Making an All-NBA Defensive First Team is an incredible individual accomplishment, especially when considering that only five players are awarded with that honor each year. This list puts a spotlight on the Nuggets who have earned First Team selections throughout Denver’s 58 seasons.
Marcus Camby – Two times (2007-2008)
Camby established himself as one of the most feared rim-protectors of his era by leading the NBA with a career-best 3.7 blocks per game during his sophomore campaign in 1997-98. The second overall pick in the 1996 draft by the Toronto Raptors spent his first two seasons north of the border, then played his next four years with the New York Knicks before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2002. Camby’s debut in the Mile High City was shortened to just 29 games due to in