NBA Top Jersey Number 20 Players

To find the top players in NBA history that wore a particular number we must first look to the Hall of Fame to see which of the enshrined have played with this particular number. Here is a list of the NBA Number 20s that have been enshrined.

• Ray Allen
• Alex Hannum
• Tom Heinsohn
• Ed Macauley
• Moses Malone
• Don Nelson
• Gary Payton

That takes us to the selection of the 15 Greatest Players to have worn the Number 20 with a list of the top players that as of January 1, 2022 have worn the number in the NBA on game days.

1. Moses Malone - played the position of Center and Forward wearing the number on the Buffalo Braves (77) for 1 seasons as he scored 29580 points, dished out 1936 assists, crashed the boards for 17834 rebounds, blocked 1889 shots and averaged 20.3 points per contest played for his career.
2. Gary Payton - played the position of Guard wearing the number on the Seattle SuperSonics (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03)
   Milwaukee Bucks (03), Los Angeles Lakers (04), Boston Celtics (05), and the Miami Heat (06, 07) for 13 seasons as he scored 21813 points, dished out 8966 assists, crashed the boards for 5269 rebounds, smacked down 285 opponent's shots and averaged 16.3 points a game for his career.
3. Ray Allen - lined up at Guard wearing the number on the Boston Celtics (08, 09, 10, 11, 12) for 5 years as he provided career 24505 points, created 4361 assists, fought for 5272 rebounds, blocked 244 shots, and averaged 18.9 points per game for his career.
4. Maurice Lucas - played the Forward and Center positions with this jersey number for the Spirits of St. Louis (75, 76), Portland Trail Blazers (77, 78, 79, 80, 88), New Jersey Nets (81), Phoenix Suns (83, 84, 85), Los Angeles Lakers (86), and the Seattle SuperSonics (87) for 8 seasons as he registered 14857 points, passed for 2498 assists, hauled down 9306 rebounds, swatted away 659 shots averaged 14.6 points each for his career.
5. Sam Cassell - was a Guard donning the number on the Milwaukee Bucks (99) for 1 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 15635 career points, helped out with 5939 assists, found the ball for 3221 rebounds, blocked 163 opposing teams' shots, averaging 163 points/game for his career.
6. Rolando Blackman - dribbled the hard courts as a Guard with this jersey identification number 20 the New York Knicks (93, 94) for 2 seasons as he drained 17623 points, handed out 2981 assists, grabbed 3278 rebounds, and blocked 274 opponent's shots averaged 274 points per game for his career.
7. Jermaine O'Neal
8. Mike Bibby
9. Johnny Green
10. Manu Ginóbili
11. John Drew
12. Bob Boozer
13. Damon Stoudamire
14. Allan Houston
15. Tom Heinsohn

Here is our chart of stats used to determine the list:

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