List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise

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Dirk Nowitzki played 21 years with the Dallas Mavericks, the most of any NBA player with a single franchise. DirkNowitzki.jpg
Dirk Nowitzki played 21 years with the Dallas Mavericks, the most of any NBA player with a single franchise.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league of 30 teams in North America (29 in the United States and one in Canada). The NBA was founded on June 6, 1946, in New York City, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1] The league adopted the NBA name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the national governing body for basketball in the country. [3] The league is considered to be one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America. [4]

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The NBA operates on a franchise model in a closed system with no promotion or relegation to other leagues and no affiliated academies for amateur athletes. [5] The franchises are governed by their ownership and the NBA Board of Governors, allowing for franchises to change locations, team branding, mascots, staff, and player rosters. During the NBA draft, franchises select players who have not previously held a contract in the league and have declared themselves eligible.

In the early years of the league, a player's place on the roster was primarily determined by team ownership and management. In 1970, Hall of Fame player and then-President of the NBA Players Association Oscar Robertson sued the league, putting in motion the establishment of Free Agency in 1976. [6] With player movement now having multiple decision makers and the constraints of the NBA salary cap, a player and franchise ownership would have to agree to a continuous relationship, taking into the account the player's impact, the team's performance goals, and the financial expectations from both sides, decreasing the likelihood a player would spend more than ten years with the same team [7]

The players listed have spent their entire NBA career, of at least 10 seasons played, with one franchise. Dirk Nowitzki holds the record, having played all of his 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. Next is Kobe Bryant, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Udonis Haslem, who played for the Miami Heat for all of his 20 seasons in the NBA. Hall of Famer John Stockton spent his entire 19-year playing career with the Utah Jazz, while Tim Duncan also played 19 years solely for the San Antonio Spurs, and Reggie Miller spent 18 NBA seasons with the Indiana Pacers. [8]

Some notable players who were disqualified from this list include Karl Malone (who had previously spent 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2003), Hakeem Olajuwon (who had spent his first 17 seasons in the league playing for the Houston Rockets before being traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2001), Tony Parker (who played 17 seasons for the San Antonio Spurs before signing with the Charlotte Hornets in 2018), Michael Jordan (who retired twice from the Chicago Bulls in 13 seasons before a brief comeback for the Washington Wizards), and Patrick Ewing (who played 15 seasons for the New York Knicks before being traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000).

Stephen Curry is the leader among active players, having played 15 seasons with the Golden State Warriors.

All-time list

Key

Pos.GFC
Position GuardForwardCenter

Note: This list is accurate through June 22, 2023

^Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [9]
NBA players who have spent their career at one franchise
RankSeasonsPlayerPos.TeamCareerNotes
121 Dirk Nowitzki *F/C Dallas Mavericks 1998–2019 Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 and traded to the Mavericks. Nowitzki played for the German club DJK Würzburg from 1994 to 1998. [10]
220 Kobe Bryant *G/F Los Angeles Lakers 1996–2016 Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 and traded to the Lakers. [11]
Udonis Haslem †F/C Miami Heat 2003–2023 Went undrafted in 2002, but signed as a free agent with the Heat a year later [12]
419 Tim Duncan *F/C San Antonio Spurs 1997–2016 — [13]
John Stockton *G Utah Jazz 1984–2003 — [14]
618 Reggie Miller *G Indiana Pacers 1987–2005 — [15]
716 Manu Ginóbili *G San Antonio Spurs 2002–2018 Drafted by the Spurs in 1999, but did not enter the NBA until 2002 [16]
John Havlicek *F/G Boston Celtics 1962–1978 — [17]
915 Dolph Schayes *F/C Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 1949–1964 Drafted by the New York Knicks in 1948, but opted to play for the Nationals in the NBL before moving to the NBA with the Nationals in 1949 [18] [19]
Hal Greer *G/F Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 1958–1973 — [20]
Stephen Curry ^G Golden State Warriors 2009–present— [21]
1214 Nick Collison F/C Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder 2004–2018 Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2003, however, he missed the 2003–04 season due to injury [22] [23]
Elgin Baylor *F Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers 1958–1971 Retired in November 1971 due to injury after only playing 9 games in the 1971–72 season [24]
Jerry West *G Los Angeles Lakers 1960–1974 — [25]
Joe Dumars *G Detroit Pistons 1985–1999 — [26]
David Robinson *C San Antonio Spurs 1989–2003 Drafted by the Spurs in 1987, but did not enter the NBA until 1989 due to his commitment with the Navy [27] [28]
1713 Bill Russell *C Boston Celtics 1956–1969 Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1956 and traded to the Celtics [29]
Satch Sanders *F Boston Celtics 1960–1973 — [30]
Wes Unseld *C/F Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets 1968–1981 — [31]
Calvin Murphy *G San Diego / Houston Rockets 1970–1983 — [32]
Fred Brown G Seattle SuperSonics 1971–1984 — [33]
Alvan Adams C/F Phoenix Suns 1975–1988 — [34]
Larry Bird *F Boston Celtics 1979–1992 Drafted by the Celtics in 1978, but did not enter the NBA until 1979, after his college graduation [35] [36]
Magic Johnson *G Los Angeles Lakers 1979–1991, 1996 Came out from retirement in January 1996 and played 32 games in the 1995–96 season [37]
Kevin McHale *F Boston Celtics 1980–1993 — [38]
Isiah Thomas *G Detroit Pistons 1981–1994 — [39]
Jeff Foster F/C Indiana Pacers 1999–2012 Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1999 and traded to the Pacers [40]
2812 Sam Jones *G/F Boston Celtics 1957–1969 — [41]
Michael Cooper G/F Los Angeles Lakers 1978–1990 — [42]
James Worthy *F Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1994 — [43]
Nate McMillan G/F Seattle SuperSonics 1986–1998 — [44]
Rik Smits C Indiana Pacers 1988–2000 — [45]
Draymond Green ^F Golden State Warriors 2012–present
3411 Bob Pettit *F/C Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks 1954–1965 — [46]
Jack Twyman *G/F Rochester / Cincinnati Royals 1955–1966 — [47]
Al Attles *G Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors 1960–1971 — [48]
Rudy Tomjanovich *F San Diego / Houston Rockets 1970–1981 — [49]
Julius Erving *F Philadelphia 76ers 1976–1987 Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1972, but opted to play in the ABA before joining the 76ers after the ABA–NBA merger in 1976 [50] [51]
Mark Eaton C Utah Jazz 1982–1993 — [52]
Klay Thompson ^G/F Golden State Warriors 2011–2019, 2022–presentMissed the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to injury [53]
Giannis Antetokounmpo ^F Milwaukee Bucks 2013–present
4310 Vern Mikkelsen *F/C Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1959 — [54]
Paul Arizin *G/F Philadelphia Warriors 1950–1952, 1954–1962 Missed the 1952–53 and 1953–54 seasons due to military service [55] [56]
Al Bianchi G Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 1956–1966 Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954 and traded to the Nationals, but did not enter the league until 1956 due to military service [57] [58]
Cliff Hagan *G/F St. Louis Hawks 1956–1966 Drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1953 and traded to the Hawks, but did not enter the league until 1956 due to military service [59] [60]
Willis Reed *F/C New York Knicks 1964–1974 — [61]
Bill Bradley *G/F New York Knicks 1967–1977 Drafted by the Knicks in 1965, but did not enter the NBA until 1967 due to academic commitment in England [62] [63]
Tom Boerwinkle C Chicago Bulls 1968–1978 — [64]
Allen Leavell G Houston Rockets 1979–1989 — [65]
Darrell Griffith G Utah Jazz 1980–1985, 1986–1991 Missed the 1985–86 season due to injury [66] [67]

Future candidates

Nikola Jokić ^C Denver Nuggets 2015–present
Karl-Anthony Towns ^F Minnesota Timberwolves 2015–present
Devin Booker ^G Phoenix Suns 2015–present
Myles Turner ^C Indiana Pacers 2015–present
Kevon Looney ^C Golden State Warriors 2015–present
Joel Embiid ^C Philadelphia 76ers 2014–present
Jaylen Brown ^G Boston Celtics 2016–present
Jayson Tatum ^F Boston Celtics 2017–present
De'Aaron Fox ^G Sacramento Kings 2017–present
Bam Adebayo ^C Miami Heat 2017–present
Maxi Kleber ^F Dallas Mavericks 2017–present

Disqualified players

NBA players who have spent their career with their original franchise for at least 11 years but were disqualified from the list
RankSeasonsPlayerPos.Team played for the most seasons (years)Other team(s) played for (years)Notes
118 Karl Malone *F Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)— [68]
217 Hakeem Olajuwon *C Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002)— [69]
Tony Parker *G San Antonio Spurs (2001–2018) Charlotte Hornets (2018–2019)Also played for the French clubs Paris Basket Racing from 1999 to 2001 and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne during the 2011 NBA lockout. [70]
415 Patrick Ewing *C New York Knicks (1985–2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001)
Orlando Magic (2001–2002)		— [71]
Paul Pierce *G/F Boston Celtics (1998–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014)
Washington Wizards (2014–2015)
Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017)		— [72]
Dwyane Wade *G Miami Heat (2003–2016, 2018–2019) Chicago Bulls (2016–2017)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)		— [73]
714 Kevin Garnett *F Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)		— [74]
813 Bob Cousy *G Boston Celtics (1950–1963) Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)Came out of retirement on November 21, 1969 with the Cincinnati Royals as a player-coach for seven games from November 1969 until January 1970 before returning to his head coaching duties with the Royals properly. [75]
Michael Jordan *G Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998) Washington Wizards (2001–2003)First entered retirement to play baseball from October 6,1993 until March 18, 1995 before entering retirement a second time from 1998-99 until 2001 to play with the Washington Wizards in his third and final stint in the NBA. [76]
Chris Mullin *G/F Golden State Warriors (1985–1997, 2000–2001) Indiana Pacers (1997–2000)— [77]
Gary Payton *G Seattle SuperSonics (1990–2003) Milwaukee Bucks (2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)
Boston Celtics (2004–2005)
Miami Heat (2005–2007)		— [78]
Derek Fisher G Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004, 2007–2012) Golden State Warriors (2004–2006)
Utah Jazz (2006–2007)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2012, 2013–2014)
Dallas Mavericks (2012)		— [79]
Anderson Varejão †F/C Cleveland Cavaliers (2004–2016, 2021) Golden State Warriors (2016–2017)Also played for the Brazilian clubs Franca from 1998 to 2002 and Flamengo from 2018 to 2019 and the Spanish club Barcelona from 2002 to 2004. [80]
1412 Carl Braun *G New York Knicks (1947–1950, 1952–1961) Boston Celtics (1961–1962)Missed the 1950–51 and 1951–52 seasons due to military service. [81]
Sam Lacey C Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings (1970–1981) New Jersey Nets (1981–1982)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1983)		— [82]
Dominique Wilkins *F Atlanta Hawks (1982–1994) Los Angeles Clippers (1994)
Boston Celtics (1994–1995)
San Antonio Spurs (1996–1997)
Orlando Magic (1999)		Also played for the Greek club Panathinaikos from 1995 to 1996 and the Italian club Fortitudo Bologna from 1997 to 1998. [83]
Clyde Drexler *G Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1995) Houston Rockets (1995–1998)— [84]
Derek Harper G Dallas Mavericks (1983–1994, 1996–1997) New York Knicks (1994–1996)
Orlando Magic (1997–1998)
Los Angeles Lakers (1999)		— [85]
Scottie Pippen *G/F Chicago Bulls (1987–1998, 2003–2004) Houston Rockets (1999)
Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2003)		Also played for the Finnish club Torpan Pojat and the Swedish club Sundsvall Dragons in 2008. [86]
Lindsey Hunter G Detroit Pistons (1993–2000, 2003–2008) Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2001)
Los Angeles Lakers (2001–2002)
Toronto Raptors (2002–2003)
Chicago Bulls (2008–2010)		— [87]
Allen Iverson *G Philadelphia 76ers (1996–2006, 2009–2010) Denver Nuggets (2006–2008)
Detroit Pistons (2008–2009)
Memphis Grizzlies (2009)		Also played for the Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. from 2010 to 2011. [88]
Zydrunas Ilgauskas C Cleveland Cavaliers (1997–1999, 2000–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2011)Missed 1996–97 and 1999–2000 seasons due to injury. Ilgauskas also played for the Lithuanian club Atletas Kaunas from 1993 to 1996. [89]
Tayshaun Prince F Detroit Pistons (2002–2013, 2015) Memphis Grizzlies (2013–2015)
Boston Celtics (2015)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2015–2016)		— [90]
Mike Conley ^G Memphis Grizzlies (2007–2019) Utah Jazz (2019–2023)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2023–present)		— [91]
2511 Johnny Kerr C Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1954–1965) Baltimore Bullets (1965–1966)— [92]
Nate Thurmond *C San Francisco / Golden State Warriors (1963–1974) Chicago Bulls (1974–1975)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1975–1977)		— [93]
Lou Hudson *F St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1966–1977) Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1979)— [94]
Walter Davis G Phoenix Suns (1977–1988) Denver Nuggets (1988–1991, 1991–1992)
Portland Trail Blazers (1991)		— [95]
Tree Rollins C Atlanta Hawks (1977–1988) Cleveland Cavaliers (1988–1990)
Detroit Pistons (1990–1991)
Houston Rockets (1991–1993)
Orlando Magic (1994–1995)		— [96]
Maurice Cheeks *G Philadelphia 76ers (1978–1989) San Antonio Spurs (1989–1990)
New York Knicks (1990–1991)
Atlanta Hawks (1991–1992)
New Jersey Nets (1993)		— [97]
Rolando Blackman G Dallas Mavericks (1981–1992) New York Knicks (1992–1994)Also played for the Greek club AEK Athens from 1994 to 1995, the Italian club Olimpia Milano from 1995 to 1996 and the French club CSP Limoges from 1996 to 1997. [98]
Byron Scott G Los Angeles Lakers (1983–1993, 1996–1997) Indiana Pacers (1993–1995)
Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–1996)		Also played for the Greek club Panathinaikos from 1997 to 1998. [99]
Vern Fleming G Indiana Pacers (1984–1995) New Jersey Nets (1995–1996)Also played for the French club CSP Limoges from 1996 to 1997. [100]
Jerome Kersey F Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1995) Golden State Warriors (1995–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1996–1997)
Seattle SuperSonics (1997–1998)
San Antonio Spurs (1999–2000)
Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2001)		— [101]
Kevin Willis F/C Atlanta Hawks (1984–1988, 1989–1994, 2004–2005) Miami Heat (1994–1996)
Golden State Warriors (1996)
Houston Rockets (1996–1998, 2001–2002)
Toronto Raptors (1998–2001)
Denver Nuggets (2001)
San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004)
Dallas Mavericks (2007)		Missed 1988–89 season due to injury. Willis came out from retirement in April 2007 and played 5 games in the 2006–07 season. [102]
Sean Elliott G San Antonio Spurs (1989–1993, 1994–2001) Detroit Pistons (1993–1994)— [103]
Michael Redd G Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2011) Phoenix Suns (2011–2012)— [104]
Kirk Hinrich G Chicago Bulls (2003–2010, 2012–2016) Washington Wizards (2010–2011)
Atlanta Hawks (2011–2012, 2016)		— [105]
LeBron James ^F Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010–2014)
Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)		— [106]
J. J. Barea †G Dallas Mavericks (2006–2011, 2014–2020) Minnesota Timberwolves (2011–2014)Also played for the Puerto Rican clubs Indios de Mayagüez from 2001 to 2002 and Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2006 and from 2021 to 2022. Barea also played for the Spanish club Estudiantes in 2021 and had been assigned to and played for the NBA Development League team Fort Worth Flyers in 2007. [107]
Marc Gasol †C Memphis Grizzlies (2008–2019) Toronto Raptors (2019–2020)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021)		Also played for the Spanish clubs FC Barcelona from 2003 to 2006, CB Girona from 2006 to 2008 and Bàsquet Girona from 2021 to 2023. [108]
Russell Westbrook ^G Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020)
Washington Wizards (2020–2021)
Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2023)
Los Angeles Clippers (2023–present)		— [109]
Bradley Beal ^G Washington Wizards (2012–2023) Phoenix Suns (2023–present)— [110]
Damian Lillard ^G Portland Trail Blazers (2012–2023) Milwaukee Bucks (2023–present)— [111]
NBA players who spent 11 or more seasons with their second (or later) team
RankSeasonsPlayerPos.Team played for the most seasons (years)Other team(s) played for (years)Notes
114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *C Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989) Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975)— [112]
Robert Parish *C Boston Celtics (1980–1994) Golden State Warriors (1976–1980)
Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996)
Chicago Bulls (1996–1997)		— [113]
312 Bill Laimbeer C Detroit Pistons (1982–1993) Cleveland Cavaliers (1980–1982)Also played for the Italian club Basket Brescia from 1979 to 1980. [114]
Brad Davis G Dallas Mavericks (1980–1992) Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1978)
Indiana Pacers (1979)
Utah Jazz (1980)		Also played for the Western Basketball Association club Montana Sky from 1978 to 1979 and the Continental Basketball Association club Anchorage Northern Knights from 1979 to 1980. [115]
Kevin Johnson G Phoenix Suns (1988–1998, 2000) Cleveland Cavaliers (1987–1988)Came out from retirement in March 2000 and played 6 games in the 1999–2000 season. [116]
611 Paul Seymour G Syracuse Nationals (1949–1960) Baltimore Bullets (1947–1948)Also played for the National Basketball League teams Toledo Jeeps from 1946 to 1947 and Syracuse Nationals, when the team was a member of the NBL, from 1948 to 1949. [117]
Don Nelson F Boston Celtics (1965–1976) Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963)
Los Angeles Lakers (1963–1965)		— [118]
Alex English *F Denver Nuggets (1980–1990) Milwaukee Bucks (1976–1978)
Indiana Pacers (1978–1980)
Dallas Mavericks (1990–1991)		Also played for the Italian club Basket Napoli from 1991 to 1992. [119]
Alonzo Mourning *C Miami Heat (1995–2002, 2005–2008) Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995)
New Jersey Nets (2003–2004)		— [120]
Khris Middleton ^F Milwaukee Bucks (2013–present) Detroit Pistons (2012–2013)Also had been assigned to and played for the NBA D-League team Fort Wayne Mad Ants in 2012. [121]

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