Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
1977-1978 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | A. Roberts | D. Thompson | B. Wilkerson | B. Jones | D. Issel |
Rotation | M. Calvin | R. Smith | B. Ellis | T. LaGarde | |
Lim PT | B. Taylor | R. Simpson | D. Hillman |
1977-1978 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Denver Nuggets | 48-34 | - |
2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 44-38 | 4 |
3 | Chicago Bulls | 40-42 | 8 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Kansas City Kings | 31-51 | 17 |
6 | Indiana Pacers | 31-51 | 17 |
1977-1978 Denver Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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David Thompson | All-NBA First Team (1978) |
Bobby Jones | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1978) |
David Thompson | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1978) |
Bobby Jones | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1978) |
1977-1978 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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David Thompson | 80 | 37.8 | 27.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
Dan Issel | 82 | 34.8 | 21.3 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
Bobby Jones | 75 | 32.5 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
Bob Wilkerson | 81 | 34.3 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
Anthony Roberts | 82 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Mack Calvin | 77 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Brian Taylor | 39 | 31.3 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Bo Ellis | 78 | 15.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Jim Price | 49 | 22.2 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Tom LaGarde | 77 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Darnell Hillman | 33 | 22.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Ralph Simpson | 32 | 18.2 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Robert Smith | 45 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Jacky Dorsey | 7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Norm Cook | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1977-1978 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Dan Issel was selected as the #3 pick in the 8 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Dan Issel signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. Tom LaGarde was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Tom LaGarde signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 4, 1977. Anthony Roberts was selected as the #21 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Anthony Roberts signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 9, 1977. David Thompson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. David Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Bo Ellis was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards on October 11, 1977. Darnell Hillman was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New Jersey Nets on January 30, 1978. Ralph Simpson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Detroit Pistons on February 2, 1978. Brian Taylor was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Kansas City Kings on May 25, 1977. Bob Wilkerson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 24, 1977. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Mack Calvin was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Denver Nuggets from the San Antonio Spurs on February 11, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Norm Cook signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 1978. Bobby Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. Bobby Jones re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1977. Robert Smith signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on February 8, 1978. |
1977-1978 Denver Nuggets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Larry Brown | Head Coach | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Carl Scheer | General Manager | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Chopper Travaglini | Head Athletic Trainer | 1976-1977 | N/A |