The NBA draft is less than 10 days away and Denver Nuggets executives and scouts are hard at work evaluating which prospects can contribute to this young Nuggets team when the season kicks off this fall. Head coach Michael Malone and general manager Tim Connelly have three first round draft picks to play with on June 23, starting with the No.7 overall selection. While it’s highly unlikely that they’ll use all three picks, they’ll still be looking to add top-flight talent in this draft.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the talented amateur prospects the Nuggets have selected in the draft over their nearly five decade history.