[2] At midseason, the team acquired Joe Barry Carroll from the New Jersey Nets.
[3][4] However, they began to show their age as they barely made the playoffs with a mediocre record of 43–39, fourth in the Midwest Division.
In addition, Michael Adams contributed 15.5 points, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Blair Rasmussen provided with 12.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Danny Schayes averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
[10] In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in three straight games.
[11][12][13][14] Following the season, an era would come to an end in Denver as head coach Doug Moe was fired,[15][16] while English signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks,[17][18][19] Lever was traded to the Mavericks,[20][21][22] Schayes signed with the Milwaukee Bucks,[23][24] and Barry Carroll was released to free agency.