The jersey number is the player's code name on the court. In order to facilitate the referee to use gestures to indicate the player's data, it has nothing to do with the player's strength.
The jersey number is chosen by the players themselves. Everyone can choose the number according to their own preferences. The jersey numbers within a team cannot be repeated, and the numbers must be between 0-99.
Like No. 0: This number is used by only 5 people in the league, and the most outstanding one is undoubtedly Arenas, the star of the Wizards.
No. 00: I don’t know who created such a number to be different from No. 0. I always thought that this number was patented by Ostertag, but I didn’t expect that this number was owned by Tony of the Eagles.
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There are various reasons and stories for Trail Blazers players to choose their current numbers:
Damian Lillard | No. 0 :
All-Star player Lillard spent a lot of thought on choosing his jersey number. In the end, he chose the number "0", just like Mark Mason, the announcer of the Trail Blazers Moda home court, said during the introduction. The same as the "letter O". The purpose of introducing Lillard in this way is to commemorate the three cities that shaped his basketball career.
Lillard grew up in Oakland, spent his college years at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and eventually came to Oregon's only NBA team, the Trail Blazers. Lillard explained on Twitter in July 2012 why he chose No. 0. He wrote: "I grew up in Oakland as a kid, studied in Ogden as an adult, and now fight for my team in Oregon. ”
Allen Crabbe | No. 23:
Crabbe knows what you are thinking, and you will definitely think that he wears No. 23 because of Jordan. "People will definitely think that, but actually I just like this number because it was the number when I first entered the competition. At that time, I was about five or six years old, and we could choose the number we liked, so I asked 'Is No. 23 okay? ', I have worn No. 23 since then."
Nicolas Batum|No. 88:
About why Batum chose No. 88. The story of the number is as unusual as the number itself. He once tried to choose No. 5 because it was the number his mother picked for him when he first played in Normandy, France, but unfortunately Rudy Fernandez was wearing No. 5 at the time. He then picked No. 8, and this time he was told it was Matri Webster's number. In this way, Batum chose a jersey number 6 times in a row. These 6 times were either because the jersey number already had an owner or because the number had been retired.
In the end, for the seventh time, he chose a number that would never be denied in any case - the unique number 88, and he chose number 88 because he was born in 1988. "88 is my birthday. As long as I am with the Trail Blazers, I will be No. 88."
Chris Kaman|35:
In fact, Kaman's entire He has worn No. 35 throughout his basketball career. This can be said to be a coincidence, or it can be said to commemorate the late Celtics star Reggie Lewis. "When I was a little kid, I just pulled the number 35 out of a big box," Kaman said. "It was like everyone was trying to get jersey numbers, and I just happened to get the number 35. And I don't know why. , I like Lewis very much, I think he is great!”
CJ McCollum|No. 3:
McCollum started wearing the No. 3 jersey when he was in elementary school! , in order to pay tribute to NBA legend Allen Iverson. Why Iverson? "A light and agile guard with superb changes of direction." McCollum said, "I have always liked No. 3, and Iverson also wears No. 3, so this is quite a coincidence."