Monday, March 10, 2014

Predicting Next Retired #s In NBA*

*active players only

(Remember, Bobcats/Hornets, Clippers, Grizzlies, & Raptors don't have any retired numbers... yet.)

Locks to have their jerseys retired:

#34 Pierce (BOS)
#23 James (CLE)
#41 Nowitzki (DAL)
#1 Billups (DET)
#24 Bryant (LAL)
#6 James (MIA)
#3 Wade (MIA)
#21 Garnett (MIN)
#35 Durant (OKC)
#13 Nash (PHX)
#9 Parker (SAS)
#20 Ginobili (SAS)
#21 Duncan (SAS)

Players with a strong possibility of having numbers retired (I think):

#5 Garnett (BOS)
#20 R-Allen (BOS)
#1 Rose (CHI)
#13 Nash (DAL)
#31 Terry (DAL)
#15 Anthony (DEN)
#1 Bosh (MIA)
#34 R-Allen (MIL)
#3 Paul (NO-NOP)
#12 Howard (ORL)
#1 Stoudemire (PHX)
#15 Carter (TOR)

Other worthy/semi-worthy candidates who MAY get their jerseys retired by a particular team... one day:

#9 Rondo (BOS)
#50 Okafor (CHA) ??
#9 Deng (CHI) ?
#13 Noah (CHI)
#22 Prince (DET)
#7 J-O'Neal (IND)
#33 Granger (IND) ?
#42 Brand (LAC) ?
#2 Fisher (LAL)
#16 P-Gasol (LAL)
#16 P-Gasol (MEM)
#33 M-Gasol (MEM)
#50 Randolph (MEM) ?
#40 Haslem (MIA)
#24 R-Jefferson (NJ-BKN)
#31 Marion (PHX)
#9 Iguodala (PHI) ?
#12 Aldridge (POR)
#8 D-Williams (UTA) ?

Best young superstars (with at least 4 NBA seasons under their belts) well on path to jersey-# retirement... in the distant future:

#30 Curry (GSW)       
#13 Harden (HOU)   
#24 George (IND)       
#32 Griffin (LAC)   
#42 Love (MIN)
#0 Westbrook (OKC)           
#2 Wall (WAS)

List of NBA retired jersey numbers

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