Denver Nuggets (original)
This article is about the original Denver Nuggets NBL/NBA team from 1948–1950. For the current NBA team see Denver Nuggets.
The Denver Nuggets were a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets joined the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1948–49 season, and then joined the National Basketball Association when the NBL and Basketball Association of America merged to create the NBA for the 1949–50 season. The Nuggets were the first major professional sports franchise in Colorado, and the first NBA franchise west of the Mississippi.
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