Which NBA Player Has Played For The Most Teams?

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Which NBA Player Has Played For The Most Teams? (Minimum of 10 Teams)

NBA players often end up playing for multiple teams throughout their career due to various factors.

One reason is trades, where players are moved from one team to another in exchange for other players or draft picks. This can happen if a team wants to acquire a specific player or if a player’s performance does not meet the expectations of their current team.

Another factor is free agency, where players have the opportunity to choose which team they want to play for after their contract with their current team expires. Players may decide to sign with a different team based on factors such as team success, playing time, location, or financial incentives.

Changes in team dynamics, coaching staff, or ownership can also influence a player’s decision to switch teams. Some players may feel that a different team offers better opportunities for personal and professional growth.

It’s important to note that not all NBA players end up playing for multiple teams. There are players who spend their entire careers with a single team, becoming ONE with the franchise and creating a strong bond with the fan base.

Take a look at our list below that shows ‘Which NBA Players Have Played For The Most Teams? (Minimum of 10 Teams)’.

*If a player was traded, released, or left in free agency and later returned to that team it still counts as a new team.*

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1. Ish Smith – 16 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Houston Rockets
2. Memphis Grizzlies 
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Orlando Magic
5. Milwaukee Bucks 
6. Phoenix Suns
7. Oklahoma City Thunder
8. Philadelphia 76ers
9. New Orleans Pelicans
10. Philadelphia 76ers
11. Detroit Pistons
12. Washington Wizards
13. Charlotte Hornets
14. Washington Wizards
15. Denver Nuggets
16. Charlotte Hornets

2. Kevin Ollie – 15 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Dallas Mavericks
2. Orlando Magic
3. Sacramento Kings
4. Orlando Magic
5. Philadelphia 76ers
6. New Jersey Nets
7. Philadelphia 76ers
8. Chicago Bulls
9. Indiana Pacers
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Seattle SuperSonics
12. Cleveland Cavaliers
13. Philadelphia 76ers
14. Minnesota Timberwolves
15. Oklahoma City Thunder

3. Joe Smith – 15 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Golden State Warriors
2. Philadelphia 76ers 
3. Minnesota Timberwolves 
4. Detroit Pistons 
5. Minnesota Timberwolves 
6. Milwaukee Bucks
7. Denver Nuggets
8. Philadelphia 76ers 
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Cleveland Cavaliers
11. Oklahoma City Thunder
12. Cleveland Cavaliers
13. Atlanta Hawks
14. New Jersey Nets
15. Los Angeles Lakers

4. Anthony Tolliver – 15 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Portland Trail Blazers
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Minnesota Timberwolves
5. Atlanta Hawks
6. Charlotte Bobcats
7. Pheonix Suns
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Sacramento Kings
10. Detroit Pistons
11. Minnesota Timberwolves
12. Portland Trail Blazers
13. Sacramento Kings
14. Memphis Grizzlies
15. Philadelphia 76ers

5. Chucky Brown – 14 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Cleveland Cavaliers 
2. Los Angeles Lakers 
3. New Jersey Nets 
4. Dallas Mavericks 
5. Houston Rockets
6. Phoenix Suns
7. Milwaukee Bucks
8. Atlanta Hawks
9. Charlotte Hornets
10. San Antonio Spurs
11. Charlotte Hornets
12. Golden State Warriors
13. Cleveland Cavaliers
14. Sacramento Kings

6. Tony Massenburg – 14 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Charlotte Hornets
3. Boston Celtics
4. Golden State Warriors
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Toronto Raptors
7. Philadelphia 76ers
8. New Jersey Nets
9. Vancouver Grizzlies
10. Houston Rockets
11. Vancouver Grizzlies/Memphis Grizzlies (Same stint)
12. Utah Jazz
13. Sacramento Kings
14. San Antonio Spurs

7. Jeff Green – 13 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Seattle SuperSonics
2. Oklahoma City Thunder 
3. Boston Celtics 
4. Memphis Grizzlies 
5. Los Angeles Clippers 
6. Orlando Magic 
7. Cleveland Cavaliers 
8. Washington Wizards 
9. Utah Jazz
10. Houston Rockets 
11. Brooklyn Nets 
12. Denver Nuggets
13. Houston Rockets

8. Mike James – 13 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Miami Heat
2. Boston Celtics
3. Detroit Pistons
4. Milwaukee Bucks
5. Houston Rockets
6. Toronto Raptors
7. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Houston Rockets
9. New Orleans Hornets
10. Washington Wizards
11. Chicago Bulls
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Chicago Bulls

9. Trevor Ariza – 13 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. New York Knicks
2. Orlando Magic
3. Los Angeles Lakers
4. Houston Rockets
5. New Orleans Hornets
6. Washington Wizards
7. Houston Rockets
8. Phoenix Suns
9. Washington Wizards
10. Sacramento Kings
11. Portland Trail Blazers
12. Miami Heat
13. Los Angeles Lakers

10. Garrett Temple – 13 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Houston Rockets
2. Sacramento Kings
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Milwaukee Bucks
5. Charlotte Bobcats
6. Washington Wizards
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Memphis Grizzlies
9. Los Angeles Clippers
10. Brooklyn nets
11. Chicago Bulls
12. New Orleans Pelicans
13. Toronto Raptors

11. Jim Jackson – 12 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Dallas Mavericks 
2. New Jersey Nets 
3. Philadelphia 76ers 
4. Golden State Warriors 
5. Portland Trail Blazers 
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
8. Miami heat
9. Sacramento Kings
10. Houston Rockets
11. Phoenix Suns
12. Los Angeles Lakers

12. D.J. Augustin – 12 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Charlotte Bobcats
2. Indiana Pacers 
3. Toronto Raptors 
4. Chicago Bulls 
5. Detroit Pistons 
6. Oklahoma City Thunder 
7. Denver Nuggets
8. Orlando Magic
9. Milwaukee Bucks 
10. Houston Rockets 
11. Los Angeles Lakers
12. Houston Rockets

13. Earl Boykins – 12 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. New Jersey Nets
2. Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Orlando Magic
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Golden State Warriors
7. Denver Nuggets
8. Milwaukee Bucks
9. Charlotte Bobcats
10. Washington Wizards
11. Milwaukee Bucks
12. Houston Rockets

14. Lou Amundson – 11 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Utah Jazz
2. Philadelphia 76ers
3. Pheonix Suns
4. Golden State Warriors
5. Indiana Pacers
6. Minnesota Timberwolves
7. Chicago Bulls
8. New Orleans Hornets/New Orleans Pelicans (Same stint)
9. Chicago Bulls
10. Cleveland Cavaliers
11. New York Knicks

15. James Ennis III – 11 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Miami Heat
2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. New Orlean Pelicans
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Houston Rockets
7. Philadephia 76ers
8. Orlando Magic
9. Brooklyn Nets
10. Los Angeles Clippers
11. Denver Nuggets

16. James Johnson – 11 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Chicago Bulls
2. Toronto Raptors
3. Sacramento Kings
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. Toronto Raptors
6. Miami Heat
7. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. Dallas Mavericks
9. New Orleans Pelicans
10. Brooklyn Nets
11. Indiana Pacers

17. Isaiah Thomas – 11 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Sacramento Kings
2. Pheonix Suns
3. Boston Celtics
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Loas Angeles Lakers
6. Denver Nuggets
7. Washington Wizards
8. New Orleans Pelicans
9. Las Angeles Lakers
10. Dallas Mavericks
11. Charlotte Hornets

18. Damon Jones – 11 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. New Jersey Nets
2. Boston Celtics
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. Memphis Grizzlies
6. Detroit Pistons
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Milwaukee Bucks
9. Miami Heat
10. Cleveland Cavaliers
11. Milwaukee Bucks

19. Mark Bryant – 10 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Portland Trail Blazers
2. Houston Rockets
3. Phoenix Suns
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Dallas Mavericks
7. San Antonio Spurs
8. Philadelphia 76ers
9. Denver Nuggets
10. Boston Celtics

20. Drew Gooden – 10 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Memphis Grizzlies
2. Orlando Magic
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Sacramento Kings
6. San Antonio Spurs
7. Dallas Mavericks
8. Los Angeles Clippers
9. Milwaukee Bucks
10. Washington Wizards

21. Aaron Williams – 10 Teams

List of NBA teams he played for throughout his career in order: 

1. Utah Jazz
2. Milwaukee Bucks
3. Denver Nuggets
4. Vancouver Grizzlies
5. Seattle SuperSonics
6. Washington Wizards
7. New Jersey Nets
8. Toronto Raptors
9. New Orleans/Oklahoma City Thunder
10. Los Angeles Lakers