Players who played for the Bucks and the Nuggets

34 players · NBA since 1996/97

34 players have played for both the Bucks and the Nuggets in the NBA since 1996/97. 15 played for the Bucks first and 19 for the Nuggets first. The longest-serving played 577 games across both; the top scorer got 5,110 points; the first move came in 1997/98, the most recent in 2025/26.

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  1.  Bucks 495 · Nuggets 82
  2.  Bucks 48 · Nuggets 415
  3.  Bucks 11 · Nuggets 409
  4.  Bucks 91 · Nuggets 270
  5.  Bucks 20 · Nuggets 315
  6.  Bucks 85 · Nuggets 220
  7.  Bucks 70 · Nuggets 211
  8.  Bucks 18 · Nuggets 205
  9.  Bucks 204 · Nuggets 11
  10.  Bucks 161 · Nuggets 41
  11.  Bucks 153 · Nuggets 35
  12.  Bucks 82 · Nuggets 74
  13.  Bucks 24 · Nuggets 129
  14.  Bucks 90 · Nuggets 40
  15.  Bucks 114 · Nuggets 13
  16.  Bucks 56 · Nuggets 57
  17.  Bucks 81 · Nuggets 30
  18.  Bucks 101 · Nuggets 7
  19.  Bucks 82 · Nuggets 20
  20.  Bucks 49 · Nuggets 52
  21.  Bucks 18 · Nuggets 82
  22.  Bucks 33 · Nuggets 54
  23.  Bucks 32 · Nuggets 40
  24.  Bucks 39 · Nuggets 33
  25.  Bucks 16 · Nuggets 54
  26.  Bucks 20 · Nuggets 47
  27.  Bucks 37 · Nuggets 28
  28.  Bucks 17 · Nuggets 36
  29.  Bucks 14 · Nuggets 21
  30.  Bucks 23 · Nuggets 8
  31.  Bucks 5 · Nuggets 21
  32.  Bucks 5 · Nuggets 16
  33.  Bucks 1 · Nuggets 20
  34.  Bucks 10 · Nuggets 3

Who stands out

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Ervin Johnson has the most games for the two combined: 495 for the Bucks and 82 for the Nuggets. Danilo Gallinari scored the most points across both: 58 for the Bucks and 5,052 for the Nuggets.

In our data, Ervin Johnson was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Bucks came in 1997/98). The most recent player to play for both is Gary Harris, who first played for the Bucks in 2025/26.

Show all 34 players

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Every player who played for the Bucks and the Nuggets (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerBucksNuggetsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Ervin Johnson4952,0791997–2006825821996/97Nuggets
Gary Harris481282025/264154,9462014–2021Nuggets
Kenyon Martin11202014/154094,9522004–2011Nuggets
Earl Boykins918972006–20112703,2752003–2007Nuggets
Danilo Gallinari20582023/243155,0522010–2017Nuggets
Malik Beasley859422023/242201,6342016–2020Nuggets
Francisco Elson702102008–20102118392003–2006Nuggets
Torrey Craig18452020/212051,0862017–2020Nuggets
Joe Smith2042,1262003–200611562006/07Bucks
Scott Williams1611,1221998–2001412022001/02Bucks
Darvin Ham1536431999–200235801996/97Nuggets
Johnny Newman827151996/97741,0891997/98Bucks
Anthony Goldwire241542004/051291,0301996–2001Nuggets
Bryn Forbes908322020/21403202021/22Bucks
Mark Pope1142482000–20021362003–2005Bucks
Joe Wolf56951996/9757871997/98Bucks
Ruben Patterson811,1942006/07303642005/06Nuggets
Johnny O'Bryant III1013062014–20167202016/17Bucks
Richard Jefferson821,6072008/0920302017/18Bucks
Malik Allen491562008/09521052009/10Bucks
Dale Ellis181231999/00821,3611996/97Nuggets
Steve Blake331202006/07544442006/07Bucks
Chris Gatling321881998/99404161999/00Bucks
Ricky Pierce391511997/98333351996/97Nuggets
Zendon Hamilton16512004/05543242001/02Nuggets
Ish Smith20382012/13471102022/23Bucks
D.J. Augustin372272020/21283252015/16Nuggets
DeMarcus Cousins171542021/22363292021/22Bucks
Axel Toupane14192016–202121762015/16Nuggets
Sean Kilpatrick23932017/188272015/16Nuggets
Jamal Sampson502002/0321242006/07Bucks
Julius Hodge592006/0716192005–2007Nuggets
Jason Hart122000/0120152008/09Bucks
Rayjon Tucker10172021/22362021/22Nuggets

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Bucks and the Nuggets have met 59 times: the Bucks won 21, the Nuggets 38.

  • Bucks' biggest win: Nuggets 89-110 Bucks (2005/06)
  • Nuggets' biggest win: Bucks 100-136 Nuggets (2021/22)

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Every Bucks pair

Nuggets also shares players with

Every Nuggets pair

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Bucks and the Nuggets?
34 in the NBA since 1996/97: Ervin Johnson, Gary Harris, Kenyon Martin, Earl Boykins, Danilo Gallinari, Malik Beasley and 28 more.
Who has played the most games for the Bucks and the Nuggets?
Ervin Johnson: 495 for the Bucks and 82 for the Nuggets, 577 in all. Danilo Gallinari scored the most points across both, 5,110.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Bucks and the Nuggets?
Gary Harris. He played for the Nuggets (2014–2021), then the Bucks from 2025/26.
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.