NBA & ABA Players Who Wore Uniform Number 42
168 Players
- Active players are bold; * Indicates Hall of Famer
| Player | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Mark Acres | Boston Celtics (88, 89) Orlando Magic (90, 91, 92) Houston Rockets (93) Washington Bullets (93) |
| Alexis Ajinça | Toronto Raptors (11) New Orleans Pelicans (14, 15, 16, 17) |
| Lucius Allen | Seattle SuperSonics (70) Milwaukee Bucks (72, 73, 74, 75) Los Angeles Lakers (76, 77) Kansas City Kings (78, 79) |
| Tony Allen | Boston Celtics (05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10) |
| Eric Anderson | New York Knicks (93, 94) |
| Jerome Anderson | Boston Celtics (76) |
| Kim Anderson | Portland Trail Blazers (79) |
| Vin Baker | Milwaukee Bucks (94, 95, 96, 97) Seattle SuperSonics (98, 99, 00, 01, 02) Boston Celtics (03, 04) New York Knicks (04, 05) Houston Rockets (05) |
| Greg Ballard | Washington Bullets (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85) Seattle SuperSonics (89) |
| Mike Bantom | New York Nets (77) Indiana Pacers (78, 79, 80, 81, 82) Philadelphia 76ers (82) |
| Steve Bardo | San Antonio Spurs (92) |
| Earl Barron | New York Knicks (13) |
| Mengke Bateer | Toronto Raptors (04) |
| Charlie Bell | Milwaukee Bucks (06, 07, 08, 09, 10) |
| Ben Bentil | Dallas Mavericks (17) |
| Dāvis Bertāns | San Antonio Spurs (17, 18, 19) Washington Wizards (20, 21, 22) |
| Etdrick Bohannon | Washington Wizards (99) |
| Ryan Bowen | Denver Nuggets (00, 01) |
| Elton Brand | Chicago Bulls (00, 01) Los Angeles Clippers (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08) Philadelphia 76ers (09, 10, 11, 12, 16) Dallas Mavericks (13) Atlanta Hawks (14) |
| Jim Brewer | Detroit Pistons (79) |
| John Brisker | Seattle SuperSonics (73) |
| Kedrick Brown | Boston Celtics (02) |
| P.J. Brown | New Jersey Nets (94, 95, 96) Miami Heat (97, 98, 99, 00) Charlotte Hornets (01, 02) New Orleans Hornets (03, 04, 05) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (06) Chicago Bulls (07) |
| Roger Brown | San Antonio Spurs (74) |
| Bill Bunting | Carolina Cougars (70) |
| Harvey Catchings | Philadelphia 76ers (75, 76, 77, 78, 79) Milwaukee Bucks (80, 81, 82, 83, 84) Los Angeles Clippers (85) |
| Bill Chamberlain | Kentucky Colonels (73) |
| Tom Chambers | Utah Jazz (94, 95) |
| Don Chaney | Boston Celtics (78) |
| Don Collins | Atlanta Hawks (81) |
| Wayne Cooper | Portland Trail Blazers (83, 84, 90, 91, 92) Denver Nuggets (85, 86, 87, 88, 89) |
| Dave Corzine | Seattle SuperSonics (91) |
| Ron Crevier | Detroit Pistons (86) |
| Al Cueto | Miami Floridians (70) |
| Pat Cummings | Dallas Mavericks (83, 84) New York Knicks (85, 86, 87, 88) Miami Heat (89, 90) |
| Ollie Darden | Kentucky Colonels (69, 70) |
| Dwight Davis | Cleveland Cavaliers (73, 74, 75) Golden State Warriors (76, 77) |
| Ron Davis | San Diego Clippers (81, 82) |
| Larry Demic | New York Knicks (80, 81, 82) |
| Terry Dischinger | Portland Trail Blazers (73) |
| Bruce Douglas | Sacramento Kings (87) |
| Terry Duerod | Detroit Pistons (80) Dallas Mavericks (81) |
| Jim Eakins | Oakland Oaks (69) Washington Capitols (70) Virginia Squires (71, 72) |
| Bobby Edmonds | Indiana Pacers (70) |
| James Edwards | Los Angeles Lakers (78) |
| Pervis Ellison | Sacramento Kings (90) |
| Evan Eschmeyer | New Jersey Nets (01) Dallas Mavericks (02, 03) |
| Chris Ford | Detroit Pistons (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79) Boston Celtics (79, 80, 81, 82) |
| Greg Foster | Washington Bullets (91, 92, 93) |
| Bill Garner | Anaheim Amigos (68) |
| Mike Gminski | New Jersey Nets (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88) Philadelphia 76ers (88, 89, 90, 91) Charlotte Hornets (91, 92, 93, 94) |
| Travis Grant | San Diego Conquistadors (74) |
| Steve Green | Spirits of St. Louis (76) |
| Tom Gugliotta | Utah Jazz (04) |
| Jim Hadnot | Oakland Oaks (68) |
| Donta Hall | Detroit Pistons (20) |
| Mike Hall | Washington Wizards (07) |
| Jeff Halliburton | Atlanta Hawks (72, 73) Philadelphia 76ers (73) |
| Steve Hamer | Boston Celtics (97) |
| Zendon Hamilton | Philadelphia 76ers (04) |
| Scott Hastings | New York Knicks (83) |
| Connie Hawkins* | Pittsburgh Pipers (68) Minnesota Pipers (69) Phoenix Suns (70, 71, 72, 73, 74) Los Angeles Lakers (74, 75) Atlanta Hawks (76) |
| Chuck Hayes | Sacramento Kings (12, 13, 14) |
| Spencer Haywood* | New York Knicks (76, 77, 78, 79) |
| Walt Hazzard | Los Angeles Lakers (65, 66, 67) Seattle SuperSonics (68, 74) Atlanta Hawks (69, 70, 71) Buffalo Braves (72, 73) |
| Mark Hendrickson | Sacramento Kings (98) New Jersey Nets (99, 00) |
| Mike Higgins | Denver Nuggets (90) |
| Nenê | Washington Wizards (12, 13, 14, 15, 16) Houston Rockets (17, 18, 19) |
| Tyrone Hill | Milwaukee Bucks (98, 99) |
| Dave Hoppen | Charlotte Hornets (89, 90, 91) New Jersey Nets (93) |
| Al Horford | Boston Celtics (17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25) Philadelphia 76ers (20) Oklahoma City Thunder (21) |
| Tito Horford | Washington Bullets (94) |
| John Hummer | Chicago Bulls (74) Seattle SuperSonics (75, 76) |
| Tom Ingelsby | Spirits of St. Louis (75) |
| Elvin Ivory | Los Angeles Stars (69) |
| Henry James | Atlanta Hawks (97) |
| Bobby Jones | San Antonio Spurs (08) |
| Collis Jones | Dallas Chaparrals (73) |
| Edgar Jones | New Jersey Nets (81) Detroit Pistons (82, 83) San Antonio Spurs (83, 84, 85) |
| Gary Keller | Miami Floridians (69) |
| Curtis Kitchen | Seattle SuperSonics (87) |
| Maxi Kleber | Dallas Mavericks (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) |
| Rod Knowles | New York Nets (69) |
| Ron Kozlicki | Indiana Pacers (68) |
| Larry Krystkowiak | San Antonio Spurs (87) Milwaukee Bucks (88, 89, 90, 92) Utah Jazz (93) Orlando Magic (94) Chicago Bulls (95) |
| Manny Leaks | Kentucky Colonels (69) |
| David Lee | New York Knicks (06, 07, 08, 09, 10) Boston Celtics (16) Dallas Mavericks (16) |
| Greg Lee | Portland Trail Blazers (76) |
| Cedric Lewis | Washington Bullets (96) |
| Mike Lewis | Indiana Pacers (69) Carolina Cougars (73, 74) |
| Art Long | Toronto Raptors (03) |
| Robin Lopez | Portland Trail Blazers (14, 15) Chicago Bulls (18, 19) Milwaukee Bucks (20, 24) |
| Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves (09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) Miami Heat (23, 24, 25) |
| Ed Manning | Indiana Pacers (76) |
| Jack Marin | Buffalo Braves (74, 75, 76) |
| Donyell Marshall | Minnesota Timberwolves (95) Utah Jazz (01, 02) Chicago Bulls (03, 04) Toronto Raptors (04, 05) Seattle SuperSonics (08) |
| Bob Martin | Los Angeles Clippers (94, 95) |
| Anthony Mason | New Jersey Nets (90) |
| Scott May | Chicago Bulls (78) |
| Sean May | Charlotte Bobcats (06, 07, 09) Sacramento Kings (10) |
| Michael McDonald | Charlotte Hornets (98) |
| Eric Mika | Sacramento Kings (20) |
| Eddie Miles | New York Knicks (72) |
| Chris Mills | New York Knicks (98) |
| Sam Mitchell | Minnesota Timberwolves (90, 91, 92, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02) |
| Jay Murphy | Washington Bullets (87, 88) |
| Calvin Natt | Indiana Pacers (90) |
| Chuck Nevitt | Detroit Pistons (86, 87, 88) |
| Tom Owens | Indiana Pacers (76) San Antonio Spurs (76) |
| Jaysean Paige | Detroit Pistons (22) |
| Steve Patterson | Chicago Bulls (76) |
| Charlie Paulk | Chicago Bulls (72) |
| Morris Peterson | Oklahoma City Thunder (11) |
| Jakob Poeltl | Toronto Raptors (17, 18) |
| Cliff Pondexter | Chicago Bulls (76, 77) |
| Dave Popson | Boston Celtics (91) |
| James Posey | Miami Heat (06, 07) |
| Luther Rackley | Philadelphia 76ers (74) |
| Mark Randall | Detroit Pistons (93) Denver Nuggets (94, 95) |
| Shavlik Randolph | Philadelphia 76ers (06, 07, 08) Portland Trail Blazers (09, 10) Miami Heat (10) Boston Celtics (13, 15) |
| Ed Ratleff | Houston Rockets (74, 75, 76, 77, 78) |
| Theo Ratliff | Detroit Pistons (96, 97, 98, 08) Philadelphia 76ers (98, 99, 00, 01) Atlanta Hawks (02, 03, 04) Portland Trail Blazers (04, 05, 06) Minnesota Timberwolves (08) Charlotte Bobcats (10) San Antonio Spurs (10) |
| Richard Rellford | San Antonio Spurs (88) |
| Cameron Reynolds | Houston Rockets (21) |
| Eric Riley | Houston Rockets (94) Los Angeles Clippers (95) |
| Pat Riley* | San Diego Rockets (68, 69, 70) |
| Joe Roberts | Kentucky Colonels (68) |
| Wayne Robinson | Detroit Pistons (81) |
| Harry Rogers | Spirits of St. Louis (76) |
| Rob Rose | Los Angeles Clippers (89) |
| Jeff Sanders | Chicago Bulls (90) |
| Dwayne Schintzius | Sacramento Kings (92) |
| Walter Sharpe | Detroit Pistons (09) |
| Garfield Smith | San Diego Conquistadors (73) |
| Jerry Stackhouse | Philadelphia 76ers (96, 97, 98) Detroit Pistons (98, 99, 00, 01, 02) Washington Wizards (03, 04) Dallas Mavericks (05, 06, 07, 08, 09) Miami Heat (11) Atlanta Hawks (12) Brooklyn Nets (13) |
| Dave Stallworth | Capital Bullets (74) |
| Alex Stivrins | Seattle SuperSonics (86) |
| John Stroud | Houston Rockets (81) |
| Roy Tarpley | Dallas Mavericks (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95) |
| Isiah Thomas* | Detroit Pistons (85) |
| Lance Thomas | New Orleans Hornets (12, 13) New Orleans Pelicans (14) New York Knicks (15, 16, 17, 18, 19) Oklahoma City Thunder (15) Brooklyn Nets (20) |
| Ron Thomas | Kentucky Colonels (75, 76) |
| Nate Thurmond* | San Francisco Warriors (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71) Golden State Warriors (72, 73, 74) Chicago Bulls (75, 76) Cleveland Cavaliers (76, 77) |
| Ronnie Valentine | Denver Nuggets (81) |
| David Vaughn | Orlando Magic (96, 97) Chicago Bulls (98) New Jersey Nets (98) |
| Wally Walker | Portland Trail Blazers (77, 78) Seattle SuperSonics (78, 79, 80, 81, 82) Houston Rockets (83, 84) |
| Don Washington | Utah Stars (76) |
| Kermit Washington | San Diego Clippers (79) Portland Trail Blazers (80, 81, 82) |
| Wilson Washington | New Jersey Nets (78, 79) |
| Jeff Webster | Washington Bullets (96) |
| Bonzi Wells | Sacramento Kings (06) |
| Chris Welp | San Antonio Spurs (90) |
| Shayne Whittington | Indiana Pacers (15, 16) |
| Al Williams | Kentucky Colonels (71) |
| Kevin Williams | Los Angeles Clippers (89) |
| Scott Williams | Chicago Bulls (91, 92, 93, 94) Philadelphia 76ers (95) Milwaukee Bucks (00, 01) Denver Nuggets (02) Dallas Mavericks (04) |
| Walt Williams | Sacramento Kings (93, 94, 95, 96) Miami Heat (96) Toronto Raptors (97, 98) Portland Trail Blazers (98, 99) Houston Rockets (00, 01, 02) |
| Kevin Willis | Atlanta Hawks (85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 05) Miami Heat (95, 96) Houston Rockets (97, 98) Toronto Raptors (99, 00, 01) San Antonio Spurs (03, 04) |
| Bobby Wilson | Boston Celtics (77) |
| Rick Wilson | Atlanta Hawks (79, 80) |
| Willie Wise | Los Angeles Stars (70) Utah Stars (71, 72, 73, 74) Virginia Squires (75, 76) Denver Nuggets (77) Seattle SuperSonics (78) |
| Joe Wolf | Denver Nuggets (91, 92) Boston Celtics (93) |
| Mike Woodson | Kansas City Kings (82, 83, 84, 85) New Jersey Nets (82) Sacramento Kings (86) Los Angeles Clippers (87, 88) Houston Rockets (89, 90, 91) |
| James Worthy* | Los Angeles Lakers (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94) |
| Howard Wright | Orlando Magic (91, 93) |
| Lonnie Wright | Denver Rockets (68, 69, 70, 71) |
| Lorenzen Wright | Atlanta Hawks (00, 01, 07, 08) Memphis Grizzlies (02, 03, 04, 05, 06) Sacramento Kings (08) |
| Michael Young | Los Angeles Clippers (90) |
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