NBA Number 26s

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 the one player of Pro Hoops Number 26s that has been enshrined.

• Buddy Jeannette

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

1. Kyle Korver - played the position of G-F wearing the number on the Philadelphia 76ers (2004-08), Utah Jazz (2008-10, and 2019), Chicago Bulls (11, 12), Atlanta Hawks (13, 14, 15, 16, 17), Cleveland Cavaliers (17, 18, 19), and the Milwaukee Bucks (2020) for 15 seasons as he scored 11953 points, dished out 2114 assists, crashed the boards for 3643 rebounds, blocked 403 shots and averaged 9.7 points per contest played for his career.
2. Hedo Türkoğlu - played the position of F wearing the number on the Toronto Raptors (10) for 1 seasons as he scored 11022 points, dished out 2832 assists, crashed the boards for 3971 rebounds, smacked down 299 opponent's shots and averaged 11.1 points a game for his career.
3. Tom Owens - lined up at Center and Forward wearing the number 26 on the Indiana Pacers (82) for 1 years as he provided career 9898 points, created 1533 assists, fought for 5985 rebounds, blocked 423 shots, and averaged 11.3 points per game for his career.
4. Danny Schayes - played the Center/Forward position with this jersey number for the Los Angeles Lakers (94) for 1 seasons as he registered 8780 points, passed for 1299 assists, hauled down 5671 rebounds, swatted away 840 shots averaged  points each for his career.
5. Connie Dierking - was a Center and Forward donning the number 26 on the Philadelphia 76ers (65, 71) for 2 Pro Basketball seasons as he scored 7094 career points, helped out with 1053 assists, found the ball for 4757 rebounds, blocked  opposing teams' shots, averaging  points/game for his career.
6. Coby Dietrick
7. Kermit Washington
8. Manny Leaks
9. Kent Bazemore
10. Jeremy Lamb
11. Toby Kimball
12. Spencer Dinwiddie
13. David Wingate
14. Kelvin Cato
15. George Lehmann

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

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The picture in the banner above is from the Wikimedia Commons photo collection of a Bowman basketball card of Professional basketball player Buddy Jeannette circa 1948.

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