Denver Nuggets Colors, Facts and History
The Denver Nuggets colors are midnight blue, sunshine yellow, Flatirons red and skyline blue.
- League
- National Basketball Association · Western Conference Northwest
- City
- Denver, Colorado
- Home
- Ball Arena (19,520 seats)
- Founded
- 1967
- NBA championships
- 1
- Head coach
- David Adelman (Oct 2026)
- Colors
- Midnight blue, sunshine yellow, Flatirons red, skyline blue
- Recent All-Stars
- Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray (2026 NBA All-Star Game roster)
Denver Nuggets history
Denver's team was born as the Larks in 1967, an ABA charter member, but a quick sale to the owners of Ringsby Rocket Truck Lines turned it into the Rockets before a single game. On August 7, 1974, the club became the Nuggets to smooth a future jump to the NBA. It reached the postseason in every ABA season but two and lost the last ABA Finals in 1976 to the New York Nets.
In the NBA the Nuggets made nine straight playoff trips in the 1980s and ten straight from 2004 to 2013. In 2023 Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray led them to their first Finals, where they beat Miami for the title.
Did you know?
- Of the four former ABA clubs still around, Denver was the final one to make an NBA Finals.
- Ball Arena seats 19,520 and also hosts the Colorado Avalanche.
- The Nuggets have won 1 NBA championship.
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Questions about the Denver Nuggets
What were the Nuggets called before?
They were named the Larks and then the Rockets before becoming the Nuggets in 1974.
How many championships have the Nuggets won?
Denver has 1 NBA title, from 2023.
Sources
- Wikidata Q162954, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Denver Nuggets, checked October 8, 2026
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