Best NBA Player By Jersey Number: The Definitive List

[AngelEyes]

00 Robert Parish
0 Westbrook, Arenas
1 McGrady, Hardaway, Billups, Oscar
2 Alex English, moses malone
3 Dwyane Wade, Iverson
4 Webber, Sidney Moncrief, Dumars
5 Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett
6 Russell, Erving, Lebron
7 Nate Archibald, kj, Melo, Maravich
8 Kobe
9 Bob Pettit, Tony Parker
10 Walt Frazier
11 Isiah Thomas, Elvin Hayes
12 Stockton, Dwight Howard
13 Wilt, Steve Nash
14 Oscar
15 Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Earl Monroe, Greer
16 Bob Lanier, Pau Gasol
17 John Havlicek, Mullin
18 Cowens
19 Willis Reed
20 Gary Payton, Ray Allen, Manu
21 Duncan, KG, Nique
22 Baylor, Drexler
23 Jordan, James
24 Kobe, Rick Barry
25 Gail Goodrich, Mark Price
26 Turkoglu
27 Kyle Korver, Jack Twyman
28 Sam Cassell, Barbosa, Afflalo
29 Paul Silas
30 Bernard King, Sheed, Steph Curry
31 Reggie Miller
32 Magic, Karl Malone, McHale
33 Jabbar, Bird, Ewing, Pippen
34 Olajuwon, Shaq, Barkley, Pierce
35 Kevin Durant
36 Rasheed Wallace
37 Metta World Peace
40 Kemp
41 Dirk
42 Nate Thurmond, Connie Hawkins, Worthy
43 Brad Daugherty, Sikma
44 Jerry West, George Gervin
45 Chuck Person, Rudy T, Jordan*
46 Bo Outlaw
47 Andrei Kirilenko
48 Nazr Mohammad
49 Shandon Anderson
50 David Robinson
52 Buck Williams, Jamaal Wilkes
53 Artis Gilmore, Mark Eaton
54 Horace Grant
55 Dikembe Mutombo, Kiki Vandeweghe
56 Francisco Elson
62 Scott Pollard
70 Dennis Rodman
72 Jason Kapono
73 Dennis Rodman
76 Shawn Bradley
77 Vladimir Radmanovic
83 Craig Smith
84 Chris Webber
85 Baron Davis
88 Nicolas Batum
89 Clyde Lovellette
90 Drew Gooden
91 Dennis Rodman
92 Deshawn Stevenson
93 Metta World Peace
96 Metta World Peace
99 George Mikan

[willds09]

00 Robert Parish
0 Westbrook, Arenas
1 robertson, t-mac
2 richmond
3 iverson
4 Sidney Moncrief, Dumars
5 Jason Kidd
6 Russell
7 melo
8 Kobe, sprewell
9 Bob Pettit
10 Walt Frazier
11 Isiah Thomas
12 jordan, Stockton
13 Wilt
14 robertson
15 earl monroe, melo
16 Bob Lanier, Pau Gasol
17 John Havlicek, Mullin
18 Cowens
19 Willis Reed
20 houston
21 Duncan, KG
22 Baylor, Drexler
23 Jordan
24 Kobe, Rick Barry
25 Mark Price
26 Turkoglu
27 Kyle Korver
28 Sam Cassell
29 Paul Silas
30 Bernard King
31 Reggie Miller
32 Magic
33 Bird, Ewing
34 Shaq
35 Kevin Durant
36 Rasheed Wallace
37 Metta World Peace
40 Kemp
41 Dirk
42 Nate Thurmond, Connie Hawkins, Worthy
43 Brad Daugherty, Sikma
44 west
45 jordan
46 Bo Outlaw
47 Andrei Kirilenko
48 Nazr Mohammad
49 Shandon Anderson
50 David Robinson
52 Buck Williams, Jamaal Wilkes
53 Artis Gilmore, Mark Eaton
54 Horace Grant
55 Dikembe Mutombo
56 Francisco Elson
62 Scott Pollard
70 rodman
73 rodman
76 Shawn Bradley
77 george muresan
83 Craig Smith
84 Chris Webber
85 Baron Davis
88 Nicolas Batum
89 Clyde Lovellette
90 Drew Gooden
91 Dennis Rodman
92 Deshawn Stevenson
93 Metta World Peace
96 Metta World Peace
99 George Mikan fixed :applause:

[AngelEyes]

fixed :applause:

Robertson was #1 for about 4 years and it was at the end of his career. Wade has had a better career than AI and was better at his peak.

[kNicKz]

lol @ 0 compared to some of the others :roll:

[Kingwillball]

fixed :applause:


Sorry Dude Lebron is Gonna Finish top 5 all time U find a spot for a him and Like Jordan will Surpass Russell because of his Talent not championships.

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Sorry Dude Lebron is Gonna Finish top 5 all time U find a spot for a him and Like Jordan will Surpass Russell because of his Talent not championships.
Don't think this thread has anything to do with the future...

Russell > Lebron

[kennethgriffin]

#70 dennis rodman mavericks
#73 dennis rodman lakers

[EoJ]

77 Vladimir Radmanovic

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[Kingwillball]

Don't think this thread has anything to do with the future...

Russell > Lebron


Well I can already say Lebron >Russell talent wise.. it is just he needs the Longevity and a few more championships before general public Ranks Lebron ahead of Him.

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Well I can already say Lebron >Russell talent wise.. it is just he needs the Longevity and a few more championships before general public Ranks Lebron ahead of Him.
Put the crack pipe down. Respect the game.

[alleykat]

fixed :applause:

lol.....ai at #3.....

dwayde destroys ai....so.. :applause:

[willds09]

Robertson was #1 for about 4 years and it was at the end of his career. Wade has had a better career than AI and was better at his peak. so he was still number 1, and im sorry iverson was better

[willds09]

lol.....ai at #3.....

dwayde destroys ai....so.. :applause:
u buggin:lol

[willds09]

Sorry Dude Lebron is Gonna Finish top 5 all time U find a spot for a him and Like Jordan will Surpass Russell because of his Talent not championships.
yea keep dreaming:lol

[AngelEyes]

so he was still number 1, and im sorry iverson was better

You thought he was better as #1 than Hardaway or McGrady?

[willds09]

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u got a point here:applause:

[willds09]

You thought he was better as #1 than Hardaway or McGrady?
i gave credit to t-mac, not penny tho

[andremiller07]

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[The Choken One]

Well I can already say Lebron >Russell talent wise.. it is just he needs the Longevity and a few more championships before general public Ranks Lebron ahead of Him.
because you are a fhcking idiot.

congrats.

[PHILA]

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The Game Within the Game - Walt Frazier

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Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the NBA - Terry Pluto

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The Black Athlete: Emergence & Arrival - 1968

No one in basketball is more effective than Hal Greer at sprinting down the middle of the court on a fast break, stopping just beyond the keyhole and scoring on a jump shot. "Hal," said one NBA coach, "has the finest middle-distance shot in the game." From fifteen to eighteen feet, Greer is more deadly than the Big O." At 6 ft. 3 in. and 178 pounds, Greer frequently gives away 40 pounds and 6 inches to NBA adversaries assigned to shutting off the middle. The key to Greer's success, therefore, is maneuverability and speed. Particularly speed.



Great teams of pro basketball - 1971

First there was Hal Greer, one of the best guards in the game. He was fast. "I must be fast," Greer said, "always, always quick. The day I slow down I'm finished." And he was a constant scoring threat. Said his former coach, Dolph Schayes, "Hal has the finest middle-distance shot in the game. From 15 to 18 feet, Hal is more deadly than Oscar Robertson." At 6'2", 175 pounds, Greer was agile, strong and not prone to injury. An eight-year veteran of NBA play, he could be counted on to average 20 points a game and contribute steadily in assists.



[I]Hal Greer: Productive, Consistent and Durable

This article originally appeared in the January 2006 issue of Hoop.

Star Guard on a Team for the Ages

Remember the old shoe commercial with playground legend Lamar Mundane? The voiceover said that Mundane would shoot as soon as he crossed midcourt and the fans would yell,

[Myth]

I like my list better. It didn't exclude the number 88 (Batum). It also clarifies more of the top players (for example, no need listing Pippen with Jabbar at #33 when Jabbar is clearly better).

[AngelEyes]

I like my list better. It didn't exclude the number 88 (Batum). It also clarifies more of the top players (for example, no need listing Pippen with Jabbar at #33 when Jabbar is clearly better).

Batum was on my list before you mentioned it.

[KobesFinger]

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Didn't Ben Wallace wear #3? Not saying he's better than D-Wade but you have several guys for some numbers and only one for others.

[AngelEyes]

http://nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/top160/photos/Webber.jpg
http://www.celticstown.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paul-pierce-back-of-jersey1.jpg

Didn't Ben Wallace wear #3? Not saying he's better than D-Wade but you have several guys for some numbers and only one for others.

For certain numbers it's blatantly obvious who was the best player and on some of the higher numbers only a few people ever wore the number.

[NumberSix]

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[willds09]

http://nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/top160/photos/Webber.jpg
http://www.celticstown.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/paul-pierce-back-of-jersey1.jpg

Didn't Ben Wallace wear #3? Not saying he's better than D-Wade but you have several guys for some numbers and only one for others.
he damn sure aint better than a.i either:lol

[NumberSix]

he damn sure aint better than a.i either:lol
He's only about a trillion times better than AI. Emphasis on the "I".

[willds09]

He's only about a trillion times better than AI. Emphasis on the "I".
what u smoking??:oldlol:

[Lebron23]

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[Psileas]

Rodman and Peace dominating 3 numbers each. :bowdown: :D

[LosBulls]

Allen iverson #3

[Glide2keva]

lol.....ai at #3.....

dwayde destroys ai....so.. :applause:
24,000 points say hi.

[CP3MVP]

It'd be cool if you listed the years each player wore that number in parenthesis or something.

[CP3MVP]

Also, you forgot some numbers :D

38 - Kwame Brown, Mikki Moore
39 - Greg Ostertag
51 - Reggie King, Keyon Dooling
60 - Walt Kirk
61 - Dave Piontek
65 - George Ratkovicz
66 - Scot Pollard, Grady Lewis
68 - Milt Schoon
71 - Willie Naulls
72 - Jason Kapono
86 - Chris Johnson
94 - Evan Fournier
98 - Jason Collins, Hadem Haddadi

[Riley Martin]

#3 should either be

Wade, Iverson

or

Iverson, Wade

[Kovach]

45 Chuck Person, Rudy T, Jordan*

Purvis Short

[willds09]

#3 should either be

Wade, Iverson

or

Iverson, Wade
Iverson, wade

[Wally450]

If your giving KG 5, then you have to put Pierce for 34.

[CP3MVP]

1 McGrady, Hardaway, Billups, Oscar

I'd take out Milwaukee Oscar and put in Amar'e.


4 Webber, Sidney Moncrief, Dumars

I think Adrian Dantley (78-86) should definitely be in there, at least ahead of Moncrief/Dumars. Possibly Moses Malone (87-88) too.


10 Walt Frazier

I'd put Tiny Archibald's first four seasons for consideration after Walt. Especially 72-73 where he led the league with 34 PPG and 11.4 APG.


11 Isiah Thomas, Elvin Hayes

Maybe Bob McAdoo at third? Otherwise he won't be on the list at all and I think he deserves a spot.


14 Oscar

Bob Cousy second?


24 Kobe, Rick Barry

Moses Malone from 78-82 should probably be there.


27 Kyle Korver, Jack Twyman

I don't think Korver's ever worn 27, only 26. He might deserve a spot over Turkoglu there since Hedo only wore 26 for one year in Toronto.


40 Kemp

I'd put Bill Laimbeer second.

[Riley Martin]

4 Dantley, Webber, Schayes
10 Frazier, Rodman
11 Isiah, Hayes, Yao Ming
17 Havlicek, Jeremy Lin

[NumberSix]

4 Dantley, Webber, Schayes
10 Frazier, Rodman
11 Isiah, Hayes, Yao Ming
17 Havlicek, Jeremy Lin
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[The Real JW]

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