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This article is a chart of mascots of all National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth^[1] and ninth^[2] respectively on AskMen.com's top 10 sports mascots.

Current mascots

Team	Mascot(s)	Photo
Atlanta Hawks	Harry the Hawk
Boston Celtics	Lucky the Leprechaun
Brooklyn Nets	None
Charlotte Hornets	Hugo the Hornet
Chicago Bulls	Benny the Bull
Cleveland Cavaliers	Moon Dog, Sir CC
Dallas Mavericks	Champ, Mavs Man
Denver Nuggets	Rocky the Mountain Lion
Detroit Pistons	Hooper
Golden State Warriors	None
Houston Rockets	Clutch the Bear
Indiana Pacers	Boomer
Los Angeles Clippers	Chuck the Condor
Los Angeles Lakers	None
Memphis Grizzlies	Grizz
Miami Heat	Burnie
Milwaukee Bucks	Bango the Buck
Minnesota Timberwolves	Crunch the Wolf
New Orleans Pelicans	Pierre the Pelican
New York Knicks	None
Oklahoma City Thunder	Rumble the Bison
Orlando Magic	Stuff the Magic Dragon
Philadelphia 76ers	Franklin the Dog
Phoenix Suns	Go the Gorilla
Portland Trail Blazers	Blaze the Trail Cat
Sacramento Kings	Slamson the Lion
San Antonio Spurs	The Coyote
Toronto Raptors	The Raptor
Utah Jazz	Jazz Bear
Washington Wizards	G-Wiz

Past mascots

Team	Mascot(s)	Photo
Brooklyn Nets	Brooklyknight
Charlotte Bobcats	Rufus D. Lynx
Cleveland Cavaliers	Whammer, The Wizard
Denver Nuggets	Maxie Miner^[3]
Detroit Pistons	Sir Slam A Lot
Houston Rockets	Booster, Turbo
Golden State Warriors	Thunder, Berserker
Indiana Pacers	Bowser – Boomer's counterpart
Los Angeles Clippers	Sam Dunk
New Jersey Nets	Duncan the Dragon SuperDunk Sly the Silver Fox Mini Sly
New Orleans Hornets	Hugo (Current mascot of the Charlotte Hornets)
Philadelphia 76ers	Hip Hop^[a] Big Shot^[b] Hoops
Portland Trail Blazers	Sparky
Sacramento Kings	The Gorilla
Seattle SuperSonics	Squatch, The Wheedle
Washington Bullets	Hoops

Mascot of the Year

In 1997, the mascots started having an annual meeting at the NBA Mascot Conference. Since 2005, the conference also selects an individual to be honored as the top professional in the league, the Mascot of the Year.^[4]

Year	Mascot	Team
2005	Clutch^[5]	Houston Rockets
2006	Jazz Bear^[6]	Utah Jazz
2007	Hugo the Hornet^[7]	New Orleans Hornets
2008	Jazz Bear^[6]	Utah Jazz
2009	Rumble the Bison^[8]	Oklahoma City Thunder
2010	Bango^[8]	Milwaukee Bucks
2011	Grizz^[9]	Memphis Grizzlies
2012	Crunch the Wolf^[10]	Minnesota Timberwolves
2013	Clutch^[11]	Houston Rockets
2014	The Coyote^[12]	San Antonio Spurs
2015	Benny the Bull^[13]	Chicago Bulls
2016	Stuff the Magic Dragon^[14]	Orlando Magic
2017	Stuff the Magic Dragon	Orlando Magic
2018	Jazz Bear^[15]	Utah Jazz
2019	Rocky the Mountain Lion	Denver Nuggets
2020	The Coyote	San Antonio Spurs

Notes

^ Walked out after 2012 season.^{[citation needed]}
^ retired with the Spectrum closing.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Top 10: Sports Mascots. (page 2)". AskMen. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
^ "Top 10: Sports Mascots (page 1)". AskMen. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
^ "A look back at Denver Nuggets' history". Denver Stiffs. August 10, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ Alum named NBA Mascot of the Year
^ Mascot of the Year: Houston's own Clutch.
^ ^a ^b NBA Mascots To Celebrate Dixie State's Mascot's Birthday At February Basketball Games
^ "NBA Mascot of the Year". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
^ ^a ^b NBA Mascot of the Year
^ Memphis' 'Grizz' named 2011 NBA Mascot of the Year
^ Congratulations, Crunch!
^ Barajas, Erik (August 19, 2013). "Rockets' Clutch the Bear wins best mascot title in NBA". ABC. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
^ Whitaker, Lang (August 1, 2014). "San Antonio Coyote Named Mascot of the Year". All Ball. NBA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
^ Chicago's Benny the Bull named NBA Mascot of the Year
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^ Utah Jazz: Jazz Bear returns to the top, earns third Mascot of the Year Award

[4] Walked out after 2012 season.^{[citation needed]}

[5] retired with the Spectrum closing.^{[citation needed]}

[1] "Top 10: Sports Mascots. (page 2)". AskMen. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

[2] "Top 10: Sports Mascots (page 1)". AskMen. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

[3] "A look back at Denver Nuggets' history". Denver Stiffs. August 10, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[6] Alum named NBA Mascot of the Year

[7] Mascot of the Year: Houston's own Clutch.

[jazz-8] NBA Mascots To Celebrate Dixie State's Mascot's Birthday At February Basketball Games

[9] "NBA Mascot of the Year". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

[inside-10] NBA Mascot of the Year

[11] Memphis' 'Grizz' named 2011 NBA Mascot of the Year

[12] Congratulations, Crunch!

[13] Barajas, Erik (August 19, 2013). "Rockets' Clutch the Bear wins best mascot title in NBA". ABC. Retrieved March 1, 2014.

[14] Whitaker, Lang (August 1, 2014). "San Antonio Coyote Named Mascot of the Year". All Ball. NBA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

[15] Chicago's Benny the Bull named NBA Mascot of the Year

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[17] Utah Jazz: Jazz Bear returns to the top, earns third Mascot of the Year Award

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