This article is about the original Denver Nuggets NBL/NBA team from 1948-1950. For the current NBA team see Denver Nuggets.<p align="justify">The
Denver Nuggets were a professional
basketball team based in
Denver, Colorado, The United States of America. The Nuggets joined the
National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1948-49 season, and then joined the
National Basketball Association when the NBL and
Basketball Association of America merged to create the NBA for the 1949-50 season. The Nuggets were the first major professional sports franchise in
Colorado, and the first NBA franchise west of the
Mississippi.
Team Record
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Denver Nuggets|-|1948-49 || 18 || 44 || .290 || |||-|1949-50 || 11 || 51 || .177 || |||-
Nuggets NBA Roster
1949-50 Denver Nuggets
Nuggets History
<p align="justify">The Denver Nuggets trace their roots back to 1938 when the original amateur Nuggets were formed as a member of the
Amateur Athletic Union. Led by player/coach "Jumping Jack" McCracken, the Nuggets were one of the most powerful amateur athletic basketball teams in the country, winning the 1939 AAU championship and losing the 1940 championship to the Phillips 66ers of
Oklahoma. Not playing professionally, its players were given extra jobs by team sponsors, and they played on the stage of the
Auditorium Arena (now
Ellie Caulkins Opera House). Featuring stars such as McCracken, Robert
Ace Gruenig and
Vince Boryla, the...
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