# 2020–21 Denver Nuggets season

The 2020–21 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 54th season of existence overall.
On May 3, the Nuggets officially clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season. In the First Round, the Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games, before getting swept in the conference semi-Finals by the eventual Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns.
Nikola Jokić was voted league MVP for the regular season, thereby becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award.
Jamal Murray was setting career-highs in points and FG% until tearing the ACL in his left knee in April. Following surgery on April 21st, he missed the entire 2021–22 season and would not return until October 2022.
Michael Porter Jr. broke out with more playing time in his second year removed from his second back surgery. He scored 19.0 points per game in an increased 31.3 minutes a night, shooting 44.5% from three.
A March 2021 trade for Magic forward Aaron Gordon in return for long-time Nugget Gary Harris completed the core of Jokić, Murray, Porter Jr., and Gordon that eventually won the NBA Finals in 2023.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
| 1 | 22 | Zeke Nnaji | PF/C | United States | Arizona |

## Standings
### Division

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Utah Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 31‍–‍5 | 21‍–‍15 | 7–5 | 72 |
| x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 25‍–‍11 | 22‍–‍14 | 9–3 | 72 |
| x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 20‍–‍16 | 22‍–‍14 | 6–6 | 72 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 13‍–‍23 | 10‍–‍26 | 5–7 | 72 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 10‍–‍26 | 12‍–‍24 | 3–9 | 72 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Utah Jazz * | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 72 |
| 2 | y – Phoenix Suns * | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 | 72 |
| 3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | 72 |
| 5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | 72 |
| 8 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 | 72 |
| 9 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | 72 |
| 10 | pi – San Antonio Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 | 72 |
| 11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | 72 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | 72 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | 72 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 | 72 |
Notes
* z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
* c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
* y – Clinched division title
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* pb – Clinched play-in spot
* o – Eliminated from playoff contention
* * – Division leader

## Game log
### Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1) :
Preseason: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 12
@ Golden State
L 105–107
Nikola Jokić (26)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Nikola Jokić (5)
Chase Center 0
0–1
2
December 16
Portland
W 126–95
Nikola Jokić (16)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Nikola Jokić (8)
Ball Arena 0
1–1
3
December 18
Portland
W 129–96
Paul Millsap (24)
Michael Porter Jr. (9)
Nikola Jokić (6)
Ball Arena 0
2–1 :
2020–21 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2020–21 game log Total: 47–25 (home: 25–11; road: 22–14) :
December: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 23
Sacramento
L 122–124 (OT)
Nikola Jokić (29)
Nikola Jokić (15)
Nikola Jokić (14)
Ball Arena 0
0–1
2
December 25
L. A. Clippers
L 108–121
Nikola Jokić (24)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Ball Arena 0
0–2
3
December 28
Houston
W 124–111
Jamal Murray (21)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Nikola Jokić (18)
Ball Arena 0
1–2
4
December 29
@ Sacramento
L 115–125
Michael Porter Jr. (30)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Golden 1 Center 0
1–3 :
January: 11–5 (home: 4–3; road: 7–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 1
Phoenix
L 103–106
Jamal Murray (31)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Ball Arena 0
1–4
6
January 3
@ Minnesota
W 124–109
Jamal Murray (36)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Target Center 0
2–4
7
January 5
Minnesota
W 123–116
Nikola Jokić (35)
Nikola Jokić (15)
Nikola Jokić (6)
Ball Arena 0
3–4
8
January 7
Dallas
L 117–124 (OT)
Nikola Jokić (38)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Jamal Murray (9)
Ball Arena 0
3–5
9
January 9
@ Philadelphia
W 115–103
Gary Harris (21)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Wells Fargo Center 0
4–5
10
January 10
@ New York
W 114–89
Nikola Jokić (22)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Nikola Jokić (5)
Madison Square Garden 0
5–5
11
January 12
@ Brooklyn
L 116–122
Nikola Jokić (23)
Nikola Jokić (8)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Barclays Center 0
5–6
12
January 14
Golden State
W 114–104
Nikola Jokić (23)
Nikola Jokić (14)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Ball Arena 0
6–6
13
January 17
Utah
L 105–109
Nikola Jokić (35)
Nikola Jokić (14)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Ball Arena 0
6–7
14
January 19
Oklahoma City
W 119–101
Nikola Jokić (27)
Jokić & Millsap (12)
Barton & Jokić (6)
Ball Arena 0
7–7
15
January 22
@ Phoenix
W 130–126 (OT)
Nikola Jokić (31)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Jamal Murray (9)
PHX Arena 0
8–7
16
January 23
@ Phoenix
W 120–112 (2OT)
Nikola Jokić (29)
Nikola Jokić (22)
Nikola Jokić (6)
PHX Arena 0
9–7
17
January 25
@ Dallas
W 117–113
Michael Porter Jr. (30)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Monté Morris (6)
American Airlines Center 0
10–7
18
January 27
@ Miami
W 109–82
Nikola Jokić (21)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Gary Harris (7)
American Airlines Arena 0
11–7
19
January 29
@ San Antonio
L 109–119
Nikola Jokić (35)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Jamal Murray (7)
AT&T Center 0
11–8
20
January 31
Utah
W 128–117
Nikola Jokić (47)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Will Barton (6)
Ball Arena 0
12–8 :
February: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
February 1
Detroit
Postponed (makeup date April 6)
21
February 4
@ L. A. Lakers
L 93–114
Jamal Murray (20)
Jokić & Millsap (10)
Nikola Jokić (6)
Staples Center 0
12–9
22
February 6
@ Sacramento
L 114–119
Nikola Jokić (50)
R. J. Hampton (10)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Golden 1 Center 0
12–10
23
February 8
Milwaukee
L 112–125
Nikola Jokić (35)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Nikola Jokić (6)
Ball Arena 0
12–11
24
February 10
Cleveland
W 133–95
Paul Millsap (22)
Jokić & Green (6)
Nikola Jokić (12)
Ball Arena 0
13–11
25
February 12
Oklahoma City
W 97–95
Jokić, Murray (22)
Nikola Jokić (13)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Ball Arena 0
14–11
26
February 14
L. A. Lakers
W 122–105
Jamal Murray (25)
Nikola Jokić (16)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Ball Arena 0
15–11
27
February 16
@ Boston
L 99–122
Nikola Jokic (43)
Michael Porter Jr. (7)
Facundo Campazzo (8)
TD Garden 0
15–12
28
February 17
@ Washington
L 128–130
Jamal Murray (35)
JaMychal Green (10)
Nikola Jokic (9)
Capital One Arena 0
15–13
February 19
@ Charlotte
Postponed (makeup date May 11)
29
February 19
@ Cleveland
W 120–103
Jamal Murray (50)
Nikola Jokic (12)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 2,720
16–13
30
February 21
@ Atlanta
L 115–123
Jamal Murray (30)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Nikola Jokic (6)
State Farm Arena 1,362
16–14
31
February 23
Portland
W 111–106
Nikola Jokic (41)
Michael Porter Jr (10)
Jamal Murray (8)
Ball Arena 0
17–14
32
February 25
Washington
L 110–112
Jamal Murray (34)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Nikola Jokic (7)
Ball Arena 0
17–15
33
February 27
@ Oklahoma City
W 126–96
Jamal Murray (26)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Nikola Jokic (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 0
18–15 :
March: 11–3 (home: 5–2; road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
March 1
@ Chicago
W 118–112
Nikola Jokic (39)
Michael Porter Jr (15)
Nikola Jokic (9)
United Center 0
19–15
35
March 2
@ Milwaukee
W 128–97
Nikola Jokic (37)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Fiserv Forum 1,800
20–15
36
March 4
@ Indiana
W 113–103
Michael Porter Jr. (24)
Nikola Jokic (12)
Jokic & Dozier (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0
21–15
All-Star Break
37
March 12
@ Memphis
W 103–102
Nikola Jokic (28)
Nikola Jokic (15)
Nikola Jokic (7)
FedExForum 2,160
22–15
38
March 13
Dallas
L 103–116
Nikola Jokic (26)
Nikola Jokic (9)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Ball Arena 0
22–16
39
March 15
Indiana
W 121–106
Nikola Jokic (32)
Nikola Jokic (14)
Jamal Murray (8)
Ball Arena 0
23–16
40
March 17
Charlotte
W 129–104
Michael Porter Jr. (28)
Michael Porter Jr. (13)
Jokic & Campazzo (10)
Ball Arena 0
24–16
41
March 19
Chicago
W 131–127 (OT)
Jokic & Murray (34)
Nikola Jokic (15)
Nikola Jokic (9)
Ball Arena 0
25–16
42
March 21
New Orleans
L 108–113
Nikola Jokic (29)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Ball Arena 0
25–17
43
March 23
@ Orlando
W 110–99
Nikola Jokic (28)
Nikola Jokic (15)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Amway Center 3,485
26–17
44
March 24
@ Toronto
L 111–135
Jokic, Murray (20)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Paul Millsap (6)
Amalie Arena 1,578
26–18
45
March 26
@ New Orleans
W 113–108
Nikola Jokic (37)
Paul Millsap (7)
Jamal Murray (11)
Smoothie King Center 3,700
27–18
46
March 28
Atlanta
W 126–102
JaMychal Green (20)
Jokic, Porter Jr. (10)
Nikola Jokic (8)
Ball Arena 0
28–18
47
March 30
Philadelphia
W 104–95
Jamal Murray (30)
Michael Porter Jr. (12)
Will Barton (6)
Ball Arena 3,574
29–18 :
April: 13–3 (home: 10–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
April 1
@ L. A. Clippers
W 101–94
Jamal Murray (23)
Jamal Murray (8)
Nikola Jokic (7)
Staples Center 0
30–18
49
April 4
Orlando
W 119–109
Aaron Gordon (24)
Michael Porter Jr. (12)
Nikola Jokic (16)
Ball Arena 3,927
31–18
50
April 6
Detroit
W 134–119
Nikola Jokic (27)
Nikola Jokic (8)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Ball Arena 3,556
32–18
51
April 7
San Antonio
W 106–96
Nikola Jokic (25)
Michael Porter Jr. (10)
Nikola Jokic (10)
Ball Arena 3,715
33–18
52
April 9
San Antonio
W 121–119
Nikola Jokic (26)
Nikola Jokic (13)
Nikola Jokic (14)
Ball Arena 3,750
34–18
53
April 11
Boston
L 87–105
Michael Porter Jr. (22)
Michael Porter Jr. (11)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Ball Arena 4,032
34–19
54
April 12
@ Golden State
L 107–116
Nikola Jokic (27)
Nikola Jokic (12)
Nikola Jokic (8)
Chase Center 0
34–20
55
April 14
Miami
W 123–106
Michael Porter Jr. (25)
Jokic & Porter Jr. (10)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Ball Arena 4,017
35–20
56
April 16
@ Houston
W 128–99
Nikola Jokic (29)
Nikola Jokic (16)
Nikola Jokic (7)
Toyota Center 3,342
36–20
57
April 19
Memphis
W 139–137 (2OT)
Nikola Jokic (47)
Nikola Jokic (15)
Nikola Jokic (8)
Ball Arena 4,005
37–20
58
April 21
@ Portland
W 106–105
Nikola Jokic (25)
Nikola Jokic (9)
Nikola Jokic (5)
Moda Center 0
38–20
59
April 23
@ Golden State
L 97–118
Michael Porter Jr. (26)
Paul Millsap (7)
Nikola Jokic (6)
Chase Center 1,935
38–21
60
April 24
Houston
W 129–116
Michael Porter Jr. (39)
Nikola Jokic (8)
Facundo Campazzo (13)
Ball Arena 4,035
39–21
61
April 26
Memphis
W 120–96
Michael Porter Jr. (31)
Nikola Jokic (15)
Facundo Campazzo (7)
Ball Arena 3,823
40–21
62
April 28
New Orleans
W 114–112
Nikola Jokic (32)
Michael Porter Jr. (8)
Facundo Campazzo (10)
Ball Arena 4,022
41–21
63
April 29
Toronto
W 121–111
Michael Porter Jr. (23)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Campazzo & Gordon (4)
Ball Arena 4,025
42–21 :
May: 5–4 (home: 1–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
May 1
@ L. A. Clippers
W 110–104
Nikola Jokic (30)
Nikola Jokic (14)
Nikola Jokic (7)
Staples Center 2,818
43–21
65
May 3
@ L. A. Lakers
L 89–93
Nikola Jokic (32)
Nikola Jokic (9)
Facundo Campazzo (8)
Staples Center 2,454
43–22
66
May 5
New York
W 113–97
Nikola Jokic (32)
Nikola Jokic (12)
Nikola Jokic (6)
Ball Arena 4,038
44–22
67
May 7
@ Utah
L 120–127
Michael Porter Jr. (31)
Nikola Jokic (9)
Nikola Jokic (13)
Vivint Arena 6,506
44–23
68
May 8
Brooklyn
L 119–125
Nikola Jokic (29)
Nikola Jokic (7)
Nikola Jokic (6)
Ball Arena 4,044
44–24
69
May 11
@ Charlotte
W 117–112
Jokic & Porter Jr. (30)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Campazzo & Jokic (6)
Spectrum Center 3,997
45–24
70
May 13
@ Minnesota
W 114–103
Nikola Jokic (31)
Nikola Jokic (14)
Facundo Campazzo (9)
Target Center 1,638
46–24
71
May 14
@ Detroit
W 104–91
Howard & Jokic (20)
Nikola Jokic (15)
Nikola Jokic (11)
Little Caesars Arena 750
47–24
72
May 16
@ Portland
L 116–132
Markus Howard (23)
JaVale McGee (8)
Monté Morris (4)
Moda Center 1,939
47–25 :
2020–21 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 2–3; road: 2–3) :
First round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 22
Portland
L 109–123
Nikola Jokić (34)
Nikola Jokić (16)
Campazzo, Morris (5)
Ball Arena 7,732
0–1
2
May 24
Portland
W 128–109
Nikola Jokić (38)
Nikola Jokić (8)
Monté Morris (7)
Ball Arena 7,727
1–1
3
May 27
@ Portland
W 120–115
Nikola Jokić (36)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Facundo Campazzo (8)
Moda Center 8,050
2–1
4
May 29
@ Portland
L 95–115
Nikola Jokić (16)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Facundo Campazzo (7)
Moda Center 8,050
2–2
5
June 1
Portland
W 147–140 (2OT)
Nikola Jokić (38)
Michael Porter Jr. (12)
Nikola Jokić (9)
Ball Arena 10,463
3–2
6
June 3
@ Portland
W 126–115
Nikola Jokić (36)
JaMychal Green (9)
Monté Morris (9)
Moda Center 10,022
4–2 :
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 7
@ Phoenix
L 105–122
Nikola Jokić (22)
JaMychal Green (11)
Campazzo, Morris (6)
Phoenix Suns Arena 16,219
0–1
2
June 9
@ Phoenix
L 98–123
Nikola Jokić (24)
Nikola Jokić (13)
Nikola Jokić (6)
Phoenix Suns Arena 16,529
0–2
3
June 11
Phoenix
L 102–116
Nikola Jokić (32)
Nikola Jokić (20)
Nikola Jokić (10)
Ball Arena 18,277
0–3
4
June 13
Phoenix
L 118–125
Will Barton (25)
Nikola Jokić (11)
Monté Morris (6)
Ball Arena 18,290
0–4 :
2021 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Denver Nuggets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Will Barton | 56 | 52 | 31.0 | .426 | .381 | .785 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .9 | .4 | 12.7 |
| Bol Bol | 32 | 2 | 5.0 | .431 | .375 | .667 | .8 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 65 | 19 | 21.9 | .381 | .352 | .879 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 6.1 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 41 | 1 | 6.9 | .458 | .273 | .769 | 1.2 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Gary Clark | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| PJ Dozier | 50 | 6 | 21.8 | .417 | .315 | .636 | 3.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | 7.7 |
| Aaron Gordon | 25 | 25 | 25.9 | .500 | .266 | .705 | 4.7 | 2.2 | .7 | .6 | 10.2 |
| JaMychal Green | 58 | 5 | 19.3 | .463 | .399 | .807 | 4.8 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 8.1 |
| R. J. Hampton | 25 | 0 | 9.3 | .417 | .278 | .750 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Gary Harris | 19 | 19 | 30.6 | .442 | .320 | .733 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 9.7 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 17 | 0 | 16.3 | .345 | .214 | .813 | 2.3 | .9 | .9 | .3 | 3.3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 30 | 0 | 9.1 | .513 | .000 | .611 | 2.8 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 3.5 |
| Markus Howard | 37 | 1 | 5.5 | .377 | .277 | .778 | .6 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 72 | 72 | 34.6 | .566 | .388 | .868 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | .7 | 26.4 |
| JaVale McGee | 13 | 1 | 13.5 | .478 | .000 | .667 | 5.3 | .5 | .2 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| Paul Millsap | 56 | 36 | 20.8 | .476 | .343 | .724 | 4.7 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 9.0 |
| Monté Morris | 47 | 13 | 25.5 | .481 | .381 | .795 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 |
| Jamal Murray | 48 | 48 | 35.5 | .477 | .408 | .869 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 21.2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 42 | 1 | 9.5 | .481 | .407 | .800 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Michael Porter | 61 | 54 | 31.3 | .542 | .445 | .791 | 7.3 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | 19.0 |
| Austin Rivers | 15 | 5 | 26.9 | .418 | .375 | .706 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .1 | 8.7 |
| Greg Whittington | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoffs

Denver Nuggets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Will Barton | 3 | 1 | 27.7 | .442 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.3 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 16.3 |
| Bol Bol | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 10 | 9 | 27.0 | .392 | .396 | .842 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .4 | 9.3 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .800 | .6 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 2.2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 10 | 10 | 29.9 | .434 | .391 | .640 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | 11.1 |
| JaMychal Green | 10 | 0 | 19.0 | .444 | .300 | .889 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .2 | 5.4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 9 | 0 | 4.4 | .750 | 1.000 | .667 | .9 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 |
| Markus Howard | 9 | 0 | 12.4 | .405 | .423 | .500 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 4.7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 10 | 10 | 34.5 | .509 | .377 | .836 | 11.6 | 5.0 | .6 | .9 | 29.8 |
| JaVale McGee | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | .300 | .000 | .333 | 3.0 | .8 | .3 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Paul Millsap | 9 | 0 | 12.1 | .440 | .261 | .615 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .3 | .7 | 6.4 |
| Monté Morris | 10 | 1 | 28.6 | .431 | .400 | .724 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | .500 | .429 | .500 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Michael Porter | 10 | 10 | 33.2 | .474 | .397 | .810 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 17.4 |
| Austin Rivers | 10 | 9 | 30.5 | .435 | .413 | .813 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | 9.2 |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Zeke Nnaji Via free agency Greg Whittington Isaiah Hartenstein Markus Howard Facundo Campazzo JaMychal Green Shaquille Harrison Austin Rivers Via trade R. J. Hampton JaVale McGee Aaron Gordon Gary Clark | Players Lost Via free agency Jerami Grant Torrey Craig Noah Vonleh Mason Plumlee Troy Daniels Tyler Cook Via trade Gary Harris R. J. Hampton Isaiah Hartenstein Waived Keita Bates-Diop Greg Whittington Gary Clark |

### Trades

| November 22, 2020 | To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations | To Detroit Pistons Jerami Grant (Sign and trade) Rights to Nikola Radičević (2015 #57) |
| November 24, 2020 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| November 24, 2020 | To Denver Nuggets Rights to R. J. Hampton (#24) (from Milwaukee) | To Milwaukee Bucks Jrue Holiday (from New Orleans) Draft rights to Sam Merrill (#60) (from New Orleans) |
| November 24, 2020 | To New Orleans Pelicans Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City) Eric Bledsoe (from Milwaukee) 2024 MIL first-round pick swap 2025 MIL first-round pick 2026 MIL first-round pick swap 2027 MIL first-round pick | To Oklahoma City Thunder George Hill (from Milwaukee) Zylan Cheatham (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade) Josh Gray (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade) Darius Miller (from New Orleans) Kenrich Williams (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade) 2023 DEN protected first-round pick 2023 WAS second-round pick (from New Orleans) 2024 NO second-round pick |
| March 25, 2021 | To Denver Nuggets Aaron Gordon Gary Clark | To Orlando Magic Gary Harris R. J. Hampton 2025 first-round pick |
| March 25, 2021 | To Denver Nuggets JaVale McGee | To Cleveland Cavaliers Isaiah Hartenstein 2023 protected second-round pick 2027 second-round pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Bol Bol | November 24, 2020 (Converted from two-way contract) |
| Paul Millsap | December 3, 2020 |
| Monté Morris | December 9, 2020 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Greg Whittington | November 24, 2020; Two-way contract | Galatasaray |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | November 30, 2020 | Houston Rockets |
| Markus Howard | November 30, 2020; Two-way contract | Marquette |
| Facundo Campazzo | November 30, 2020 | Real Madrid |
| JaMychal Green | November 30, 2020 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Shaquille Harrison | April 9, 2021; Two-way contract | Utah Jazz |
| Austin Rivers | April 20, 2021; 10-day contract April 30, 2021 | New York Knicks |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| November 22, 2020 | Jerami Grant | Free Agency (sign and trade) | Detroit Pistons |
| November 22, 2020 | Keita Bates-Diop | Waived | San Antonio Spurs |
| November 26, 2020 | Torrey Craig | Free Agency | Milwaukee Bucks |
| November 27, 2020 | Noah Vonleh | Free Agency | Chicago Bulls |
| December 1, 2020 | Mason Plumlee | Free Agency | Detroit Pistons |
| December 3, 2020 | Troy Daniels | Free Agency | Olimpia Milano |
| December 3, 2020 | Tyler Cook | Free Agency | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| April 9, 2021 | Greg Whittington | Waived | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| April 9, 2021 | Gary Clark | Waived | Philadelphia 76ers |