List of National Basketball Association retired jersey numbers

Lakers retired jerseys hanging inside the Staples Center.

As a way to honor key contributors including players, coaches, fans, broadcasters and announcers, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams often retire their jersey numbers, win totals or microphones. In the case of jersey numbers, they are usually no longer available for future players to wear, although they can ask for permission from players whose jerseys are retired. Teams usually display these numbers by hanging banners on the rafters inside their home arena. Currently, three teams (Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Toronto Raptors) do not have any retired numbers.

List

Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame

No.	Name	Team	Pos.	Years with franchise	Note	Refs
9	Pettit, BobBob Pettit	Atlanta Hawks	F	1954–1965	Did not play for franchise in Atlanta. Played in Milwaukee during rookie season of 1954-55, then remainder of career in St. Louis.	[1]
21	Wilkins, DominiqueDominique Wilkins	Atlanta Hawks	F	1982–1994	Currently team vice president and television color analyst.	[1]
23	Hudson, LouLou Hudson	Atlanta Hawks	F	1966–1977		[1]
55	Mutombo, DikembeDikembe Mutombo	Atlanta Hawks	C	1996–2001
—	Turner, TedTed Turner	Atlanta Hawks	—	1977–2001	As team owner. While the team presented Turner a framed Hawks jersey with No. 17, the banner raised to the rafters carried an old Hawks logo with Turner's name instead of a number.	[2]
00	Parish, RobertRobert Parish	Boston Celtics	C	1980–1994		[3]
1	Brown, Walter A.Walter A. Brown	Boston Celtics	—	1946–1964	As team founder–owner.	[3]
2	Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach	Boston Celtics	—	1950–2006	As head coach (1950–1966) and executive (1950–2006).	[3]
3	Johnson, DennisDennis Johnson	Boston Celtics	G	1983–1990		[3]
6	Russell, BillBill Russell	Boston Celtics	C	1956–1969	Also served as head coach (1966–1969).	[3]
10	White, Jo JoJo Jo White	Boston Celtics	G	1969–1979		[3]
14	Cousy, BobBob Cousy	Boston Celtics	G	1950–1963		[3]
15	Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn	Boston Celtics	F	1956–1965	Also served as head coach (1969–1978); as broadcaster (1980–present).	[3]
16	Sanders, SatchSatch Sanders	Boston Celtics	F	1960–1973	Also served as head coach (1978).	[3]
17	Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek	Boston Celtics	F	1962–1978		[3]
18	Cowens, DaveDave Cowens	Boston Celtics	C	1970–1980	Also served as head coach (1978–1979).	[3]
19	Nelson, DonDon Nelson	Boston Celtics	F	1965–1976		[3]
21	Sharman, BillBill Sharman	Boston Celtics	G	1951–1961		[3]
22	Macauley, EdEd Macauley	Boston Celtics	C	1950–1956		[3]
23	Ramsey, FrankFrank Ramsey	Boston Celtics	F	1954–1964	Did not play in the 1955–56 season due to military service.	[3]
24	Jones, SamSam Jones	Boston Celtics	G	1957–1969		[3]
25	Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones	Boston Celtics	G	1958–1967	Also served as head coach (1983–1988).	[3]
31	Maxwell, CedricCedric Maxwell	Boston Celtics	F	1977–1985	Also served as broadcaster (2001–present); briefly wore No. 30 in 1977–78.	[3]
32	McHale, KevinKevin McHale	Boston Celtics	F	1980–1993		[3]
33	Bird, LarryLarry Bird	Boston Celtics	F	1979–1992		[3]
35	Lewis, ReggieReggie Lewis	Boston Celtics	G	1987–1993	Died of a heart attack while still playing for the team; number retired posthumously.	[3]
LOSCY^[1]	Loscutoff, JimJim Loscutoff	Boston Celtics	F	1955–1964	Wore No. 18 but decided to keep it active; number ultimately retired for Dave Cowens.	[3]
	Most, JohnnyJohnny Most	Boston Celtics	—	1953–1990	As broadcaster.	[3]
3	Petrovic, DrazenDražen Petrović	Brooklyn Nets	G	1991–1993	Died in a car crash while playing for the team; with the team when it was known as the New Jersey Nets.[4] His jersey was retired posthumously.	[5]
5	Kidd, JasonJason Kidd	Brooklyn Nets	G	2001–2008	The team was then the New Jersey Nets. Also served as head coach (2013–2014).	[5]
23	Williamson, JohnJohn Williamson	Brooklyn Nets	G	1973–1980	During his first four seasons (1973–1977), the team was on Long Island and known as the New York Nets; for the rest of his career with the team, it was the New Jersey Nets.	[5]
25	Melchionni, BillBill Melchionni	Brooklyn Nets	G	1969–1976	The team was then on Long Island as the New York Nets.	[5]
32	Erving, JuliusJulius Erving	Brooklyn Nets	F	1973–1976	The team was then on Long Island as the New York Nets.	[5]
52	Williams, BuckBuck Williams	Brooklyn Nets	F	1981–1989	The team was then the New Jersey Nets.	[5]
13	Phills, BobbyBobby Phills	Charlotte Hornets	G	1997–2000	Died in a car crash while playing for the original incarnation of the team. His jersey was retired posthumously.
4	Sloan, JerryJerry Sloan	Chicago Bulls	G	1966–1976	Also served as head coach (1979–1982).	[6]
10	Love, BobBob Love	Chicago Bulls	F	1968–1976		[6]
23	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	G	1984–1993 1995–1998	Briefly wore No. 45 in 1995 & 12 for one game in 1990 (due to his jersey stolen).	[7]
33	Pippen, ScottieScottie Pippen	Chicago Bulls	F	1987–1998 2003–2004		[7]
—	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson^[2]	Chicago Bulls	—	1989–1998	As head coach (1989–1998).	[8]
—	Krause, JerryJerry Krause^[2]	Chicago Bulls	—	1985–2003	As general manager.	[8]
7	Smith, BingoBingo Smith	Cleveland Cavaliers	F	1970–1979		[9]
11	Ilgauskas, ZydrunasZydrunas Ilgauskas	Cleveland Cavaliers	C	1997–2010	Did not play in 1999–2000 season due to injury.	[9]
22	Nance, LarryLarry Nance	Cleveland Cavaliers	F	1988–1994	Briefly wore No. 6 in 1988.	[9]
25	Price, MarkMark Price	Cleveland Cavaliers	G	1986–1995		[9]
34	Carr, AustinAustin Carr	Cleveland Cavaliers	G	1971–1980		[9]
42	Thurmond, NateNate Thurmond	Cleveland Cavaliers	C	1975–1977		[9]
43	Daugherty, BradBrad Daugherty	Cleveland Cavaliers	C	1986–1994		[9]
	Tait, JoeJoe Tait	Cleveland Cavaliers	—	1970–1981 1983–2011	As broadcaster.	[9]
15	Davis, BradBrad Davis	Dallas Mavericks	G	1980–1992		[10]
22	Blackman, RolandoRolando Blackman	Dallas Mavericks	G	1981–1992		[10]
2	English, AlexAlex English	Denver Nuggets	F	1980–1990		[11]
33	Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson	Denver Nuggets	F	1975–1982		[11]
40	Beck, ByronByron Beck	Denver Nuggets	C	1967–1977		[11]
44	Issel, DanDan Issel	Denver Nuggets	C	1975–1985	Worked a variety roles in the Nuggets organization after retirement, including broadcaster (1988–1992), head coach (1992–1995, 1999–2001), and president/general manager (1998–1999)	[11]
55	Mutombo, DikembeDikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets	C	1991–1996		[12]
432	Moe, DougDoug Moe	Denver Nuggets	—	1980–1990	As head coach; the number represents his 432 victories coaching the Nuggets.	[11]
1	Billups, ChaunceyChauncey Billups	Detroit Pistons	G	2002–2008 2013–2014	Number worn by Reggie Jackson at the time of the announcement, and is allowed to keep the number.
2	Daly, ChuckChuck Daly	Detroit Pistons	—	1983–1992	As head coach; the number represents the two NBA championship teams he coached.	[13]
3	Wallace, BenBen Wallace	Detroit Pistons	C	2000–2006 2009–2012	Number worn by Stanley Johnson at the time of the announcement; switched to No. 7 before the 2016–17 season out of respect to Wallace. Also wore No. 6 from 2009–2012.
4	Dumars, JoeJoe Dumars	Detroit Pistons	G	1985–1999	Also served as team president (2000–2014).	[13]
10	Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman	Detroit Pistons	F	1986–1993	Greg Monroe wore the number at the time of the announcement, and was allowed to wear it until his departure in 2015.	[13][14]
11	Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas	Detroit Pistons	G	1981–1994	Wore No. 42 for one playoff game in 1985 (due to his jersey stolen).	[13]
15	Johnson, VinnieVinnie Johnson	Detroit Pistons	G	1981–1991		[13]
16	Lanier, BobBob Lanier	Detroit Pistons	C	1970–1980		[13]
21	Bing, DaveDave Bing	Detroit Pistons	G	1966–1975	Served as the mayor of Detroit (2009–2013)	[13]
40	Laimbeer, BillBill Laimbeer	Detroit Pistons	C	1982–1993		[13]
—	Davidson, WilliamWilliam Davidson	Detroit Pistons	—	1974–2009	As team owner.	[13]
—	McCloskey, JackJack McCloskey	Detroit Pistons	—	1979–1992	As general manager.	[13]
13	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain	Golden State Warriors	C	1959–1965	Team was in Philadelphia 1959–1962 and in San Francisco 1962–1965.	[15]
14	Meschery, TomTom Meschery	Golden State Warriors	F	1961–1971	Team was in Philadelphia 1961–1962 and San Francisco 1962–1971.	[15]
16	Attles, AlAl Attles	Golden State Warriors	G	1960–1971	Also served as head coach (1969–1983).	[15]
17	Mullin, ChrisChris Mullin	Golden State Warriors	SG/SF	1985–1997 2000–2001	Also served as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations (2004-2009).	[15]
24	Barry, RickRick Barry	Golden State Warriors	F	1965–1967 1972–1978		[15]
42	Thurmond, NateNate Thurmond	Golden State Warriors	C	1963–1974	Team bore the San Francisco name 1963–1971 before adopting the Golden State name starting with the 1971–72 season.	[15]
11	Yao Ming	Houston Rockets	C	2002–2011	To be retired in February 2, 2017
22	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler	Houston Rockets	G	1995–1998	Also served as broadcaster (2005–present).	[16]
23	Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy	Houston Rockets	G	1970–1983	Also served as broadcaster (1985–2004).	[16]
24	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	Houston Rockets	C	1976–1982		[16]
34	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	C	1984–2001		[16]
45	Tomjanovich, RudyRudy Tomjanovich	Houston Rockets	F	1970–1981	Also served as head coach (1991–2003).	[16]
CD	Dawson, CarrollCarroll Dawson^[3]	Houston Rockets	—	1980–2007	As assistant coach (1980–1995) and general manager (1995–2007).	[17]
30	McGinnis, GeorgeGeorge McGinnis	Indiana Pacers	F	1971–1975 1980–1982
31	Miller, ReggieReggie Miller	Indiana Pacers	G	1987–2005
34	Daniels, MelMel Daniels	Indiana Pacers	C	1967–1974
35	Brown, RogerRoger Brown	Indiana Pacers	F	1967–1974
529	Leonard, BobbyBobby Leonard	Indiana Pacers	—	1968–1980	As head coach; the number represents his 529 victories coaching the Pacers.
13	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain	Los Angeles Lakers	C	1968–1973
22	Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	F	1958–1971	The team was in Minneapolis in his first two seasons (1958–1960).
25	Goodrich, GailGail Goodrich	Los Angeles Lakers	G	1965–1968 1970–1976
32	Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	G	1979–1991 1996	Also served as head coach in 1994.
33	Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	C	1975–1989
34	O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal	Los Angeles Lakers	C	1996–2004		[18]
42	Worthy, JamesJames Worthy	Los Angeles Lakers	F	1982–1994
44	West, JerryJerry West	Los Angeles Lakers	G	1960–1974	Also served as head coach (1976–1979) and general manager (1981–2002).
52	Wilkes, JamaalJamaal Wilkes	Los Angeles Lakers	F	1977–1985
	Hearn, ChickChick Hearn	Los Angeles Lakers	—	1961–2002	As broadcaster.
10	Hardaway, TimTim Hardaway	Miami Heat	G	1996–2001		[19]
23	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan	Miami Heat	G	—	Never played for the franchise; number retired for "contributions to basketball".	[20][21]
32	O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal	Miami Heat	C	2004–2008	To be retired during in December 22, 2016	[22]
33	Mourning, AlonzoAlonzo Mourning	Miami Heat	C	1995–2002 2005–2008		[23]
1	Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson	Milwaukee Bucks	G	1970–1974		[24]
2	Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman	Milwaukee Bucks	F	1975–1984 1986–1987		[25]
4	Moncrief, SidneySidney Moncrief	Milwaukee Bucks	G	1979–1989		[26]
10	Dandridge, BobBob Dandridge	Milwaukee Bucks	F	1969–1977 1981
14	McGlocklin, JonJon McGlocklin	Milwaukee Bucks	G	1968–1976	Also served as broadcaster (1985–present).	[27]
16	Lanier, BobBob Lanier	Milwaukee Bucks	C	1980–1984		[28]
32	Winters, BrianBrian Winters	Milwaukee Bucks	G	1975–1983		[29]
33	Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	C	1969–1975	Served under the name of Lew Alcindor for two seasons before becoming Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.	[30]
2	Sealy, MalikMalik Sealy	Minnesota Timberwolves	F	1997–2000	Died in a car crash while playing for the team.[31] His jersey was retired posthumously.
7	Maravich, PetePete Maravich	New Orleans Pelicans	G	—	Never played for the franchise, jersey retired for his contributions to basketball of Louisiana. He played for the New Orleans Jazz (now the Utah Jazz) 1974–1979 in NBA and for LSU Tigers 1967–1970 in NCAA.
10	Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier	New York Knicks	G	1967–1977	Also served as a broadcaster.
12	Barnett, DickDick Barnett	New York Knicks	G	1965–1973
15	Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe	New York Knicks	G	1971–1980
15	McGuire, DickDick McGuire	New York Knicks	G	1949–1957	Also served as head coach (1965–1968) and scouting director.
19	Reed, WillisWillis Reed	New York Knicks	C	1964–1974	Also served as head coach (1977–1978).
22	Debusschere, DaveDave DeBusschere	New York Knicks	F	1968–1974
24	Bradley, BillBill Bradley	New York Knicks	F	1967–1977
33	Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing	New York Knicks	C	1985–2000
613	Holzman, RedRed Holzman	New York Knicks	—	1967–1977 1978–1982	As head coach; the number represents his 613 victories coaching the Knicks.
6	man, SixthSixth man	Orlando Magic	—	—
2	Malone, MosesMoses Malone	Philadelphia 76ers	C	1982–1986 1993–1994	To be retired during the 2016-17 season. Number retired posthumously. Was unnoficially retired before.	[32]
3	Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	G	1996–2006 2009–2010
4	Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes	Philadelphia 76ers	F/C	1948–1964	Team was known as the Syracuse Nationals (1948–1963). Also served as player-coach (1963–66). Number retired posthumously. Nerlens Noel wore the number at the time of the announcement, and continues to do so.	[33]
6	Erving, JuliusJulius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers	F	1976–1987
10	Cheeks, MauriceMaurice Cheeks	Philadelphia 76ers	G	1978–1989	Also served as head coach (2005–2008).
13	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	C	1965–1968
15	Greer, HalHal Greer	Philadelphia 76ers	G	1958–1973	During his first five seasons (1958–1963), the team was known as the Syracuse Nationals.
24	Jones, BobbyBobby Jones	Philadelphia 76ers	F	1978–1986
32	Cunningham, BillyBilly Cunningham	Philadelphia 76ers	F	1965–1972 1974–1975	Also served as head coach (1977–1985); briefly unretired for Charles Barkley in the 1991–92 season.
34	Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley	Philadelphia 76ers	F	1984–1992	Also wore #32 during the 1991–92 season.
	Zinkoff, DaveDave Zinkoff	Philadelphia 76ers	—	1963–1981 1983–1985	As P.A. announcer.
5	Van Arsdale, DickDick Van Arsdale	Phoenix Suns	G	1968–1977	Also served as head coach (1987).
6	Davis, WalterWalter Davis	Phoenix Suns	G	1977–1988
7	Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson	Phoenix Suns	G	1987–1998 2000	Retired in 1998, but came back before the end of the 1999–2000 season before retiring again; Served as mayor of Sacramento (2008-2016).
9	Majerle, DanDan Majerle	Phoenix Suns	F	1988–1995 2001–2002	Formerly an assistant head coach for the Phoenix Suns (2008–2013).
13	Nash, SteveSteve Nash	Phoenix Suns	G	1996–1998 2004–2012
24	Chambers, TomTom Chambers	Phoenix Suns	F	1988–1993	Currently an announcer for Suns games.
33^[5]	Adams, AlvanAlvan Adams	Phoenix Suns	C	1975–1988	Number unretired for Grant Hill 2007–2013.
34	Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley	Phoenix Suns	F	1992–1996
42	Hawkins, ConnieConnie Hawkins	Phoenix Suns	F	1968–1974
44	Westphal, PaulPaul Westphal	Phoenix Suns	G	1975–1980 1983–1984	Also served as head coach (1992–1996).
—	Colangelo, JerryJerry Colangelo	Phoenix Suns	—	1968–2005	As owner, executive, and head coach (1970; 1972–73).
—	Fitzsimmons, CottonCotton Fitzsimmons	Phoenix Suns	—	1970–1972 1988–1992 1996	As head coach; inducted in the Suns' Ring of Honor posthumously.
—	MacLeod, JohnJohn MacLeod	Phoenix Suns	—	1973–1987	As head coach. Also served as assistant head coach in the 1999–2000 NBA season.
—	Proski, JoeJoe Proski	Phoenix Suns	—	1968–2000	As athletic trainer.
	McCoy, AlAl McCoy	Phoenix Suns	—	1972–present	As broadcaster; to be placed into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on March 3, 2017.
1	Weinberg, LarryLarry Weinberg	Portland Trail Blazers	—	1970–1988	As team founder and owner; number still available.
13	Twardzik, DaveDave Twardzik	Portland Trail Blazers	G	1976–1981
14	Hollins, LionelLionel Hollins	Portland Trail Blazers	G	1975–1981
15	Steele, LarryLarry Steele	Portland Trail Blazers	G	1971–1981
20	Lucas, MauriceMaurice Lucas	Portland Trail Blazers	F	1976–1981 1987–1988
22	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler	Portland Trail Blazers	G	1983–1995
30	Porter, TerryTerry Porter	Portland Trail Blazers	G	1985–1995
30	Gross, BobBob Gross	Portland Trail Blazers	F	1975–1982
32	Walton, BillBill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers	C	1974–1978
36	Neal, LloydLloyd Neal	Portland Trail Blazers	C	1972–1979
45	Petrie, GeoffGeoff Petrie	Portland Trail Blazers	G	1970–1976
77	Ramsay, JackJack Ramsay	Portland Trail Blazers	—	1976–1986	As head coach; the number represents the 1977 NBA Championship he won while coaching the Blazers.
	Schonely, BillBill Schonely	Portland Trail Blazers	—	1970–1998	As Broadcaster
1	Archibald, NateNate Archibald	Sacramento Kings	G	1970–1976	During his career with the team, it was known first as the Cincinnati Royals (1970–1972), then the Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1972–1975), and finally as the Kansas City Kings (1975–1976). He briefly wore No. 10 from 1970–74.
2	Richmond, MitchMitch Richmond	Sacramento Kings	G	1991–1998
4	Webber, ChrisChris Webber	Sacramento Kings	F	1998–2005
6	man, SixthSixth man	Sacramento Kings
11	Davies, BobBob Davies	Sacramento Kings	G	1948–1955	The team was then known as the Rochester Royals.
12	Stokes, MauriceMaurice Stokes	Sacramento Kings	F	1955–1958	The team was known as the Rochester Royals 1955–1957 and moved to Cincinnati starting with the 1957–58 season in which his career was ended by a crippling head injury.
14	Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson	Sacramento Kings	G	1960–1970	The team was then known as the Cincinnati Royals.
16	Stojakovic, PejaPeja Stojakovic	Sacramento Kings	F	1999–2006
21	Divac, VladeVlade Divac	Sacramento Kings	C	1999–2004	Currently the team's vice president and general manager of basketball operations (2015–present)
27	Twyman, JackJack Twyman	Sacramento Kings	F	1955–1966	The team was known as the Rochester Royals 1955–1957 and then as the Cincinnati Royals for the remainder of his career.
44	Lacey, SamSam Lacey	Sacramento Kings	C	1970–1981	During his career with the team, it was known first as the Cincinnati Royals (1970–1972), then the Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1972–1975), and finally as the Kansas City Kings (1975–1981).
00	Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore	San Antonio Spurs	G	1980–1988 1989–1990
6	Johnson, AveryAvery Johnson	San Antonio Spurs	G	1991 1992–1993 1994–2001
12	Bowen, BruceBruce Bowen	San Antonio Spurs	F	2001–2009	Bowen has un-retired the number so it can be worn by LaMarcus Aldridge	[34]
13	Silas, JamesJames Silas	San Antonio Spurs	G	1973–1981
21	Duncan, TimTim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	F/C	1997–2016	To be retired in December 18, 2016
32	Elliott, SeanSean Elliott	San Antonio Spurs	F	1989–1993 1994–2001	Currently serves as a Spurs' TV color analyst (2004–present)
44	Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin	San Antonio Spurs	G	1974–1985
50	Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	C	1989–2003
1^[6]	Williams, GusGus Williams	Seattle SuperSonics	G	1976–1985
10^[6]	McMillan, NateNate McMillan	Seattle SuperSonics	G	1985–1998	Played for the Seattle SuperSonics and served as their head coach (2000–2005).
19^[6]	Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens	Seattle SuperSonics	G	1968–1972	Played for the Seattle SuperSonics and served as their head coach (1969–1972; 1977–1985), and as a broadcaster (2006–2008).
24^[6]	Haywood, SpencerSpencer Haywood	Seattle SuperSonics	F	1971–1975
32^[6]	Brown, FredFred Brown	Seattle SuperSonics	G	1971–1984
43^[6]	Sikma, JackJack Sikma	Seattle SuperSonics	C	1977–1986
^[6]	Blackburn, BobBob Blackburn	Seattle SuperSonics	—	1967–1992	Announcer for the Seattle SuperSonics.
1	Layden, FrankFrank Layden	Utah Jazz	—	1981–1988	As head coach; also served as team president (1988–1998).	[35]
4	Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley	Utah Jazz	F	1979–1986		[35][36]
7	Maravich, PetePete Maravich	Utah Jazz	G	1974–1979	The team was in New Orleans 1974–1979. He also played 17 games of the 1979–80 season after the team moved to Salt Lake City.	[35]
9	Miller, LarryLarry Miller	Utah Jazz	—	1985–2009	As owner.	[35][37]
12	Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton	Utah Jazz	G	1984–2003		[35][38]
14	Hornacek, JeffJeff Hornacek	Utah Jazz	G	1994–2000		[35]
32	Malone, KarlKarl Malone	Utah Jazz	F	1985–2003		[35][39]
35	Griffith, DarrellDarrell Griffith	Utah Jazz	G	1980–1991		[35]
53	Eaton, MarkMark Eaton	Utah Jazz	C	1982–1993		[35]
1,223	Sloan, JerryJerry Sloan	Utah Jazz	—	1988–2011	As head coach; the number represents his 1223 victories coaching the Jazz.	[35]
	Hundley, RodRod Hundley	Utah Jazz	—	1974–2009	As broadcaster.	[35]
10	Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe	Washington Wizards	G	1967–1971	The team was then known as the Baltimore Bullets.
11	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	Washington Wizards	F	1972–1981	When he joined the team, it was known as the Baltimore Bullets. After one season, the team moved to Landover, Maryland, adopting the name of Capital Bullets for the 1973–74 season before being known as the Washington Bullets.
25	Johnson, GusGus Johnson	Washington Wizards	F	1963–1972	The team was then known as the Baltimore Bullets.
41	Unseld, WesWes Unseld	Washington Wizards	C	1968–1981	When he started his career with the team, it was known as the Baltimore Bullets. In 1973, the team moved to Landover, Maryland, adopting the name of Capital Bullets for the 1973–74 season before being known as the Washington Bullets. Also served as head coach (1987–1994), as well as three stints in the team's front office (vice president, 1981–1987; general manager, 1996–1999, 2003); the team did not adopt the Wizards nickname until the 1997–98 season.

Honored numbers

The Lakers have also honored their most notable players during the stint of the franchise in Minneapolis. Although their numbers are displayed on the banners, only the No. 22 and No. 34 are officially retired, since they were retired for Elgin Baylor and Shaquille O'Neal respectively.^[40]

No.	Name	Team	Pos.	Years with franchise	Note	Refs
17	Pollard, JimJim Pollard^[4]	Los Angeles Lakers	F	1948–1955	Also served as head coach (1960); the team was in Minneapolis throughout his tenure in both roles.
19	Mikkelsen, VernVern Mikkelsen^[4]	Los Angeles Lakers	F	1949–1959	Team was then in Minneapolis.
22	Martin, SlaterSlater Martin^[4]	Los Angeles Lakers	G	1949–1956	Team was then in Minneapolis.
34	Lovellette, ClydeClyde Lovellette^[4]	Los Angeles Lakers	F/C	1953–1957	Team was then in Minneapolis.
99	Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan^[4]	Los Angeles Lakers	C	1948–1954; 1955–1956	Also served as head coach (1957–1958); the team was in Minneapolis throughout his tenure in both roles.
—	Kundla, JohnJohn Kundla^[4]	Los Angeles Lakers	—	1948–1959	As head coach (1948–1957, 1958–1959); the team was in Minneapolis.

Notes

• ¹ Loscutoff asked that his number (No. 18) not be retired to allow future Celtics to wear his number. His number is represented by "LOSCY." His number 18 was later retired in honor of Cowens.^[3]
• ² Jackson and Krause do not have actual numbers retired in their honor.
• ³ Dawson does not have an actual number retired in his honor; rather, a banner with his initials is hanging from the rafters to pay tribute to his 27 years of service to the team.^[17]
• ⁴ Numbers hang to the rafters as honored Minneapolis Lakers. These six Hall-of-Famers were instrumental to the franchise's success during its days in Minneapolis. Except for 22, which was retired for Baylor, and 34, which was retired for O'Neal, these "honored numbers" are still available.
• ⁵ Although No. 33 is retired, Grant Hill received permission from Adams to wear it during his time with the Suns.
• ⁶ As a result of the Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City in 2008, the SuperSonics' history (including retired numbers) is shared with the Oklahoma City Thunder, although the team colors, uniforms and logos remain available for use by a future NBA team in Seattle.

References

General

• "Team-by-team retired jersey numbers". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

Specific

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