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The 1999–00 Denver Nuggets were led by Antonio McDyess, whose efficient interior scoring, rebounding, and rim protection anchored the frontcourt, while Nick Van Exel controlled the offense as the team’s primary playmaker. Ron Mercer added another consistent scoring threat, giving Denver multiple offensive options. The Nuggets played at a relatively fast pace with balanced contributions, but average efficiency at both ends of the floor limited their overall success.


Roster

NO PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
4 Chauncey Billups SG 6-3 202 September 25, 1976 Colorado
5 Ron Mercer SG 6-7 210 May 18, 1976 Kentucky
7 Cory Alexander PG 6-1 185 June 22, 1973 Virginia
8 Chris Herren PG 6-2 197 September 27, 1975 Boston College, Fresno State
9 Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG 6-6 223 November 3, 1974 Michigan, San Jose State
13, 15 Keon Clark C 6-11 220 April 16, 1975 Irvine Valley College, Dixie State (UT), UNLV
17 Johnny Taylor SF 6-9 220 June 4, 1974 Indian Hills Community College, Chattanooga
21 George McCloud SF 6-8 225 May 27, 1967 Florida State
23 Bryant Stith SG 6-5 208 December 10, 1970 Virginia
24 Antonio McDyess PF 6-9 220 September 7, 1974 Alabama
25 Roy Rogers PF 6-10 235 August 19, 1973 Alabama
31 Nick Van Exel PG 6-1 170 November 27, 1971 Trinity Valley CC, Cincinnati
32 Chris Gatling PF 6-10 220 September 3, 1967 Old Dominion
41 James Posey SF 6-8 215 January 13, 1977 Xavier
42 Ryan Bowen SF 6-7 215 November 20, 1975 Iowa
45 Raef LaFrentz C 6-11 240 May 29, 1976 Kansas
54 Popeye Jones PF 6-8 250 June 17, 1970 Murray State


Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Antonio McDyess PF 25 81 81 33.3 19.1 8.5 2.0 0.9 1.7 2.8 15.0 7.6 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 6.4 4.0 .626
Nick Van Exel PG 28 79 79 37.3 16.1 3.9 9.0 0.9 0.1 2.8 15.4 6.0 .390 5.1 1.7 .332 3.0 2.5 .817
Raef LaFrentz C 23 81 80 30.1 12.4 7.9 1.2 0.5 2.2 1.2 10.9 4.8 .446 2.3 0.7 .328 2.9 2.0 .686
George McCloud SF 32 78 11 27.2 10.1 3.7 3.2 0.6 0.3 1.7 8.2 3.4 .417 3.6 1.4 .378 2.3 1.9 .818
Keon Clark C 24 81 20 22.8 8.6 6.2 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.5 6.5 3.5 .542 0.1 0.0 .125 2.2 1.5 .688
Ron Mercer SG 23 37 37 38.1 18.3 4.1 2.8 0.9 0.4 2.4 16.5 7.4 .444 1.1 0.4 .385 4.1 3.2 .788
James Posey SF 23 81 77 25.3 8.2 3.9 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.2 6.6 2.8 .429 2.7 1.0 .373 1.9 1.5 .800
Chris Gatling PF 32 40 0 19.3 10.4 5.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 1.6 8.5 3.9 .456 1.2 0.3 .234 3.2 2.4 .742
Bryant Stith SG 29 45 6 15.4 5.6 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 4.2 1.9 .455 1.2 0.4 .304 1.7 1.4 .831
Chris Herren PG 24 45 1 13.3 3.1 1.2 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.8 1.0 .363 1.5 0.5 .358 0.9 0.6 .675
Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG 25 15 10 24.9 8.9 3.5 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.3 8.7 3.4 .389 0.1 0.1 .500 2.8 2.1 .738
Ryan Bowen SF 24 52 0 11.3 2.5 2.2 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 2.3 0.9 .393 0.2 0.0 .111 1.0 0.7 .717
Chauncey Billups SG 23 13 5 23.5 8.6 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 7.8 2.6 .337 3.2 0.5 .171 3.4 2.8 .841
Popeye Jones PF 29 40 1 8.3 2.6 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.6 1.1 .423 0.1 0.1 .667 0.5 0.4 .737
Roy Rogers PF 26 40 0 8.9 2.2 2.0 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.3 2.2 0.9 .398 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.5 .463
Cory Alexander PG 26 29 2 11.3 2.8 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 3.4 1.0 .286 1.2 0.3 .257 0.8 0.6 .773
Johnny Taylor SF 25 1 0 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     82 82 242.1 99.0 44.7 23.3 6.8 7.5 15.6 84.3 37.3 .442 17.0 5.7 .336 25.8 18.7 .724

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Antonio McDyess PF 25 81 81 2698 20.7 9.1 2.1 0.9 1.9 3.1 16.2 8.2 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 6.9 4.3 .626
Nick Van Exel PG 28 79 79 2950 15.6 3.8 8.7 0.8 0.1 2.7 14.8 5.8 .390 4.9 1.6 .332 2.9 2.4 .817
Raef LaFrentz C 23 81 80 2435 14.9 9.5 1.4 0.6 2.7 1.4 13.0 5.8 .446 2.7 0.9 .328 3.5 2.4 .686
George McCloud SF 32 78 11 2118 13.4 4.8 4.2 0.8 0.4 2.3 10.8 4.5 .417 4.8 1.8 .378 3.1 2.5 .818
Keon Clark C 24 81 20 1850 13.5 9.8 1.4 0.9 2.2 2.4 10.3 5.6 .542 0.2 0.0 .125 3.4 2.4 .688
Ron Mercer SG 23 37 37 1408 17.3 3.9 2.7 0.8 0.4 2.2 15.6 7.0 .444 1.0 0.4 .385 3.9 3.0 .788
James Posey SF 23 81 77 2052 11.6 5.6 2.6 1.7 0.6 1.7 9.4 4.0 .429 3.9 1.4 .373 2.6 2.1 .800
Chris Gatling PF 32 40 0 770 19.4 9.6 1.4 1.6 0.6 3.0 15.9 7.2 .456 2.2 0.5 .234 6.0 4.4 .742
Bryant Stith SG 29 45 6 691 13.2 4.4 3.2 0.9 0.6 1.7 9.8 4.5 .455 2.9 0.9 .304 4.0 3.3 .831
Chris Herren PG 24 45 1 597 8.5 3.1 6.7 0.9 0.1 2.5 7.5 2.7 .363 4.0 1.4 .358 2.4 1.6 .675
Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG 25 15 10 373 12.9 5.0 2.5 0.6 1.2 1.8 12.6 4.9 .389 0.2 0.1 .500 4.1 3.0 .738
Ryan Bowen SF 24 52 0 589 8.0 7.0 1.2 2.4 0.8 0.9 7.2 2.8 .393 0.6 0.1 .111 3.2 2.3 .717
Chauncey Billups SG 23 13 5 305 13.2 4.0 4.6 1.2 0.2 2.8 11.9 4.0 .337 4.8 0.8 .171 5.2 4.4 .841
Popeye Jones PF 29 40 1 330 11.3 11.2 2.1 0.3 0.7 1.4 11.3 4.8 .423 0.3 0.2 .667 2.1 1.5 .737
Roy Rogers PF 26 40 0 355 9.0 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.9 1.0 8.9 3.5 .398 0.1 0.0 .000 4.2 1.9 .463
Cory Alexander PG 26 29 2 329 9.0 4.6 6.3 2.6 0.2 3.1 10.7 3.1 .286 3.8 1.0 .257 2.4 1.9 .773
Johnny Taylor SF 25 1 0 5 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Antonio McDyess PF 25 81 81 2698 1551 685 159 69 139 230 1211 614 .507 2 0 .000 516 323 .626
Nick Van Exel PG 28 79 79 2950 1275 311 714 68 11 221 1213 473 .390 401 133 .332 240 196 .817
Raef LaFrentz C 23 81 80 2435 1006 641 97 42 180 96 879 392 .446 183 60 .328 236 162 .686
George McCloud SF 32 78 11 2118 787 285 246 48 26 134 638 266 .417 283 107 .378 181 148 .818
Keon Clark C 24 81 20 1850 694 505 71 45 114 125 528 286 .542 8 1 .125 176 121 .688
Ron Mercer SG 23 37 37 1408 678 152 104 33 15 87 612 272 .444 39 15 .385 151 119 .788
James Posey SF 23 81 77 2052 662 317 146 98 33 95 536 230 .429 220 82 .373 150 120 .800
Chris Gatling PF 32 40 0 770 416 205 31 34 13 64 340 155 .456 47 11 .234 128 95 .742
Bryant Stith SG 29 45 6 691 253 84 61 18 12 33 189 86 .455 56 17 .304 77 64 .831
Chris Herren PG 24 45 1 597 141 52 111 15 2 42 124 45 .363 67 24 .358 40 27 .675
Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG 25 15 10 373 134 52 26 6 12 19 131 51 .389 2 1 .500 42 31 .738
Ryan Bowen SF 24 52 0 589 131 114 20 39 13 14 117 46 .393 9 1 .111 53 38 .717
Chauncey Billups SG 23 13 5 305 112 34 39 10 2 24 101 34 .337 41 7 .171 44 37 .841
Popeye Jones PF 29 40 1 330 104 103 19 3 6 13 104 44 .423 3 2 .667 19 14 .737
Roy Rogers PF 26 40 0 355 89 80 9 2 38 10 88 35 .398 1 0 .000 41 19 .463
Cory Alexander PG 26 29 2 329 82 42 58 24 2 28 98 28 .286 35 9 .257 22 17 .773
Johnny Taylor SF 25 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0   0 0  
Team Totals     82 82 19855 8115 3663 1911 554 618 1235 6911 3057 .442 1397 470 .336 2116 1531 .724

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) Impact Index Notes Awards
Antonio McDyess Interior Offensive Focal Point (1.1) 33.3 High (1.2) 19.1 8.5 2.0 2.6 85.01 McDyess was Denver’s interior offensive fulcrum, combining face-up scoring with relentless work around the rim. An AP game report noted him scoring 30 against Golden State while Denver repeatedly leaned on his offense, and another late-season report described teams doubling him when he was rolling. (CBS News)
Nick Van Exel Franchise Floor General (1.1) 37.3 High (1.2) 16.1 3.9 9.0 1.0 79.20 Van Exel was the primary organizer and late-clock shot creator, with Denver often relying on his ability to manufacture offense when possessions broke down. Against Houston, he scored 21 of his 23 points before halftime; against Washington, coach Dan Issel encouraged him to keep shooting after a poor first half, and Van Exel responded with a decisive 16-0 run. (CBS News)
Ron Mercer Primary Scoring Wing (1.1) 38.1 High (1.2) 18.3 4.1 2.8 1.3 69.96 Mercer functioned as Denver’s main scoring wing before the trade deadline, carrying a heavy perimeter workload alongside Van Exel and McDyess. He scored 24 in Denver’s January win over Houston, then 25 against Seattle in another game where the Nuggets’ offense was concentrated around their leading scorers. His 38.1 minutes underline how central that role was. (CBS News)
Raef LaFrentz Stretch Rim-Protector (1.05) 30.1 Medium (1.1) 12.4 7.9 1.2 2.7 55.90 LaFrentz gave Denver an unusual frontcourt combination of perimeter shooting and legitimate shot blocking. AP coverage repeatedly placed him alongside McDyess as a major part of Denver’s interior production, while his participation in the 2000 Rookie Challenge reflected the league’s recognition of his second-year development. (CBS News) Rookie Challenge Participant (2000)
George McCloud Veteran Perimeter Connector (1.05) 27.2 Medium (1.1) 10.1 3.7 3.2 0.9 41.35 McCloud supplied veteran perimeter shooting while also moving the ball rather than simply standing in the corner. He came off the bench for 14 points against Houston in January and later added 17 in a win over the Rockets, illustrating how Denver could turn to his shooting when the main scoring options needed help.
Keon Clark Shot-Blocking Interior Reserve (1.05) 22.8 Medium (1.1) 8.6 6.2 0.9 2.0 40.89 Clark’s role centered on length, rebounding and protecting the paint rather than creating offense. He produced a career-high 18 points in Denver’s December win over San Antonio, while AP coverage also captured his ability to affect games defensively and around the glass as a young rotation big. (ESPN.com)
Chris Gatling Sixth Man Interior Scorer (1.0) 19.3 Medium (1.1) 10.4 5.1 0.8 1.2 38.50 Gatling was Denver’s experienced scoring big off the bench, giving the second unit a player capable of creating offense without needing a play drawn up for him. AP coverage had him scoring 13 against Houston during a balanced Denver attack, while the summer trade market described him as one of the league’s best sixth men.
James Posey Starting Defensive Wing (1.05) 25.3 Medium (1.1) 8.2 3.9 1.8 1.6 35.80 Posey was used as a physical two-way wing who could defend, rebound and make opportunistic plays without dominating possessions. His rookie-season versatility earned enough trust for 77 starts, and his 25-point, nine-rebound performance against Washington showed he could expand the offensive role when Denver needed it. (CBS News) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000); Rookie Challenge Participant (2000)
Tariq Abdul-Wahad Slashing Two-Way Wing (1.05) 24.9 Medium (1.1) 8.9 3.5 1.7 1.2 35.34 Abdul-Wahad arrived at the trade deadline as part of Denver’s attempt to reshape its wing rotation. AP coverage from his first weeks with the Nuggets shows him immediately taking meaningful offensive responsibility, scoring 14 against Houston while sharing the floor with Van Exel and McCloud. (CBS News)
Chauncey Billups Developing Combo-Guard Reserve (1.0) 23.5 Medium (1.1) 8.6 2.6 3.0 1.0 35.11 Billups’ Denver role was still developmental, with five starts in 13 games before the February trade that sent him to Orlando. The transaction itself shows how unsettled Denver’s backcourt was at the time: Mercer, Billups and Johnny Taylor were moved for Gatling, Abdul-Wahad and future considerations.
Bryant Stith Veteran Scoring Guard Reserve (1.0) 15.4 Low (1.0) 5.6 1.9 1.4 0.7 19.20 Stith provided veteran perimeter scoring in a reduced role, with his value coming from experience rather than primary creation. He scored 12 against Houston during a game in which Denver’s reserves supplied useful offensive support behind Van Exel’s early burst.
Chris Herren Reserve Playmaking Guard (1.0) 13.3 Low (1.0) 3.1 1.2 2.5 0.3 14.20 Herren was primarily a reserve ball-handler learning the NBA game behind a veteran-heavy guard rotation. Contemporary game coverage is limited, but the available season record shows a clear distribution role rather than a scoring assignment, with Denver using him to organize shorter second-unit stretches. (Basketball Reference)
Cory Alexander Third-Unit Table Setter (1.0) 11.3 Low (1.0) 2.8 1.4 2.0 0.9 14.20 Alexander occupied a deep reserve point-guard role, providing occasional ball-handling and defensive pressure when Denver needed another guard. Contemporary independent coverage of his specific season was limited, although AP-era reporting around the Nuggets reflects a roster that frequently shuffled its backcourt personnel.
Ryan Bowen Energy Wing Reserve (1.0) 11.3 Low (1.0) 2.5 2.2 0.4 1.1 12.40 Bowen’s role was built around activity rather than offensive creation. His season game log includes a 25-minute outing with seven points, 11 rebounds and a steal against Atlanta, a useful example of the rebounding and hustle value he could provide when given extended minutes. (Hoops Stats)
Popeye Jones Veteran Rebounding Specialist (1.0) 8.3 Low (1.0) 2.6 2.6 0.5 0.3 12.00 Jones was a veteran frontcourt presence whose main value came from rebounding, professionalism and locker-room experience rather than scoring. When Denver moved him after the season, GM Dan Issel specifically praised Jones as a professional and a positive influence in a young locker room. (CBS News)
Roy Rogers Emergency Shot-Blocking Big (1.0) 8.9 Low (1.0) 2.2 2.0 0.2 1.1 11.00 Rogers served as deep frontcourt insurance, with his defensive length giving Denver a reason to use him in short stretches despite limited offensive responsibility. Independent season-specific coverage is sparse, so the available evidence points to a situational rim-protection role rather than a regular offensive assignment. (ESPN.com)
Johnny Taylor Emergency Wing Call-Up (1.0) 5.0 Low (1.0) 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 Taylor’s Denver role was extremely limited, appearing for only a single five-minute stretch before being included in the February trade to Orlando. Contemporary reporting confirms that he was part of the three-player package Denver sent away with Mercer and Billups at the deadline.
Team Totals 242.1 99.0 44.7 23.3 14.3 602.06