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NBA Jersey Number 3

The All-Time Greatest Pro Basketball Players by Position Wearing Jersey Number 3

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The Best of Pro Basketball that wore Number 3

You see that we love the jersey numbers, and thrive on remembering the legends at each uniform digit. Witness our finding the best five position players that wore number 3 in the NBA, BAA, or ABA for at least five years and help us choose our starting five. We have some breadcrumbs to help with your choices in the following links:

Guard Candidates for NBA Jersey Number 3

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https://sportshistorynetwork.com/basketball/nba/all-time-greatest-nba-centers-jersey-number-3">Center Candidates for NBA Jersey Number 3


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We have your Winners of the All Time NBA Jersey 3 Team

Your votes have narrowed our candidates down to the fab five we want on the floor for our All-Time Greatest NBA Jersey Number 3s for each position. This was a tough one but here are the results:

Dwyane Wade was a Guard wearing the jersey digit of 3 on the Miami Heat (04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
and the Chicago Bulls (17) for 15 years as he provided 23165 points, created 5701 assists, fought for 4933 rebounds, and blocked 885 shots.

Allen Iverson dribbled the hardcourts as a Guard with this jersey identification number three with the Philadelphia 76ers (97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 10), Denver Nuggets (07, 08, 09), and the Memphis Grizzlies (10) for 14 seasons as he drained 24368 points, handed out 5624 assists, grabbed 3394 rebounds, and blocked 164 opponent's shots.

Clifford Robinson lined up at Forward and Center wearing the number 3 on the Portland Trail Blazers (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97) and the Golden State Warriors (04, 05) for nine years as he provided 19591 points, created 3094 assists, fought for 6306 rebounds, and blocked 1390 shots.

Eddie Johnson played the Forward and Guard positions with this jersey number for the Atlanta Hawks (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86) and Cleveland Cavaliers (86) for nine seasons as he registered 19202 points, passed for 2550 assists, hauled down 4832 rebounds, and swatted away 180 shots.

Dale Ellis played the Guard and Forward positions with this jersey number 3 for the Seattle SuperSonics (87, 88, 89, 90, 91), Milwaukee Bucks (91, 92), San Antonio Spurs (93, 94), and the Denver Nuggets (95, 96, 97) for nine seasons as he registered 19004 points, passed for 1746 assists, hauled down 4201 rebounds, and swatted away 183 shots.


The Candidates for the All Time NBA Number 3 team

Chris Paul played the position of Guard wearing the number on the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (06, 07), New Orleans Hornets (08, 09, 10, 11), Los Angeles Clippers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), Houston Rockets (18, 19), Oklahoma City Thunder (20), and the Phoenix Suns (21, 22) for 12 seasons as he scored 21334 points, dished out 11226 assists, crashed the boards for 5331 rebounds, and blocked 180 shots.

Craig Ehlo played the positions of Guard and Football wearing the number on the Houston Rockets (84, 85, 86), Cleveland Cavaliers (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93), Atlanta Hawks (94, 95, 96), and the Seattle SuperSonics (97) for 11 seasons as he scored 7492 points, dished out 2456 assists, crashed the boards for 3139 rebounds, and blocked 232 shots. Chad Cain, host of the Sports History Network podcast One Guy with a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks, "Ehlo was no slouch two way player. Everyone just remembers Jordan hitting the shot over him." Yes indeed Chad great point, Craig Ehlo was no doormat, a great player in his own right that was a victim of circumstance, and one of the greatest NBA players of all time making one of his  many legendary plays.

Bradley Beal played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Washington Wizards (2013-22) for ten seasons as he scored 13892 points, dished out 2588 assists, crashed the boards for 2574 rebounds, and blocked 244 shots.

Gerald Wallace was a Forward wearing the jersey digit three on the Sacramento Kings (02, 03, 04), Charlotte Bobcats (05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11), and the Portland Trail Blazers (11, 12) for ten years as he provided 9933 points, created 1725 assists, fought for 4838 rebounds, and blocked 681 shots.

George Hill lined up at Guard wearing the number on the San Antonio Spurs (09, 10, 11), Indiana Pacers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16), Utah Jazz (17), Cleveland Cavaliers (18, 19), Sacramento Kings (18), Milwaukee Bucks (19, 20, 22) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (21) for ten years as he provided 9158 points, created 2637 assists, fought for 2575 rebounds, and blocked 224 shots.

Rex Chapman played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Charlotte Hornets (89, 90, 91, 92), Washington Bullets (92, 93, 94, 95), and the Phoenix Suns (97, 98, 99, 00) for 10 seasons as he scored 9731 points, dished out 1798 assists, crashed the boards for 1645 rebounds, and blocked 129 shots.

Stephon Marbury played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Minnesota Timberwolves (97, 98, 99), Phoenix Suns (02, 03, 04), and New York Knicks (04, 05, 06, 07, 08) for nine seasons as he scored 16297 points, dished out 6471 assists, crashed the boards for 2516 rebounds, and blocked 121 shots.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was a Forward identified by the jersey number on the Vancouver Grizzlies (97, 98, 99, 00, 01), Atlanta Hawks (02, 03, 04), and Sacramento Kings (06, 07, 08) for nine seasons as he scored 15028 points, dished out 2109 assists, crashed the boards for 6239 rebounds, and blocked 638 shots.

CJ McCollum was a Guard donning the number on the Portland Trail Blazers (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22) for 9 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 10465 points, helped out with 1836 assists, found the ball for 1871 rebounds, and blocked 218 opposing teams' shots.

Al Harrington lined up at F wearing the number on the Indiana Pacers (00, 01, 02, 03, 04), Atlanta Hawks (05, 06), Golden State Warriors (07, 08, 09), and the Orlando Magic (13) for eight years as he provided 13237 points, created 1649 assists, fought for 5482 rebounds, and blocked 246 shots.

Damon Stoudamire was a Guard identified by the jersey number on the Portland Trail Blazers (98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05) and the San Antonio Spurs (08) for eight seasons as he scored 11763 points, dished out 5371 assists, crashed the boards for 3039 rebounds, and blocked 81 shots.

John Starks was a Guard donning the number on the New York Knicks (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98) for 8 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 10829 points, helped out with 3085 assists, found the ball for 2129 rebounds, and blocked 106 opposing teams' shots. Chad Cain, host of the Sports History Network podcast One Guy with a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks, says, "John Starks one of my favorite Knicks players. He just worked hard and could spread the floor with passing shooting and rebounding."

Fred Carter played the Guard and Forward positions wearing the digit 3 on the Baltimore Bullets (70, 71, 72), Philadelphia 76ers (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77), and the Milwaukee Bucks (77) for 8 seasons as he registered 9271 points, passed for 2122 assists, hauled down 2381 rebounds and swatted away 65 shots.

Dennis Johnson played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Boston Celtics (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90) for seven seasons as he scored 15535 points, dished out 5499 assists, crashed the boards for 4249 rebounds, and blocked 675 shots.

Ben Wallace dribbled the hardcourts as a Forward and Center with this jersey identification number 3 for the Detroit Pistons (01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06) and the Chicago Bulls (07, 08) for seven seasons as he drained 6254 points, handed out 1437 assists, grabbed 10482 rebounds, and blocked 2137 opponent's shots.

Steve Francis played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Houston Rockets (00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 08) and the Orlando Magic (05, 06) for seven seasons as he scored 10446 points, dished out 3473 assists, crashed the boards for 3215 rebounds, and blocked 223 shots.

Sedale Threatt was a Guard wearing the jersey digit 3 on the Philadelphia 76ers (86, 87), Chicago Bulls (87, 88), and the Los Angeles Lakers (92, 93, 94, 95, 96) for seven years as he provided 9327 points, created 3613 assists, fought for 1709 rebounds, and blocked 136 shots.

Rodney Stuckey lined up at Guard wearing the number on the Detroit Pistons (08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) for seven years as he provided 8185 points, created 2333 assists, fought for 1912 rebounds, and blocked 94 shots.

Dennis Scott lined up at F wearing the number on the Orlando Magic (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97), Minnesota Timberwolves (99), and the New York Knicks (99) for seven years as he provided 8094 points, created 1296 assists, fought for 1774 rebounds, and blocked 197 shots.

Jared Dudley was both a Forward and Guard donning the number on the Phoenix Suns (09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18) for 7 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 6633 points, helped out with 1394 assists, found the ball for 2849 rebounds, and blocked 167 opposing teams' shots.

Bob Sura lined up at G wearing the number on the Cleveland Cavaliers (96, 97, 98, 99, 00), Golden State Warriors (01, 02, 03)
Atlanta Hawks (04), and the Houston Rockets (05) for seven years as he provided 5654 points, created 2474 assists, fought for 2240 rebounds, and blocked 142 shots.

Ömer Aşık was a Center wearing the jersey numeral three on the Chicago Bulls (11, 12, 18), Houston Rockets (13, 14), and New Orleans Pelicans (15, 16, 17, 18) for seven years as he provided 2479 points, created 280 assists, fought for 3362 rebounds, and blocked 339 shots.

Devean George was a Guard/Forward donning the number 3 on the Los Angeles Lakers (00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06) for 7 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 3536 points, helped out with 543 assists, found the ball for 1975 rebounds, and blocked 230 opposing teams' shots.

Donyell Marshall was a Forward wearing jersey number 3 on the Golden State Warriors (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00) for six years as he provided 10716 points, created 1305 assists, fought for 6376 rebounds, and blocked 848 shots.

Elmore Smith was a Center identified by the jersey number on the Buffalo Braves (72, 73), Los Angeles Lakers (74, 75), Milwaukee Bucks (76, 77), and the Cleveland Cavaliers (77, 78, 79) for six seasons as he scored 7541 points, dished out 808 assists, crashed the boards for 5962 rebounds, and blocked 1183 shots.

Ty Lawson was a Guard identified by the jersey number 3 on the Denver Nuggets (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)and Houston Rockets (16) for six seasons as he scored 6977 points, dished out 3316 assists, crashed the boards for 1506 rebounds, and blocked 52 shots.

Bryon Russell was a Forward identified by the jersey number on the Utah Jazz (97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02) for six seasons as he scored 6663 points, dished out 1085 assists, crashed the boards for 2914 rebounds, and blocked 203 shots.

Tyson Chandler was a Center donning the number 3 on the Chicago Bulls (02, 03, 04, 05, 06) for 5 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 9509 points, helped out with 967 assists, found the ball for 10467 rebounds, and blocked 1335 opposing teams' shots.

Caron Butler was a Forward donning the number on the Washington Wizards (06, 07, 08, 09, 10) and Milwaukee Bucks (14) for 5 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 12430 points, helped out with 2007 assists, found the ball for 4387 rebounds, and blocked 216 opposing teams' shots.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf played the position(s) of Guard wearing the number on the Denver Nuggets (91, 92, 93, 94) and Sacramento Kings (97, 98) for five seasons as he scored 8553 points, dished out 2079 assists, crashed the boards for 1087 rebounds, and blocked 46 shots.

George King played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Syracuse Nationals (52, 53, 54, 55, 56) for five seasons as he scored 4219 points, dished out 1958 assists, crashed the boards for 1606 rebounds, and blocked shots.

Juan Dixon was a Guard donning the number on the Washington Wizards (03, 04, 05), Portland Trail Blazers (06, 07), and Toronto Raptors (07, 08) for 5 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 3678 points, helped out with 775 assists, found the ball for 816 rebounds, and blocked 34 opposing teams' shots.

Monty Williams played the Forward position wearing the digits on the San Antonio Spurs (96, 97, 98), Denver Nuggets (99), and Orlando Magic (00, 01, 02) for five seasons as he registered 2884 points, passed for 544 assists, hauled down 1296 rebounds, and swatted away 137 shots.

Sasha Pavlović played the position(s) of Guard and Forward, wearing the number 3 on the Cleveland Cavaliers (05, 06, 07, 08, 09) and Portland Trail Blazers (13) for five seasons as he scored 2787 points, dished out 517 assists, crashed the boards for 1000 rebounds, and blocked 98 shots.

Haywoode Workman was a G wearing the jersey digit three on the Washington Bullets (91), Indiana Pacers (94, 95, 96, 97), Milwaukee Bucks (99, 00), and Toronto Raptors (00) for five years as he provided 1967 points, created 1410 assists, fought for 819 rebounds, and blocked 21 shots.

OG Anunoby lined up at Forward wearing the number on the Toronto Raptors (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) for five years as he provided 2631 points, created 347 assists, fought for 1066 rebounds, and blocked 122 shots.


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