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National Basketball Association (NBA) team mascots are as follows. 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. As of now, four teams do not have a mascot, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.
| Team | Mascot(s) | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | Harry the Hawk |  |
| Boston Celtics | Lucky 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 Bear Mini Clutch |  |
| Indiana Pacers | Boomer Mini 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 King Cake Baby |  |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Rumble the Bison |  |
| Orlando Magic | Stuff the Magic Dragon |  |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Franklin | |
| Phoenix Suns | 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 |  |
| 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 [3] | |
| Detroit Pistons | Cocky Rocky, 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 [a] Lil Hip Hop Big Shot [b] Hoops | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Sparky Bigfoot | |
| Sacramento Kings | The Gorilla Roy Al | |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Squatch, The Wheedle |  |
| Toronto Raptors | Stripes | |
| Washington Bullets | Hoops | |
| Washington Wizards | G. Wiz |
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. [6]
| Year | Mascot | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Clutch [7] | Houston Rockets |
| 2006 | Jazz Bear [8] | Utah Jazz |
| 2007 | Hugo the Hornet [9] | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2008 | Jazz Bear (2) [8] | Utah Jazz |
| 2009 | Rumble the Bison [10] | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2010 | Bango [10] | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2011 | Grizz [11] | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2012 | Crunch the Wolf [12] | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2013 | Clutch (2) [13] | Houston Rockets |
| 2014 | The Coyote [14] | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2015 | Benny the Bull [15] | Chicago Bulls |
| 2016 | Stuff the Magic Dragon [16] | Orlando Magic |
| 2017 | Stuff the Magic Dragon (2) | Orlando Magic |
| 2018 | Jazz Bear (3) [17] | 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 |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |
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