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The Nuggets' best guards

Jamal Murray has the most points of the 181 guards who played with the Nuggets, 11,706 in 618 games. He is still playing. David Thompson is 2nd with 9,840.

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The Nuggets' guards this season

  • Jamal Murray7 games, 25.4 a game11,706 with the Nuggets, the most in Nuggets history.178points
  • Christian Braun7 games, 14.6 a game2,806 with the Nuggets.102points
  • DeMar DeRozan6 games, 10.7 a game64points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1977–79

Compare with in · side by side

The Nuggets' best guards
PlacePlayerpointsassists3-pointers made
1Jamal Murray2016 – 2027 · still playing11,7063,0851,420
+178 this season
2David Thompson1976 – 1982 · 416 games9,8401,396†21†
3Fat Lever1984 – 1990 · 474 games8,0813,558111
4Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf1990 – 1996 · 439 games7,0291,756371
5Will Barton2014 – 2022 · 479 games6,6951,587804
6Reggie Williams1990 – 1996 · 419 games5,9341,222301
7Ty Lawson2009 – 2015 · 416 games5,9232,745403
8Michael Adams1987 – 1991 · 304 games5,5342,181630
9Andre Miller2003 – 2014 · 447 games5,3542,97871
10JR Smith2006 – 2011 · 372 games5,084804768
11Bryant Stith1992 – 2000 · 458 games4,982968191
12Gary Harris2014 – 2021 · 387 games4,643811565
13Chauncey Billups1998 – 2011 · 259 games4,3781,383514
14Nick Van Exel1998 – 2002 · 245 games4,3252,047425
15Walter Davis1988 – 1992 · 235 games3,65949741
16Mike Evans1982 – 1988 · 419 games3,6421,074217
17T.R. Dunn1980 – 1991 · 734 games3,5851,3101
18Dale Ellis1994 – 1997 · 244 games3,483361448
19Allen Iverson2006 – 2009 · 135 games3,461965147
20Arron Afflalo2009 – 2015 · 266 games3,305556383
21Earl Boykins2003 – 2007 · 255 games3,0821,029214
22Voshon Lenard2000 – 2006 · 239 games2,951495356
23Monte Morris2017 – 2022 · 280 games2,9471,042334
24Bob Wilkerson1977 – 1980 · 236 games2,8629667†
25Christian Braun2022 – 2027 · still playing2,806532243
+102 this season

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Jamal Murray2019 – 2027 · 380 games8,176
  2. › Christian Braun2022 – 2027 · 288 games2,806
  3. Will Barton2019 – 2022 · 185 games2,628
  4. Monte Morris2019 – 2022 · 195 games2,086
  5. Peyton Watson2022 – 2026 · 225 games1,947

2010s

  1. Ty Lawson2009 – 2015 · 416 games5,923
  2. Will Barton2014 – 2019 · 294 games4,067
  3. Gary Harris2014 – 2019 · 312 games3,878
  4. Jamal Murray2016 – 2019 · 238 games3,530
  5. Arron Afflalo2009 – 2015 · 266 games3,305

2000s

  1. Andre Miller2003 – 2007 · 269 games3,753
  2. Nick Van Exel1999 – 2002 · 195 games3,499
  3. Allen Iverson2006 – 2009 · 135 games3,461
  4. Earl Boykins2003 – 2007 · 255 games3,082
  5. JR Smith2006 – 2009 · 218 games2,959

1990s

  1. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf1990 – 1996 · 439 games7,029
  2. Reggie Williams1990 – 1996 · 419 games5,934
  3. Bryant Stith1992 – 1999 · 413 games4,729
  4. Dale Ellis1994 – 1997 · 244 games3,483
  5. Michael Adams1989 – 1991 · 145 games2,973

1980s

  1. Fat Lever1984 – 1989 · 395 games6,638
  2. David Thompson1979 – 1982 · 178 games3,716
  3. Mike Evans1982 – 1988 · 419 games3,642
  4. T.R. Dunn1980 – 1988 · 652 games3,419
  5. Michael Adams1987 – 1989 · 159 games2,561

1977–79

  1. David Thompson1976 – 1979 · 238 games6,124
  2. Bob Wilkerson1977 – 1979 · 161 games1,829
  3. Charlie Scott1978-79 · 79 games947
  4. Mack Calvin1976 – 1978 · 106 games790
  5. Jim Price1976 – 1978 · 104 games768

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Method

  • Every guard who played with the Nuggets, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Nuggets don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the Nuggets in its seasons.