Full list of all retired jersey numbers and players teams in the NBA

Full list of all retired jersey numbers and players teams in the NBA

See how many NBA players have had their jerseys retired and the significance of the honour, here is the list of the all-time retired numbers 

The number of a basketball player’s jersey being retired by his team is among the greatest distinctions a player in the NBA can have.

Retirement recognises that no other player from that club may wear the number again, honouring the quality of the individual who once represented the organisation.

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List of all retired jersey numbers and players teams in the NBA

Over the years, many NBA teams have honoured representatives by retiring their numbers.

Together with the players, important franchise members such as coaches, executives, and commentators have seen their numbers elevated to the rafters.

At the moment, 14 players have had their jerseys retired by various teams:

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  • Pete Maravich
  • Nate Thurmond
  • Bob Lanier
  • Michael Jordan
  • Charles Barkley
  • Earl Monroe
  • Clyde Drexler
  • Oscar Robertson
  • Moses Malone
  • Julius Erving
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Shaquille O’Neal
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Dikembe Mutombo

Bill Russell is the only player whose jersey number has been retired league-wide.

The Boston Celtics great is regarded as the most successful basketball player in history after winning 11 NBA titles, earning five MVP awards, and being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Complete list of retired player numbers in the NBA

Team Player name Number
Atlanta Hawks Bill Russell 6
Atlanta Hawks Bob Pettit 9
Atlanta Hawks Dominique Wilkins 21
Atlanta Hawks Lou Hudson 23
Atlanta Hawks Jason Collier 40
Atlanta Hawks Pete Maravich 44
Atlanta Hawks Dikeme Mutombo 55
Boston Celtics Robert Parish 00
Boston Celtics Walter Brown 1
Boston Celtics ‘Red’ Auerbach 2
Boston Celtics Dennis Johnson 3
Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett 5
Boston Celtics Bill Russell 6
Boston Celtics Jo Jo White 10
Boston Celtics Bob Cousy 14
Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn 15
Boston Celtics Tom Sanders 16
Boston Celtics John Havlicek 17
Boston Celtics Dave Cowens 18
Boston Celtics Don Nelson 19
Boston Celtics Bill Sharman 21
Boston Celtics Ed Macauley 22
Boston Celtics Frank Ramsey 23
Boston Celtics Sam Jones 24
Boston Celtics K.C. Jones 25
Boston Celtics Cedric Maxwell 31
Boston Celtics Kevin McHale 32
Boston Celtics Larry Bird 33
Boston Celtics Paul Pierce 34
Boston Celtics Reggie Lewis 35
Brooklyn Nets Drazen Petrovic 3
Brooklyn Nets Jason Kidd 5
Brooklyn Nets Bill Russell 6
Brooklyn Nets John Williamson 23
Brooklyn Nets Bill Melchionni 25
Brooklyn Nets Julis Erving 32
Brooklyn Nets Buck Williams 52
Charlotte Hornets Bill Russell 6
Charlotte Hornets Bobby Phills 13
Chicago Bulls Jerry Sloan 4
Chicago Bulls Bill Russell 6
Chicago Bulls Bob Love 10
Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan 23
Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen 33
Cleveland Cavaliers Bill Russell 6
Cleveland Cavaliers Bingo Smith 7
Cleveland Cavaliers Zyndrunas Ilgauskas 11
Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Nance 22
Cleveland Cavaliers Mark Price 25
Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr 34
Cleveland Cavaliers Nate Thurmond 42
Cleveland Cavaliers Brad Daugherty 43
Dallas Mavericks Bill Russell 6
Dallas Mavericks Derek Harpet 12
Dallas Mavericks Brad Davis 15
Dallas Mavericks Rolando Blackman 22
Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki 41
Denver Nuggets Alex English 2
Denver Nuggets Bill Russell 6
Denver Nuggets Fat Lever 12
Denver Nuggets David Thompson 33
Denver Nuggets Byron Beck 40
Denver Nuggets Dan Issel 44
Denver Nuggets Dikembe Mutombo 55
Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups 1
Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly 2
Detroit Pistons Ben Wallace 3
Detroit Pistons Joe Dumars 4
Detroit Pistons Bill Russell 6
Detroit Pistons Dennis Rodman 10
Detroit Pistons Isiah Thomas 11
Detroit Pistons Vinnie Johnson 15
Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier 16
Detroit Pistons Dave Bing 21
Detroit Pistons Richard Hamilton 32
Detroit Pistons Bill Laimbeer 40
Golden State Warriors Bill Russell 6
Golden State Warriors Wilt Chamberlain 13
Golden State Warriors Tom Meschery 14
Golden State Warriors Al Attles 16
Golden State Warriors Chris Mullin 17
Golden State Warriors Rick Barry 24
Golden State Warriors Nate Thurmond 42
Houston Rockets Bill Russell 6
Houston Rockets Ming Yao 11
Houston Rockets Clyde Drexler 22
Houston Rockets Calvin Murphy 23
Houston Rockets Moses Malone 24
Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon 34
Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich 45
Indiana Pacers Bill Russell 6
Indiana Pacers George McGinnis 30
Indiana Pacers Reggie Miller 31
Indiana Pacers Mel Daniels 34
Indiana Pacers Roger Brown 35
Los Angeles Lakers Bill Russell 6
Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant 8, 24
Los Angeles Lakers Wilt Chamberlain 13
Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol 16
Los Angeles Lakers Elgin Baylor 22
Los Angeles Lakers Gail Goodrich 25
Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson 32
Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33
Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O’Neal 34
Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy 42
Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West 44
Los Angeles Lakers Jamaal Wilkes 52
Memphis Grizzlies Bill Russell 6
Memphis Grizzlies Tony Allen 9
Memphis Grizzlies Zach Randolph 50
Miami Heat Chris Bosh 1
Miami Heat Dwyane Wade 3
Miami Heat Bill Russell 6
Miami Heat Tim Hardaway 10
Miami Heat Michael Jordan 23
Miami Heat Shaquille O’Neal 32
Miami Heat Alonzo Mourning 33
Milwaukee Bucks Oscar Robertson 1
Milwaukee Bucks Junior Bridgeman 2
Milwaukee Bucks Sidney Moncrief 4
Milwaukee Bucks Bill Russell 6
Milwaukee Bucks Marques Johnson 8
Milwaukee Bucks Jon McGlocklin 14
Milwaukee Bucks Bob Lanier 16
Milwaukee Bucks Brian Winters 32
Milwaukee Bucks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33
Minnesota Timberwolves Malik Sealy 2
Minnesota Timberwolves Bill Russell 6
New Orleans Pelicans Bill Russell 6
New Orleans Pelicans Pete Maravich 7
New York Knicks Bill Russell 6
New York Knicks Walt Frazier 10
New York Knicks Dick Barnett 12
New York Knicks Dick McGuire 15
New York Knicks Earl Monroe 15
New York Knicks Willis Reed 19
New York Knicks Dave DeBusschere 22
New York Knicks Bill Bradley 24
New York Knicks Pat Ewing 33
Oklahoma City Thunder Gus Williams 1
Oklahoma City Thunder Nick Collison 4
Oklahoma City Thunder Bill Russell 6
Oklahoma City Thunder Nate McMillan 10
Oklahoma City Thunder Lenny Wilkens 19
Oklahoma City Thunder Spencer Haywood 24
Oklahoma City Thunder Fred Brown 32
Oklahoma City Thunder Jack Sikma 43
Orlando Magic Bill Russell 6
Philadelphia 76ers Moses Malone 2
Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson 3
Philadelphia 76ers Dolph Schayes 4
Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving 6
Philadelphia 76ers Bill Russell 6
Philadelphia 76ers Mo Cheeks 10
Philadelphia 76ers Wilt Chamberlain 13
Philadelphia 76ers Hal Greer 15
Philadelphia 76ers Bobby Jones 24
Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham 32
Philadelphia 76ers Charles Barkley 34
Phoenix Suns Dick Van Arsdale 5
Phoenix Suns Bill Russell 6
Phoenix Suns Walter Davis 6
Phoenix Suns Kevin Johnson 7
Phoenix Suns Dan Majerle 9
Phoenix Suns Steve Nash 13
Phoenix Suns Tom Chambers 23
Phoenix Suns Alvan Adams 33
Phoenix Suns Charles Barkley 34
Phoenix Suns Connie Hawkins 42
Phoenix Suns Paul Westphal 44
Portland Trail Blazers Bill Russell 6
Portland Trail Blazers Dave Twardzik 13
Portland Trail Blazers Lionel Hollins 14
Portland Trail Blazers Larry Steele 15
Portland Trail Blazers Maurice Lucas 20
Portland Trail Blazers Clyde Drexler 22
Portland Trail Blazers Bobby Gross 30
Portland Trail Blazers Terry Porter 30
Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton 32
Portland Trail Blazers Lloyd Neal 36
Portland Trail Blazers Geoff Petrie 45
Sacramento Kings Nate Archibald 1
Sacramento Kings Mitch Richmond 3
Sacramento Kings Chris Webber 4
Sacramento Kings Bill Russell 6
Sacramento Kings Bob Davies 11
Sacramento Kings Maurice Stokes 12
Sacramento Kings Oscar Robertson 14
Sacramento Kings Peja Stojakovic 16
Sacramento Kings Vlade Divac 21
Sacramento Kings Jack Twyman 27
Sacramento Kings Sam Lacey 44
San Antonio Spurs Johnny Moore 00
San Antonio Spurs Avery Johnson 6
San Antonio Spurs Bill Russell 6
San Antonio Spurs Tony Parker 9
San Antonio Spurs Bruce Bowen 12
San Antonio Spurs James Silas 13
San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili 20
San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan 21
San Antonio Spurs Sean Elliott 32
San Antonio Spurs George Gervin 44
San Antonio Spurs David Robertson 50
Toronto Raptors Bill Russell 6
Utah Jazz Frank Layden 1
Utah Jazz Adrian Dantley 4
Utah Jazz Pete Maravich 7
Utah Jazz John Stockton 12
Utah Jazz Jeff Hornacek 14
Utah Jazz Karl Malone 32
Utah Jazz Darrell Griffith 35
Utah Jazz Mark Eaton 53
Washington Wizards Bill Russell 6
Washington Wizards Earl Monroe 10
Washington Wizards Elvin Hayes 11
Washington Wizards Gus Johnson 25
Washington Wizards Wes Unseld 41
Washington Wizards Phil Chenier 45

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