Numbers aren't just numbers in the NBA.
Sure, some players might pick their uniform number out of a hat or show no care whatsoever, taking whatever's available.
That's what Kyrie Irving did, for example, in picking No. 2 as he told Justin Tejada of SIKids.com back in 2012: "That was just a random number I picked when I got drafted. It has no significance."
But for others, the numbers they wear night in and night out might hold a great deal of meaning.
So, what's in a number? Potentially a lot, as Dwyane Wade—who you might quickly associate with No. 3—explained to NBA.com back in 2011:
I've heard of people who wouldn't sign with a team because they didn't have a particular jersey number. It could be a deal breaker, and I totally understand why. A number is a big thing for athletes. At the end of the day, a lot of people won't know your name because people associate you with a number. You associate yourself with a number and a lot of things in your life may go around that.
The reasons behind numbers are purely anecdotal, but they've still led to some digits and combination of dig ...
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