NBA Top Jersey Number 3 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. According to the records so far, here are the players that wore number 3 that have been enshrined.

• Allen Iverson
• Dennis Johnson
• Tracy McGrady
• Alfred McGuire
• Dražen Petrović
• Ben Wallace

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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Drazen Petrovic

Born October 22, 1964 in Sibenik, Croatia, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Guard, Dražen Petrović. This legend was an All-NBA player who put on the uniforms of the Portland Trail Blazers and New Jersey Nets during his brilliant five-year NBA career.

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That takes us to the selection of the 15 Greatest Players to have worn the Number 3:

1. 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.
2. Dwyane Wade - An extraordinary Guard who wore 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Tracy McGrady - What a player he was. We chatted quite a bit about in on jersey number 1.
6. Jason Terry - Loved watching this guy play the Guard position wearing the digit on the Milwaukee Bucks (2017-18) for 2 seasons as he registered 18881 points, passed for 5415 assists, hauled down 3274 rebounds, and swatted away 275 shots.
7. Eddie Johnson
8. Dennis Johnson
9. Stephon Marbury
10. Tim Hardaway
11. Kyle Lowry
12. Dale Ellis
13. Caldwell Jones
14. Chauncey Billups
15. Shareef Abdur-Rahim

And here are the supporting numnbers to back up our selections:

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