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One Team NBA Basketball Players

These players played their entire NBA career with the same team. Based on the team and years, see if you can guess them.
This is not meant to be a comprehensive list
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Last updated: August 17, 2024
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First submittedApril 15, 2011
Times taken239,002
Average score80.0%
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Years
Team
Player
2017–
Celtics
Jayson Tatum
2016–
Celtics
Jaylen Brown
2015–
Nuggets
Nikola Jokić
2015–
Suns
Devin Booker
2014–
76ers
Joel Embiid
2013–
Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo
2012–
Warriors
Draymond Green
2009–
Warriors
Stephen Curry
2003–2023
Heat
Udonis Haslem
1998–2019
Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki
2002–2018
Spurs
Manu Ginóbili
1997–2016
Spurs
Tim Duncan
1996–2016
Lakers
Kobe Bryant
Years
Team
Player
2002–2011
Rockets
Yao Ming
1987–2005
Pacers
Reggie Miller
1989–2003
Spurs
David Robinson
1984–2003
Jazz
John Stockton
1985–1999
Pistons
Joe Dumars
1979–1996
Lakers
Magic Johnson
1982–1994
Lakers
James Worthy
1981–1994
Pistons
Isiah Thomas
1980–1993
Celtics
Kevin McHale
1979–1992
Celtics
Larry Bird
1960–1974
Lakers
Jerry West
1956–1969
Celtics
Bill Russell
89 Comments
+11
Level 70
Oct 30, 2013
This quiz has 19 hall-of-famers/possible future hall of famers ... and Udonis Haslem. ... Including him in the quiz would be like like including Anderson Varejao.
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Level 45
Aug 6, 2019
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Level 78
Dec 28, 2020
Yeah, but spending 17 seasons with the same team means something. Obviously he's good enough to get a roster spot every year.
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Level 23
Apr 5, 2024
Look at the date
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Level 78
Aug 20, 2024
Ok...so 20 years. Look at the date of my comment.
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Level 47
Nov 3, 2013
20/20...I'll take it.
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Level 56
Jul 25, 2016
I would never settle for such a score!
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Level 60
Nov 5, 2014
Erving also played for the Nets when it was in the ABA, and before that the Virginia Squires. It was a cruel joke on the ABA teams that merged with the NBA that the Nets were required to give up their team leader.
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Level 22
Nov 26, 2014
100% with 0:32 to go.
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Level 22
Jun 7, 2015
What about John Havlicek ?
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Level 58
Jul 25, 2023
maybe not deemed good enough by the creator
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Level 26
Oct 8, 2015
Julius erving played for the nets and 76ers
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Level ∞
Oct 16, 2015
Nets were ABA
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Level 59
Jul 11, 2016
Tim Duncan is my all time favorite player in the NBA. So humble and easygoing, nothing like the self-titled "King" James. I grew up watching Spurs games with my dad. We will be sad to see him go, but San Antonio cannot thank TIm Duncan enough!
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Level 15
Jul 13, 2016
What about kyrie???
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Level 55
Jul 15, 2016
He's only been in the league for 5 years
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Level 83
Dec 21, 2020
A moot point now.
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Level 43
Dec 1, 2021
aged well
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Level 65
Jan 16, 2017
Easy peezy
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Level 12
Feb 14, 2017
julius erving also played for the nets
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Level 18
Jun 17, 2017
Kobe was drafted by the hornets
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Level 9
Jun 22, 2017
But he never PLAYED for the Hornets
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Level 9
Jun 22, 2017
20/20 with 2:04 left
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Level 61
Jul 10, 2017
were is klay Thompson, draymond green, and a number of other players
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Level 24
Dec 4, 2017
Only missed Worthy
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Level 50
Jan 3, 2018
19/20 missed James Worthy
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Level 43
Jan 29, 2018
Wasn't Kobe playing for Hornets?
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Level 28
Feb 6, 2018
No he was drafted by them but traded on draft night
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Level 4
Mar 8, 2018
Julius Erving played for the nets once.
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Level 83
Dec 6, 2018
ABA
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Level 78
Mar 29, 2018
Elgin Baylor? He played for the Lakers (1958-71) both in Minneapolis and Los Angeles
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Level 58
Jul 25, 2023
these may be why, im not sure

1. creator thinks hes not good enough

2. creator thinks hes too old

3. creator considers minneapolis and LA different teams

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Level 14
May 19, 2018
Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets until his trade in which he went to the lakers for Center Vlade Divac.
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Level ∞
May 19, 2018
Name these players who played their whole NBA career with the same team.
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Level 71
Jul 9, 2018
Can we get an update please?
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Level ∞
Jul 10, 2018
OK
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Level 62
Oct 11, 2018
Ginobili is retired now
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Level ∞
Oct 11, 2018
Updated
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Level 14
Dec 15, 2018
Haslem??? where is WADE???
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Level 43
Dec 16, 2018
Wade played for Bulls and Cavs as well as Heat so he doesn't count
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Level 43
Dec 16, 2018
Wasn't Kobe on Hornets?
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Level 91
Dec 16, 2018
Here we go again.
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Level 70
Dec 17, 2018
The quiz doesn't say, "Name all the players who ever played who only played for one team." ... It's, here are some player, here's the hint, name them.

"But what about Bryant Reeves?" ... It's not a cumulative list, and never was meant to be intended as such.

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Level 45
Dec 26, 2018
Didn't even realise Haslem was still playing, that was a lucky guess. Also didn't guess Erving as he played for the Nets but that was under ABA sadly.
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Level 70
Mar 9, 2023
here we are 5 years later and he's still playing somehow. well, playing is generous. still contracted to an nba franchise I suppose
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Level 36
Jun 24, 2019
As a Pistons fan it pains me Dumars is the least remembered.
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Level 83
Dec 21, 2020
He's in the hall of fame and had a nice post-playing career. I think Joe is probably OK with it.
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Level 45
Aug 6, 2019
Guys. I have a new quiz "NBA Top 10 League Leaders of the 2010s" for all NBA fans out there. I have many unique quizzes in my profile you gotta try these hard quizzes. Thanks more power jetpunk!. https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/342321/nba-top-10-league-leaders-of-the-2010s
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Level 29
Feb 1, 2020
Dr. J played for the Nets
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Level 14
Feb 1, 2021
not in the nba he didnt
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Level 75
Feb 16, 2020
I realize that many don't consider the Knicks an NBA team anymore, but they were when Willis Reed played his entire career for them. Just sayin', is all.
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Level 50
Mar 2, 2020
With 2:04 to spare...
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Level 61
Mar 2, 2020
Apparently, I can't just type in Dr. J. I don't know why I didn't go back to put his actual name in.
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Level ∞
Dec 19, 2020
Dr. J would have worked.
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Level 95
Mar 2, 2020
fun quiz, but why list any players that are still active? Other than the creator being a Haslem and Warriors fan, which I guess is ok as creator's prerogative haha
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Level 43
Dec 1, 2021
i think even though haslem isnt that good, being on the same team for 18 years is something to be noted
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Level 54
Dec 21, 2020
Elgin Baylor?
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Level 78
Dec 28, 2020
ugh...i put Haslam and McCale. Such an idiot.
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Level 78
Sep 26, 2023
3 years later...still can't spell Haslem's last name.
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Level 70
Mar 25, 2021
I don't see Elgin Baylor on the list. Why is this? He was one of the all-time greats.
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Level 88
Apr 5, 2021
It feels so arbitrary which current players you chose. There are so many players - impactful ones at that too - you could have chosen. I just don't understand the inclination to put current players on this with that said and with the reality that any of them could still be traded.
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Level ∞
Sep 19, 2023
And yet you don't actually list any.
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Level 88
Sep 22, 2023
Okay, for instance:

Why have Udonis - who was never really too impactful or notable, or Klay Thompson, who is by and large pretty mediocre, when you could have players that are better and/or have shown similar longevity and thus warrant being listed just as much like:

1. Devin Booker

2. Luka Doncic

3. Jamal Murray

4. Trae Young

Had I put together this list a year ago, there would be a lot more names I could come up with which kind of just proves one of my points concerning using current players (and having Dame on here on this updated version, while true today, is kinda hilarious since it's expected that he'll be traded any minute now).

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Level 54
May 10, 2021
I mean...yeah, a lot of them are still on their team that drafted them, but I feel like like a 7 year "career" team is a bit dramatic. Would be better if it was only those who have retired as a one-teamer
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Level 78
Sep 26, 2023
Technically 2 of these guys, Dirk and Kobe, didn't play for the teams that drafted them.
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Level 14
Jun 3, 2021
24/24

the amount of people not knowing Kobe didn't play a game for the hornets is sad and makes me think there are just fake fans

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Level 59
Aug 29, 2022
Havlicek missing
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Level 36
Mar 8, 2023
Havlicek? Baylor? Sam Jones? KC Jones? Greer? Schayes? Arizin? Pettit?...
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Level 58
Jul 25, 2023
probably deemed "too old" for casual fans to remember, and therefore left off the list

as u can see by this comment section, most dont even know that kobe didnt play for CHA and dr j didnt play for NJN in the nba, so i understand why the creator didnt use older players

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Level 81
Jul 11, 2023
Probably going to have to update this quiz soon, as Beal just went to the Suns, and Haslem just retired. Might as well wait until Lillard finally gets traded by the Blazers though, lol.
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Level 58
Jul 25, 2023
dame not being a blazer lifer hurts, but i understand why he needs to move, both from his perspective and portland's

i would say to come to my charlotte hornets, but at that pt u might as well stay in portland. go to miami pls

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Level 70
Aug 20, 2023
I'm so sad Beal left Wizards he was just a hundred points away from becoming our all time leading scorer
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Level 88
Sep 22, 2023
Fun quiz! Just one note: “Denver Nuggets” is listed as one of the answers on the topmost clue of the quiz (which is the only one I missed, argh!)
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Level 69
Sep 22, 2023
I think Nuggets is supposed to be Nikola Jokic lol
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Level 81
Sep 22, 2023
I thought the same thing.
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Level ∞
Sep 22, 2023
That's because Jokic IS the Nuggets franchise.

But seriously... fixed.

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Level 70
Sep 22, 2023
Wtf is up with Denver Nuggets I was like 🫤 Honestly just keep it like that it's funny
+1
Level 70
Sep 22, 2023
Glad this was updated, good to see some new additions on here but sad to see some old ones go
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Level 93
Sep 22, 2023
For some reason it took me a while to come up with Yao.
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Level 81
Sep 25, 2023
An interesting corollary to this quiz might be "players who have played for the most teams" or "players who have played for multiple teams"... the quiz provides the teams and the years, and we have to come up with the player's name.
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Level 59
Sep 27, 2023
Well, someone is no longer gonna be on the list...
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Level 63
Oct 7, 2023
Bill Russell was drafted by the Hawks and Kobe to the Hornets. Idk if this quiz counts draft night trades as being a part of the original team tho.
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Level 59
Jul 1, 2024
It was just announced that Klay Thompson's heading to the Mavericks
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Level 87
Aug 17, 2024
Boston Celtics
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Level 70
Aug 18, 2024
Wow I didn't realize Klay Thompson just moved to the Mavericks, guess that's it for Splash Brothers
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Level 26
Sep 12, 2024
This quiz is garbage. Your telling me stockton was a one man team?????? He wasnt the best on his team any of those years. Yout telling me lebron with the 03-07 cavs wasnt a 1 man team? remake this quiz dude
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Level 26
Sep 12, 2024
💀💀💀 it means people that played on one team
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Level 26
Sep 12, 2024
Naz Reid.
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Level 59
Nov 10, 2024
Naz "Naz Reid" Reid