![Carmelo Anthony was one of the league's best scorers while with Denver. [Image Source: Flickr | Keith Allison]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/6/6/660x290/b_502x220x82/carmelo-anthony-was-one-of-the-leagues-best-scorers-while-with-denver-image-source-flickr-keith-allison_2275805.jpg "Carmelo Anthony was one of the league's best scorers while with Denver. [Image Source: Flickr | Keith Allison]")
Moving on to the next team in this series, let's now take a look at the Denver Nuggets and their ten best draft choices sine 1990.
Keep in mind that this is a subjective list, and it can easily be debated which players belong and where they should be placed. The player must have actually been drafted by the Nuggets in order to make the list (someone like Gary Harris was drafted by the Bulls before being traded to Denver in a draft-day deal). Only the player's impact while they were with the Nuggets is considered (someone like Evan Fournier received more playing time and became a better scorer after leaving Denver). Where the player was drafted can make a different meaning this isn’t exactly a top-ten player drafted by Denver since 2000 list (if a 26th overall pick provided about as much value to the Hawks as a fifth overall pick, then the 26th overall pick will be higher).
All Nuggets draft picks were found at Basketball-Reference.
Carmelo Anthony - First round, third overall (2003)
In 7.5 seasons with Denver, Anthony was named an All-NBA member three times (twice Third Team, once Second Team) and scored 13,970 points in 564 games.
Nikola Jokic - Second round, 41st overall (2014)
A First Team All-NBA member in the 2018-19 season, Jokic put up numbers unheard of for a 7-0 center as he averaged 20.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.4 steals. Hoops Habit gave Jokic an A grade for this season.
Dikembe Mutombo - First round, fourth overall (1991)
Mutombo was named Defensive Player of the Year while with Denver in 1994-95, and he averaged an incredible 12.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in 391 games with the Nuggets.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf - First round, third overall (1990)
Playing in Denver for six seasons, Abdul Rauf was named the league's Most Improved Player in 1992-93, twice led the league in free throw percentage with the Nuggets, and had career-best scoring averages of 19.2 in 1992-93 and 1995-96.
Jamal Murray - First round, seventh overall (2016)
Murray has seen his numbers improve in the following season for each of his three years in the league including career-best averages of 18.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists for a Nuggets team that had the best record in the Western Conference in 2018-19.
LaPhonso Ellis - First round, fifth overall (1992)
Ellis spent his first six years in the league with the Nuggets and posted averages of 15.2 points and 7.9 rebounds in 343 games with the team.
Kenneth Faried - First round, 22nd overall (2011)
Known as 'The Manimal', Faried had four straight seasons with a double-digit scoring average and at least 8.6 rebounds per contest from 2012-13 until 2015-16.
Bryant Stith - First round, 13th overall (1992)
Starting 327 games with the Nuggets, Stith averaged at least 11.2 points for four straight seasons from 1993-94 until 1996-97.
James Posey - First round, 18th overall (1999)
Posey provided excellent defense in his 261 games (246 starts) with the Nuggets averaging 1.3 steals while also scoring on average 9.4 points and grabbing 5.1 boards an outing.
Monte Morris - Second round, 51st overall (2017)
Morris played a large role for the first-seeded Nuggets this season appearing in all 82 games while posting a double figure average in scoring (10.4).
