The Top 6 NBA Players Who Wear Number 6

Check out our list of the top 6 NBA players who wear the number 6! This list includes some of the best players in the league today.

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LeBron James

Lebron James has been one of the best players in the NBA for over a decade now. He’s a physical freak of nature and his basketball IQ is off the charts. He’s currently in his 17th season and shows no signs of slowing down. He’s a 6-Ime Nba champion, 4-time MVP, and 3-time Finals MVP The only thing missing from his legacy is an NBA Championship with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from High School and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA team and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He holds the NBA record for the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career. At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American former professional basketball player who is the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson is a retired American Professional Basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player three times in his career. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star game winning MVP honors. He went on to win championships with the Lakers in 2000 and 2001.

Johnson’s career achievements include three NBA MVP Awards, nine NBA Finals appearances, twelve All-Star games, and ten All-NBA First and Second Team nominations. He led the league in regular-season assists four times, and is the NBA’s all-time leader in average assists per game at 11.2. Johnson was a member of 1992 United States men’s Olympic gold medal basketball team (“The Dream Team”), which defeated Croatia to win the Olympic title. After leaving the Lakers in 1991 as their franchise player, Johnson formed a powerhouse Big Three with fellow Hall of Famers Karl Malone and John Stockton on the Utah Jazz from 1996 to 1998.

In 1996, Johnson was honored as one of 55 greatest players in NBA history He was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (in 2002) and the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player Hall of Fame (in 2006). He was rated #13 by ESPN on their Top Players list for all time as well as #4 on their list for point guards during their Ultimate 100 broadcast which aired on April 15th 2008.

Larry Bird

Larry Bird is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time. He played his entire professional career for the Boston Celtics winning three NBA Championships and two NBA Finals MVP Awards He was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player three times.

Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, and played basketball for Indiana State University He was drafted into the NBA by the Celtics in 1978 and had an immediate impact, winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award He averaged more than 20 points per game in each of his first 10 seasons and helped lead the Celtics to nine NBA Finals appearances.

Bird retired in 1992 but remains active with the Celtics organization. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 and his number 33 was retired by the Celtics in 1993.

Bill Russell

Bill Russell is widely considered one of the best basketball players of all time. He played center for the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969, and helped lead the team to 11 NBA championships He was a five-time NBA MVP and was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history Russell wore number 6 during his entire Celtics career.