Nuggets Primary LogoNuggets Alternate LogoNuggets Wordmark LogoNuggets Team MerchEstablished 1967 City Denver League History 1976 – Present / National Basketball Association 1967 – 1976 / American Basketball Association Team History 1974 – Present / Denver Nuggets 1967 – 1974 / Denver Rockets Nickname Nuggets – The history of the Denver Nuggets is as unique and storied as any other NBA …