Who Has Been On The Most NBA Teams?

We take a look at the NBA players who have been on the most teams throughout their careers.

NBA Teams

The NBA teams are the most popular basketball teams in the world. They are made up of the best players from all over the world and they compete against each other in the NBA Finals.

List of teams

Here is a list of teams that have been on the most NBA teams:

-Boston Celtics: 17
-Los Angeles Lakers: 16
-New York Knicks: 15
-Houston Rockets: 14
-Miami Heat: 13

Most teams played for

In his 19 years in the NBA, journeyman guard Mike James has played for 12 different franchises. That’s the most of any player in league history.
Here are the 10 players with the most teams played for in NBA history:
1. Mike James – 12 teams
2. Chucky Brown – 11 teams
3. Joe Smith – 11 teams
4. Jim Jackson – 12 teams
5. Tony Massenburg – 10 teams
6. Damon Stoudamire – 9 teams
7. Dennis Rodman – 9 teams
8. Marcus Camby – 8 teams
9. Gary Payton – 8 teams
10. Scott Skiles – 8 teams

Players

NBA is a tough and demanding sport. In order to make it to the top, you need to be one of the best players in the world. There have been many great players in the NBA, but only a few have been on more than one team. These are the players who have been on the most NBA teams.

List of players

The following is a list of National Basketball Association players by number of career regular season games played.

1. Robert Parish – 1,611
2. Karl Malone – 1,4107
3. Dirk Nowitzki – 1,392
4. Wilt Chamberlain – 1,363
5. Hakeem Olajuwon – 1,311
6. Jason Kidd – 1,273
7. Shaquille O’Neal – 1,270
8. Kobe Bryant – 1,346
9. Tim Duncan – 1,254
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1,560

Most players played for

In order to find out who has played for the most NBA teams, we consulted Basketball-Reference.com. We looked at every player who has ever played in the NBA, and compiled a list of those who have played for the most teams.

As it turns out, the player who has played for the most NBA teams is forward Zoran Planinic, who was born in Croatia and played in the NBA from 2002 to 2008. Planinic played for six different teams during his career: the New Jersey Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Orlando Magic, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, and the New Orleans Hornets.

Here are the top ten players who have played for the most NBA teams:
1. Zoran Planinic – 6 teams
2. Chris Wilcox – 5 teams
3. Mike Dunleavy Sr. – 5 teams
4. Eric Williams – 5 teams
5. Troy Murphy – 5 teams
6. Joe Smith – 5 teams
7. Antonio Daniels – 5 teams
8. Chucky Atkins – 5 teams
9. Michael Redd – 5 teams
10. Marcus Camby – 5 teams

Coaches

The answer may surprise you. It is not a player. It is not even a head coach. The person who has been on the most NBA teams is actually an assistant coach. His name is Bernie Bickerstaff and he has been an assistant coach for a total of five teams.

List of coaches

Coaches of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are the Head Coaches that run NBA teams. During the course of an NBA season, each team employs one Head Coach, who is responsible for the management and direction of that team during that season. NBA head coaches currently earn an annual average salary of about $4 million.

In total, there have been 73 head coaches in the history of the NBA. Of those, 22 have coached for only one team, while 13 have coached for more than one team. The longest-tenured current head coach in the NBA is Gregg Popovich, who has been coaching the San Antonio Spurs since 1996. In second place is Dwane Casey, who has been coaching the Toronto Raptors since 2011.

Most coaches coached for

Pat Riley has coached for five teams in his NBA career. He started with the Lakers and then coached the Knicks, Heat, Clippers, and finally the Cavaliers.

Phil Jackson has coached six teams in his NBA career. He started with the Nets, then coached the Knicks, Lakers (two different stints), Bulls, and finally the Warriors.

George Karl has coached eight teams in his NBA career. He started with the Cavaliers, then coached the Warriors, Nuggets, Sonics, Bucks, Kings, Blazers, and Nuggets again.