In honor of the Magic retiring Shaq's number, here is every NBA team's retired jersey numbers

Mackenzie Meaney|published: Fri Jan 05 2024 19:00
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With the announcement that the Orlando Magic will retire Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey, the NBA has finally done it! All 30 teams have officially retired a jersey number for a specific player (Yes, before Shaq, the Magic’s only jersey retired was No. 6 for “The Sixth Man,” a.k.a the fans).

In honor of the achievement, here is every jersey number — players only — retired by an NBA franchise.

As of 2022, Bill Russell’s No. 6 is the first and only number to be retired across the league.

Atlanta Hawks

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Bob Pettit — No. 9

Dominique Wilkins — No. 21

Lou Hudson — No. 23

Pete Maravich — No. 44

Dikembe Mutombo — No. 55

Boston Celtics

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Robert Parish — No. 00

Dennis Johnson — No. 3

Kevin Garnett — No. 5

Bill Russell — No. 6 (first retired by the Celtics in 1972)

Jo Jo White — No. 10

Bob Cousy — No. 14

Tom Heinsohn — No. 15

Tom “Satch” Sanders — No. 16

John Havlicek — No. 17

Dave Cowens — No. 18

Don Nelson — No. 19

Bill Sharman — No. 21

Ed Macauley — No. 22

Frank Ramsey — No. 23

Sam Jones — No. 24

K.C. Jones — No. 25

Cedric Maxwell — No. 31

Kevin McHale — No. 32

Larry Bird — No. 33

Paul Pierce — No. 34

Reggie Lewis — No. 35

Did you know? Jim Loscutoff asked to keep his No. 18 active until it was eventually retired with Dave Cowens.

Brooklyn Nets

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Dražen Petrović — No. 3

Jason Kidd — No. 5

John Williamson — No. 23

Bill Melchionni — No. 25

Julius Erving — No. 32

Buck Williams — No. 52

Charlotte Hornets

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Bobby Phills — No. 13

Chicago Bulls

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Jerry Sloan — No. 4

Bob Love — No. 10

Michael Jordan — No. 23

Scottie Pippen — No. 33

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Bingo Smith — No. 7

Zydrunas Ilgauskas — No. 11

Larry Nance — No. 22

Mark Price — No. 25

Austin Carr — No. 34

Nate Thurmond — No. 42

Brad Daugherty — No. 43

Dallas Mavericks

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Derek Harper — No. 12

Brad Davis — No. 15

Rolando Blackman — No. 22

Dirk Nowitzki — No. 41

Denver Nuggets

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Fat Lever — No. 12

David Thompson — No. 33

Byron Beck — No. 40

Dan Issel — No. 44

Dikembe Mutombo — No. 55

Detroit Pistons

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Chauncey Billups — No. 1

Chuck Daly — No. 2

Ben Wallace — No. 3

Joe Dumars — No. 4

Dennis Rodman — No. 10

Isiah Thomas — No. 11

Vinnie Johnson — No. 15

Bob Lanier — No. 16

Dave Bing — No. 21

Richard Hamilton — No. 32

Bill Laimbeer — No. 40

Golden State Warriors

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Wilt Chamberlain — No. 13

Tom Meschery — No. 14

Al Attles — No. 16

Chris Mullin — No. 17

Rick Barry — No. 24

Nate Thurmond — No. 42

Houston Rockets

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Yao Ming — No. 11

Clyde Drexler — No. 22

Calvin Murphy — No. 23

Moses Malone — No. 24

Hakeem Olajuwon — No. 34

Elvin Hayes — No. 44

Rudy Tomjanovich — No. 45

Indiana Pacers

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George McGinnis — No. 30

Reggie Miller — No. 31

Mel Daniels — No. 34

Roger Brown — No. 35

Los Angeles Lakers

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Kobe Bryant — Nos. 8 and 24

Wilt Chamberlain — No. 13

Pau Gasol — No. 18

Elgin Baylor — No. 22

Gail Goodrich — No. 25

Earvin “Magic” Johnson — No. 32

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — No. 33

Shaquille O’Neal — No. 34

James Worthy — No. 42

Jerry West — No. 44

Jamaal Wilkes — No. 52

George Mikan — No. 99

Memphis Grizzlies

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Zach Randolph — No. 50

Miami Heat

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Chris Bosh — No. 1

Dwyane Wade — No. 3

Tim Hardaway — No. 10

Shaquille O’Neal — No. 32

Alonzo Mourning — No. 33

Udonis Haslem — No. 40

Did you know? The team retired No. 13 for Hall of Fame NFL QB Dan Marino, and No. 23 for Michael Jordan, though he never played for the franchise.

Milwaukee Bucks

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Oscar Robertson — No. 1

Junior Bridgeman — No. 2

Sidney Moncrief — No. 4

Marques Johnson — No. 8

Bob Dandridge — No. 10

Jon McGlockin — No. 14

Bob Lanier — No. 16

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — No. 33

Minnesota Timberwolves

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Malik Sealy — No. 2

New Orleans Pelicans

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Pete Maravich — No. 7

Maravich never played for the franchise, but the team retired his jersey number for his contributions to basketball in the state of Louisiana.

New York Knicks

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Walt Frazier — No. 10

Dick Barnett — No. 12

Earl Monroe — No. 15

Dick McGuire — No. 15

Willis Reed — No. 19

Dave DeBusschere — No. 22

Bill Bradley — No. 24

Patrick Ewing — No. 33

Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics

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Gus Williams — No. 1

Nick Collison — No. 4

Nate McMillan — No. 10

Lenny Wilkens — No. 19

Spencer Haywood — No. 24

Fred Brown — No. 32

Jack Sikma — No. 43

Orlando Magic

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Shaquille O’Neal — No. 32

Did you know? The Magic retired No. 6 for the fans, though it was temporarily unretired for Patrick Ewing’s 2001-02 season.

Philadelphia 76ers

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Moses Malone — No. 2

Allen Iverson — No. 3

Dolph Schayes — No. 4

Julius Irving — No. 6

Maurice Cheeks — No. 10

Wilt Chamberlain — No. 13

Hal Greer — No. 15

Bobby Jones — No. 24

Billy Cunningham — No. 32

Charles Barkley — No. 34

Phoenix Suns

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Dick Van Arsdale — No. 5

Walter Davis — No. 6

Kevin Johnson — No. 7

Dan Majerle — No. 9

Steve Nash — No. 13

Tom Chambers — No. 24

Shawn Marion — No. 31

Alvan Adams — No. 33

Charles Barkley — No. 34

Connie Hawkins — No. 42

Paul Westphal — No. 44

Portland Trail Blazers

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Dave Twardzik — No. 13

Lionel Hollins — No. 14

Maurice Lucas — No. 20

Clyde Drexler — No. 22

Terry Porter — No. 30

Bob Gross — No. 30

Bill Walton — No. 32

Lloyd Neal — No. 36

Geoff Petrie — No. 45

Sacramento Kings

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Nate Archibald — No. 1

Mitch Richmond — No. 2

Chris Webber — No. 4

Bob Davies — No. 11

Maurice Stokes — No. 12

Oscar Robertson — No. 14

Peja Stojakovic — No. 16

Vlade Divac — No. 21

Jack Twyman — No. 27

Sam Lacey — No. 44

Did you know? The team retired No. 6 for the fans aka “The Sixth Man.”

San Antonio Spurs

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Johnny Moore — No. 00

Avery Johnson — No. 6

Tony Parker — No. 9

Bruce Bowen — No. 12

James Silas — No. 13

Manu Ginobili — No. 20

Tim Duncan — No. 21

Sean Elliott — No.32

George Gervin — No. 44

David Robinson — No. 50

Utah Jazz

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Frank Layden — No. 1

Adrian Dantley — No. 4

Pete Maravich — No. 7

Larry Miller — No. 9

John Stockton — No. 12

Jeff Hornacek — No. 14

Karl Malone — No. 32

Darrell Griffith — No. 35

Mark Eaton — No. 53

Washington Wizards

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Earl Monroe — No. 10

Elvin Hayes — No. 11

Gus Johnson — No. 25

Wes Unseld — No. 41

Phil Chenier — No. 45

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