List of National Basketball Association mascots

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 2023, four teams do not have a mascot, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.

Current and former mascots

Team Mascot(s) Photo
Atlanta Hawks Harry the Hawk
Boston Celtics Lucky the Leprechaun
Brooklyn Nets N/A
Charlotte Hornets Hugo the Hornet, Super Hugo
Chicago Bulls Benny the Bull, Big Ben, Benji
Cleveland Cavaliers Moon Dog, Sir CC
Dallas Mavericks Champ, Mavs Man
Denver Nuggets Rocky the Mountain Lion
Detroit Pistons Hooper, Mini Hooper
Golden State Warriors N/A
Houston Rockets Clutch the Bear
Indiana Pacers Boomer
Mini Boomer
Los Angeles Clippers Chuck the Condor
Los Angeles Lakers N/A
Memphis Grizzlies Grizz
Miami Heat Burnie
Milwaukee Bucks Bango (the Buck)
Bango Jr.
Minnesota Timberwolves Crunch the Wolf
New Orleans Pelicans Pierre the Pelican
King Cake Baby
New York Knicks N/A
Oklahoma City Thunder Rumble the Bison
Orlando Magic Stuff the Magic Dragon
Philadelphia 76ers Franklin
Phoenix Suns Go the Gorilla
Portland Trail Blazers Blaze the Trail Cat
Douglas Fur
Sacramento Kings Slamson the Lion
San Antonio Spurs Coyote
Toronto Raptors The Raptor
Utah Jazz Jazz Bear
Lil Bear
Washington Wizards G-Wiz, G-Man

Past mascots

Team Mascot(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 Sir Slam A Lot
Houston Rockets Booster, Turbo
Golden State Warriors Thunder, Berserker
Indiana Pacers Hoop T Dunker
Bowser – 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)
Philadelphia 76ers Hip Hop
Big Shot
Hoops
Portland Trail Blazers Sparky
Bigfoot
Sacramento Kings The Gorilla
Seattle SuperSonics Squatch,
The Wheedle
Toronto Raptors Stripes
Washington Bullets Hoops
Washington Wizards G. Wiz

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.

Year Mascot Team
2005 Clutch Houston Rockets
2006 Jazz Bear Utah Jazz
2007 Hugo the Hornet New Orleans Hornets
2008 Jazz Bear (2) Utah Jazz
2009 Rumble the Bison Oklahoma City Thunder
2010 Bango Milwaukee Bucks
2011 Grizz Memphis Grizzlies
2012 Crunch the Wolf Minnesota Timberwolves
2013 Clutch (2) Houston Rockets
2014 The Coyote San Antonio Spurs
2015 Benny the Bull Chicago Bulls
2016 Stuff the Magic Dragon Orlando Magic
2017 Stuff the Magic Dragon (2) Orlando Magic
2018 Jazz Bear (3) Utah Jazz
2019 Rocky the Mountain Lion Denver Nuggets
2020 The Coyote (2) San Antonio Spurs
2021 Clutch (3) Houston Rockets
2022 Chuck the Condor Los Angeles Clippers
2023 Harry the Hawk Atlanta Hawks

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