List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league consisting of 30 teams in North America (twenty-nine 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 its current 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 (NGB) for basketball in the country.[3] The league is considered to be one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America.[4]
The players listed here have spent their entire NBA career with just one franchise. Kobe Bryant played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Hall of Famer John Stockton spent his entire 19-year playing career with the Utah Jazz, while Tim Duncan also played 19 seasons for the San Antonio Spurs.
Key
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
All-time
Note: This list is correct through the start of the 2016–17 season.
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
* | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
No. of seasons played | Player | Pos. | Team | Career | Notes | Ref. |
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20 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 1996–2016 | Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 and traded to the Lakers. | [5] |
19 | Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* | G | Utah Jazz | 1984–2003 | — | [6] |
19 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan | F/C | San Antonio Spurs | 1997–2016 | — | [7] |
18 | Miller, ReggieReggie Miller* | G | Indiana Pacers | 1987–2005 | — | [8] |
19 | Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki^ | F | Dallas Mavericks | 1998–present | Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 and traded to the Mavericks | [9] |
16 | Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek* | F/G | Boston Celtics | 1962–1978 | — | [10] |
15 | Schayes, DolphDolph 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[11] | [12] |
15 | Greer, HalHal Greer* | G/F | Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers | 1958–1973 | — | [13] |
16 | Parker, TonyTony Parker^ | G | San Antonio Spurs | 2001–present | — | [14] |
14 | Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* | F | Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers | 1958–1971 | Retired on November 1971 due to injury after only playing 9 games in the 1971–72 season | [15] |
14 | West, JerryJerry West* | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 1960–1974 | — | [16] |
14 | Dumars, JoeJoe Dumars* | G | Detroit Pistons | 1985–1999 | — | [17] |
14 | Robinson, DavidDavid 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[18] | [19] |
15 | Ginóbili, ManuManu Ginóbili^ | G | San Antonio Spurs | 2002–present | Drafted by the Spurs in 1999, but did not enter the NBA until 2002 | [20] |
13 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | C | Boston Celtics | 1956–1969 | Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1956 and traded to the Celtics | [21] |
13 | Sanders, SatchSatch Sanders* | F | Boston Celtics | 1960–1973 | — | [22] |
13 | Unseld, WesWes Unseld* | C/F | Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets | 1968–1981 | — | [23] |
13 | Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy* | G | San Diego / Houston Rockets | 1970–1983 | — | [24] |
13 | Brown, FredFred Brown | G | Seattle SuperSonics | 1971–1984 | — | [25] |
13 | Adams, AlvanAlvan Adams | C/F | Phoenix Suns | 1975–1988 | — | [26] |
13 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird* | F | Boston Celtics | 1979–1992 | Drafted by the Celtics in 1978, but did not enter the NBA until 1979, after his college graduation[27] | [28] |
13 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 1979–1991; 1996 | Came out from retirement on January 1996 and played 32 games in the 1995–96 season | [29] |
13 | McHale, KevinKevin McHale* | F | Boston Celtics | 1980–1993 | — | [30] |
13 | Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* | G | Detroit Pistons | 1981–1994 | — | [31] |
13 | Foster, JeffJeff Foster | F/C | Indiana Pacers | 1999–2012 | Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1999 and traded to the Pacers | [32] |
14 | Haslem, UdonisUdonis Haslem^ | F | Miami Heat | 2003–present | Went undrafted in 2002, but signed as a free agent with the Heat a year later | [33] |
12 | Jones, SamSam Jones* | G/F | Boston Celtics | 1957–1969 | — | [34] |
12 | Cooper, MichaelMichael Cooper | G/F | Los Angeles Lakers | 1978–1990 | — | [35] |
12 | Worthy, JamesJames Worthy* | F | Los Angeles Lakers | 1982–1994 | — | [36] |
12 | McMillan, NateNate McMillan | G/F | Seattle SuperSonics | 1986–1998 | — | [37] |
12 | Smits, RikRik Smits | C | Indiana Pacers | 1988–2000 | — | [38] |
13 | Collison, NickNick Collison^ | F/C | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder | 2003–present | Missed the 2003–04 season due to injury[39] | [40] |
11 | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* | F/C | Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks | 1954–1965 | — | [41] |
11 | Twyman, JackJack Twyman* | G/F | Rochester / Cincinnati Royals | 1955–1966 | — | [42] |
11 | Attles, AlAl Attles | G | Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors | 1960–1971 | — | [43] |
11 | Tomjanovich, RudyRudy Tomjanovich | F | San Diego / Houston Rockets | 1970–1981 | — | [44] |
11 | Erving, JuliusJulius 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[45] | [46] |
11 | Eaton, MarkMark Eaton | C | Utah Jazz | 1982–1993 | — | [47] |
10 | Mikkelsen, VernVern Mikkelsen* | F/C | Minneapolis Lakers | 1949–1959 | — | [48] |
10 | Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* | G/F | Golden State Warriors | 1950–1962 | Missed the 1953–54 season and the 1954–55 season due to military service[49] | [50] |
10 | Bianchi, AlAl 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[51] | [52] |
10 | Hagan, CliffCliff 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[53] | [54] |
10 | Reed, WillisWillis Reed* | F/C | New York Knicks | 1964–1974 | — | [55] |
10 | Bradley, BillBill 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[56] | [57] |
10 | Boerwinkle, TomTom Boerwinkle | C | Chicago Bulls | 1968–1978 | — | [58] |
10 | Leavell, AllenAllen Leavell | G | Houston Rockets | 1979–1989 | — | [59] |
10 | Griffith, DarrellDarrell Griffith | G | Utah Jazz | 1980–1991 | Missed the 1985–86 season due to injury[60] | [61] |
Active
Note: This list is correct as of the 2016–17 season.
No. of seasons played | Player | Pos. | Team | Career | Notes | Ref. |
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19 | Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki | F | Dallas Mavericks | 1998–present | Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 and traded to the Mavericks | [9] |
16 | Parker, TonyTony Parker | G | San Antonio Spurs | 2001–present | — | [14] |
15 | Ginóbili, ManuManu Ginóbili | G | San Antonio Spurs | 2002–present | Drafted by the Spurs in 1999, but did not enter the NBA until 2002 | [20] |
14 | Haslem, UdonisUdonis Haslem | F | Miami Heat | 2003–present | Went undrafted in 2002, but signed as a free agent with the Heat a year later | [33] |
13 | Collison, NickNick Collison | F/C | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder | 2003–present | Missed the 2003–04 season due to injury[39] | [40] |
10 | Mike Conley | PG | Memphis Grizzlies | 2007–present | — | |
9 | Brook Lopez | F/C | New Jersey Nets / Brooklyn Nets | 2008–present | ||
9 | DeAndre Jordan | C | Los Angeles Clippers | 2008–present | — | |
9 | Marc Gasol | C | Memphis Grizzlies | 2008–present | Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007 and traded to the Grizzlies | |
9 | Russell Westbrook | PG | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2008–present | — | |
8 | DeMar DeRozan | G/F | Toronto Raptors | 2009–present | — | |
8 | Taj Gibson | F/C | Chicago Bulls | 2009–present | — | |
8 | Stephen Curry | PG | Golden State Warriors | 2009–present | — |
See also
References
General
- Grasso, John. "Players Who Played Their Entire Careers With One Franchise". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
Specific
- ↑ Goldaper, Sam. "The First Game". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "1949–50 Season Overview: Powerful Lakers Repeat". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Inside USA Basketball". USA Basketball. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ↑ Pennington, Bill (April 4, 2003). "Drugs; Anti-Doping Executive Plans to Prod Pro Leagues". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ↑ "Kobe Bryant Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "John Stockton Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Tim Duncan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Reggie Miller Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- 1 2 "Dirk Nowitzki Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "John Havlicek Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Dolph Schayes Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Dolph Schayes Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Hal Greer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- 1 2 "Tony Parker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Elgin Baylor Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Jerry West Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Joe Dumars Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ Anderson, Dave (May 18, 1987). "Sports of the Times; The Robinson Plot Thickens". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "David Robinson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- 1 2 "Manu Ginobili Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Bill Russell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Tom Sanders Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Wes Unseld Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Calvin Murphy Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Fred Brown Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Alvan Adams Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Larry Bird Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Larry Bird Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Magic Johnson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Kevin McHale Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Isiah Thomas Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Jeff Foster Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- 1 2 "Udonis Haslem Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Sam Jones Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Cooper Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "James Worthy Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Nate McMillan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Rik Smits Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- 1 2 "First-rounder needs shoulder surgery". ESPN.com. October 4, 2003. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- 1 2 "Nick Collison Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Bob Pettit Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Jack Twyman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Al Attles Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Rudy Tomjanovich Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Julius Erving Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Julius Erving Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Mark Eaton Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Vern Mikkelsen Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Paul Arizin Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Paul Arizin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Suns Add Al Bianchi to Coaching Staff". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 18, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Al Bianchi Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ McCallum, Jack (October 24, 2008). "Wait over, Oden is ready to go". Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Cliff Hagan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Willis Reed Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ Mann, Jack (February 7, 1966). "Just A Guy At Oxford". Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Bill Bradley Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Tom Boerwinkle Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Allen Leavell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "1985–86: "The Mailman" Delivers A Winning Season". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Darrell Griffith Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.