Can you name the Active and Recently Retired NBA Players Who Should Have Their Jersey Numbers Retired by Team? by schredder

Can you name the Active and Recently Retired NBA Players Who Should Have Their Jersey Numbers Retired by Team?

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This is a completely opinion based quiz and I am open to suggestions. I have taken into account all-time legacy to each franchise and other retired jerseys. Players who are on their way are included.
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Team	Player	Jersey #
Boston Celtics (2007-Present)		5
Boston Celtics (2007-Present)		20
Boston Celtics (1998-Present)		34
Charlotte Bobcats (2004-2011)		3
Chicago Bulls (2008-Present)		1
Cleveland Cavaliers (1996-2010)		11
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-2010)		23
Dallas Mavericks (1998-Present)		41
Denver Nuggets (2003-2011)		15
Denver Nuggets (1991-1996)		55
Detroit Pistons (2002-2008)		1
Detroit Pistons (2000-2006, 2009-Present)		3
Detroit Pistons (1994-2000)		33
Golden State Warriors (1985-1997, 2000-2001)		17
Houston Rockets (2002-Present)		11
Indiana Pacers (2000-2008)		7
Indiana Pacers (1988-2000)		45
Los Angeles Lakers (1996-Present)		8/24
Los Angeles Lakers (1996-2004)		34
Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2008)		16
Miami Heat (2003-Present)		3
Miami Heat (2004-2008)		34
Milwaukee Bucks (1994-2002)		13
Milwaukee Bucks (1996-2003)		34

Team	Player	Jersey #
Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-2007)		21
New Jersey Nets (2001-2008)		5
New Orleans Hornets (1991-1996)		2
New Orleans Hornets (2005-Present)		3
New Orleans Hornets (1992-1995)		33
New York Knicks (1996-2005)		20
Oklahoma City Thunder (1990-2003)		20
Oklahoma City Thunder (2003-2007)		34
Oklahoma City Thunder (2007-Present)		35
Oklahoma City Thunder (1989-1997)		40
Orlando Magic (2004-Present)		12
Orlando Magic (1992-1996)		32
Philadelphia 76ers (1996-2006, 2009-2010)		3
Phoenix Suns (1996-1998, 2004-Present)		13
Phoenix Suns (1999-2008)		31
Phoenix Suns (2002-2010)		32/1
Portland Trail Blazers (2006-Present)		7
Portland Trail Blazers (1996-2004)		30
Sacramento Kings (1998-2006)		16
San Antonio Spurs (2001-Present)		9
San Antonio Spurs (2002-Present)		20
San Antonio Spurs (1997-Present)		21
Toronto Raptors (2003-2010)		4
Toronto Raptors (1998-2004)		15

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NBA Players Who Should Have Their Jerseys Retired Quiz

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	DC23:	May 12th, 2011 at 17:55 GMT		0 points
	Some of these have to be a joke right? Memphis-Gasol Cleveland-James Denver-Carmelo Sacramento-Stojakovic Toronto-Bosh Toronto-Carter and why would 3 teams retire Ray Allen's number.

	schredder:	May 12th, 2011 at 18:31 GMT		2 points
	If you look at the history of the Thunder and Bucks organization, their criteria for retiring numbers is quite low. Ray Allen made 3 All-Star games while in Milwaukee and led them, along with Glenn Robinson to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001. This is a team that hadn't done anything since the early 1980s. As for his tenure with the Sonics, he made 4 All-Star teams, was named to the All-NBA second team and led them to the 2005 Conference Semis. This is an organization that retired Nate McMillan's jersey, hence why I believe they should retire Ray's. And as for the Celtics, they have 21 retired jersey numbers, you don't think they'll retire all 3 of their current Big 3? You're crazy.

	MikeN:	May 12th, 2011 at 18:35 GMT		2 points
	Why shouldn't Michael Redd be retired by the Bucks while you're at it?

	schredder:	May 12th, 2011 at 18:36 GMT		1 point
	And although I know there is a bitter relationship with LeBron and Cleveland and Carmelo and Denver, but there is no denying what those two did for their respective franchises. Cleveland has retired jerseys for the likes of Larry Nance, who didn't spend his entire career with them either, so there is no way by the end of his career that LeBron doesn't get his # retired. As for Denver and Carmelo, that franchise would be no where without what he accomplished for them. Once again, Denver seems to retire almost anyones jersey who made some sort of impact, so there is no doubt Carmelo's will be retired once his career's over. Peja in Sacramento is another example of a good player who played for an organization who retires a lot of numbers. They retired Vlade Divac's number, and there is no question that Peja meant more to those teams.

	schredder:	May 12th, 2011 at 18:39 GMT		1 point
	As for Michael Redd, I thought about adding him, but he's made 1 All-Star team during his tenure and has never been a part of a successful playoff team.

	schredder:	May 12th, 2011 at 18:46 GMT		1 point
	Finally, the Grizzlies and Raptors will have to retire player's jerseys at some point. There is no denying that Pau was the first player to make the Grizzlies competitive, leading them to their first 3 playoff series, not to mention that he won Rookie of the Year. He was their first-ever All-Star and he leads the franchise in almost every statistical category, therefore I think they eventually will retire his number. With the Raptors, I'm less sure what they'll do because while Bosh and Carter both made them relevant for an extended period of time, almost single-handedly, they both left on terrible terms. But like I said, they both made that organization relevant and there is no way the Raptors would have been in the playoffs perennially without them, hence why I think eventually they will get their jerseys retired.

	DC23:	May 12th, 2011 at 19:48 GMT		1 point
	Toronto fans despise Vince Carter. He quit on the team constantly, bashed the fans and ownership then did all he could to get shipped out of town.

	schredder:	May 13th, 2011 at 04:40 GMT		0 points
	Vince Carter was still the first actual star player the franchise has had and I still believe that when all is said and done that the franchise will retire his number.

	DiscoSpider:	May 25th, 2011 at 02:44 GMT		1 point
	Gerald Wallace? Are you kidding me?

	Baa:	Apr 9th, 2012 at 16:41 GMT		1 point
	Just because a franchise doesn't have an amazing star, doesn't mean you can retire a mediocre player's number. And I also agree with some of the comments above that if the fans or ownership didn't like the player, they should not get their number retired.

	zlb33:	Jul 24th, 2012 at 22:44 GMT		1 point
	The Heat will most likely retire Udonis Haslem's jersey when he retires as they should.

	Austin515:	Mar 22nd, 2013 at 15:58 GMT		1 point
	Why isn't T-Mac on this list?