Worst players who have their jerseys retired

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

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Each franchise worst player to have their jersey retired, Detroit Pistons: Vinnie Johnson

Stats: 12.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.3 apg

Vinnie Johnson sticks out like a sore thumb when we look up at the rafters on the home court of the Detroit Pistons. Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Isiah Thomas, Bob Lanier, Dave Bing, Richard Hamilton, and Bill Laimbeer were all All-Stars, most have won NBA titles, and a handful of them are considered some of the game’s most elite talents ever. Johnson protrudes to the front of the line as the least most impressive player that has his jersey retired by the Detroit franchise.

Known for his play off the bench, Johnson could get hot and take over ball games with the best of them. There was a reason why he nicknamed the “Microwave”, simply put, it didn’t take him long to heat up.

Still, for as great as he was off the bench, Johnson never took home a Sixth Man of the Year award. He was also never amongst the best players in the world. Johnson did play a pretty big role on two championship teams, averaging over 10 points per game in their back-to-back runs.

But while we love his nickname and acknowledge that he’s arguably the most popular player in franchise history, he’s clearly the worst player that currently has his jersey retired by the Pistons.