NBA: The worst player from each franchise to have their jersey retired

For most NBA players, they do their best to focus on the here and now. Along the way, players are hopeful that they’ll be rewarded with All-Star appearances, MVPs, and of course, championship rings.

The ultimate goal is to be recognized as a Hall of Famer. But, many of those great players are forever grateful whenever they get their jerseys hung up in rafters by a certain franchise forever.

In some instances, we simply had a difficult time understanding why some franchises immortalized certain players with less than gaudy stats. So, with our heading spinning, we decided to take a look at every franchise and point out the worst player who has their jersey retired.

Not every NBA franchise has retired their past great player’s numbers. The Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors, for example, haven’t gone through with those ceremonies. Others, such as the Charlotte Hornets, have only one jersey retired, making it no point to include them on our list.

With a few franchises disqualified for those very reasons, we’ve decided to focus on everyone else. Now that we’ve pointed out that not every franchise will be shown on this list, let’s jump right into things.