Jersey retirement is one of the highest ceremonies to commemorate a player's great performance on the court. Players who can have a jersey retirement ceremony have very high career achievements. For example, Jordan led the Bulls 6 times in his career. After winning the NBA Finals, the Bulls will definitely hold a jersey retirement ceremony for Jordan. But it’s rare for multiple teams in the league to retire a player’s jersey. What is the concept of having his jersey retired by three teams? It’s so difficult to reach the sky, only one person in the NBA has achieved it so far!
Since the establishment of the league, the only thing that has happened to Chamberlain is that three teams have retired their jerseys. Chamberlain was a god in the league in his day, and 100 points in a single game was just a mediocre record in his career. Chamberlain has created countless legendary records, so it is not unusual for three teams to hold jersey retirement ceremonies for him. There are only three players in the active league who have the opportunity to have their jerseys retired by three teams, namely Leonard, Durant and James.
There will definitely be a team holding a jersey retirement ceremony for James. He has led three teams, the Heat, Cavaliers and Lakers, to win the NBA Finals. Winning the first championship in team history under the leadership of James, it is not too much to hold a jersey retirement ceremony for James. It is hard to say whether the Heat and Lakers will hold a jersey retirement ceremony for James. If James can lead the Lakers to defend the championship, then the Lakers will most likely hold a jersey retirement ceremony for him.
And Durant won two championships in his career with the Warriors. It is not surprising that the Warriors held a jersey retirement ceremony for him. If he can lead the Nets to win the championship this season, the Nets will The team may also hold a jersey retirement ceremony for him, but the Thunder probably will not retire his jersey.
As for Leonard, he has not been able to lead the Clippers to win a championship since he came to the Clippers. He previously led the Raptors to win the NBA Finals. It is difficult to say whether he can get the jersey retirement ceremony.