Denver Nuggets – #15 for Carmelo Anthony AND Nikola Jokic
The New York Knicks retired number 15 for two players – Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Dick McGuire. Will the Nuggets do the same?
Carmelo Anthony helped make the Nuggets competitive when he arrived in Denver in 2003. He was a five-time NBA All-Star in a Nuggets uniform and averaged 24.8 points in 564 games in Denver. Anthony still ranks in the top-5 in the Nuggets’ history in many offensive categories.
Nikola Jokic just won his first NBA championship and Finals MVP award. The two-time league MVP is already the Nuggets’ career leader in assists and will surely become the franchise leader in many categories by the time his playing career in Denver is up.
Jokic is a shoo-in here, but don’t be surprised if the Nuggets honor ‘Melo too.
Other Players in Consideration: None
Detroit Pistons – Grant Hill, #33
I’m not sure how Pistons fans feel about this or if this will actually happen. Besides, the team has already retired the numbers of all other deserving players in its franchise history.
People forget that Grant Hill was THAT dude while in Detroit. Hill was a five-time NBA All-Star and one of the league’s best players while wearing a Pistons uniform. He wasn’t just on his way to becoming a Hall-of-Famer. Hill was on a trajectory to become one of the league’s all-time greats.
Grant Hill left Detroit in 2000 but still ranks in the top 10 in Pistons history in several categories.
Other Players in Consideration: Andre Drummond, John Long, Tayshaun Prince