Denver Nuggets depth chart: Projecting starters, backups for 2025-26 season

After completing several offseason roster moves, the Denver Nuggets enter the 2025-26 season projected to be one of the front-runners to win the NBA championship.

The Nuggets got started by acquiring Cam Johnson from the Brooklyn Nets for Michael Porter Jr. and a first-round pick. The front office also sent Dario Šarić to the Sacramento Kings for center Jonas Valančiūnas, while signing Bruce Brown Jr. and Tim Hardaway Jr.

Behind their additions, the Nuggets currently have the fourth-highest title odds (plus-750), trailing only the Oklahoma City Thunder (plus-275) in the Western Conference. The group enters its first year under David Adelman, who was promoted to full-time head coach on May 22.

With the team opening training camp on Sept. 30, Rookie Wire examined the Nuggets’ depth chart and offered an early projection of the starters and backups entering the season.

PG

1. Jamal Murray: $46,394,100
2. Jalen Pickett: $2,221,677

SG

1. Christian Braun: $4,921,797
2. Julian Strawther: $2,674,200
3. Tim Hardaway Jr.: $2,296,274

SF

1. Cam Johnson: $21,057,065
2. Bruce Brown Jr.: $2,296,274
3. Hunter Tyson: $2,221,677

PF

1. Aaron Gordon: $22,841,455
2. Peyton Watson: $4,356,476
3. Zeke Nnaji: $8,177,778

C

1. Nikola Jokić: $55,224,526
2. Jonas Valančiūnas: $10,395,000
3. DaRon Holmes II: $3,218,760

Two-Way Contracts

1. Tamar Bates
2. Curtis Jones
3. Spencer Jones