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Here is the Denver Nuggets 1985–86 NBA Season roster and regular season player statistics.
Team: Denver Nuggets (1985–86 NBA Season)
Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Birth Date |
College |
| 1 |
Fat Lever |
G |
6-3 |
170 |
Aug 18, 1960 |
Arizona State |
| 3 |
Danny Schayes |
C |
6-11 |
235 |
May 10, 1959 |
Syracuse |
| 5 |
Alex English |
F |
6-7 |
190 |
Jan 5, 1954 |
South Carolina |
| 10 |
Darrell Walker |
G |
6-4 |
180 |
Mar 9, 1961 |
Arkansas |
| 11 |
Mike Evans |
G |
6-1 |
175 |
Apr 19, 1955 |
Kansas State |
| 14 |
Bill Hanzlik |
G/F |
6-7 |
185 |
Dec 6, 1957 |
Notre Dame |
| 20 |
Blair Rasmussen |
C |
7-0 |
250 |
Nov 13, 1962 |
Oregon |
| 21 |
Calvin Natt |
F |
6-6 |
220 |
Jan 8, 1957 |
Northeast Louisiana |
| 22 |
Wayne Cooper |
C |
6-10 |
220 |
Nov 16, 1956 |
New Orleans |
| 32 |
T.R. Dunn |
G/F |
6-4 |
192 |
Feb 1, 1955 |
Alabama |
| 35 |
Bill Garnett |
F |
6-9 |
225 |
Apr 22, 1960 |
Wyoming |
| 50 |
Mo Martin |
F |
6-10 |
230 |
Jan 5, 1964 |
USC |
1985-86 Regular Season Per Game
| Ply |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOPG |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Alex English |
SF |
32 |
81 |
81 |
37.3 |
29.8 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
23.3 |
.504 |
0.1 |
.200 |
7.3 |
.862 |
| Fat Lever |
PG |
25 |
78 |
77 |
33.5 |
13.8 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
13.6 |
.441 |
0.5 |
.316 |
2.3 |
.725 |
| T.R. Dunn |
SG |
30 |
82 |
82 |
29.3 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
.454 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
.773 |
| Calvin Natt |
PF |
29 |
69 |
62 |
29.1 |
17.7 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
13.5 |
.504 |
0.1 |
.333 |
5.0 |
.801 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
29 |
78 |
78 |
27.1 |
13.1 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
11.6 |
.466 |
0.1 |
.429 |
2.8 |
.795 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
28 |
79 |
0 |
25.1 |
12.5 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
.447 |
0.5 |
.195 |
5.1 |
.785 |
| Danny Schayes |
C |
26 |
80 |
13 |
20.7 |
8.2 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
5.5 |
.502 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.5 |
.777 |
| Elston Turner |
SG |
26 |
73 |
0 |
18.1 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
.435 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
.736 |
| Mike Evans |
PG |
30 |
81 |
1 |
17.1 |
9.5 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
8.8 |
.425 |
2.2 |
.222 |
1.8 |
.846 |
| Pete Williams |
PF |
20 |
53 |
11 |
10.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
.604 |
0.0 |
|
0.8 |
.425 |
| Willie White |
SG |
23 |
43 |
4 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
.440 |
0.5 |
.286 |
0.5 |
.826 |
| Blair Rasmussen |
C |
23 |
48 |
1 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
.407 |
0.0 |
|
0.8 |
.795 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
240.9 |
114.8 |
43.2 |
26.1 |
10.1 |
5.1 |
16.3 |
96.0 |
.471 |
3.7 |
.233 |
29.5 |
.798 |
1985-86 Playoff Per Game
| Ply |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOPG |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Alex English |
SF |
32 |
10 |
10 |
39.4 |
27.3 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
22.9 |
.463 |
0.1 |
.000 |
7.1 |
.859 |
| Fat Lever |
PG |
25 |
10 |
10 |
34.7 |
14.3 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
13.1 |
.450 |
1.4 |
.571 |
2.4 |
.708 |
| Danny Schayes |
C |
26 |
10 |
6 |
29.5 |
11.6 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
.535 |
0.0 |
|
3.0 |
.800 |
| Calvin Natt |
PF |
29 |
10 |
6 |
29.3 |
17.9 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
14.2 |
.465 |
0.2 |
.500 |
5.9 |
.780 |
| T.R. Dunn |
SG |
30 |
10 |
10 |
27.6 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
4.6 |
.435 |
0.0 |
|
1.4 |
.643 |
| Mike Evans |
PG |
30 |
10 |
0 |
20.4 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
8.2 |
.366 |
2.9 |
.241 |
3.0 |
.833 |
| Elston Turner |
SG |
26 |
10 |
0 |
19.6 |
6.6 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
.537 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
0.8 |
.875 |
| Wayne Cooper |
C |
29 |
8 |
4 |
19.3 |
7.9 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
.429 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.8 |
.682 |
| Blair Rasmussen |
C |
23 |
10 |
4 |
17.5 |
11.1 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
9.6 |
.406 |
0.0 |
|
4.1 |
.805 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
28 |
6 |
0 |
17.0 |
7.3 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
.536 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
2.7 |
.813 |
| Willie White |
SG |
23 |
4 |
0 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.286 |
1.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
|
| Pete Williams |
PF |
20 |
4 |
0 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
|
| Team Totals |
|
|
10 |
10 |
247.5 |
114.5 |
45.9 |
24.7 |
7.2 |
4.4 |
14.4 |
96.1 |
.456 |
5.4 |
.352 |
31.5 |
.794 |
1985-86 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Alex English |
|
32 |
81 |
81 |
3024 |
2414 |
405 |
320 |
73 |
29 |
249 |
1888 |
951 |
5 |
1 |
593 |
511 |
| Fat Lever |
|
25 |
78 |
77 |
2616 |
1080 |
420 |
584 |
178 |
15 |
210 |
1061 |
468 |
38 |
12 |
182 |
132 |
| T.R. Dunn |
|
30 |
82 |
82 |
2401 |
412 |
377 |
171 |
155 |
16 |
51 |
379 |
172 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
68 |
| Wayne Cooper |
|
29 |
78 |
78 |
2112 |
1021 |
610 |
81 |
42 |
227 |
117 |
906 |
422 |
7 |
3 |
219 |
174 |
| Calvin Natt |
|
29 |
69 |
62 |
2007 |
1218 |
436 |
164 |
58 |
13 |
130 |
930 |
469 |
6 |
2 |
347 |
278 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
|
28 |
79 |
0 |
1982 |
988 |
264 |
316 |
107 |
16 |
165 |
741 |
331 |
41 |
8 |
405 |
318 |
| Danny Schayes |
|
26 |
80 |
13 |
1654 |
658 |
439 |
79 |
42 |
63 |
105 |
440 |
221 |
1 |
0 |
278 |
216 |
| Mike Evans |
|
30 |
81 |
1 |
1389 |
773 |
101 |
177 |
61 |
1 |
124 |
715 |
304 |
176 |
39 |
149 |
126 |
| Elston Turner |
|
26 |
73 |
0 |
1324 |
369 |
201 |
165 |
70 |
6 |
80 |
379 |
165 |
9 |
0 |
53 |
39 |
| Pete Williams |
|
20 |
53 |
11 |
573 |
151 |
146 |
14 |
19 |
23 |
19 |
111 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
17 |
| Willie White |
|
23 |
43 |
4 |
343 |
173 |
44 |
53 |
18 |
2 |
25 |
168 |
74 |
21 |
6 |
23 |
19 |
| Blair Rasmussen |
|
23 |
48 |
1 |
330 |
153 |
97 |
16 |
3 |
10 |
40 |
150 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
31 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19755 |
9410 |
3540 |
2140 |
826 |
421 |
1315 |
7868 |
3705 |
305 |
71 |
2416 |
1929 |
1985-86 Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Alex English |
|
32 |
10 |
10 |
394 |
273 |
35 |
52 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
229 |
106 |
1 |
0 |
71 |
61 |
| Fat Lever |
|
25 |
10 |
10 |
347 |
143 |
48 |
53 |
20 |
2 |
23 |
131 |
59 |
14 |
8 |
24 |
17 |
| Danny Schayes |
|
26 |
10 |
6 |
295 |
116 |
82 |
9 |
4 |
17 |
21 |
86 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
24 |
| Calvin Natt |
|
29 |
10 |
6 |
293 |
179 |
79 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
142 |
66 |
2 |
1 |
59 |
46 |
| T.R. Dunn |
|
30 |
10 |
10 |
276 |
49 |
53 |
13 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
46 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
| Mike Evans |
|
30 |
10 |
0 |
204 |
92 |
20 |
25 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
82 |
30 |
29 |
7 |
30 |
25 |
| Elston Turner |
|
26 |
10 |
0 |
196 |
66 |
29 |
22 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
54 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
| Blair Rasmussen |
|
23 |
10 |
4 |
175 |
111 |
60 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
96 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
33 |
| Wayne Cooper |
|
29 |
8 |
4 |
154 |
63 |
40 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
56 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
|
28 |
6 |
0 |
102 |
44 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
28 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
13 |
| Willie White |
|
23 |
4 |
0 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Pete Williams |
|
20 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
10 |
10 |
2475 |
1145 |
459 |
247 |
72 |
44 |
142 |
961 |
438 |
54 |
19 |
315 |
250 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Alex English |
Primary Scorer |
37.3 |
High Usage |
29.8 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
19.05 |
Team’s go-to scorer, consistent mid-range and inside finishing, carried offensive load. |
MVP-8, AS, NBA2 |
| Fat Lever |
Two-Way Facilitator |
33.5 |
High Usage |
13.8 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
14.6 |
Playmaking point guard, active defensively, excels in transition and full-court play. |
|
| Calvin Natt |
Secondary Scorer |
29.1 |
Moderate Usage |
17.7 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
13.7 |
Reliable scoring PF, strong post presence, contributed significantly in rebounds. |
|
| Wayne Cooper |
Rim Protector |
27.1 |
Moderate Usage |
13.1 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
11.95 |
Defensive anchor in paint, good rebounder, occasional mid-range scoring. |
|
| Bill Hanzlik |
Defensive Wing |
25.1 |
Moderate Usage |
12.5 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
10.7 |
Strong perimeter defender, facilitated transition, spot offensive contributions. |
DEF2 |
| Danny Schayes |
Backup Big |
20.7 |
Low Usage |
8.2 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
7.0 |
Rotation center, reliable post scoring, contributed on boards and defense. |
|
| Mike Evans |
Bench Playmaker |
17.1 |
Low Usage |
9.5 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
6.85 |
Spot minutes at PG, provided scoring and spacing, limited defensive impact. |
|
| Elston Turner |
Role SG |
18.1 |
Low Usage |
5.1 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
5.65 |
Rotation guard, contributed in passing and defense, occasional scoring bursts. |
|
| T.R. Dunn |
Defensive Specialist |
29.3 |
Low Usage |
5.0 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
Elite perimeter defender, anchored team’s defensive schemes, limited offensive role. |
|
| Pete Williams |
Development PF |
10.8 |
Minimal Usage |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
3.35 |
Young PF, developmental focus, efficient in limited minutes. |
|
| Willie White |
Development SG |
8.0 |
Minimal Usage |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
Bench guard, limited minutes, primarily developmental and rotational contributions. |
|
| Blair Rasmussen |
Backup Center |
6.9 |
Minimal Usage |
3.2 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
Played sparingly behind starters, contributed to rebounds and interior defense. |
|
*Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2
