Nuggets Nightly · roster & depth chart · 2026-27

Nuggets roster

17 players on the Denver Nuggets roster, average age 27.0, $217.8M in 2026-27 cap hits. The depth chart below is ordered by minutes (last season's, until the new one tips off); the expected starting five is the five most-used players, and the most-used lineup last season (A. Gordon - N. Jokić - J. Murray - C. Johnson - C. Braun) played 360 minutes with a +13.5 net rating. 2 players are on the injury report — full report. Contracts and options are on the cap sheet.

17players
under contract

27.0average
age

$218Mpayroll
2026-27

2on the
injury report

Depth chart

by minutes · 2025-26

Guards7 players · minutes per game

Jamal MurrayStarter25.4 pts · 4.4 reb · 7.1 ast35.4min 2

Christian BraunStarter12.0 pts · 4.8 reb · 2.7 ast31.8min 3DeMar DeRozanStarter18.4 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.1 ast31.2min 4Ryan Nembhard6.6 pts · 2.2 reb · 5.3 ast19.5min 5

Julian StrawtherOut7.2 pts · 2.0 reb · 1.1 ast15.1min 6

Tyus Jones3.0 pts · 1.1 reb · 2.4 ast14.6min7

Alpha Diallo— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min

Forwards9 players · minutes per game

Cameron JohnsonStarter12.2 pts · 3.8 reb · 2.4 ast30.5min 2

Aaron Gordon16.2 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.7 ast27.9min3Spencer JonesDay-To-Day5.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.8 ast22.1min 4Marvin Bagley III10.5 pts · 6.1 reb · 1.4 ast20.0min 5Cam Whitmore9.2 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.7 ast16.9min 6

Zeke Nnaji3.7 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.6 ast12.0min7

DaRon Holmes II3.7 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.6 ast8.4min8

Trevon Brazile— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min9Bryce Hopkins— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min

Centers1 players · minutes per game

Nikola JokicStarter27.7 pts · 12.9 reb · 10.7 ast34.8min

Full roster

17 players · 3 two-way · 2025-26 per game · 2026-27 cap hit

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GStarterJamal Murray6-4 · 215 lb · 29 yrs · 10 yr expKentucky25.4pts4.4reb7.1ast35.4min$50.1M

CStarterNikola Jokic6-11 · 284 lb · 31 yrs · 11 yr expMega Basket27.7pts12.9reb10.7ast34.8min$59.0M

GStarterChristian Braun6-6 · 220 lb · 25 yrs · 4 yr expKansas12.0pts4.8reb2.7ast31.8min$21.6M G-FStarterDeMar DeRozan6-6 · 220 lb · 37 yrs · 17 yr expSouthern California18.4pts2.9reb4.1ast31.2min$2.4M

FStarterCameron Johnson6-8 · 210 lb · 30 yrs · 7 yr expNorth Carolina12.2pts3.8reb2.4ast30.5min$23.1M

FAaron Gordon6-8 · 235 lb · 31 yrs · 12 yr expArizona16.2pts5.8reb2.7ast27.9min$33.7M FDay-To-DaySpencer Jones6-7 · 225 lb · 25 yrs · 2 yr expStanford5.5pts3.3reb0.8ast22.1min$6.0M FMarvin Bagley III6-10 · 235 lb · 27 yrs · 8 yr expDuke10.5pts6.1reb1.4ast20.0min$2.4M GTwo-wayRyan Nembhard5-11 · 180 lb · 23 yrs · 1 yr expGonzaga6.6pts2.2reb5.3ast19.5min—FTwo-wayCam Whitmore6-6 · 230 lb · 22 yrs · 3 yr expVillanova9.2pts2.8reb0.7ast16.9min—

GOutJulian Strawther6-6 · 205 lb · 24 yrs · 3 yr expGonzaga7.2pts2.0reb1.1ast15.1min$4.8M

GTyus Jones6-1 · 196 lb · 30 yrs · 11 yr expDuke3.0pts1.1reb2.4ast14.6min$2.4M

F-CZeke Nnaji6-10 · 240 lb · 25 yrs · 6 yr expArizona3.7pts2.6reb0.6ast12.0min$7.5M

FDaRon Holmes II6-9 · 225 lb · 24 yrs · 1 yr expDayton3.7pts1.4reb0.6ast8.4min—

FTrevon Brazile6-10 · 220 lb · 23 yrs · RookieArkansas—pts—reb—ast—min$1.4M

GAlpha Diallo6-7 · 210 lb · 29 yrs · RookieProvidence—pts—reb—ast—min—FTwo-wayBryce Hopkins6-7 · 225 lb · 24 yrs · RookieSt. John's—pts—reb—ast—min—

Roster from the league's official team pages, refreshed daily. Stats are 2025-26 per-game averages (last season, until the new one tips off). Salaries are this season's cap hits from our cap database; PO/TO/ETO = player, team or early-termination option on a later season.