San Antonio Spurs ahead Keldon Johnson is switching his jersey quantity for the 2024-25 NBA season. Johnson, who has worn No. 3 since he is been within the league for the previous 5 years, will put on No. 0. The change opens the door for Chris Paul, aka CP3, to put on No. 3 in San Antonio. Paul joined the Spurs this summer time, and has by no means worn one other quantity apart from No. 3, whilst he is frolicked on six completely different groups all through his illustrious, Corridor of Fame profession.
It is common to see gamers change their jersey quantity when a veteran joins the staff, particularly one as universally revered as Paul. Whereas Johnson has established himself on this league, he is actually not on the stage of Paul. And who is aware of, perhaps Paul gave Johnson some kind of financial compensation or different presents to surrender the one quantity he is ever worn each in faculty and within the NBA.
Johnson’s jersey change is simply the newest of some different notable quantity adjustments we have seen this summer time throughout the league. Russell Westbrook, whose most well-known for his No. 0 jersey, can be sporting No. 4 when he joins the Denver Nuggets. Westbrook beforehand wore No. 4 with the Wizards, in addition to in highschool, and famous on Instagram that he wished to mark this new journey with a change in quantity. That, and the No. 0 jersey was already taken by Christian Braun, who helped Denver win a championship in 2023. There have been rumors that Westbrook requested Braun for the No. 0 jersey however the younger guard refused, nevertheless, Westbrook cleared up these studies, saying he by no means requested Braun for the jersey quantity.
We’ll even be seeing Nuggets ahead Aaron Gordon in a brand new jersey, as he’ll change from No. 50 to No. 32, in honor of his late brother, Drew Gordon who died in a automobile accident in Might. Drew wore the No. 32 jersey in faculty on the College of New Mexico, in addition to all through his skilled profession abroad.
Johnson formally introduced the jersey change to No. 0 on Instagram, the place he posted an image of a picture of him in a No. 0 Spurs jersey. A number of of his teammates, together with Victor Wembanyama, Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan commented on the image supporting the quantity change.
