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1986-87 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats

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Record: 37-45, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Doug Moe (37-45)

PTS/G: 116.7 (3rd of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 117.6 (23rd of 23)
SRS: -1.14 (15th of 23) ▪ Pace: 106.2 (1st of 23)
Off Rtg: 109.3 (8th of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 110.2 (15th of 23)
Expected W-L: 39-43 (14th of 23)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena ▪ Attendance: 494,943 (12th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Los Angeles Lakers

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
32 Mark Alarie PF 6-8 217 December 11, 1963 R Duke University
42 Wayne Cooper C 6-10 220 November 16, 1956 8 University of New Orleans
23 T.R. Dunn SG 6-4 192 February 1, 1955 9 University of Alabama
2 Alex English SF 6-7 190 January 5, 1954 10 University of South Carolina
5 Mike Evans SG 6-1 170 April 19, 1955 7 Kansas State University
24 Bill Hanzlik PF 6-7 185 December 6, 1957 6 University of Notre Dame
12 Fat Lever PG 6-3 170 August 18, 1960 4 Arizona State University
11 Maurice Martin SF 6-6 200 July 2, 1964 R Saint Joseph's University
33 Calvin Natt PF 6-6 220 January 8, 1957 7 University of Louisiana at Monroe
41 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 November 13, 1962 1 University of Oregon
34 Danny Schayes C 6-11 235 May 10, 1959 5 Syracuse University
22 Otis Smith SG 6-5 210 January 30, 1964 R Jacksonville University
4 Darrell Walker PG 6-4 180 March 9, 1961 3 University of Arkansas
31 Pete Williams PF 6-7 190 March 10, 1965 1 University of Arizona

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19780 3744 7951 .471 106 391 .271 1975 2568 .769 1294 2368 3662 2317 754 421 1216 2184 9569 116.7
Lg Rank 13 1 1 19 12 10 15 7 8 9 4 15 8 5 7 14 2 3 3 3
Opponent 82 19780 3636 7343 .495 113 361 .313 2255 2901 .777 1166 2720 3886 2189 558 452 1564 2145 9640 117.6
Lg Rank 13 19 16 21 9 9 16 22 22 21 7 23 22 16 1 11 2 22 23 23

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 39 43 -0.87 -0.27 -1.14 109.3 110.2 106.2 .478 11.8 32.2 .248 .503 15.4 67.0 .307 McNichols Sports Arena 494,943
Lg Rank 14 14 14 17 15 8 15 1 19 1 16 16 20 4 10 22 12

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English 33 82 82 3085 965 1920 .503 4 15 .267 411 487 .844 146 198 344 422 73 21 214 216 2345
2 Fat Lever 26 82 82 3054 643 1370 .469 22 92 .239 244 312 .782 216 513 729 654 201 34 167 219 1552
3 Darrell Walker 25 81 25 2020 358 742 .482 0 4 .000 272 365 .745 157 170 327 282 120 37 187 229 988
4 Bill Hanzlik 29 73 10 1990 307 746 .412 22 80 .275 316 402 .786 79 177 256 280 87 28 132 245 952
5 Mike Evans 31 81 4 1567 334 729 .458 53 169 .314 96 123 .780 36 92 128 185 79 12 107 149 817
6 Blair Rasmussen 24 74 23 1421 268 570 .470 0 0 169 231 .732 183 282 465 60 24 58 79 224 705
7 Danny Schayes 27 76 41 1556 210 405 .519 0 0 229 294 .779 120 260 380 85 20 74 95 266 649
8 Wayne Cooper 30 69 64 1561 235 524 .448 0 3 .000 79 109 .725 162 311 473 68 13 101 78 257 549
9 Mark Alarie 23 64 25 1110 217 443 .490 2 9 .222 67 101 .663 73 141 214 74 22 28 56 138 503
10 T.R. Dunn 31 81 53 1932 118 276 .428 0 2 .000 36 55 .655 91 174 265 147 100 21 33 160 272
11 Maurice Martin 22 43 0 286 51 135 .378 3 15 .200 42 66 .636 12 29 41 35 13 6 33 48 147
12 Otis Smith 23 28 0 168 33 79 .418 0 2 .000 12 21 .571 17 17 34 22 1 1 19 30 78
13 Calvin Natt 30 1 1 20 4 10 .400 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 10
14 Pete Williams 21 5 0 10 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English 33 82 82 37.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 28.6
2 Fat Lever 26 82 82 37.2 7.8 16.7 .469 0.3 1.1 .239 3.0 3.8 .782 2.6 6.3 8.9 8.0 2.5 0.4 2.0 2.7 18.9
3 Bill Hanzlik 29 73 10 27.3 4.2 10.2 .412 0.3 1.1 .275 4.3 5.5 .786 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.4 13.0
4 Darrell Walker 25 81 25 24.9 4.4 9.2 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.5 .745 1.9 2.1 4.0 3.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 12.2
5 Mike Evans 31 81 4 19.3 4.1 9.0 .458 0.7 2.1 .314 1.2 1.5 .780 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.8 10.1
6 Calvin Natt 30 1 1 20.0 4.0 10.0 .400 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 10.0
7 Blair Rasmussen 24 74 23 19.2 3.6 7.7 .470 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.1 .732 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.0 9.5
8 Danny Schayes 27 76 41 20.5 2.8 5.3 .519 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.9 .779 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.5 8.5
9 Wayne Cooper 30 69 64 22.6 3.4 7.6 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .725 2.3 4.5 6.9 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.1 3.7 8.0
10 Mark Alarie 23 64 25 17.3 3.4 6.9 .490 0.0 0.1 .222 1.0 1.6 .663 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.2 7.9
11 T.R. Dunn 31 81 53 23.9 1.5 3.4 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .655 1.1 2.1 3.3 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.4 2.0 3.4
12 Maurice Martin 22 43 0 6.7 1.2 3.1 .378 0.1 0.3 .200 1.0 1.5 .636 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 3.4
13 Otis Smith 23 28 0 6.0 1.2 2.8 .418 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .571 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.8
14 Pete Williams 21 5 0 2.0 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English 33 82 82 3085 11.3 22.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 4.8 5.7 .844 1.7 2.3 4.0 4.9 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.5 27.4
2 Mike Evans 31 81 4 1567 7.7 16.7 .458 1.2 3.9 .314 2.2 2.8 .780 0.8 2.1 2.9 4.3 1.8 0.3 2.5 3.4 18.8
3 Maurice Martin 22 43 0 286 6.4 17.0 .378 0.4 1.9 .200 5.3 8.3 .636 1.5 3.7 5.2 4.4 1.6 0.8 4.2 6.0 18.5
4 Fat Lever 26 82 82 3054 7.6 16.1 .469 0.3 1.1 .239 2.9 3.7 .782 2.5 6.0 8.6 7.7 2.4 0.4 2.0 2.6 18.3
5 Calvin Natt 30 1 1 20 7.2 18.0 .400 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.000 3.6 5.4 9.0 3.6 1.8 0.0 1.8 3.6 18.0
6 Blair Rasmussen 24 74 23 1421 6.8 14.4 .470 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.9 .732 4.6 7.1 11.8 1.5 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.7 17.9
7 Darrell Walker 25 81 25 2020 6.4 13.2 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.5 .745 2.8 3.0 5.8 5.0 2.1 0.7 3.3 4.1 17.6
8 Bill Hanzlik 29 73 10 1990 5.6 13.5 .412 0.4 1.4 .275 5.7 7.3 .786 1.4 3.2 4.6 5.1 1.6 0.5 2.4 4.4 17.2
9 Otis Smith 23 28 0 168 7.1 16.9 .418 0.0 0.4 .000 2.6 4.5 .571 3.6 3.6 7.3 4.7 0.2 0.2 4.1 6.4 16.7
10 Mark Alarie 23 64 25 1110 7.0 14.4 .490 0.1 0.3 .222 2.2 3.3 .663 2.4 4.6 6.9 2.4 0.7 0.9 1.8 4.5 16.3
11 Danny Schayes 27 76 41 1556 4.9 9.4 .519 0.0 0.0 5.3 6.8 .779 2.8 6.0 8.8 2.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 6.2 15.0
12 Wayne Cooper 30 69 64 1561 5.4 12.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.5 .725 3.7 7.2 10.9 1.6 0.3 2.3 1.8 5.9 12.7
13 Pete Williams 21 5 0 10 3.6 7.2 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 7.2
14 T.R. Dunn 31 81 53 1932 2.2 5.1 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .655 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.7 1.9 0.4 0.6 3.0 5.1

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Fat Lever 26 82 3054 20.8 .515 .477 7.0 18.8 12.5 29.1 3.0 0.6 10.0 21.1 115 107 6.0 3.8 9.7 .153
2 Alex English 33 82 3085 20.5 .549 .504 4.7 7.2 5.8 21.6 1.1 0.4 9.1 29.2 113 114 7.0 1.1 8.1 .126
3 Danny Schayes 27 76 1556 13.4 .607 .519 7.6 18.7 12.8 6.7 0.6 2.7 15.1 15.5 117 110 2.6 1.3 3.9 .121
4 Darrell Walker 25 81 2020 15.8 .547 .482 7.7 9.4 8.5 18.1 2.7 1.0 17.2 20.7 107 109 2.0 1.8 3.8 .090
5 Bill Hanzlik 29 73 1990 13.9 .516 .426 3.9 10.0 6.7 17.8 2.0 0.8 12.5 20.4 108 111 2.1 1.5 3.5 .085
6 Blair Rasmussen 24 74 1421 15.5 .525 .470 12.7 22.2 17.2 5.6 0.8 2.3 10.5 20.3 111 109 1.9 1.4 3.3 .111
7 T.R. Dunn 31 81 1932 7.8 .453 .428 4.6 10.1 7.2 8.6 2.3 0.6 9.9 6.6 110 110 0.9 1.5 2.4 .060
8 Wayne Cooper 30 69 1561 11.3 .480 .448 10.2 22.3 15.9 5.5 0.4 3.7 12.0 16.0 102 109 0.4 1.6 2.0 .060
9 Mike Evans 31 81 1567 13.6 .522 .495 2.3 6.6 4.3 16.1 2.3 0.4 12.0 21.8 104 112 0.8 1.0 1.9 .057
10 Mark Alarie 23 64 1110 12.5 .516 .492 6.5 14.2 10.1 8.9 0.9 1.4 10.3 18.8 106 111 0.7 0.7 1.5 .064
11 Pete Williams 21 5 10 2.2 .500 .500 0.0 11.2 5.2 11.8 0.0 0.0 33.3 11.5 76 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.072
12 Calvin Natt 30 1 20 15.2 .460 .400 9.9 16.8 13.1 13.4 2.3 0.0 8.4 22.8 104 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 .076
13 Otis Smith 23 28 168 8.1 .442 .418 10.0 11.3 10.6 17.5 0.3 0.3 17.7 24.5 90 114 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.053
14 Maurice Martin 22 43 286 9.4 .448 .389 4.1 11.4 7.5 15.9 2.1 1.2 16.7 26.5 89 110 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 -0.042

Playoffs Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English 33 3 3 76 25 49 .510 0 0 6 7 .857 10 4 14 10 0 0 8 9 56
2 Blair Rasmussen 24 3 3 92 22 45 .489 0 0 5 10 .500 8 15 23 7 2 2 5 12 49
3 Fat Lever 26 3 3 99 19 50 .380 2 8 .250 6 9 .667 5 13 18 22 7 0 2 7 46
4 Maurice Martin 22 3 0 54 12 29 .414 0 1 .000 7 12 .583 4 5 9 10 0 1 5 12 31
5 Danny Schayes 27 3 0 75 12 17 .706 0 0 6 9 .667 6 11 17 2 1 2 3 10 30
6 Darrell Walker 25 3 3 68 11 34 .324 0 0 4 7 .571 3 7 10 5 2 0 4 4 26
7 Bill Hanzlik 29 3 2 76 8 25 .320 0 2 .000 9 15 .600 0 6 6 7 4 0 3 6 25
8 Mark Alarie 23 3 0 41 9 15 .600 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 1 2 2 4 9 20
9 Mike Evans 31 3 0 57 7 19 .368 2 7 .286 2 2 1.000 2 5 7 8 3 0 3 6 18
10 Wayne Cooper 30 3 1 41 5 12 .417 0 0 2 2 1.000 6 11 17 2 0 1 1 9 12
11 Otis Smith 23 3 0 19 2 6 .333 0 0 6 9 .667 1 4 5 4 0 2 4 1 10
12 T.R. Dunn 31 3 0 22 1 4 .250 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 2

Playoffs Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English 33 3 3 25.3 8.3 16.3 .510 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 .857 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 18.7
2 Blair Rasmussen 24 3 3 30.7 7.3 15.0 .489 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.3 .500 2.7 5.0 7.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.0 16.3
3 Fat Lever 26 3 3 33.0 6.3 16.7 .380 0.7 2.7 .250 2.0 3.0 .667 1.7 4.3 6.0 7.3 2.3 0.0 0.7 2.3 15.3
4 Maurice Martin 22 3 0 18.0 4.0 9.7 .414 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 4.0 .583 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.3 0.0 0.3 1.7 4.0 10.3
5 Danny Schayes 27 3 0 25.0 4.0 5.7 .706 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 .667 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.3 10.0
6 Darrell Walker 25 3 3 22.7 3.7 11.3 .324 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 .571 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 8.7
7 Bill Hanzlik 29 3 2 25.3 2.7 8.3 .320 0.0 0.7 .000 3.0 5.0 .600 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.0 8.3
8 Mark Alarie 23 3 0 13.7 3.0 5.0 .600 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.0 6.7
9 Mike Evans 31 3 0 19.0 2.3 6.3 .368 0.7 2.3 .286 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 6.0
10 Wayne Cooper 30 3 1 13.7 1.7 4.0 .417 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.000 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 3.0 4.0
11 Otis Smith 23 3 0 6.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 .667 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 3.3
12 T.R. Dunn 31 3 0 7.3 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.7

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English 33 3 3 76 11.8 23.2 .510 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.3 .857 4.7 1.9 6.6 4.7 0.0 0.0 3.8 4.3 26.5
2 Maurice Martin 22 3 0 54 8.0 19.3 .414 0.0 0.7 .000 4.7 8.0 .583 2.7 3.3 6.0 6.7 0.0 0.7 3.3 8.0 20.7
3 Blair Rasmussen 24 3 3 92 8.6 17.6 .489 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.9 .500 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.7 0.8 0.8 2.0 4.7 19.2
4 Otis Smith 23 3 0 19 3.8 11.4 .333 0.0 0.0 11.4 17.1 .667 1.9 7.6 9.5 7.6 0.0 3.8 7.6 1.9 18.9
5 Mark Alarie 23 3 0 41 7.9 13.2 .600 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.000 0.0 4.4 4.4 0.9 1.8 1.8 3.5 7.9 17.6
6 Fat Lever 26 3 3 99 6.9 18.2 .380 0.7 2.9 .250 2.2 3.3 .667 1.8 4.7 6.5 8.0 2.5 0.0 0.7 2.5 16.7
7 Danny Schayes 27 3 0 75 5.8 8.2 .706 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.3 .667 2.9 5.3 8.2 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.4 4.8 14.4
8 Darrell Walker 25 3 3 68 5.8 18.0 .324 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.7 .571 1.6 3.7 5.3 2.6 1.1 0.0 2.1 2.1 13.8
9 Bill Hanzlik 29 3 2 76 3.8 11.8 .320 0.0 0.9 .000 4.3 7.1 .600 0.0 2.8 2.8 3.3 1.9 0.0 1.4 2.8 11.8
10 Mike Evans 31 3 0 57 4.4 12.0 .368 1.3 4.4 .286 1.3 1.3 1.000 1.3 3.2 4.4 5.1 1.9 0.0 1.9 3.8 11.4
11 Wayne Cooper 30 3 1 41 4.4 10.5 .417 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.000 5.3 9.7 14.9 1.8 0.0 0.9 0.9 7.9 10.5
12 T.R. Dunn 31 3 0 22 1.6 6.5 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.3 4.9 3.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 4.9 3.3

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Danny Schayes 27 3 75 13.6 .716 .706 7.0 16.5 11.1 3.5 0.6 1.5 12.5 11.9 130 126 0.1 0.0 0.1 .063
2 Mark Alarie 23 3 41 10.4 .630 .600 0.0 13.7 6.0 3.5 2.2 2.7 20.1 18.1 97 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.033
3 Fat Lever 26 3 99 16.4 .426 .400 4.4 14.8 8.9 30.4 3.1 0.0 3.6 21.1 104 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.001
4 T.R. Dunn 31 3 22 3.4 .250 .250 4.0 10.2 6.7 10.4 2.0 2.5 20.0 8.5 67 124 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.108
5 Wayne Cooper 30 3 41 10.6 .466 .417 12.8 30.2 20.4 6.1 0.0 1.4 7.2 12.6 110 124 0.0 0.0 0.0 .012
6 Alex English 33 3 76 16.9 .538 .510 11.5 5.9 9.1 22.1 0.0 0.0 13.3 29.5 104 131 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.046
7 Otis Smith 23 3 19 12.9 .502 .333 4.6 23.7 12.9 25.7 0.0 5.9 28.7 27.4 86 122 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.147
8 Blair Rasmussen 24 3 92 13.7 .496 .489 7.6 18.3 12.3 11.1 1.0 1.2 9.2 22.1 101 125 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.034
9 Maurice Martin 22 3 54 10.3 .452 .414 6.5 10.4 8.2 26.4 0.0 1.0 12.7 27.1 94 129 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.111
10 Mike Evans 31 3 57 9.1 .453 .421 3.1 9.9 6.0 17.5 2.3 0.0 13.1 15.0 96 125 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.052
11 Bill Hanzlik 29 3 76 6.4 .396 .320 0.0 8.9 3.9 11.3 2.3 0.0 8.7 17.0 86 125 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.103
12 Darrell Walker 25 3 68 4.8 .351 .324 3.9 11.6 7.2 9.7 1.3 0.0 9.7 22.5 76 127 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.196