List of National Basketball Association mascots


This article is a chart of mascots of all National Basketball Association teams. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth and ninth respectively on AskMen.com's top 10 sports mascots.

Current mascots

Past mascots

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.
YearMascotTeam
2005ClutchHouston Rockets
2006Jazz BearUtah Jazz
2007Hugo the HornetNew Orleans Hornets
2008Jazz BearUtah Jazz
2009Rumble the BisonOklahoma City Thunder
2010BangoMilwaukee Bucks
2011GrizzMemphis Grizzlies
2012Crunch the WolfMinnesota Timberwolves
2013ClutchHouston Rockets
2014The CoyoteSan Antonio Spurs
2015Benny the BullChicago Bulls
2016Stuff the Magic DragonOrlando Magic
2017Stuff the Magic DragonOrlando Magic
2018Jazz BearUtah Jazz
2019Rocky the Mountain LionDenver Nuggets