Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Greatest NBA Players by Number

Link to a fun article by the jersey people, who did a great job determining the greatest NBA player for each jersey number.



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M&N – Best Players at Every Number Hoops Edition
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00 Robert Parrish: Warriors Celtics Hornets Bulls 4 CH 9 ASG HOF
0 Russell Westbrook: Thunder 4 ASG
1 Oscar Robertson CH MVP 12 ASG ROY HOF
2 Moses Malone: 76ers Hawks etc CH 3 MVP 14 ASG HOF
3 Allen Iverson: 76ers MVP 11 ASG ROY
4 Dolph Schayes: Nationals 76ers CH 12 ASG HOF
5 Kevin Garnett: Celtics MVP CH 15 ASG
6 Bill Russell: Celtics 11 CH MVP ASG HOF
7 Pete Maravich: Jazz 5 ASG HOF
8 Kobe Bryant: Lakers 5 CH MVP 17 ASG
9 Bob Pettit: Hawks 2 MVP CH 11 ASG HOF
10 Walt Frazier: Knicks 2 CH 7 ASG HOF
11 Karl Malone: Lakers 2 MVP 7 ASG
12 John Stockton: Jazz 10 ASG HOF
13 Wilt Chamberlain: Warriors 76ers Lakers 2 CH 4 MVP 13 ASG HOF
14 Oscar Robertson: Royals Bucks
15 Hal Greer: Nationals 76ers CH 10 ASG HOF
16 Bob Lanier: Pistons Bucks 8 ASG HOF
17 John Havlicek: Celtics 8 CH 13 ASG HOF
18 Dave Cowens: Celtics 2 CH MVP ROY 7 ASG HOF
19 Willis Reed: Knicks 2 CH 7 ASG MVP HOF
20 Gary Payton: Sonics CH 9 ASG
21 Tim Duncan: Spurs 2 MVP 5 CH 15 ASG
22 Elgin Baylor: Lakers  11 ASG ROY HOF
23 Michael Jordan: Bulls Wizards MVP ASG HOF
24 Rick Barry: Oaks Caps Warriors ASG HOF
25 Vince Carter: Suns Mavericks ROY 8 ASG
26 Buddy Jeannette: Bullets HOF
27 Jack Twyman: Royals 6 ASG HOF
28 Sam Cassell: Celtics 3 CH ASG
29 Marcus Camby: Rockets. Worn by few others.
30 Bernard King: Nets Jazz Warriors Knicks Bullets 4 ASG HOF
31 Reggie Miller: Pacers 5 ASG HOF
32 Magic Johnson: Lakers 5 CH 12 ASG HOF
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Lakers 6 CH 6 MVP 19 ASG HOF
34 Hakeem Olajuwon: Rockets 2 CH MVP 12 ASG HOF
35 Kevin Durant: Thunder MVP 6 ASG ROY
36 Shaquille O'Neal: Celtics MVP ROY 15 ASG CH
37 Metta World Peace: Lakers CH. Worn by only 3 others.
38 Kwame Brown: Pistons
39 Greg Ostertag. Worn by only 3 other players.
40 Shawn Kemp: SuperSonics 6 ASG
41 Dirk Nowitzki: Mavericks CH MVP 13 ASG
42 Nate Thurmond: Warriors Cavs Bulls 7 ASG
43 Jack Sikma: Supersonics Bucks 7 ASG
44 Jerry West: Lakers CH 14 ASG HOF
45 Michael Jordan: Bulls
46 Bo Outlaw: Suns. Worn by only 3 others.
47 Jerry Lucas: Warriors CH 7 ASG ROY HOF
48 Nazr Mohammed: Hawks. Beat out Walt Gilmore
49 Shandon Anderson: Knicks Heat CH Worn by only one other.
50 David Robinson: Spurs 2 CH MVP 10 ASG ROY HOF
51 Metta World Peace: Knicks
52 Jamaal Wilkes: Lakers 4 CH 3 ASG ROY HOF
53 Artis Gilmore: Colonials Bulls Spurs Celtics 6 ASG HOF
54 Horace Grant: Bulls Magic Sonics, LAL 4 CH ASG
55 Dikembe Mutombo: Denver ATL etc 8 ASG HOF
56 Francisco Elson: Spurs CH Worn by only 2 others.
57 Hilton Armstrong: Warriors 2014
58 No players
59 No players
60 Walt Kirk: Indianapolis Jets. Beat out Dick Wehr.
61 Dave Piontek: Royals 1963
62 Scot Pollard: Pacers. Beat out Bob Dille.
63 No players
64 No players
65 George Katkovicz: Nationals 1950
66 Scot Pollard: Celtics 2008 CH
67 Moe Becker: Detroit Falcons 1947
68 Milt Schon: Detroit Falcons 1947
69 No players
70 Dennis Rodman: Mavs 5 CH 2 ASG HOF
71 Willie Naulls: Warriors 1963 3 CH 4 ASG
72 Jason Kapono: 76ers CH
73 Dennis Rodman: Lakers 1999
74 No players
75 No players
76 Shawn Bradley: 76ers. He was 7'6" tall.
77 Vladimir Radmanovic: several teams.
78 No players
79 No players
80 No players
81 No Players
82 No Players
83 Craig Smith: TrailBlazers 2011-12
84 Chris Webber: Pistons 2007 5 ASG ROY
85 Baron Davis: Cavs Knicks
86 Chris Johnson: Celtics
87 No players
88 Antoine Walker: Celtics 2005 CH 3 ASG
89 Clyde Lovellette: Lakers 3 CH 4 ASG HOF
90 Drew Gooden: several teams
91 Dennis Rodman: Bulls 2 CH HOF
92 DeShawn Stevenson: Mavs Nets Hawks CH
93 Metta World Peace (aka Ron Artest): Kings
94 Evan Fournier: Nuggets 2012-14
95 No players
96 Metta World Peace: Rockets 2009
97 No players
98 Jason Collins: Celtics Wizards Nets
99 George Mikan: Lakers HOF

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