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Greatest NBA Player to wear each jersey number 00-99

By Larry Hammonds

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant(L) and Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan(R) talk during a free-throw attempt during the fourth quarter 17 December at the United Center in Chicago. Bryant, who is 19 and bypassed college basketball to play in the NBA, scored a team-high 33 points off the bench, and Jordan scored a team-high 36 points. The Bulls defeated the Lakers 104-83. AFP PHOTO VINCENT LAFORET (Photo by VINCENT LAFORET / AFP) (Photo credit should read VINCENT LAFORET/AFP/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant(L) and Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan(R) talk during a free-throw attempt during the fourth quarter 17 December at the United Center in Chicago. Bryant, who is 19 and bypassed college basketball to play in the NBA, scored a team-high 33 points off the bench, and Jordan scored a team-high 36 points. The Bulls defeated the Lakers 104-83. AFP PHOTO VINCENT LAFORET (Photo by VINCENT LAFORET / AFP) (Photo credit should read VINCENT LAFORET/AFP/Getty Images) /
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Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman (Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images) /

Greatest NBA Player to wear each jersey number: 91, Dennis Rodman

Before the 1995-96 season, Dennis Rodman was traded to the Chicago Bulls after spending the two seasons prior on the San Antonio Spurs. At this time, Rodman elected to change his jersey number for the first time in his career, switching from the number 10 he wore for the first nine seasons of his career to number 91, becoming the first player in league history to don the number.

During his time with the Bulls, Rodman would win three consecutive NBA titles playing alongside Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Tony Kukoc. He also won three consecutive rebounding titles and was named to the ’96 All-Defensive First-team.

Regardless of being listed at just six feet, seven inches tall, Rodman was a tenacious defender and possessed a propensity for rebounding. Despite joining the Bulls dynasty in his mid-30s, Rodman was still the best glass cleaner in the league and a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end.

During his three-year run with Chicago, Rodman became a part-time professional wrestler. Following the Bulls’ victory over the Utah Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals, Rodman joined forces with the legendary Hulk Hogan to face off against Karl Malone and Diamond Dallas Page. He also appeared in an action film “Double Team” starring alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in 1997.

Honorable Mention: Metta Sandiford-Artest 

Greatest NBA Player to wear each jersey number: 90, Drew Gooden

Drew Gooden was selected with the fourth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Although he never lived up to the hype of being a top-five draft pick, Gooden carved out a solid 14-year career in the league.

He played for 10 different teams during his career. His most successful stretch may have been while playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his first three full seasons with the Cavs, Gooden nearly averaged a double-double averaging 12.1 points and 8.7 rebounds.

In 2007 he played in 80 of a possible 82 regular-season games helping propel the Cavaliers to second place in the Eastern Conference and their first Conference Championship in franchise history. That Cavaliers team would eventually get swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.

Honorable Mention: Amir Johnson