The team selected LSU guard Chris Jackson with the third overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft,[2][3] while acquiring Orlando Woolridge from the Los Angeles Lakers during the off-season.
[4][5] Under new head coach Paul Westhead, the Nuggets got off to a bad start losing their first seven games.
At midseason, the team acquired Reggie Williams from the San Antonio Spurs, and traded Walter Davis to the Portland Trail Blazers.
[6][7] The Nuggets won six consecutive games between January and February, but their struggles continued as they lost seven in a row afterwards.
They lost ten consecutive games late in the season, and finished last place in the Midwest Division with a league worst 20–62 record.