NeneDenver Nuggets · #31
Nene is a retired center best known with the Denver Nuggets. Steady, skilled Brazilian big. Career averages: 11.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Nene — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Nene stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Nene — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Nene
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Nene career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 80 | 28.2 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 1.9 | .519 | .000 |
| 2003-04 | 77 | 32.5 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 2.2 | .530 | .000 |
| 2004-05 | 55 | 23.9 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | .503 | .000 |
| 2005-06 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | |
| 2006-07 | 64 | 26.8 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 1.2 | .570 | .000 |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 | .408 | .000 |
| 2008-09 | 77 | 32.6 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 1.4 | .604 | .200 |
| 2009-10 | 82 | 33.6 | 13.8 | 7.6 | 2.5 | .587 | .000 |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 30.5 | 14.5 | 7.6 | 2.0 | .615 | .200 |
| 2011-12 (Denver/Washington) | 39 | 28.5 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 2.1 | .537 | .000 |
| 2012-13 | 61 | 27.2 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | .480 | .000 |
| 2013-14 | 53 | 29.4 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 2.9 | .503 | .200 |
| 2014-15 | 67 | 25.3 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | .511 | .200 |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 19.2 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .544 | .000 |
| 2016-17 | 67 | 17.9 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .617 | .333 |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | .569 | .000 |
| 2018-19 | 42 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | .517 | .000 |
| Career | 965 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Denver Nuggets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Nene
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 2002 as a Center.
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He arrived in Denver as a teenager from Brazil and grew into one of the most respected big men of his era — but the toughest opponent he ever beat wasn't on the floor.
Chapter
The first Brazilian ever taken in the first round, Nenê became a powerful, efficient interior force a mile up in the Rockies — soft hands, a high field-goal percentage, and a body built for the paint.
Chapter
In 2008 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He beat it, and came back — years more of steady, physical, unselfish basketball, the kind Denver builds its identity around. Eventually he dropped his surname entirely. One name was enough.
Where things stand
A retired standout and Denver Nuggets name.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- Experience
- 17th Season
- NBA debut
- 2002
- Draft
- 2002
- Jersey
- #31
Steady, skilled Brazilian big.
A retired retired standout and Denver Nuggets name.
Nene — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Nene, answered.
