Players who played for the Bucks and the Lakers

30 players · NBA since 1996/97

30 players have played for both the Bucks and the Lakers in the NBA since 1996/97. 17 played for the Bucks first and 13 for the Lakers first. The longest-serving played 620 games across both; the top scorer got 9,175 points; the first move came in 1999/00, the most recent in 2026/27.

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  1.  Bucks 546 · Lakers 74
  2.  Bucks 3 · Lakers 522
  3.  Bucks 413 · Lakers 23
  4.  Bucks 119 · Lakers 304
  5.  Bucks 33 · Lakers 227
  6.  Bucks 192 · Lakers 65
  7.  Bucks 204 · Lakers 16
  8.  Bucks 100 · Lakers 100
  9.  Bucks 112 · Lakers 85
  10.  Bucks 38 · Lakers 156
  11.  Bucks 179 · Lakers 4
  12.  Bucks 124 · Lakers 35
  13.  Bucks 72 · Lakers 76
  14.  Bucks 78 · Lakers 68
  15.  Bucks 34 · Lakers 104
  16.  Bucks 85 · Lakers 38
  17.  Bucks 34 · Lakers 77
  18.  Bucks 30 · Lakers 79
  19.  Bucks 81 · Lakers 27
  20.  Bucks 22 · Lakers 79
  21.  Bucks 60 · Lakers 26
  22.  Bucks 28 · Lakers 54
  23.  Bucks 65 · Lakers 13
  24.  Bucks 32 · Lakers 45
  25.  Bucks 6 · Lakers 63
  26.  Bucks 34 · Lakers 33
  27.  Bucks 13 · Lakers 50
  28.  Bucks 37 · Lakers 21
  29.  Bucks 18 · Lakers 11
  30.  Bucks 5 · Lakers 10

Who stands out

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Brook Lopez has the most games for the two combined: 546 for the Bucks and 74 for the Lakers. Pau Gasol scored the most points across both: 4 for the Bucks and 9,171 for the Lakers.

In our data, J.R. Reid was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Bucks came in 1999/00). The most recent player to play for both is Sandro Mamukelashvili, who first played for the Lakers in 2026/27.

Show all 30 players

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Every player who played for the Bucks and the Lakers (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerBucksLakersFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Brook Lopez5467,1022018–2025749612017/18Lakers
Pau Gasol342018/195229,1712007–2014Lakers
Andrew Bogut4135,2222005–201223362017/18Bucks
Kyle Kuzma1191,5332024–20273044,4592017–2021Lakers
Steve Blake331202006/072271,3012010–2014Bucks
Wesley Matthews1921,0802019–2023653152020/21Bucks
Joe Smith2042,1262003–20061662010/11Bucks
Lindsey Hunter1008892000/011005092001/02Bucks
Taurean Prince1129072024–2026857462023/24Lakers
Jodie Meeks381692009/101561,8312012–2014Bucks
Sterling Brown1799072017–2020402022/23Bucks
Ramon Sessions1241,5572007–2014354072011/12Bucks
Tyler Ennis723102014–2016763942016–2018Bucks
Jared Dudley785582014/1568742019–2021Bucks
Gary Payton346612002/031041,3702003/04Bucks
Malik Beasley859422023/24383272022/23Lakers
Caron Butler343742013/14771,1952004/05Lakers
Tyronn Lue301412008/09792961998–2001Lakers
Ruben Patterson811,1942006/0727651998/99Lakers
Jerome Kersey22722000/01795251996/97Lakers
Michael Beasley605452016/17261812018/19Bucks
Kendall Marshall281182014/15544302013/14Lakers
Sandro Mamukelashvili652112021–2023131412026/27Bucks
Patrick Beverley322062023/24452882022/23Lakers
Greg Foster672001/02631252000/01Lakers
J.R. Reid341501999/00331521998/99Lakers
Christian Wood13372018/19503472023/24Bucks
D.J. Augustin372272020/21211122021/22Bucks
Gary Payton II18502016–201811392017/18Bucks
Jamal Sampson502002/0310292003/04Bucks

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Bucks and the Lakers have met 58 times: the Bucks won 25, the Lakers 33.

  • Bucks' biggest win: Lakers 89-118 Bucks (2024/25)
  • Lakers' biggest win: Lakers 117-89 Bucks (1999/00)

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Bucks and the Lakers?
30 in the NBA since 1996/97: Brook Lopez, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bogut, Kyle Kuzma, Steve Blake, Wesley Matthews and 24 more.
Who has played the most games for the Bucks and the Lakers?
Brook Lopez: 546 for the Bucks and 74 for the Lakers, 620 in all. Pau Gasol scored the most points across both, 9,175.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Bucks and the Lakers?
Sandro Mamukelashvili. He played for the Bucks (2021–2023), then the Lakers from 2026/27.
What period does this list cover?
NBA games from 1996/97 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.

Data: NBA since 1996/97. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.