In honor of the Magic retiring Shaq's number, here is every NBA team's retired jersey numbers
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
Bob Pettit — No. 9
Dominique Wilkins — No. 21
Lou Hudson — No. 23
Pete Maravich — No. 44
Dikembe Mutombo — No. 55
Boston Celtics
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
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
Bobby Phills — No. 13
Chicago Bulls
Jerry Sloan — No. 4
Bob Love — No. 10
Michael Jordan — No. 23
Scottie Pippen — No. 33
Cleveland CavaliersPhoto: (Getty Images)
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
Derek Harper — No. 12
Brad Davis — No. 15
Rolando Blackman — No. 22
Dirk Nowitzki — No. 41
Denver Nuggets
Fat Lever — No. 12
David Thompson — No. 33
Byron Beck — No. 40
Dan Issel — No. 44
Dikembe Mutombo — No. 55
Detroit Pistons
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
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
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
George McGinnis — No. 30
Reggie Miller — No. 31
Mel Daniels — No. 34
Roger Brown — No. 35
Los Angeles Lakers
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
Zach Randolph — No. 50
Miami Heat
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
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
Malik Sealy — No. 2
New Orleans Pelicans
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Earl Monroe — No. 10
Elvin Hayes — No. 11
Gus Johnson — No. 25
Wes Unseld — No. 41
Phil Chenier — No. 45