List of NBA mascots


National Basketball Association team mascots are as follows. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth and ninth 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.

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 Bear Utah Jazz
2009Rumble the BisonOklahoma City Thunder
2010BangoMilwaukee Bucks
2011GrizzMemphis Grizzlies
2012Crunch the WolfMinnesota Timberwolves
2013Clutch Houston Rockets
2014The CoyoteSan Antonio Spurs
2015Benny the BullChicago Bulls
2016Stuff the Magic DragonOrlando Magic
2017Stuff the Magic Dragon Orlando Magic
2018Jazz Bear Utah Jazz
2019Rocky the Mountain LionDenver Nuggets
2020The Coyote San Antonio Spurs
2021Clutch Houston Rockets
2022Chuck the CondorLos Angeles Clippers
2023Harry the HawkAtlanta Hawks
2024The GorillaPhoenix Suns
2025The Gorilla Phoenix Suns