nuggets players who have averaged 20 ppg in a season

Dan Issel put up 22.3 points per game for the Nuggets in 1976-77.

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	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Dan Issel D. Issel	22.3	1976-77	DEN	79	31.7	8.8	2.2	1.2	0.4	8.4	16.2	51.5				5.6	7.1	79.7	57.8	2.7	6.1		2,507	1,765	696	177	91	29		246
2	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.9	1976-77	DEN	82	36.6	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6	10.0	19.8	50.7				5.8	7.6	76.6	55.9	1.7	2.4		3,001	2,125	334	337	114	53		236
3	Dan Issel D. Issel	21.3	1977-78	DEN	82	34.8	10.1	3.7	1.2	0.5	8.0	15.7	51.2				5.2	6.7	78.2	57.1	3.1	7.0	3.2	2,851	1,746	830	304	100	41	259	279
4	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1				6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3.1	3,025	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
5	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	22.6	1978-79	DEN	76	33.6	11.4	3.7	1.7	0.7	7.9	16.8	47.4				6.7	10.1	66.5	53.3	3.4	8.0	4.6	2,552	1,715	864	283	129	52	346	321
6	David Thompson D. Thompson	24.0	1978-79	DEN	76	35.1	3.6	3.0	0.9	1.1	9.1	17.8	51.2				5.8	7.7	75.3	56.7	1.4	2.2	2.4	2,670	1,825	274	225	70	82	186	180
7	Alex English A. English	21.3	1979-80	DEN	24	36.5	9.4	3.4	1.2	1.2	8.6	17.8	48.5	0.1	0.1	66.7	4.0	5.3	76.2	53.1	4.3	5.1	3.8	875	512	225	82	28	29	90	78
8	Dan Issel D. Issel	23.8	1979-80	DEN	82	35.8	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	8.7	17.3	50.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.3	8.1	77.5	57.1	2.9	5.9	2.0	2,938	1,951	719	198	88	54	163	190
9	David Thompson D. Thompson	21.5	1979-80	DEN	39	31.8	4.5	3.2	1.0	1.0	7.4	15.8	46.8	0.2	0.5	36.8	6.5	8.6	75.8	54.9	1.4	3.0	3.0	1,239	839	174	124	39	38	116	106
10	Alex English A. English	23.8	1980-81	DEN	81	38.2	8.0	3.6	1.3	1.2	9.5	19.2	49.4	0.0	0.1	60.0	4.8	5.7	85.0	54.9	3.4	4.6	3.0	3,093	1,929	646	290	106	100	241	255
11	Dan Issel D. Issel	21.9	1980-81	DEN	80	33.0	8.5	2.0	1.0	0.7	7.7	15.3	50.3	0.0	0.2	16.7	6.5	8.6	75.9	57.5	2.9	5.6	1.6	2,641	1,749	676	158	83	53	130	249
12	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.5	1980-81	DEN	77	34.0	3.7	3.0	0.7	0.8	9.5	18.8	50.6	0.1	0.5	25.6	6.4	8.0	79.5	57.1	1.4	2.3	3.2	2,620	1,967	287	231	53	60	250	231
13	Alex English A. English	25.4	1981-82	DEN	82	36.8	6.8	5.3	1.1	1.5	10.4	18.9	55.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	5.4	84.0	59.6	2.6	4.2	3.2	3,015	2,082	558	433	87	120	261	261
14	Dan Issel D. Issel	22.9	1981-82	DEN	81	30.5	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	8.0	15.3	52.7	0.0	0.1	66.7	6.7	8.1	83.4	60.8	2.1	5.4	2.1	2,472	1,852	608	179	67	55	169	245
15	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	21.5	1981-82	DEN	82	33.8	5.6	3.0	0.6	0.4	8.6	15.4	56.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	4.2	4.9	85.7	61.2	1.8	3.8	2.3	2,775	1,760	461	247	52	29	189	217
16	Alex English A. English	28.4	1982-83	DEN	82	36.4	7.3	4.8	1.4	1.5	11.7	22.6	51.6	0.0	0.1	16.7	5.0	6.0	82.9	56.1	3.2	4.1	3.2	2,988	2,326	601	397	116	126	263	235
17	Dan Issel D. Issel	21.6	1982-83	DEN	80	30.4	7.5	2.8	1.0	0.5	8.3	16.2	51.0	0.1	0.2	21.1	5.0	6.0	83.5	57.3	1.9	5.6	2.2	2,431	1,726	596	223	83	43	174	227
18	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	26.7	1982-83	DEN	82	35.5	5.3	2.5	0.8	0.5	10.3	18.7	54.7	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	6.8	87.5	61.3	1.5	3.8	2.2	2,909	2,186	437	203	66	38	177	198
19	Alex English A. English	26.4	1983-84	DEN	82	35.0	5.7	5.0	1.0	1.2	11.1	20.9	52.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.3	5.2	82.4	57.0	2.6	3.0	2.7	2,870	2,167	464	406	83	95	222	252
20	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	29.4	1983-84	DEN	78	35.1	4.8	3.1	0.7	0.6	11.5	20.6	55.8	0.1	0.4	36.7	6.3	7.4	85.2	61.8	1.1	3.7	2.0	2,734	2,295	373	238	53	50	156	187
21	Alex English A. English	27.9	1984-85	DEN	81	36.1	5.7	4.2	1.2	0.6	11.6	22.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.7	5.7	82.9	56.1	2.5	3.1	3.1	2,924	2,262	458	344	101	46	251	259
22	Calvin Natt C. Natt	23.3	1984-85	DEN	78	34.1	7.8	3.1	1.0	0.4	8.8	16.1	54.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.2	79.3	60.4	2.7	5.1	2.4	2,657	1,817	610	238	75	33	190	182
23	Alex English A. English	29.8	1985-86	DEN	81	37.3	5.0	4.0	0.9	0.4	11.7	23.3	50.4	0.0	0.1	20.0	6.3	7.3	86.2	56.2	2.4	2.6	3.1	3,024	2,414	405	320	73	29	249	235
24	Alex English A. English	28.6	1986-87	DEN	82	37.6	4.2	5.1	0.9	0.3	11.8	23.4	50.3	0.0	0.2	26.7	5.0	5.9	84.4	54.9	1.8	2.4	2.6	3,085	2,345	344	422	73	21	214	216
25	Alex English A. English	25.0	1987-88	DEN	80	35.2	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.3	10.5	21.3	49.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	4.7	82.8	53.5	2.1	2.6	2.3	2,818	2,000	373	377	70	23	181	193

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Dan Issel put up 22.3 points per game for the Nuggets in 1976-77.

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4.0

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4,039.7

3,694

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4,298.5

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3,685.5

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36.1

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38.0

37.4

36.4

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