List of NBA mascots

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.

Current mascots

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

Former 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[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

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.^[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	The Gorilla	Phoenix Suns

Notes

1. Replaced by new owners following the 2012 season.^[4]
2. Retired when the 76ers departed the Spectrum following the 1996 season.^[5]

See also

• List of mascots