More than a decade and five NBA stops have come and gone since Dikembe Mutombo left Denver, but a part of him remains.

He would like to see a reminder of his first five seasons in the NBA remain, too.

"I was saying that my jersey has to be retired there," Mutombo said. "Even though I'm going to retire here as a Houston Rocket, it should be retired at the Pepsi Center. There should be a Mutombo jersey hanging at the Pepsi Center."

"I don't see why not. It was the big transformation for their franchise. They went through a period (when) nothing was happening for their franchise. Myself and the guys, we had turned the thing around. I don't see why my jersey will not hang there."