What nba player played the most years on one team?

Answer 1

MOST TEAMS IN A CAREER AND IN A SEASON

Contributed by John Grasso, Robert Bradley and Grayson White

MOST NBA, BAA/NBA & ABA FRANCHISES IN A CAREER

*On active roster during Season but did not appear in a game

13 Teams: Jim Jackson 1992-06 DAL, NJN, PHI, GST, POR, ATL, CLE, MIA, SAC, HOU, NOH, PHS, LAL. *Rights were owned, but never played for NOH.

Twelve Teams

Player Seasons Teams

Chucky Brown 1989-02 CLE, LAL, NJN, DAL, HOU, PHO, MIL, ATL, CHA, SAN, GST, SAC *Played for CLE on two different occasions.

Tony Massenburg 1990-04 SAN, CHA, BOS, GST, LAC, TOR, PHI, NJN, VAN/MEM, HOU, UTA, SAC *played for SAN and VAN twice each.

Kevin Ollie 1997-04 DAL, ORL, SAC, PHI, NJN, CHI, IND, MIL, SEA(OKL),

CLE, MIN *Played for PHI on 3 separate occasions, ORL on 2 separate occasions and played for the Sonics/Thunder in both Seattle and Oklahoma City on separate occasions. Also played professionally in Canada for 2 seasons. Still active as of 2010.

Ten Teams

Player Seasons Teams

Mark Bryant 1988-03 POR, HOU, PHO, CHI, CLE, DAL, SAN, PHI, DEN, BOS

Nine Teams

Player Seasons Teams

Benoit Benjamin 1985-00 LAC, SEA, LAL, NJN, VAN, MIL, TOR, PHI, CLE

Tony Brown 1984-92 IND, CHI, NJN, HOU, MIL, LAL, UTA, LAC, SEA

Mack Calvin 1969-81 LAS, FLA, CAR, DEN, VIR, LAL, SAN, UTA, CLE

Sam Cassell 1993-08 HOU, PHO, DAL, NJN, MIL, MIN, LAC, BOS, SAC*

*traded to but never played (retired)

Len Chappell 1962-72 SYR/PHI, NYK, CHI, CIN, DET, MIL, CLE, ATL, DAL

Tyrone Corbin 1985-01 SAN, CLE, PHO, MIN, UTA, ATL, SAC, MIA, TOR

Greg Foster 1990-03 WAS, ATL, MIL, CHI, MIN, UTA, SEA, LAL, TOR, also played a season in the Spanish pro league

Kleggie Hermsen 1943-53 SHE, CLE, TOR, BLT, WAS, CHI, TRI, BOS, INO

Jaren Jackson 1989-02 NJN, GST, LAC, POR, PHI, HOU, WAS, SAN, ORL

Tim Kempton 1986-98 LAC, CHA, DEN, PHO, CLE, ATL, SAN, ORL, TOR

Moses Malone 1974-95 UTA, STL, BUF, HOU, PHI, WAS, ATL, MIL, SAN

Eight Teams

Player Seasons Teams

Vincent Askew 1987-98 PHI, GST, SAC, SEA, NJN, IND, DEN, POR

Ron Behagen 1973-80 KCO/KCK, NOR, ATL, HOU, IND, DET, NYK, WAS

Frank Brickowski 1984-97 SEA, LAL, SAN, MIL, CHA, SAC, BOS

Marty Conlon 1991-00 SEA, SAC, CHA, WAS, MIL, BOS, MIA, LAC

James Edwards 1977-96 LAL, IND, CLE, PHO, DET, LAC, POR, CHI

Chris Gatling 1991-02 GST, DAL, NJN, MIL, ORL, DEN, CLE, MIA

Rickey Green 1977-92 GST, DET, UTA, CHA, MIL, IND, PHI, BOS

Caldwell Jones 1973-90 SDS, KEN, SST, PHI, HOU, CHI, POR, SAN

Andrew Lang 1988-00 PHO, PHI, ATL, MIN, MIL, CLE, CHI, NYK

Brad Lohaus 1987-97 BOS, SAC, MIN, MIL, MIA, SAN, NYK, TOR

Maurice Lucas 1974-88 SST, KEN, POR, NJN, NYK, PHO, LAL, SEA

Vernon Maxwell 1988-01 SAN, HOU, PHI, ORL, CHA, SAC, SEA, DAL

Bill McGill 1962-70 CHZ/BAL, NYK, STL, LAL, DEN, PTC, LAS, DAL

Jawann Oldham 1980-91 DEN, HOU, CHI, NYK, SAC, ORL, LAL, IND

Doug Overton 1992-02 WAS, DEN, PHI, ORL, NJN, BOS, CHA, LAC

Tom Owens 1971-83 MEM, CAR/SST, KEN, IND, SAN, HOU, POR, DET

Ricky Pierce 1983-98 DET, SDC, MIL, SEA, GST, IND, DEN, CHA

Larry Robinson 1990-02 GST, WAS, BOS, HOU, VAN, CLE, ATL, NYK

Otis Thorpe 1984-01 KCK/SAC, HOU, POR, DET, VAN, WAS, MIA, CHA

Walt Wesley 1966-76 CIN, CHI, CLE, PHO, CAP, PHI, MIL, LAL

David Wood 1988-97 CHI, HOU, SAN, DET, GST, PHO, DAL, MIL

Seven Teams

Player Seasons Teams

Isaac Austin 1991-01 UTA, PHI, MIA, LAC, ORL, WAS, VAN

Jim Barnett 1966-77 BOS, SDC, POR, GST, NOR, NYK, PHI

Jon Barry 1992-04 MIL, GST, ATL, LAL, SAC, DET, DEN

John Block 1966-76 LAL, SDR, MIL, PHI, KCO, NOR, CHI

Dudley Bradley 1979-89 IND, PHO, CHI, WAS, MIL, NJN, ATL

Roger Brown 1972-80 LAL, CAR, SAN, VIR, DET, DEN, CHI

Jud Buechler 1990-02 NJN, SAN, GST, CHI, DET, PHO, ORL

George Carter 1967-76 DET, WSH/VIR, PTC, CAR, NYN, MEM, UTS

Jerry Chambers 1966-74 LAL, PHI*, PHO, ATL, BUF, SDS, SAN

Pete Chilcutt 1991-00 SAC, DET, HOU, VAN, UTA, CLE, LAC

Lester Conner 1982-95 GST, HOU, NJN, MIL, LAC, IND, LAL

Joe Courtney 1992-97 CHI, GST, PHO, MIL, CLE, PHI, SA

John Crotty 1992-03 UTA, CLE, MIA, POR, SEA, DET, DEN

Terry Cummings 1982-00 SDC, MIL, SAN, SEA, PHI, NYK, GST

Earl Cureton 1980-97 PHI, DET, CHI, LAC, CHA, HOU, TOR

Lloyd Daniels 1992-98 SAN, PHI, LAL, SAC, NJN, TOR, ATL*

Adrian Dantley 1976-91 BUF, IND, LAL, UTA, DET, DAL, MIL

Jim Fox 1967-77 Cin, DET, PHO, CHI, SEA, MIL, NYN

Dave Gambee 1958-70 STL, CIN, SYR/PHI, SDR, MIL, DET, SFW

Gerald Henderson 1979-92 BOS, SEA, NYK, PHI, MIL, DET, HOU

Rod Higgins 1982-94 CHI, SEA, SAN, NJN, GST, SAC, CLE

Wayne Hightower 1962-72 SFW, BAL, DET, DEN, LAS/UTS, TEX, CAR

Tom Hoover 1963-69 NYK, LAL*, STL, DEN, HOU, MNM, NYN

Eddie Johnson 1981-99 KCK/SAC, PHO, SEA, CHA, IND, DEN*, HOU

Steve Johnson 1981-91 KCK, CHI, SAN, POR, MIN, SEA, GST

Stew Johnson 1967-76 KEN, NJA/NYN, HOU/CAR, PTC, SDS, MEM, SAN

Damon Jones 1998-04 NJN, BOS, GST, DAL, VAN, DET, SAC, MIL

Greg Kite 1983-95 BOS, LAC, CHA, SAC, ORL, NYK, IND

Joe Kleine 1985-00 SAC, BOS, PHO, LAL, NJN, CHI, POR

Manny Leaks 1968-74 KEN, NYN, DAL/TEX, UTS, FLA, PHI, CAP

Eric Leckner 1988-97 UTA, SAC, CHA, PHI, DET, NYK*, VAN

Don MacLean 1992-01 WAS, DEN, PHI, NJN, SEA, PHO, MIA

John Mahnken 1945-53 ROC, WSC, BLT, INJ, FTW/TRI, BOS, INO

Bob McAdoo 1972-86 BUF, NYK, BOS, DET, NJN, LAL, PHI

Ted McClain 1971-79 CAR, KEN, NYN, DEN, BUF, Phil, PHO

McCoy McLemore 1964-72 SFW, CHI, PHO, DET, CLE, MIL, HOU

Leo Mogus 1945-51 YNG, CLE, TOR, BLT, FTW, INO, PHI

Eric Murdock 1991-00 UTA, MIL, VAN, DEN, MIA, NJN, LAC

Pete Myers 1986-96 CHI, SAN, PHI, NYK, NJN, MIA, CHA

Johnny Neumann 1971-78 MEM, UTS, VIR, IND, KEN, BUF, LAL

Johnny Newman 1986-02 CLE, NYK, CHA, NJN, MIL, DEN, DAL

Elliot Perry 1991-02 LAC, CHA, PHO, MIL, NJN, ORL, MEM

Ed Pinckney 1985-97 PHO, SAC, BOS, MIL, TOR, PHI, MIA

Craig Raymond 1968-73 PHI, PTC, LAS, MEM, FLA, SDS, IND

Fred Roberts 1983-97 SAN, UTA, BOS, MIL, CLE, LAL, DAL

Dave Robisch 1971-84 DEN, SDS, IND, LAL, CLE, SAN, KCK

Ed Sadowski 1940-50 DET, FTW, TRH, CLE, BOS, PHW, BLT

Ken Sailors 1946-51 CLE, CHI, PHW, PRO, DNV, BOS, BLT

Danny Schayes 1981-99 UTA, DEN, MIL, LAL, PHO, MIA, ORL

Brian Shaw 1988-03 BOS, MIA, ORL, GST, PHI, POR, LAL

Reggie Slater 1994-02 DEN, POR, DAL, TOR, MIN, NJN, ATL

Robert Smith 1977-85 DEN, UTA, NJN, CLE, MIL, SDC, SAN

Rory Sparrow 1980-92 NJN, ATL, NYK, CHI, MIA, SAC, LAL

Andre Turner 1986-92 BOS, HOU, MIL, LAC, CHA, PHI, WAS

Mark West 1983-99 DAL, MIL, CLE, PHO. DET, IND, ATL

Ennis Whatley 1983-97 CHI, CLE, WAS, SAN, ATL, LAC, POR

Aaron Williams 1993-04 UTA, MIL, DEN, VAN, SEA, WAS, NJN

Kevin Willis 1984-04 ATL, MIA, GST, HOU, TOR, DEN, SAN

Joe Wolf 1987-98 LAC, DEN, BOS, POR, CHA, ORL, MIL

Orlando Woolridge 1981-94 CHI, NJN, LAL, DEN, DET, MIL, PHI

Notes -

Don MacLean has the distinction of playing for seven different teams in 7

consecutive seasons. In none of those seasons did he play for more than one team.

Damon Jones has played for eight teams in six seasons.

Kevin Ollie has played for ten teams in seven seasons.

MOST NBA, BAA/NBA & ABA FRANCHISES IN A SINGLE SEASON

Four Teams

Season Player Teams GP

1968-69 Steve Chubin LAS, MNM, IND, NYN 77

1969-70 Steve Chubin NYN, PTC, IND, KEN 72

1985-86 Rod Higgins SEA, SAN, NJN, CHI 30

1970-71 Rich Johnson BOS, FLA, CAR, PTC 39

1991-92 Tony Massenburg SAN, CHA, BOS, GST 18

1992-93 Alex Stivrins ATL, LAC, MIL, PHO 19

1968-69 Ken Wilburn CHI, MNM, NYN, DEN 51

Three Teams

Season Player Teams GP

1992-93 Mark Acres HOU, CHI, WAS 18

1947-48 John Abramovic STL, BLT, SYR 44

1974-75 Rick Adelman CHI, NOR, KCO 58

1968-69 Dan Anderson NYN, KEN, MNM 62

1990-91 Cadillac Anderson MIL, NYN, DEN 68

2003-04 Robert Archibald PHO, ORL, TOR

1996-97 Vincent Askew DEN, IND, NJN 43

1978-79 Tom Barker HOU, BOS, NYK 39

1946-47 Moe Becker PIT, BOS, DET 43

1977-78 Ron Behagen ATL, HOU, IND 80

1978-79 Ron Behagen DET, NYK, KCK 15

1993-94 Manute Bol MIA, WAS, PHI 14

1952-53 Don Boven MLH, BLT, FTW 67

1947-48 Slats Borrevik AND, FLI, TRI 50

1974-75 Roger A. Brown MEM, UTS, IND 56

2002-03 Mark Bryant PHI, DEN, BOS

1991-92 Jud Buechler NJN, SAN, GST 28

1968-69 Larry Bunce DEN, DAL, HOU 58

1950-51 Tommy Byrnes BLT, WSC, TRI 48

1967-68 Jim Caldwell NYK, NJN, KEN 72

1976-77 Mack Calvin LAL, SAN, DEN 76

1996-97 Sam Cassell DAL, NJN, PHO 61

1999-00 Pete Chilcutt UTA, CLE, LAC 56

1982-83 Joe Cooper LAL, WAS, SDC 20

1948-49 Dillard Crocker DET, AND, FTW 53

1971-72 Jim Davis ATL, HOU, DET 75

1963-64 Bob Duffy STL, NYK, DET 48

1975-76 Jim Eakins UTS, VIR, NYN 73

1984-85 Chris Engler NJN, CHI, MIL 11

1986-87 Chris Engler POR, MIL, NJN 30

1948-49 Johnny Ezersky PRO, BOS, BLT 56

1947-48 Dick Furey AND, FLI, TRI 14

1991-92 Tom Garrick SAN, MIN, DAL 40

1961-62 Joe Graboski STL, CHI, SYR 62

1995-96 Ron Grandison ATL, MIA, NYK 28

1995-96 Greg Grant DEN, PHI, WAS 31

1947-48 Wyndol Gray TOL, PRO, STB 14

1994-95 Tom Gugliotta GST, MIN, WAS 77

1973-74 Matt Guokas KCO, HOU, BUF 75

1996-97 Darren Hancock ATL, MIL, SAN 24

1987-88 Conner Henry BOS, MIL, SAC 39

1954-55 Paul Hoffman BLT, NYK, PHW 38

1968-69 Tom Hoover HST, MNM, NYN 53

1954-55 Bob Houbregs BLT, BOS, FTW 64

1968-69 Tony Jackson NYN, MNM, HST 64

1947-48 John Janisch BOS, PRO, FLI 46

1981-82 Reggie Johnson SAN, CLE, KCK 75

1982-83 Mickey Johnson MIL, NJN, GST 78

1975-76 Caldwell Jones SDS, KEN, SST 76

1988-89 Shelton Jones SAN, GST, PHI 51

1947-48 Johnny Jorgensen CHI, BLT, MPL 41

1982-83 Larry Kenon CHI, GST, CLE 48

1996-97 Joe Kleine LAL, NJN, PHO 59

1983-84 Bruce Kuczenski NJN, PHI, IND 15

1991-92 Jerome Lane DEN, IND, MIL 14

1968-69 Manny Leaks KEN, NYN, DLC 78

1971-72 Manny Leaks NYN, UTS, FLA 69

1969-70 George Lehmann LAS, NYN, MIF 81

1993-94 Todd Lichti ORL, GST, BOS 13

1967-68 Barry Liebowitz PTC, NJN, OAK 82

1976-77 Bob Love CHI, NYN, SEA 59

1948-49 John Mahnken BLT, INJ, FTW 57

1949-50 John Mahnken FTW, TRI, BOS 62

1979-80 Steve Malovic WAS, SDC, DET 39

1976-77 Clyde Mayes IND, BUF, POR 9

1969-70 Bill McGill PTC, LAS, DLC 59

1968-69 Elton McGriff DLC, NOB, KEN 36

1969-70 Maurice McHartley MIF, PTC, DLC 55

1950-51 Dick Mehen BLT, BOS, FTW 66

1950-51 Ed Mikan ROC, WAS, PHW 61

2000-01 Anthony Miller ATL, HOU, PHI 4

1968-69 Jay Miller MIL, LAS, IND 55

1948-49 Leo Mogus BLT, FTW, INJ 52

1954-55 Jackie Moore SYR, MLH, PHW 23

1949-50 George Nostrand BOS, TRI, CHI 55

1952-53 Ralph O'Brien INO, FTW, BLT 55

1950-51 Don Otten WSC, BLT, FTW 67

1998-99 Doug Overton ORL, NJN, PHI 24

2000-01 Doug Overton BOS, CHA, NJN 21

1975-76 Tom Owens KEN, IND, SAN 74

1993-94 Gerald Paddio IND, NYK, WAS 18

1968-69 Ron Perry MIF, NYK, IND 74

1976-77 Jim Price MIL, BUF, DEN 81

1948-49 Roy Pugh FTW, INJ, PHW 23

1948-49 Bill Roberts CHS, BOS, STB 50

1996-97 Rumeal Robinson LAL, PHO, POR 54

1983-84 Dave Robisch DEN, SAN, KCK 31

1960-61 Phil Rollins CIN, STL, NYK 60

1947-48 Irv Rothenberg WSC, BLT, STB 49

1996-97 Donald Royal CHA, GST, ORL 62

1947-48 Kenny Sailors CHI, PHW, PRO 44

1949-50 Dick Schultz WAS, TRI, SHE 50

1979-80 John Shumate DET, HOU, SAN 65

1995-96 Reggie Slater DAL, DEN, POR 11

1969-70 John Smith DLC, PTC, NYN 70

1996-97 Kenny Smith DEN, DET, ORL 48

1963-64 Larry Staverman BAL, DET, CIN 60

1968-69 Levern Tart NYN, HST, DEN 61

1984-85 David Thirdkill DET, MIL, SAN 18

1997-98 Carl Thomas CLE, GST, ORL 43

1999-00 Jamel Thomas BOS, GST, POR 7

1947-48 Milt Ticco FLI, INJ, SHE 60

1989-90 Kelvin Upshaw BOS, DAL, GST 40

1997-98 David Vaughn CHI, GST, NJN 40

1968-69 Bob Verga DEN, NYN, HST 63

1937-38 Norm Wagner RCC, COL, DAY 8

1972-73 Bobby Warren CAR, DLC, UTS 77

1985-86 Ennis Whatley CLE, WAS, SAN 14

1987-88 Tony White CHI, NYK, GST 49

1980-81 Jerome Whitehead DAL, CLE, SDC 48

1991-92 Morlon Wiley ORL, SAN, ATL 53

1992-93 Lorenzo Williams CHA, ORL, BOS 27

1993-94 Lorenzo Williams ORL, CHA, DAL 38

1989-90 Reggie Williams LAC, CLE, SAN 47

1985-86 Ray Williams ATL, SAN, NJN 47

1995-96 David Wood DAL, GST, PHO 62

1990-91 Howard Wright ATL, ORL, DAL 15

1953-54 Max Zaslofsky BLT, MLH, FTW 65

Notes - Only players who actually played for 3 or more teams are listed. 111

players have achieved this 117 times. Ron Behagen, Steve Chubin, Chris Engler,

Manny Leaks, John Mahnken and Lorenzo Williams have each done this twice.

Answer 2

John Stockton played 19 consecutive seasons (1984-2003) with the Utah Jazz.

Answer 3

John Stockton of the Utah Jazz for 18 seasons, 1984-2003. Next was his long-time team mate Karl Malone who played with him for 17 seasons, from 1985-2003.

Answer 4

Kobe Bryant