The Season in Brief
The 1987-88 Denver Nuggets went 54-28. Led by Fat Lever, Danny Schayes and Michael Adams, they posted a +3.32 SRS and went 5-6 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Fat Lever leads at 29%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Alex English | 25.0 |
| Rebounds | Danny Schayes | 8.2 |
| Assists | Fat Lever | 7.8 |
| Steals | Fat Lever | 2.7 |
| Blocks | Wayne Cooper | 2.1 |
| True Shooting | Danny Schayes | 64.0 |
| 3-Pointers | Michael Adams | 139 |
| Def. Win Shares | Fat Lever | 4.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Fat Lever★All-Defense 2ndAll-Star7102Danny Schayes★3903Michael Adams384Alex EnglishAll-Star345Jay Vincent166Blair Rasmussen167Bill Hanzlik98T.R. Dunn89Calvin Natt610Wayne Cooper511Mike Evans412Michael Brooks113Maurice Martin114Otis Smith115Brad Wright★016Andre Moore★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Lever★ | 82 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 51.6 | 12 | 4.9 | 71 |
| Danny Schayes★ | 81 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 64.0 | 0 | 3.3 | 39 |
| Michael Adams | 82 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 56.0 | 139 | 3.2 | 38 |
| Alex English | 80 | 25.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 53.5 | 0 | 2.2 | 34 |
| Jay Vincent | 73 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.8 | 1 | 1.9 | 16 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 79 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 52.3 | 0 | 2.2 | 16 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 77 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 48.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 9 |
| T.R. Dunn | 82 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 50.3 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 |
| Calvin Natt | 27 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 53.7 | 0 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Wayne Cooper | 45 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 47.7 | 0 | 1.4 | 5 |
| Mike Evans | 56 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 53.2 | 36 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Michael Brooks | 16 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 42.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Maurice Martin | 26 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 40.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Otis Smith | 15 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 45.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Brad Wright★ | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Andre Moore★ | 7 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 37.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.7
- Youngest: Maurice Martin (23)
- Oldest: Alex English (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Andre Moore - rookie
- Michael Adams - new to the team
- Jay Vincent - new to the team
- Michael Brooks - new to the team
- Brad Wright - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Fat Lever - pick #11 (1982)
- Danny Schayes - pick #13 (1981)
- Michael Adams - pick #66 (1985)
- Alex English - pick #23 (1976)
- Jay Vincent - pick #24 (1981)
The Playoff Run
5-6 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Denver Nuggets fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1976-772022-232025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.