Denver Nuggets roster 2026-27: players, positions and stats
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Raptors The Denver Nuggets roster for 2026-27 has 22 players under standard contracts: 9 guards, 10 forwards and 3 centers. Jamal Murray leads the team in scoring at 27.3 points per game. 2 players are on the injury report. Each player below has his jersey number, position and season averages.
Roster
2026-27 Season Averages| # | Player | POS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Jamal Murray | G | 6 | 38.4 | 27.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 48.6% | 51.9% |
| 15 |  Nikola Jokic | C | 6 | 36.9 | 22.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 47.2% | 22.6% |
| 0 |  Christian Braun | G | 6 | 36.3 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 53.0% | 40.6% |
| 32 |  Aaron Gordon | F | 6 | 30.3 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 35.8% | 34.6% |
| 10 |  DeMar DeRozan | G | 6 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 40.4% | 22.2% |
| 7 |  Trevon Brazile | F | 6 | 21.9 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 55.9% | 35.3% |
| 23 |  Cameron Johnson | F | 3 | 26.2 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 42.9% | 33.3% |
| 22 |  Zeke Nnaji | F-C | 1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 |  Marvin Bagley III | F | 6 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 9 |  Ryan Nembhard | G | 2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0% | 100.0% |
| 1 |  Cam Whitmore | F | 2 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Bryce Hopkins | F | 4 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.5% | 25.0% |
| 5 |  Tyus Jones | G | 6 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| 11 |  Alpha Diallo | G | 2 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| 14 |  DaRon Holmes II | F | 2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| 17 |  Jonas Valanciunas | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 |  Julian Strawther | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 |  Emanuel Miller | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Spencer Jones | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 43 | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers3 questions
Who is on the Denver Nuggets roster?
The Denver Nuggets carry 22 players on standard contracts in 2026-27. By minutes played the core of the rotation is Jamal Murray (G), Nikola Jokic (C), Christian Braun (G), Aaron Gordon (F), Cameron Johnson (F), DeMar DeRozan (G), Trevon Brazile (F) and Bryce Hopkins (F).
Who leads the Denver Nuggets in scoring?
Jamal Murray leads the Denver Nuggets at 27.3 points per game in 2026-27. Nikola Jokic is next at 22.0, then Christian Braun at 15.2. Those averages count only games each player appeared in, so the roster table shows games played beside every line.
Who is injured for the Denver Nuggets?
The Denver Nuggets list 2 players on the injury report: Spencer Jones (Out, expected back 4 Nov) and Julian Strawther (Out, expected back 29 Nov). Statuses follow the official NBA injury report and update through the day, with a note on each player where the report gives one.