Denver Nuggets depth chart 2026-27
The Nuggets starting five from their last 3 preseason games (Oct 4 to Oct 11): Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokić. First off the bench: Julian Strawther and Alpha Diallo.
Ordered by starts and minutes in their last 3 preseason games (Oct 4 to Oct 11). These are preseason games: the chart switches to regular season games after the team's first one on opening night. The trend column is each game's minutes, oldest first.
Nuggets starting lineup
| Player | Starts | Min per game | Last games | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 of 3 | 21.0 | . 16 26up 10 | 35.4 | Is he playing?vs Alperen Şengün | |
| 3 of 3 | 17.3 | 15 14 23up 9 | 31.8 | Is he playing?vs Cam Spencer | |
| 3 of 3 | 18.3 | 15 15 25up 10 | 30.5 | Is he playing?vs Aaron Gordon | |
| 3 of 3 | 16.0 | 10 15 23up 11 | 27.9 | Is he playing?vs Cameron Johnson | |
| 3 of 3 | 19.0 | 15 16 26up 11 | 34.8 | Is he playing?vs Kawhi Leonard |
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Nuggets rotation off the bench
12 or more minutes per game in the window, most first.
| Player | Starts | Min per game | Last games | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 3 | 18.3 | 20 18 17 | 15.1 | Is he playing? | |
 Alpha Diallo PG | 0 of 3 | 15.7 | 13 21 13 | - | |
| 1 of 3 | 15.7 | 19 15 13 | 14.6 | Is he playing? | |
 Trevon Brazile PF | 0 of 3 | 15.3 | 20 17 9down 9 | - | |
| 0 of 3 | 14.5 | 14 15 . | 20.0 | Is he playing?vs Al Horford | |
 | 0 of 3 | 14.0 | 17 16 9down 7 | 19.5 | Is he playing? |
 Bryce Hopkins PFtwo-way | 0 of 3 | 13.0 | 12 11 16 | - | |
 | 0 of 3 | 13.0 | 15 15 9down 6 | 16.9 | Is he playing? |
Deep bench
Played in the window, under 12 minutes per game.
| Player | Starts | Min per game | Last games | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 3 | 11.7 | 12 8 15 | 8.4 | Is he playing? | |
| 0 of 3 | 10.3 | 15 9 7 | 12.0 | Is he playing? | |
 | 0 of 3 | 10.0 | 10 11 9 | 31.2 | Is he playing?vs De'Aaron Fox |
 Coleman Hawkins PF | 0 of 3 | 3.0 | 3 . . | - | |
 Dane Goodwin PG | 0 of 3 | 3.0 | 3 . . | - | |
 Emanuel Miller PF | 0 of 3 | 3.0 | 3 . . | - |
On the roster, no minutes in the preseason window
Injured, resting or outside the rotation, with last season's minutes per game for scale.
| Player | Status | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Day-To-Day, hamstring, back around Oct 22 | 22.1 | Is he playing? |
 | Did not play | 12.8 | Is he playing? |
How this depth chart is ordered
Each chart reads the team's last 5 games of the newest kind it has played: preseason games until its first regular season game, then regular season games only. The starting five are the players who started the largest share of the games they played, the newest games counting most and minutes breaking a tie, listed point guard to center.
Everyone else is ordered by minutes per game played in the window. 12 or more minutes per game in at least half the team's games is the rotation; the rest is the bench. The last games column shows each game's minutes, with a dot for a game he did not play.
Designations come from the day's NBA injury report. Players who logged no minutes in the window are listed apart with last season's minutes per game, so an injured starter never drops off his team's chart.
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Common questions
What is the Nuggets starting lineup?
Jamal Murray (PG), Christian Braun (SG), Cameron Johnson (SF), Aaron Gordon (PF) and Nikola Jokić (C): the five who started the most of their last 3 preseason games (Oct 4 to Oct 11).
Who is the Nuggets starting point guard?
Jamal Murray, 2 starts in 3 games at 21.0 minutes per game.
Who is the Nuggets sixth man?
Julian Strawther, the most minutes off the bench at 18.3 per game.
Who is injured on the Nuggets?
DeMar DeRozan (day-to-day, rest) and Spencer Jones (day-to-day, hamstring), on today's injury report.
Why does this Nuggets depth chart differ from others?
Listed depth charts are a statement of intent and they lag. This one is ordered by the starts and minutes each player actually got in their last 3 preseason games (Oct 4 to Oct 11), and it moves the morning after every game.
By the Parlae deskDepth chart updated Oct 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number