NBA NUMBER RETIREMENTS
as of 2011-12 season
ATLANTA HAWKS
9 Bob Pettit n/a player
17 Ted Turner executive
21 Dominique Wilkins 13Jan01 player
23 Lou Hudson 1Mar77 player
40 Jason Collier 2Dec05 player
BOSTON CELTICS
00 Robert Parish 18Jan98 player
1 Walter Brown 17Oct64 executive
2 Red Auerbach 4Jan85 coach, executive
3 Dennis Johnson 13Dec91 player
6 Bill Russell 12Mar72/26May99 player, coach
10 Jo Jo White 9Apr82 player
14 Bob Cousy 16Oct63 player
15 Tom Heinsohn 15Oct66 player, coach
16 Satch Sanders Jan73 player
17 John Havlicek 13Oct78 player
18 Dave Cowens 8Feb81 player, coach
19 Don Nelson 1978 player
21 Bill Sharman 15Oct66 player
22 Ed Macauley 16Oct63 player
23 Frank Ramsey n/a player
24 Sam Jones 9Mar69 player
25 K.C. Jones 12Feb67 player, coach
31 Cedric Maxwell 15Dec03 player
32 Kevin McHale 30Jan94 player
33 Larry Bird 4Feb93 player
35 Reggie Lewis 22Mar95 player
... Jim Loscutoff n/a player (number 18 retired in honor of Dave Cowens)
... Johnny Most 3Dec90 broadcaster
BROOKLYN NETS
3 Drazen Petrovic 11Nov93 player
4 Wendall Ladner Sep75 player
23 John Williamson 7Dec90 player
25 Bill Melchionni Sep76 player
32 Julius Erving 3Apr87 player
52 Buck Williams 11Apr99 player
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
None Retired
CHICAGO BULLS
4 Jerry Sloan 17Feb78 player, coach
10 Bob Love 14Jan94 player
23 Michael Jordan 1Nov94/13Jan99 player
33 Scottie Pippen 9Dec05 player
... Phil Jackson 5May99 coach
... Jerry Krause 31Oct03 executive
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
7 Bingo Smith 4Dec79 player
22 Larry Nance 30Jan95 player
25 Mark Price 13Nov99 player
34 Austin Carr 3Jan81 player
42 Nate Thurmond 18Dec88 player
43 Brad Daugherty 1Mar97 player
... Joe Tait 8Apr11 broadcaster
DALLAS MAVERICKS
15 Brad Davis 14Nov92 player
22 Rolando Blackman 3Nov99 player
DENVER NUGGETS
2 Alex English 2Mar93 player
33 David Thompson 7Nov92 player
40 Byron Beck 16Dec77 player
44 Dan Issel 5Apr85 player, coach, executive
432 Doug Moe 7Nov02 coach
DETROIT PISTONS
2 Chuck Daly 25Jan97 coach
4 Joe Dumars 10Mar00 player
10 Dennis Rodman 1Apr11 player
11 Isiah Thomas 17Feb96 player
15 Vinnie Johnson 5Feb94 player
16 Bob Lanier 9Jan93 player
21 Dave Bing 18Mar83 player
40 Bill Laimbeer 4Feb95 player
... William Davidson 2006 executive
... Jack McCloskey 29Mar08 general manager
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
13 Wilt Chamberlain 29Dec99 player
14 Tom Meschery 13Oct67 player
16 Al Attles 10Feb77 player, coach, executive
17 Chris Mullin 19Mar12 player
24 Rick Barry 18Mar88 player
42 Nate Thurmond 8Mar78 player
HOUSTON ROCKETS
22 Clyde Drexler 3Feb00 player
23 Calvin Murphy 17Mar84 player
24 Moses Malone 19Apr98 player
34 Hakeem Olajuwon 9Nov02 player
45 Rudy Tomjanovich 28Jan82 player, scout, coach
... Carroll Dawson asst. coach, general manager
INDIANA PACERS
30 George McGinnis 2Nov85 player
31 Reggie Miller 30Mar06 player
34 Mel Daniels 2Nov85 player
35 Roger Brown 2Nov85 player
529 Bob “Slick” Leonard 15Mar96 coach
... Melvin Simon owner
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
None retired
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
13 Wilt Chamberlain 9Nov83 player
22 Elgin Baylor 9Nov83 player
25 Gail Goodrich 20Nov96 player
32 Earvin Johnson 16Feb92 player, coach, executive
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20Mar89 player
34 Shaquille O'Neal player
42 James Worthy 10Dec95 player
44 Jerry West 9Nov83 player, coach, executive
... Chick Hearn broadcaster
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
None retired
MIAMI HEAT
10 Tim Hardaway player
23 Michael Jordan opponent
32 Shaquille O'Neal player
33 Alonzo Mourning player
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
1 Oscar Robertson 18Oct74 player
2 Junior Bridgeman 17Jan88 player
4 Sidney Moncrief 16Jan90 player
14 Jon McGlocklin 10Dec76 player
16 Bob Lanier 6Dec84 player
32 Brian Winters 28Oct83 player
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24Mar93 player
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
2 Malik Sealy 4Nov00 player
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
7 “Pistol Pete” Maracvich
13 Bobby Phills 9Feb00 player
NEW YORK KNICKS
10 Walt Frazier 15Oct79 player
12 Dick Barnett 10Mar90 player
15 Earl Monroe 1Mar86 player
15 Dick McGuire 14Mar92 player, coach, executive
19 Willis Reed 21Oct76 player, coach
22 Dave DeBusschere 24Mar81 player
24 Bill Bradley 18Feb84 player
33 Patrick Ewing 28Feb03 player
613 Red Holzman 10Mar90 coach, executive
ORLANDO MAGIC
6 Fans
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
6 Julius Erving 18Apr88 player
10 Maurice Cheeks 6Feb95 player
13 Wilt Chamberlain 18Mar91 player
15 Hal Greer 19Nov76 player
24 Bobby Jones 7Nov86 player
32 Billy Cunningham 17Dec76 player, coach
34 Charles Barkley 30Mar01 player
... Dave Zinkoff 25Mar86 public address announcer
PHOENIX SUNS
5 Dick Van Arsdale 1978 player, coach, executive
6 Walter Davis 3Apr94 player
7 Kevin Johnson 7Mar01 player
9 Dan Majerle 9Mar03 player
24 Tom Chambers 18Apr99 player
33 Alvan Adams 9Nov88 player
34 Charles Barkley player
42 Connie Hawkins 19Nov76 player
44 Paul Westphal 15Apr89 player, coach
... Cotton Fitzsimmons coach
... John MacLeod coach
... Joe Proski trainer
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
1 Larry Weinberg 92 executive
13 Dave Twardzik 11Oct81 player
14 Lionel Hollins 18Apr07 player
15 Larry Steele 11Oct81 player
20 Maurice Lucas 4Nov87 player
22 Clyde Drexler 6Mar01 player
30 Terry Porter 16Dec08 player
30 Bob Gross 18Dec08 player
32 Bill Walton 3Nov89 player
36 Lloyd Neal 24Mar79 player
45 Geoff Petrie 11Oct81 player
77 Jack Ramsey 14Jan93 coach
... Bill Schonely 3Nov03 broadcaster
SACRAMENTO KINGS
1 Nate Archibald n/a player
2 Mitch Richmond 03 player
4 Chris Webber 6Feb09 player
6 Fans 1986-87
11 Bob Davies 1989-90 player
12 Maurice Stokes n/a player
14 Oscar Robertson n/a player
21 Vlade Divac 31Mar09 player
27 Jack Twyman n/a player
44 Sam Lacey n/a player
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
00 Johnny Moore 20Mar98 player
6 Avery Johnson 22Dec07 player
12 Bruce Bowen 21Mar12 player
13 James Silas 28Feb84 player
32 Sean Elliott 6Mar05 player
44 George Gervin 5Dec87 player
50 David Robinson
SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
1 Gus Williams 26Mar04 player
10 Nate McMillan 24Mar99 player
19 Lenny Wilkens 19Oct79 player, coach, executive
24 Spencer Haywood 26Feb07 player
32 Fred Brown 6Nov86 player
43 Jack Sikma 21Nov92 player
... Bob Blackburn 17Apr93 radio announcer
TORONTO RAPTORS
None
UTAH JAZZ
1 Frank Layden 9Dec88 coach, executive
4 Adrian Dantley 11Apr07 player
7 Pete Maravich 14Dec85 player
9 Larry Miller owner
12 John Stockton 22Nov04 player
14 Jeff Hornacek 19Nov02 player
32 Karl Malone 23Mar06 player
35 Darrell Griffith 4Dec93 player
53 Mark Eaton 1Mar96 player
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
10 Earl Monroe 1Dec07 player
11 Elvin Hayes n/a player
25 Gus Johnson 13Dec86 player
41 Wes Unseld n/a player, coach, executive