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The 1988–89 Denver Nuggets featured one of the league’s most balanced offences, with Alex English leading the scoring while Michael Adams and Fat Lever combined high-level playmaking, scoring, and rebounding from the backcourt. Orlando Woolridge added efficient interior offence, and the rotation supplied consistent secondary production. The statistics point to a fast-paced, high-scoring team built on ball movement and offensive depth, though defensive performance remained a clear weakness.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight DOB College/From
00 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 lbs Aug 18, 1960 Arizona State
1 Danny Schayes C 6-11 235 lbs May 10, 1959 Syracuse
2 Michael Adams G 5-10 162 lbs Jan 19, 1963 Boston College
4 Bill Hanzlik G/F 6-7 185 lbs Dec 6, 1957 Notre Dame
5 Walter Davis G/F 6-6 193 lbs Sep 9, 1954 North Carolina
21 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 lbs Nov 13, 1962 Oregon
22 Joe Kopicki F 6-9 240 lbs Jun 12, 1960 Detroit Mercy
23 Todd Lichti G 6-4 205 lbs Jan 8, 1967 Stanford
30 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 lbs Dec 4, 1966 Pittsburgh
31 Orlando Woolridge F 6-9 215 lbs Dec 16, 1959 Notre Dame
32 Wayne Cooper C 6-10 220 lbs Nov 16, 1956 New Orleans
33 Alex English F 6-7 190 lbs Jan 5, 1954 South Carolina

Head Coach: Doug Moe

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Fat Lever SG 28 71 71 38.7 19.8 9.3 7.9 2.7 0.3 2.2 17.2 .457 0.9 .348 4.8 .785
Alex English SF 35 82 82 36.5 26.5 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 22.9 .491 0.1 .250 4.6 .858
Michael Adams PG 26 77 77 36.2 18.5 3.7 6.4 2.2 0.1 2.3 14.1 .433 6.1 .356 5.1 .819
Danny Schayes C 29 76 64 25.2 12.8 6.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 8.0 .522 0.1 .333 5.3 .826
Wayne Cooper C 32 79 72 23.6 6.6 7.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 0.9 5.6 .495 0.1 .250 1.3 .745
Walter Davis SG 34 81 0 22.9 15.6 1.9 2.3 0.9 0.1 1.6 13.3 .498 0.9 .290 2.5 .879
Elston Turner SF 29 78 12 22.4 4.3 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.1 0.8 4.5 .428 0.1 .286 0.7 .589
Jay Vincent SF 29 5 1 19.0 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.0 7.6 .342 0.4 .500 1.8 .556
Bill Hanzlik PF 31 41 0 17.1 4.9 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 3.7 .437 0.1 .200 2.1 .782
Blair Rasmussen C 26 77 22 17.0 7.6 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 7.5 .445 0.0 — 1.1 .852
Dave Greenwood PF 31 29 3 16.9 5.9 5.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.2 5.1 .419 0.0 — 2.4 .676
Darwin Cook SG 30 30 4 12.9 5.4 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.9 5.4 .436 0.3 .200 0.7 .773
Calvin Natt SF 32 14 0 12.0 4.7 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 3.6 .440 0.1 .000 2.2 .710
Jerome Lane PF 22 54 1 10.2 4.8 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 4.7 .426 0.1 .000 2.1 .384
Eddie Hughes PG 28 26 1 8.6 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.4 2.5 .438 0.8 .318 0.5 .583
Wayne Engelstad PF 23 11 0 4.5 2.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 2.6 .379 0.0 — 0.9 .600
Team Totals — — 82 82 242.4 118.0 45.4 27.8 9.9 5.3 14.9 99.3 .468 8.2 .337 28.2 .787

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Michael Adams PG 26 2 1 37.5 23.5 8.5 4.5 1.5 0.0 4.0 18.0 .417 11.0 .455 4.0 .875
Alex English SF 35 3 3 36.0 26.0 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 20.7 .516 0.0 — 5.3 .875
Bill Hanzlik PF 31 3 3 35.3 12.7 6.7 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 11.0 .424 2.0 .500 4.0 .583
Walter Davis SG 34 3 0 31.3 25.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 2.7 20.0 .517 1.3 .000 5.0 1.000
Fat Lever SG 28 2 2 29.0 11.0 6.5 9.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 12.0 .375 1.5 .667 1.0 1.000
Elston Turner SF 29 3 0 24.7 4.7 3.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.3 .462 0.3 .000 2.0 .333
Darwin Cook SG 30 3 3 22.0 10.3 4.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 8.0 .500 0.7 .500 2.0 1.000
Danny Schayes C 29 2 0 18.0 4.0 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.5 .143 0.0 — 4.0 .750
Wayne Cooper C 32 3 3 14.7 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 4.0 .500 0.0 — 0.0 —
Dave Greenwood PF 31 3 0 11.3 1.7 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.0 .333 0.0 — 0.7 .500
Jerome Lane PF 22 2 0 10.5 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 .286 0.5 .000 1.0 1.000
Blair Rasmussen C 26 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 3 3 240.0 112.7 44.3 24.0 7.7 1.7 16.7 94.7 .458 13.0 .410 25.7 .805

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Alex English – 35 82 82 2990 2175 326 383 66 12 198 1881 924 8 2 379 325
Michael Adams – 26 77 77 2787 1424 283 490 166 11 180 1082 468 466 166 393 322
Fat Lever – 28 71 71 2745 1409 662 559 195 20 157 1221 558 66 23 344 270
Danny Schayes – 29 76 64 1918 969 500 105 42 81 160 607 317 9 3 402 332
Wayne Cooper – 32 79 72 1864 520 619 78 36 211 73 444 220 4 1 106 79
Walter Davis – 34 81 0 1857 1267 151 190 72 5 132 1076 536 69 20 199 175
Elston Turner – 29 78 12 1746 337 287 144 90 8 60 353 151 7 2 56 33
Blair Rasmussen – 26 77 22 1308 583 287 49 29 41 49 577 257 0 0 81 69
Bill Hanzlik – 31 41 0 701 201 93 86 25 5 53 151 66 5 1 87 68
Jerome Lane – 22 54 1 550 261 200 60 20 4 50 256 109 7 0 112 43
Dave Greenwood – 31 29 3 491 172 164 41 17 28 36 148 62 0 0 71 48
Darwin Cook – 30 30 4 386 161 48 43 28 6 26 163 71 10 2 22 17
Eddie Hughes – 28 26 1 224 70 19 35 17 2 11 64 28 22 7 12 7
Calvin Natt – 32 14 0 168 66 46 7 6 1 11 50 22 1 0 31 22
Jay Vincent – 29 5 1 95 32 18 5 1 1 5 38 13 2 1 9 5
Wayne Engelstad – 23 11 0 50 28 16 7 1 0 3 29 11 0 0 10 6
Team Totals – – 82 82 19880 9675 3719 2282 811 436 1204 8140 3813 676 228 2314 1821

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Alex English – 35 3 3 108 78 13 11 1 0 14 62 32 0 0 16 14
Bill Hanzlik – 31 3 3 106 38 20 9 5 1 2 33 14 6 3 12 7
Walter Davis – 34 3 0 94 77 5 4 3 0 8 60 31 4 0 15 15
Michael Adams – 26 2 1 75 47 17 9 3 0 8 36 15 22 10 8 7
Elston Turner – 29 3 0 74 14 11 3 1 0 0 13 6 1 0 6 2
Darwin Cook – 30 3 3 66 31 13 11 3 0 4 24 12 2 1 6 6
Fat Lever – 28 2 2 58 22 13 19 4 0 6 24 9 3 2 2 2
Wayne Cooper – 32 3 3 44 12 13 2 1 2 0 12 6 0 0 0 0
Danny Schayes – 29 2 0 36 8 11 1 1 1 1 7 1 0 0 8 6
Dave Greenwood – 31 3 0 34 5 11 1 1 1 6 6 2 0 0 2 1
Jerome Lane – 22 2 0 21 6 6 2 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 2 2
Blair Rasmussen – 26 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals – – 3 3 720 338 133 72 23 5 50 284 130 39 16 77 62

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Alex English Primary Scorer 36.5 High 26.5 4.0 4.7 0.9 18.05 Main offensive option, high-efficiency midrange scoring, consistent usage; facilitated offense occasionally AS
Fat Lever Lead Playmaker 38.7 High 19.8 9.3 7.9 3.0 20.0 Multifaceted guard; balanced scoring, playmaking, and defense; key transition initiator DPOY-7
Michael Adams Secondary Playmaker 36.2 High 18.5 3.7 6.4 2.3 15.45 Point guard handling majority of ball movement; strong perimeter shooting and assist creation —
Walter Davis Scoring Specialist 22.9 Medium 15.6 1.9 2.3 1.0 10.4 Bench or rotational scorer; efficient midrange shooter; lower defensive footprint —
Danny Schayes Rim Protector / Role Big 25.2 Medium 12.8 6.6 1.4 1.7 11.75 Traditional center role; good inside scoring, defensive rebounding; occasional rim protection —
Wayne Cooper Defensive Anchor 23.6 Medium 6.6 7.8 1.0 3.2 9.3 Defensive-minded center; strong shot-blocking and rebounding; limited offensive role —
Blair Rasmussen Rotational Big 17.0 Low 7.6 3.7 0.6 0.9 6.4 Backup center providing occasional scoring and boards; low usage —
Elston Turner Role Wing 22.4 Low 4.3 3.7 1.8 1.3 5.55 Spot minutes wing; contributed defensively and with modest playmaking —
Jerome Lane Energy Forward 10.2 Low 4.8 3.7 1.1 0.5 5.55 Young forward; energetic role player, limited offensive impact; rebounder —
Jay Vincent Bench Wing 19.0 Low 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.4 5.7 Limited sample; spot minutes; occasional outside threat —
Darwin Cook Bench Guard 12.9 Low 5.4 1.6 1.4 1.1 4.75 Backup guard; modest scoring and defense; low minutes —
Bill Hanzlik Role Forward 17.1 Low 4.9 2.3 2.1 0.7 4.0 Defensive-minded forward; contributed off the bench —
Dave Greenwood Role Forward 16.9 Low 5.9 5.7 1.4 1.6 7.3 Backup power forward; strong rebounder and efficient scorer in limited minutes —
Calvin Natt Spot Forward 12.0 Low 4.7 3.3 0.5 0.5 4.5 Limited appearances; scoring off the bench —
Eddie Hughes Backup PG 8.6 Low 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.8 2.75 Minimal role; spot minutes —
Wayne Engelstad Fringe Player 4.5 Low 2.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 2.35 Deep bench; limited contributions —