Denver Rockets Magnets

Defunct Denver Rockets Basketball 1967-1974

Show your hometown pride

Retro Denver Rockets vintage design

Defunct Denver Rockets Basketball Team

Show your hometown pride. This team ruled the ABA from 1967 to 1974.

Vintage Denver Rockets retro design

Denver Rockets got their name from the country's excitement surrounding space exploration, rocketry and Colorado's aerospace industry. This team ruled the ABA from 1967 to 1974.

The Denver Rockets were a team in the American Basketball Association from 1967 through 1974 when they became the Denver Nuggets. The team was sold to San Diego businessmen Frank Goldberg and Bud Fischer in 1972. In 1974, in anticipation of moving into the NBA, and the new McNichols Arena, the franchise held a contest to choose a new team nickname, as "Rockets" was already in use by the Houston Rockets. They became the Denver Nuggets in their last years in the ABA before joining the NBA when the two leagues merged in 1976. The team still plays in the NBA as the Denver Nuggets.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.

Makes a great gift for basketball lovers.