Denver Nuggets: 2026-27 roster preview
The roster the team opens 2026-27 with, what each player did in 2025-26, and how many minutes the outlook expects from him. Minutes come from last season, capped at 2,900 and scaled to a season; rookies and players without a rating count at replacement level (-2.1 per 100).
Outlook
+3.1
7th of 30
Projected wins
48
Roster strength: Impact × expected minutes, points per 100 over average
+6.7
Minutes kept: Share of last season's minutes still on the roster
61%
2025-26 net rating
+5.1
Who carries it
What each player adds to the roster's strength: his Impact times his share of the minutes.
- Above average
- Below average
| Status | Injury | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Jamal MurrayG | Returning | – | 10 | 35.4 | 25.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | +2.9 | +4.9 | -2.0 | 2,653 | +1.96 | – |
| 10 |  DeMar DeRozanG | New · from SAC | – | 17 | 31.3 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.7 | +1.5 | -2.2 | 2,411 | -0.43 | – |
| 15 |  Nikola JokicC | Returning | – | 12 | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | +7.8 | +6.7 | +1.2 | 2,265 | +4.52 | – |
| 23 |  Cameron JohnsonF | Returning | – | 7 | 30.5 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | +2.0 | +2.2 | -0.2 | 1,649 | +0.86 | – |
| 21 | Spencer JonesF | Returning | – | – | 22.5 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +0.5 | 1,420 | -0.10 | Questionable |
| 0 |  Christian BraunG | Returning | – | 4 | 31.8 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.1 | 1,398 | +0.31 | – |
| 35 |  Marvin Bagley IIIF | New · from WAS | – | 8 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 1.4 | +0.8 | +1.5 | -0.7 | 1,200 | +0.24 | – |
| 9 | Ryan NembhardG | New · from DAL | – | – | 19.5 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 5.3 | +0.9 | +1.1 | -0.2 | 1,171 | +0.27 | – |
| 32 |  Aaron GordonF | Returning | – | 12 | 27.9 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 2.7 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +0.5 | 1,004 | +0.70 | – |
| 5 |  Tyus JonesG | Returning | – | 11 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -1.0 | 981 | -0.62 | – |
| 3 |  Julian StrawtherG | Returning | – | 3 | 15.1 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -0.8 | +0.2 | -1.0 | 859 | -0.18 | – |
| 22 |  Zeke NnajiF-C | Returning | – | 6 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 627 | -0.32 | – |
| 1 |  Cam WhitmoreF | New · from WAS | – | 3 | 16.9 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 354 | -0.16 | – |
| 14 |  DaRon Holmes IIF | Returning | – | 2 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 209 | -0.11 | – |
| 14 |  Emanuel MillerF | New · from CHI | – | – | 6.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 33 | -0.02 | – |
| 16 |  Lonnie Walker IVG | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Coleman HawkinsF | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7 |  Trevon BrazileF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Questionable |
| 13 | Bryce HopkinsF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 |  Alpha DialloG | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dane GoodwinG | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1,446 minutes nobody on the roster is expected to play go to replacement level.
Gone
Tim Hardaway Jr.to MIA80 games · 26.6 MPG · +0.8
Bruce Brownto NYK82 games · 24.4 MPG · -2.0
Peyton Watsonto CLE54 games · 29.6 MPG · +1.6
Jonas Valanciunasnot on a roster65 games · 13.4 MPG · -0.2
Jalen Pickettto LAC50 games · 16.1 MPG · -0.6
Hunter Tysonnot on a roster21 games · 7.7 MPG · –
Curtis Jonesto CLE10 games · 8.9 MPG · –
David Roddynot on a roster5 games · 14.8 MPG · –
K.J. Simpsonnot on a roster6 games · 5.7 MPG · -2.4