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The American Basketball Association awarded one of its charter franchises to a group led by Southern California businessman James Trindle in 1967. The league commissioner George Mikan suggested moving the team to Denver after Trindle failed to find a suitable arena in Kansas City.
The franchise changed its name to the Nuggets on the 7th of August 1974 as a precautionary measure for moving from the ABA to the NBA. They played for the final ABA Championship title in 1976 before joining the NBA in 1976 after the merger.
On the 12th of June 2023, the Nuggets beat the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat 4, 1 to win their first NBA championship. Nikola Jokić received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award during this victory.
Nikola Jokić was selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft and later became the lowest ever drafted player at #41 to win the MVP award. He won the award three times including the 2020, 21 season and the 2023, 24 season on the 8th of May 2024.
Ball Arena has been the home of the Denver Nuggets since 1999 and was formerly known as Pepsi Center until 2020. The team played at McNichols Sports Arena from 1975 until 1999 before moving to the new facility.