A relatively new basketball team that was originally an ABA team. They joined the NBA for the 1976-77 season. They are known for being one of the NBA's blunders along with the Los Angeles Clippers. However, they have had some big name players that have lived up to near hall of fame status: Dikembe Mutombo, David Thompson, Alex English, and Antonio McDyess. The greatest moment in Nuggets history, most would agree, would have to be when the 8th seeded Nuggets took down the 1st seeded Seattle Sonics 3 games to 2 in the first round of the 1994 NBA Playoffs. The game ended in dramatic fashion as Mutombo blocked superstar Shawn Kemp's shot on Seattle's final chance to win the game. It marked the first time an 8th seeded team took down a 1st seed in a playoff series. Ever since then the Nuggets have sucked. They struck rock bottom during the 1997-98 season when they went 11-71, their worst record ever. They have gradually gotten better since then fortunately enough.