Denver Nuggets Fantasy Basketball Rankings & Projections for 2017/18
Denver Nuggets Fantasy Basketball Rankings & Projections for 2017/18
A look at the Denver Nuggets player movement, projections, and fantasy basketball rankings, including a focus on potentially key fantasy contributors, such as Nikola Jokic, Paul Millsap, Gary Harris and Jamal Murray.
A look at the Denver Nuggets player movement, projections, and fantasy basketball rankings, including a focus on potentially key fantasy contributors, such as Nikola Jokic, Paul Millsap, Gary Harris and Jamal Murray.
It was a slow start to the 2016/17 season for Jokic, as he split minutes with Nurkic. Fast-forward to 2017/18 and Jokic has presented himself as a sure-thing at the end of the first round of fantasy basketball drafts.
Today we look at the Denver Nuggets player movement, projections, and fantasy basketball rankings, including a focus on key fantasy contributors, such as Nikola Jokic, Paul Millsap, Gary Harris and Jamal Murray.
Important Player Movement
Key players who have moved into and out of the Denver Nuggets roster this season.
2017-18 Fantasy Basketball Projections
The Denver Nuggets projections from our fantasy basketball projections and fantasy basketball rankings pages.
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| RANK |
PLAYER |
POS |
PMPG |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 10 |
Nikola Jokic |
PF/C |
30.0 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
| 26 |
Paul Millsap |
PF/C |
31.0 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| 61 |
Gary Harris |
SG/SF |
30.0 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| 105 |
Jamal Murray |
PG/SG |
28.0 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
13.2 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
| 122 |
Wilson Chandler |
SF/PF |
28.5 |
0.44 |
0.74 |
13.0 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
| 146 |
Will Barton |
SG/SF |
25.0 |
0.43 |
0.79 |
11.9 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| 235 |
Kenneth Faried |
PF/C |
14.7 |
0.54 |
0.67 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| 257 |
Juan Hernangomez |
SF/PF |
12.0 |
0.46 |
0.76 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| 262 |
Mason Plumlee |
PF/C |
12.0 |
0.53 |
0.60 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| 273 |
Jameer Nelson |
PG |
18.0 |
0.41 |
0.73 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
| 303 |
Emmanuel Mudiay |
PG |
18.0 |
0.38 |
0.73 |
8.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
| 317 |
Trey Lyles |
PF |
12.0 |
0.40 |
0.75 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
| 342 |
Darrell Arthur |
PF/C |
8.0 |
0.42 |
0.79 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| 345 |
Malik Beasley |
PG |
8.0 |
0.45 |
0.79 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| 380 |
Tyler Lydon |
PF |
6.0 |
0.42 |
0.79 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
Key Fantasy Contributors
We've broken down player data for key Denver Nuggets fantasy basketball players including projections, projections per 36 minutes, last season's averages, and last season's averages when playing between 20-30 minutes as well as between 30-40 minutes.
Nikola Jokic (PF/C)
We touched on this earlier, but Jokic is a sure-fire end of the first round pick. If he can keep his foul rate down and work on his conditioning he'll be a top contributor by the end of the season.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
75 |
30.0 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
75 |
36.0 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
20.6 |
1.6 |
12.4 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
| 2016/17 Season |
73 |
27.9 |
0.58 |
0.83 |
16.7 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
32 |
24.7 |
0.60 |
0.80 |
13.7 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
30 |
34.3 |
0.57 |
0.85 |
22.5 |
0.0 |
12.9 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
Paul Millsap (PF/C)
Millsap has been criminally underrated for years, and while he's a year older, he's still capable of producing 2nd-3rd round value.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
74 |
31.0 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
74 |
36.0 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
18.5 |
2.0 |
8.7 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
| 2016/17 Season |
72 |
34.0 |
0.45 |
0.77 |
18.3 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
19 |
26.6 |
0.40 |
0.70 |
13.4 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
46 |
35.8 |
0.46 |
0.77 |
19.3 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
Gary Harris (SG/SF)
We can't say Gary is ready to break-out this season because he broke-out last season. His ADP (Average Draft Position) in Yahoo is 102. If you can get him at pick 100 consider it a steal.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
74 |
30.0 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
74 |
36.0 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
16.3 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
| 2016/17 Season |
57 |
31.3 |
0.50 |
0.78 |
14.9 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
14 |
26.4 |
0.50 |
0.80 |
12.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
36 |
34.3 |
0.51 |
0.78 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
Jamal Murray (PG/SG)
We saw good things from Murray towards the end of last season, and while he's not going to give you high assist numbers he's still going to give you high 3PM, and is a good pick in the later rounds if you need a PG for a punt assist build.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
78 |
28.0 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
13.2 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
78 |
36.0 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
17.0 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
| 2016/17 Season |
82 |
21.5 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
34 |
24.7 |
0.40 |
0.80 |
12.9 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
9 |
34.0 |
0.37 |
0.92 |
15.1 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
Useful Resources
The Denver Nuggets have been discussed in further detail on the Watching The Boxes fantasy basketball podcast, search for it using your favorite podcast app.
Here are some further resources to help with your fantasy basketball draft preparation.
It was a slow start to the 2016/17 season for Jokic, as he split minutes with Nurkic. Fast-forward to 2017/18 and Jokic has presented himself as a sure-thing at the end of the first round of fantasy basketball drafts.
Today we look at the Denver Nuggets player movement, projections, and fantasy basketball rankings, including a focus on key fantasy contributors, such as Nikola Jokic, Paul Millsap, Gary Harris and Jamal Murray.
Important Player Movement
Key players who have moved into and out of the Denver Nuggets roster this season.
2017-18 Fantasy Basketball Projections
The Denver Nuggets projections from our fantasy basketball projections and fantasy basketball rankings pages.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| RANK |
PLAYER |
POS |
PMPG |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 10 |
Nikola Jokic |
PF/C |
30.0 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
| 26 |
Paul Millsap |
PF/C |
31.0 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| 61 |
Gary Harris |
SG/SF |
30.0 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| 105 |
Jamal Murray |
PG/SG |
28.0 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
13.2 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
| 122 |
Wilson Chandler |
SF/PF |
28.5 |
0.44 |
0.74 |
13.0 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
| 146 |
Will Barton |
SG/SF |
25.0 |
0.43 |
0.79 |
11.9 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| 235 |
Kenneth Faried |
PF/C |
14.7 |
0.54 |
0.67 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| 257 |
Juan Hernangomez |
SF/PF |
12.0 |
0.46 |
0.76 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| 262 |
Mason Plumlee |
PF/C |
12.0 |
0.53 |
0.60 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| 273 |
Jameer Nelson |
PG |
18.0 |
0.41 |
0.73 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
| 303 |
Emmanuel Mudiay |
PG |
18.0 |
0.38 |
0.73 |
8.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
| 317 |
Trey Lyles |
PF |
12.0 |
0.40 |
0.75 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
| 342 |
Darrell Arthur |
PF/C |
8.0 |
0.42 |
0.79 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| 345 |
Malik Beasley |
PG |
8.0 |
0.45 |
0.79 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| 380 |
Tyler Lydon |
PF |
6.0 |
0.42 |
0.79 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
Key Fantasy Contributors
We've broken down player data for key Denver Nuggets fantasy basketball players including projections, projections per 36 minutes, last season's averages, and last season's averages when playing between 20-30 minutes as well as between 30-40 minutes.
Nikola Jokic (PF/C)
We touched on this earlier, but Jokic is a sure-fire end of the first round pick. If he can keep his foul rate down and work on his conditioning he'll be a top contributor by the end of the season.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
75 |
30.0 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
75 |
36.0 |
0.55 |
0.82 |
20.6 |
1.6 |
12.4 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
| 2016/17 Season |
73 |
27.9 |
0.58 |
0.83 |
16.7 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
32 |
24.7 |
0.60 |
0.80 |
13.7 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
30 |
34.3 |
0.57 |
0.85 |
22.5 |
0.0 |
12.9 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
Paul Millsap (PF/C)
Millsap has been criminally underrated for years, and while he's a year older, he's still capable of producing 2nd-3rd round value.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
74 |
31.0 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
74 |
36.0 |
0.45 |
0.76 |
18.5 |
2.0 |
8.7 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
| 2016/17 Season |
72 |
34.0 |
0.45 |
0.77 |
18.3 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
19 |
26.6 |
0.40 |
0.70 |
13.4 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
46 |
35.8 |
0.46 |
0.77 |
19.3 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
Gary Harris (SG/SF)
We can't say Gary is ready to break-out this season because he broke-out last season. His ADP (Average Draft Position) in Yahoo is 102. If you can get him at pick 100 consider it a steal.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
74 |
30.0 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
74 |
36.0 |
0.47 |
0.82 |
16.3 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
| 2016/17 Season |
57 |
31.3 |
0.50 |
0.78 |
14.9 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
14 |
26.4 |
0.50 |
0.80 |
12.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
36 |
34.3 |
0.51 |
0.78 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
Jamal Murray (PG/SG)
We saw good things from Murray towards the end of last season, and while he's not going to give you high assist numbers he's still going to give you high 3PM, and is a good pick in the later rounds if you need a PG for a punt assist build.
On a mobile device? Scroll the table from left-to-right.
| Breakdown |
GP |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
PTS |
3PM |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
| 2017/18 Projections |
78 |
28.0 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
13.2 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
| Projections (PER/36) |
78 |
36.0 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
17.0 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
| 2016/17 Season |
82 |
21.5 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
| 16/17 GP BW 20-30M |
34 |
24.7 |
0.40 |
0.80 |
12.9 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| 16/17 GP BW 30-40M |
9 |
34.0 |
0.37 |
0.92 |
15.1 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
Useful Resources
The Denver Nuggets have been discussed in further detail on the Watching The Boxes fantasy basketball podcast, search for it using your favorite podcast app.
Here are some further resources to help with your fantasy basketball draft preparation.