Denver Nuggets Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	J. Murray Nuggets' Jamal Murray: Strikes for 28 in Thursday's win Jamal Murray Nuggets' Jamal Murray: Strikes for 28 in Thursday's win	B. BrownBruce Brown	T. JonesTyus Jones J. PickettJalen Pickett K. SimpsonKJ Simpson C. JonesCurtis Jones
Shooting Guard	C. BraunChristian Braun	J. Strawther Nuggets' Julian Strawther: Hits for 18 against Lakers Julian Strawther Nuggets' Julian Strawther: Hits for 18 against Lakers	B. BrownBruce Brown J. PickettJalen Pickett T. JonesTyus Jones T. Hardaway Jr.Tim Hardaway Jr. C. JonesCurtis Jones S. Jones Nuggets' Spencer Jones: Ruled out for Thursday Shoulder: Game Time Decision Spencer Jones Nuggets' Spencer Jones: Ruled out for Thursday Shoulder: Game Time Decision C. Johnson Nuggets' Cameron Johnson: Not playing Thursday Ankle: Game Time Decision Cameron Johnson Nuggets' Cameron Johnson: Not playing Thursday Ankle: Game Time Decision
Small Forward	C. Johnson Nuggets' Cameron Johnson: Not playing Thursday Ankle: Game Time Decision Cameron Johnson Nuggets' Cameron Johnson: Not playing Thursday Ankle: Game Time Decision	T. Hardaway Jr.Tim Hardaway Jr.	J. Strawther Nuggets' Julian Strawther: Hits for 18 against Lakers Julian Strawther Nuggets' Julian Strawther: Hits for 18 against Lakers B. BrownBruce Brown S. Jones Nuggets' Spencer Jones: Ruled out for Thursday Shoulder: Game Time Decision Spencer Jones Nuggets' Spencer Jones: Ruled out for Thursday Shoulder: Game Time Decision C. BraunChristian Braun D. Roddy Nuggets' David Roddy: Signs with Denver David Roddy Nuggets' David Roddy: Signs with Denver P. Watson Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Mar 9 Peyton Watson Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Mar 9
Power Forward	A. Gordon Nuggets' Aaron Gordon: Eyeing return Friday Hamstring: Game Time Decision Aaron Gordon Nuggets' Aaron Gordon: Eyeing return Friday Hamstring: Game Time Decision	S. Jones Nuggets' Spencer Jones: Ruled out for Thursday Shoulder: Game Time Decision Spencer Jones Nuggets' Spencer Jones: Ruled out for Thursday Shoulder: Game Time Decision	C. Johnson Nuggets' Cameron Johnson: Not playing Thursday Ankle: Game Time Decision Cameron Johnson Nuggets' Cameron Johnson: Not playing Thursday Ankle: Game Time Decision T. Hardaway Jr.Tim Hardaway Jr. Z. Nnaji Nuggets' Zeke Nnaji: Drawing rare start Zeke Nnaji Nuggets' Zeke Nnaji: Drawing rare start D. Roddy Nuggets' David Roddy: Signs with Denver David Roddy Nuggets' David Roddy: Signs with Denver J. Strawther Nuggets' Julian Strawther: Hits for 18 against Lakers Julian Strawther Nuggets' Julian Strawther: Hits for 18 against Lakers P. Watson Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Mar 9 Peyton Watson Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Mar 9
Center	N. Jokic Nuggets' Nikola Jokic: Logs triple-double with ease Nikola Jokic Nuggets' Nikola Jokic: Logs triple-double with ease	J. Valanciunas Nuggets' Jonas Valanciunas: Coming off bench Thursday Jonas Valanciunas Nuggets' Jonas Valanciunas: Coming off bench Thursday	Z. Nnaji Nuggets' Zeke Nnaji: Drawing rare start Zeke Nnaji Nuggets' Zeke Nnaji: Drawing rare start D. Holmes IIDaRon Holmes II A. Gordon Nuggets' Aaron Gordon: Eyeing return Friday Hamstring: Game Time Decision Aaron Gordon Nuggets' Aaron Gordon: Eyeing return Friday Hamstring: Game Time Decision