Players who played for the Bulls and the Suns

37 players · NBA since 1996/97

37 players have played for both the Bulls and the Suns in the NBA since 1996/97. 19 played for the Bulls first and 18 for the Suns first. The longest-serving played 518 games across both; the top scorer got 5,201 points; the first move came in 1997/98, the most recent in 2025/26.

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  1.  Bulls 352 · Suns 166
  2.  Bulls 225 · Suns 248
  3.  Bulls 51 · Suns 404
  4.  Bulls 244 · Suns 64
  5.  Bulls 272 · Suns 32
  6.  Bulls 68 · Suns 216
  7.  Bulls 154 · Suns 123
  8.  Bulls 133 · Suns 125
  9.  Bulls 16 · Suns 234
  10.  Bulls 64 · Suns 180
  11.  Bulls 128 · Suns 62
  12.  Bulls 59 · Suns 131
  13.  Bulls 184 · Suns 6
  14.  Bulls 163 · Suns 25
  15.  Bulls 96 · Suns 77
  16.  Bulls 2 · Suns 170
  17.  Bulls 45 · Suns 119
  18.  Bulls 122 · Suns 38
  19.  Bulls 128 · Suns 30
  20.  Bulls 118 · Suns 34
  21.  Bulls 31 · Suns 115
  22.  Bulls 132 · Suns 11
  23.  Bulls 116 · Suns 23
  24.  Bulls 107 · Suns 29
  25.  Bulls 1 · Suns 132
  26.  Bulls 6 · Suns 118
  27.  Bulls 46 · Suns 55
  28.  Bulls 5 · Suns 90
  29.  Bulls 79 · Suns 6
  30.  Bulls 20 · Suns 64
  31.  Bulls 42 · Suns 38
  32.  Bulls 23 · Suns 46
  33.  Bulls 51 · Suns 6
  34.  Bulls 7 · Suns 9
  35.  Bulls 8 · Suns 6
  36.  Bulls 5 · Suns 2
  37.  Bulls 1 · Suns 5

Who stands out

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Tyson Chandler has the most games for the two combined: 352 for the Bulls and 166 for the Suns. Goran Dragic scored the most points across both: 326 for the Bulls and 4,875 for the Suns.

In our data, Joe Kleine was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Bulls came in 1997/98). The most recent player to play for both is Nick Richards, who first played for the Bulls in 2025/26.

Show all 37 players

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Every player who played for the Bulls and the Suns (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerBullsSunsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Tyson Chandler3522,4782001–20061661,1952015–2019Bulls
Robin Lopez2252,3752016–20192481,4462008–2012Suns
Goran Dragic513262022/234044,8752008–2015Suns
Jamal Crawford2442,7372000–2004645082018/19Bulls
Randy Brown2721,3801996–200032412002/03Bulls
Cameron Payne684542016–20192162,0272019–2023Bulls
Luc Longley1541,4661996–19981238331998–2000Bulls
Jevon Carter1336362023–20261255412019–2021Suns
Jake Voskuhl16302000/012341,0982001–2005Bulls
Torrey Craig643712023–20251801,1822020–2023Suns
Jalen Smith1281,1932024–2027622332020–2022Suns
Kurt Thomas592312010/111318472005–2007Suns
Jud Buechler1843811996–1998662001/02Bulls
Aaron Brooks1631,4992014–2016252402010/11Suns
Corie Blount963572002–2004772051999–2001Suns
Lou Amundson202012–20141707392008–2010Suns
Mark Bryant454071998/991197221996–1998Suns
Derrick Jones Jr.1226242021–2023381772016–2018Suns
Jalen Rose1282,7422001–2004301102006/07Bulls
E'Twaun Moore1185972014–2016341502020/21Bulls
Hakim Warrick312522009/101158942010–2012Bulls
Thaddeus Young1321,4822019–202111232023/24Bulls
Shaquille Harrison1166832018–2020231522017/18Suns
Eric Piatkowski1074162004–200629682006–2008Bulls
Tyler Ulis102018/191329982016–2018Suns
Shannon Brown692007/081181,2672011–2013Bulls
Joe Kleine46931997/98551481996–1999Suns
Randy Livingston502005/06904231998–2000Suns
Chandler Hutchison794602018–2021642021/22Bulls
Nick Richards201872025/26644312024–2026Suns
Isaiah Canaan422162016/17383142017–2019Bulls
Tim Thomas231252005–2009465892005/06Bulls
Linton Johnson511862003–20096152007/08Bulls
Paul Shirley7212003/049122004/05Bulls
Jimmer Fredette8322013/146222018/19Bulls
Andre Barrett582006/07292005/06Suns
Jarell Eddie102017/185242016/17Suns

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Bulls and the Suns have met 56 times: the Bulls won 22, the Suns 34.

  • Bulls' biggest win: Bulls 118-97 Suns (2011/12)
  • Suns' biggest win: Suns 129-102 Bulls (2021/22)

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Every Bulls pair

Suns also shares players with

Every Suns pair

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Bulls and the Suns?
37 in the NBA since 1996/97: Tyson Chandler, Robin Lopez, Goran Dragic, Jamal Crawford, Randy Brown, Cameron Payne and 31 more.
Who has played the most games for the Bulls and the Suns?
Tyson Chandler: 352 for the Bulls and 166 for the Suns, 518 in all. Goran Dragic scored the most points across both, 5,201.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Bulls and the Suns?
Nick Richards. He played for the Suns (2024–2026), then the Bulls 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.