The Season in Brief
The 1988-89 Denver Nuggets went 44-38. Led by Fat Lever, Michael Adams and Danny Schayes, they posted a +0.91 SRS and went 0-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Fat Lever leads at 31%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Alex English | 26.5 |
| Rebounds | Fat Lever | 9.3 |
| Assists | Fat Lever | 7.9 |
| Steals | Fat Lever | 2.7 |
| Blocks | Wayne Cooper | 2.7 |
| True Shooting | Danny Schayes | 61.8 |
| 3-Pointers | Michael Adams | 166 |
| Def. Win Shares | Fat Lever | 4.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Fat Lever6302Michael Adams4403Danny Schayes284Alex EnglishAll-Star255Wayne Cooper106Walter Davis87Elston Turner78Blair Rasmussen69Bill Hanzlik310Dave Greenwood211Darwin Cook212Jerome Lane213Eddie Hughes114Calvin Natt115Jay Vincent016Wayne Engelstad★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Lever | 71 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 51.3 | 23 | 4.2 | 63 |
| Michael Adams | 77 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 56.7 | 166 | 2.9 | 44 |
| Danny Schayes | 76 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 61.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 28 |
| Alex English | 82 | 26.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 53.1 | 2 | 1.7 | 25 |
| Wayne Cooper | 79 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 53.0 | 1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| Walter Davis | 81 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 54.4 | 20 | 1.4 | 8 |
| Elston Turner | 78 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 44.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 77 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 47.6 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 41 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 53.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Dave Greenwood | 29 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Darwin Cook | 30 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 46.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Jerome Lane | 54 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 42.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Eddie Hughes | 26 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 50.5 | 7 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Calvin Natt | 14 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 51.9 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Jay Vincent | 5 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 38.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Wayne Engelstad★ | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.8
- Youngest: Jerome Lane (22)
- Oldest: Alex English (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Jerome Lane - rookie
- Wayne Engelstad - rookie
- Walter Davis - new to the team
- Elston Turner - new to the team
- Dave Greenwood - new to the team
- Darwin Cook - new to the team
- Eddie Hughes - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Fat Lever - pick #11 (1982)
- Michael Adams - pick #66 (1985)
- Danny Schayes - pick #13 (1981)
- Alex English - pick #23 (1976)
- Wayne Cooper - pick #40 (1978)
The Playoff Run
0-3 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.