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


The National Basketball Association is a men's professional basketball league consisting of 30 teams in North America. The NBA was founded on June 6, 1946, in New York City, as the Basketball Association of America. The league adopted its current name at the start of the when it merged with the National Basketball League. The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the country. The league is considered to be one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America.
These players have spent their entire NBA career, of at least 10 seasons, 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. 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.
Udonis Haslem currently holds the record for active players who have played the most seasons played with one franchise. He has spent 17 seasons with the Miami Heat.

All-time list

Key
Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter

Note: This list is correct through October 24, 2019
^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

SeasonsPlayerPos.TeamCareerNotes-
21†FDallas Mavericks–Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 and traded to the Mavericks. Nowitzki played for the German club DJK Würzburg from 1994 to 1998.-
20*GLos Angeles Lakers–Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 and traded to the Lakers.-
19*F/CSan Antonio Spurs–—-
19*GUtah Jazz–—-
18*GIndiana Pacers–—-
17^FMiami Heat–presentWent undrafted in 2002, but signed as a free agent with the Heat a year later-
16†GSan Antonio Spurs–Drafted by the Spurs in 1999, but did not enter the NBA until 2002-
16*F/GBoston Celtics–—-
15*F/CSyracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers–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-
15*G/FSyracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers–—-
14†F/CSeattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder–Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in, however, he missed the due to injury-
14*FMinneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers–Retired in November 1971 due to injury after only playing 9 games in the -
14*GLos Angeles Lakers–—-
14*GDetroit Pistons–—-
14*CSan Antonio Spurs–Drafted by the Spurs in 1987, but did not enter the NBA until 1989 due to his commitment with the Navy-
13*CBoston Celtics–Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1956 and traded to the Celtics-
13*FBoston Celtics–—-
13*C/FBaltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets–—-
13*GSan Diego / Houston Rockets–—-
13GSeattle SuperSonics–—-
13C/FPhoenix Suns–—-
13*FBoston Celtics–Drafted by the Celtics in 1978, but did not enter the NBA until 1979, after his college graduation-
13*GLos Angeles Lakers–; Came out from retirement on January 1996 and played 32 games in the -
13*FBoston Celtics–—-
13*GDetroit Pistons–—-
13F/CIndiana Pacers–Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1999 and traded to the Pacers-
12*G/FBoston Celtics–—-
12G/FLos Angeles Lakers–—-
12*FLos Angeles Lakers–—-
12G/FSeattle SuperSonics–—-
12CIndiana Pacers–—-
11^GGolden State Warriors–present—-
11*F/CMilwaukee / St. Louis Hawks–—-
11*G/FRochester / Cincinnati Royals–—-
11GPhiladelphia / San Francisco Warriors–—-
11FSan Diego / Houston Rockets–—-
11*FPhiladelphia 76ers–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-
11CUtah Jazz–—-
10*F/CMinneapolis Lakers–—-
10*G/FPhiladelphia Warriors–Missed the and the due to military service-
10GSyracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers–Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954 and traded to the Nationals, but did not enter the league until 1956 due to military service-
10*G/FSt. Louis Hawks–Drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1953 and traded to the Hawks, but did not enter the league until 1956 due to military service-
10*F/CNew York Knicks–—-
10*G/FNew York Knicks–Drafted by the Knicks in 1965, but did not enter the NBA until 1967 due to academic commitment in England-
10CChicago Bulls–—-
10GHouston Rockets–—-
10GUtah Jazz–Missed the due to injury-
10^GWashington Wizards–presentMissed the due to injury