NBA Top Jersey Number 24 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 24s that have been enshrined.

• Rick Barry
• Bill Bradley
• Kobe Bryant
• Nat Clifton
• Spencer Haywood
• Dennis Johnson
• Bobby Jones
• Sam Jones
• Moses Malone

Dennis Johnson

Born September 18, 1954, in San Pedro, California, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Guard, Dennis Johnson. This legend is a three-time NBA Champion and five-time All-Star. Johnson handled the ball for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and the Boston Celtics during his 14-year NBA career that saw him average over 14 points and 5 assists per game.

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Rick Barry

Born March 28, 1944, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Forward Rick Barry. This legend has accolades galore from his fourteen-year pro basketball career. Barry's awards include being a four-time All-ABA standout, twelve-time NBA All-Star, and six-time All-NBA. The man could play and score, averaging 24.8 points per game during his career, which included stints with the San Francisco Warriors, Oakland Oaks, Washington Capitols, New York Nets, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets.

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That takes us to the selection of the 15 Greatest Players to have worn the Number 24 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 positions of Center and Forward wearing the number on the Houston Rockets (1978-82) for 5 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. Kobe Bryant - played the positions of Guard and Small Forward wearing the number on the Los Angeles Lakers (07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) for 10 seasons as he scored 33643 points, dished out 6306 assists, crashed the boards for 7047 rebounds, smacked down 640 opponent's shots and averaged 25 points a game for his career.
3. Rick Barry - lined up at Forward wearing the number 24 on the San Francisco Warriors (66, 67), Oakland Oaks (69), Washington Capitols (70), New York Nets (71, 72), and the Golden State Warriors (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78) for 8 years as he provided career 25279 points, created 4952 assists, fought for 6863 rebounds, blocked 269 shots, and averaged 24.8 points per game for his career.
4. Andre Miller - played the Guard position with this jersey number for the Cleveland Cavaliers (00, 01, 02), Los Angeles Clippers (03), Denver Nuggets (04, 05, 06, 07, 12, 13, 14), Portland Trail Blazers (10, 11), Washington Wizards (14, 15), Minnesota Timberwolves (16), and the San Antonio Spurs (16) for 11 seasons as he registered 16278 points, passed for 8524 assists, hauled down 4795 rebounds, swatted away 227 shots averaged 12.5 points each for his career.
5. Tom Chambers - was a Power Forward and  Center donning the number 24 on the Seattle SuperSonics (84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
   Phoenix Suns (89, 90, 91, 92, 93) for 9 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 20049 career points, helped out with 2283 assists, found the ball for 6703 rebounds, blocked 627 opposing teams' shots, averaging 627 points/game for his career.
6. Reggie Theus - dribbled the hard courts as a Guard with this jersey identification number the Chicago Bulls (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84), Kansas City Kings (84, 85), Sacramento Kings (86, 87, 88), Atlanta Hawks (89), Orlando Magic (90), and the New Jersey Nets (91) for 9 seasons as he drained 19015 points, handed out 6453 assists, grabbed 3349 rebounds, and blocked 236 opponent's shots averaged 236 points per game for his career.
7. Spencer Haywood - was a Forward and Center identified by the jersey number 24 on the Denver Rockets (70), Seattle SuperSonics (71, 72, 73, 74, 75), New Orleans Jazz (79), and the Washington Bullets (82, 83) for 6 seasons as he scored 17111 points, dished out 1541 assists, crashed the boards for 8675 r in a career rebounds, blocked 629 opposing shots and averaged 20.3 points every game for his career."
8. Mark Aguirre
9. Antoine Walker
10. Dennis Johnson
11. Ron Boone
12. Paul Millsap
13. World B. Free
14. Jerry Stackhouse
15. Johnny Green

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

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Of course we also could not have done the above stat research without the assistance of Basketball-Reference.com and Stathead.com resources.