[1] During the off-season, the Nuggets acquired Calbert Cheaney and former Nuggets guard Robert Pack from the Boston Celtics,[2][3][4][5] and acquired Voshon Lenard from the Miami Heat,[6][7][8] acquired Tracy Murray from the Washington Wizards,[9][10][11] and re-signed free agent and former Nuggets guard Anthony Goldwire.
[12] However, Cheaney only played just nine games due to a strained left hamstring,[13] and Tariq Abdul-Wahad only played just 29 games due to weight problems.
[14] At mid-season, the Nuggets traded Murray along with Keon Clark to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Kevin Willis.
[19] However, they lost 24 of their final 38 games as they missed the playoffs with a 40–42 record, sixth in the Midwest Division.
[26] Following the season, Willis was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, who then sent him back to the Houston Rockets,[27][28][29] and Pack and Goldwire were both released to free agency.