Nikola Jokić was voted league MVP for the regular season, thereby becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award.
[3] Jamal Murray was setting career-highs in points and FG% until tearing the ACL in his left knee in April.
[4] Michael Porter Jr. broke out with more playing time in his second year removed from his second back surgery.
A March 2021 trade for Magic forward Aaron Gordon in return for long-time Nugget Gary Harris completed the core of Jokić, Murray, Porter Jr., and Gordon that eventually won the NBA Finals in 2023.
[5] Roster Last transaction: April 30, 2021 Notes Via draft Via free agency Via trade Via free agency Via trade Waived Cash considerations Jerami Grant (Sign and trade) Rights to Nikola Radičević (2015 #57) Rights to R. J. Hampton (#24) (from Milwaukee) Jrue Holiday (from New Orleans) Draft rights to Sam Merrill (#60) (from New Orleans) Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City) Eric Bledsoe (from Milwaukee) 2024 MIL first-round pick swap 2025 MIL first-round pick 2026 MIL first-round pick swap 2027 MIL first-round pick George Hill (from Milwaukee) Zylan Cheatham (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade) Josh Gray (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade) Darius Miller (from New Orleans) Kenrich Williams (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade) 2023 DEN protected first-round pick 2023 WAS second-round pick (from New Orleans) 2024 NO second-round pick Aaron Gordon Gary Clark Gary Harris R. J. Hampton 2025 first-round pick JaVale McGee Isaiah Hartenstein 2023 protected second-round pick 2027 second-round pick