), Cenk Akyol (2005-59th), Sani Becirovic (2003-46th), Xue Yuyang (2003-57th)
Cash Paid ($3.3 million max): $0
Cash Received ($3.3 million max): $0
Amnesty: Used on Chris Anderson.
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(Updated on 4/27/15)
