High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league`s more successful teams. After changing their name in anticipation of a merger, they joined the NBA in 1976. They play home games at the Pepsi Center.