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The Nuggets in the Newsroom
- Strategy · ProChristian Braun scored 31 beside Murray's 39, and our board now has him 33 places above the consensusBraun had 22 points by halftime in Denver's NBA Cup win in Phoenix, Jamal Murray made seven of nine threes, and Collin Gillespie had 10 assists for the Suns. Braun is the add.
- StrategyJokić and Murray answered Oklahoma City with a triple-double and 42 pointsTwo nights after a 5-for-19 opener, Jokić had 35, 15 and 10 and Murray scored 42 in an overtime win over New Orleans, which put both back almost exactly where our projections had them.
- StrategyNikola Jokić went 5-for-19 in Oklahoma City, and why one bad night moves our projections so littleJokić scored 13 on 5-for-19 and Jamal Murray 6 on 2-for-11 in Denver's 96-84 loss, which cost Jokić nothing on our board and moved Murray from 12th to 21st on points.
- Strategy · ProHow to plan a fantasy basketball auction, top-heavy, balanced or deep, with real pricesIn a 12-team, $200 room the top 12 players take 32% of the money and everyone past the 96th costs a dollar, and at our prices a roster built on Jokić and Giannis buys more starting value than four $35 players or nine $20 ones.
About the Nuggets depth chart
Denver Nuggets depth chart for 2026-27 fantasy basketball
This is the Denver Nuggets (DEN) depth chart for the 26-27 NBA season, position by position: who starts, who backs up, who is out and each player’s fantasy rank, read from Sleeper’s chart every night.
The Nuggets’ first choices are Jamal Murray at point guard, Christian Braun at shooting guard, Cameron Johnson at small forward, Aaron Gordon at power forward and Nikola Jokić at center.
Their best fantasy asset on our points projections is Nikola Jokić, ranked 1st, and Jamal Murray is 11th.
Alpha Diallo, Julian Strawther and Spencer Jones are listed as unable to play.
To use this chart in a fantasy league, the NBA fantasy schedule counts how many games the Nuggets play each week, the NBA fantasy trade analyzer prices a deal for any of them, and the fantasy basketball rankings set them against every other player in the league.
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