National Basketball Association (NBA) team mascots are as follows. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth and ninth respectively on AskMen.com's top 10 sports mascots. As of now, four teams do not have a mascot, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.
Current mascots TeamMascot(s)Photo Atlanta Hawks Harry the Hawk Boston CelticsLucky the Leprechaun Charlotte Hornets Hugo the Hornet, Super Hugo Chicago Bulls Benny the Bull, Mini Benny, Big Ben, Benji, Mama Betty, Inflatabulls Cleveland Cavaliers Moondog and Sir CC Dallas Mavericks Champ and Mavs Man Denver Nuggets Rocky the Mountain Lion Detroit Pistons Hooper, Mini Hooper Houston Rockets Clutch the BearMini Clutch Indiana Pacers BoomerMini Boomer Los Angeles Clippers Chuck the Condor Memphis Grizzlies Grizz Miami Heat Burnie Milwaukee Bucks Bango (the Buck)Bango Jr. Minnesota Timberwolves Crunch the Wolf New Orleans Pelicans Pierre the Pelican Oklahoma City Thunder Rumble the Bison Orlando Magic Stuff the Magic Dragon Philadelphia 76ers Franklin the Dog Phoenix Suns The Gorilla Portland Trail Blazers Blaze the Trail CatDouglas Fur Sacramento Kings Slamson the Lion San Antonio Spurs The Coyote Toronto Raptors The Raptor Utah Jazz Jazz Bear Lil Bear Washington Wizards G-Wiz, G-Man
Former mascots TeamMascot(s)Photo Atlanta Hawks Skyhawk Brooklyn Nets BrooklyKnight Charlotte Bobcats Rufus D. Lynx Chicago Bulls Da Bull Cleveland Cavaliers Whammer, The Wizard Denver Nuggets Maxie Miner Detroit Pistons Cocky Rocky, Sir Slam A Lot Houston Rockets Booster, Turbo Golden State Warriors Thunder, Berserker Indiana Pacers Hoop T DunkerBowser – Boomer's counterpart, Pete M. Panther 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) New Orleans Pelicans King Cake Baby Philadelphia 76ers Hip Hop Lil Hip HopBig Shot Hoops Portland Trail Blazers SparkyBigfoot Sacramento Kings The GorillaRoy Al Seattle SuperSonics Squatch, The Wheedle Toronto Raptors Stripes 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.Alum named NBA Mascot of the Year
Year Mascot Team2005ClutchMascot of the Year: Houston's own Clutch.Houston Rockets2006Jazz BearUtah Jazz2007Hugo the HornetNew Orleans Hornets2008Jazz Bear Utah Jazz2009Rumble the BisonNBA Mascot of the YearOklahoma City Thunder2010BangoMilwaukee Bucks2011GrizzMemphis' 'Grizz' named 2011 NBA Mascot of the YearMemphis Grizzlies2012Crunch the WolfCongratulations, Crunch!Minnesota Timberwolves2013Clutch Houston Rockets2014The CoyoteSan Antonio Spurs2015Benny the BullChicago's Benny the Bull named NBA Mascot of the YearChicago Bulls2016Stuff the Magic DragonOrlando Magic2017Stuff the Magic Dragon Orlando Magic2018Jazz Bear Utah Jazz: Jazz Bear returns to the top, earns third Mascot of the Year AwardUtah Jazz2019Rocky the Mountain LionDenver Nuggets 2020The Coyote San Antonio Spurs2021Clutch Houston Rockets2022Chuck the CondorLos Angeles Clippers2023Harry the HawkAtlanta Hawks2024The GorillaPhoenix Suns2025The Gorilla Phoenix Suns2026Stuff the Magic Dragon Orlando Magic
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See also List of mascots
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