1. Michael Jordan It was Michael Jordan who was known as the god of basketball, with five MVPs, six championships and 10 scoring titles plus the promotion of basketball to the world that established his superlative status. In 1995, after more than a season away from basketball, Jordan chose to make a comeback. Since his No. 23 jersey had already been sealed when he announced his retirement, Jordan had to choose the No. 45 jersey his brother had worn in a hurry, but the results were not as good as he had hoped. In the playoffs, he was even taunted by Nick Anderson of the Magic that "No. 45 Jordan was not as strong as No. 23 Jordan", and then Jordan took off the sealed No. 23 jersey in a fit of rage and brought the Bulls their second three-peat, adding more legendary color to the number.
2. LeBron James From the beginning of his career, James chose the No. 23 uniform, for such a choice James has never concealed his purpose of wearing this number, but in the first seven years of wearing this number James failed to win the championship as he wished, it seems that the No. 23 jersey for James is like a "magic spell The number 23 jersey looks like a "curse" for James. After moving to the Heat in 2010, as the Heat's No. 23 jersey had been retired for Jordan, James opted for the No. 6 jersey he wore during his time with the U.S. national team, but it was in the short four years he wore the No. 6 jersey that James won the first two championships of his career. He then returned to the Cavaliers and wore the number 23 jersey again, but the strongest he has been fearless of the "curse", after he won a championship for his old home Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers respectively.
3. Anthony Davis Anthony Davis, who was once selected to the NBA's best lineup as an inside player, was trained as a guard for a long time during his teenage years. This made number 23 the number that accompanied Davis for many years, and he was unwilling to give it up until his height skyrocketed, and after Davis entered the NBA as a first-rounder in 2012, his number with the Pelicans was still 23. In 2019, in pursuit of higher honors, Davis moved to the Los Angeles Lakers to join forces with the world's number one man, LeBron James, but not coincidentally the oldest brother James, who arrived a season earlier, already occupied the number 23 jersey. Davis only had to choose the No. 3 jersey, but according to the U.S. media reports, James will switch to the No. 6 jersey he wore during the Heat after this season, which means that in the 2021 to 2022 season we can again see the Brow wearing No. 23.
4. Jimmy Butler Although the start of the NBA league period is low, but Butler and Jordan have a lot of similarities, first of all, the two are from the Chicago Bulls to start their careers, the second is the appearance of the two actually in a certain degree is quite similar, at that time even out of the rumors that the two have relatives. The two are not in fact related, but Jordan can be said to be Butler's spiritual leader, so it is one of Butler's dreams to wear the No. 23 jersey, but as Jordan's home team, the Bulls' No. 23 jersey has long been sealed by the great basketball god, and Butler did not have the opportunity to wear the number until after he moved to the Timberwolves and 76ers.
5. Draymond Green Green has not changed his number since his rookie season, but his style of play is very different from most of the other owners of this number. As a power forward, he does most of his work on the court by holding the ball at the top arc and his willingness to attack on his own is extremely low. Including this season, Green has been averaging single digits for three years in a row, and even in some games Green actually appeared to have an unbelievable zero shot phenomenon. But aside from that, there are very few active power forwards who can match Green in terms of accolades, and it's fair to say that his style and the Warriors' system have achieved a mutual success.
6. Marcus Camby As the top pick of the 1996 draft's golden generation, this pick was a good indication of Camby's talent, and the Raptors, who drafted him at the time, naturally hoped that the physical big man would bring glory to the team. But then Camby did not become a superstar offensive and defensive lineman, instead, his style became more and more blue-collar, averaging 14.8 points per game in his rookie year from 1996 to 1997. This was actually the highest scoring season of his career, but his rebounding and cap numbers were getting brighter and brighter, and Camby, who was crowned the league's cap king four times in his career, was also selected as the best defensive player of the season in 2007.
7. Kevin Martin Kevin Martin, who joined the league in 2004, is a "four-by-two" figure in the league. He understands that he can't rely on his muscular body to get the advantage against the game, so he thinks hard to find ways to survive in the league from the rules. Fortunately, he caught up with a league to encourage offense in the era, the referee's whistle on the field gradually become favorable to offensive players, so Martin in such an era like a fish in water, especially the ability to make foul is a great, 12 years of career in Martin has seven seasons to score more than 20 points, but also considered to add color to the 23 family.
8. Jason Richardson Richardson entered the league in 2001 with the fifth pick in the first round just in time for Jordan's last comeback, so naturally he became one of the league's many "Jordan heirs", also 1.98 meters tall, the same ability to fly good buckle, in the sense that Richardson does have a little bit of Jordan's shadow, not to mention Richardson also chose the number 23 jersey. In 2002 and 2003, Richardson became the new dunk king with his difficult moves in the two All-Star dunk contests, but his lack of dominance in personality always made it difficult for him to match Jordan's leadership qualities, so for the rest of his career Richardson was only a fierce player who could charge into battle rather than being a core player on the team.
9. Lou Williams At 1.85 meters tall, Lowe weighs less than 80 pounds, making him one of the league's skinniest players, but Lowe himself has an eternal heart for offense. Starting out with the Philadelphia 76ers, Lowe was teammates with Allen Iverson for more than a season early in his career, and he also wore the No. 23 jersey for many years as a role model for Jordan. With the influence of the two scoring masters, Lowe's offensive skills have become increasingly sophisticated, limited by size and talent, team coaches usually do not put him in the starting lineup, but in the second unit he can provide extremely effective offensive firepower, in 2015, 2018 and 2019 he was also the league's best sixth man three times.
10. Metta World Peace The maverick Cixi Ping often likes to do some articles on his own hair and number, in his career, such things as changing numbers is completely routine, and he even used such big numbers as 91, 93 and even 96. In 2002, Metta World Peace wore the number 23 jersey for the next two seasons, which according to him was to pay tribute to Jordan, and Metta World Peace reached the peak of his personal honor in these two seasons wearing the number 23, and in the 2003-2004 season he became the league's best defensive He was the league's best defensive player in the 2003-2004 season.
