Players who played for the Celtics and the Suns

37 players · NBA since 1996/97

37 players have played for both the Celtics and the Suns in the NBA since 1996/97. 21 played for the Celtics first and 16 for the Suns first. The longest-serving played 658 games across both; the top scorer got 7,312 points; the first move came in 1999/00, the most recent in 2024/25.

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  1.  Celtics 41 · Suns 617
  2.  Celtics 522 · Suns 36
  3.  Celtics 230 · Suns 162
  4.  Celtics 157 · Suns 186
  5.  Celtics 49 · Suns 290
  6.  Celtics 240 · Suns 95
  7.  Celtics 168 · Suns 156
  8.  Celtics 20 · Suns 264
  9.  Celtics 43 · Suns 227
  10.  Celtics 191 · Suns 71
  11.  Celtics 204 · Suns 53
  12.  Celtics 37 · Suns 203
  13.  Celtics 113 · Suns 127
  14.  Celtics 160 · Suns 42
  15.  Celtics 22 · Suns 180
  16.  Celtics 78 · Suns 106
  17.  Celtics 81 · Suns 67
  18.  Celtics 39 · Suns 108
  19.  Celtics 127 · Suns 9
  20.  Celtics 99 · Suns 28
  21.  Celtics 3 · Suns 119
  22.  Celtics 58 · Suns 55
  23.  Celtics 59 · Suns 43
  24.  Celtics 62 · Suns 38
  25.  Celtics 55 · Suns 32
  26.  Celtics 44 · Suns 34
  27.  Celtics 69 · Suns 4
  28.  Celtics 38 · Suns 27
  29.  Celtics 44 · Suns 18
  30.  Celtics 39 · Suns 20
  31.  Celtics 37 · Suns 22
  32.  Celtics 22 · Suns 30
  33.  Celtics 39 · Suns 9
  34.  Celtics 8 · Suns 40
  35.  Celtics 24 · Suns 6
  36.  Celtics 11 · Suns 4
  37.  Celtics 2 · Suns 5

Who stands out

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Leandro Barbosa has the most games for the two combined: 41 for the Celtics and 617 for the Suns. Leandro Barbosa scored the most points across both: 215 for the Celtics and 7,097 for the Suns.

In our data, Todd Day was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Suns came in 1999/00). The most recent player to play for both is Torrey Craig, who first played for the Celtics in 2024/25.

Show all 37 players

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Every player who played for the Celtics and the Suns (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerCelticsSunsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Leandro Barbosa412152012/136177,0972003–2017Suns
Walter McCarty5222,9771997–2005361042004/05Celtics
Jae Crowder2302,9212014–20171621,5942020–2022Celtics
Marcus Morris Sr.1572,1392017–20191861,7722012–2015Suns
Joe Johnson493062001–20222904,0482001–2005Celtics
Eddie House2401,7932007–2010958402005/06Suns
Gerald Green1681,3692005–20171562,1792013–2015Celtics
Tom Gugliotta20262004/052642,3711998–2004Suns
Rodney Rogers434302001/022272,9191999–2002Suns
Marcus Banks1911,0032003–2006713482006–2008Celtics
Isaiah Thomas2044,9862014–2017537092014–2024Suns
Stephon Marbury371402008/092034,3202001–2004Suns
Tony Delk1131,0402001–20031271,4872000–2002Suns
Aron Baynes1608992017–2019424812019/20Celtics
Torrey Craig22522024/251801,1822020–2023Suns
Sebastian Telfair784792006/071066432011–2013Celtics
Todd Day811,1781996/97674381999/00Celtics
Shaquille O'Neal393432010/111081,7712007–2009Suns
Phil Pressey1273902013–20159222015/16Celtics
Milt Palacio994942000–200228792001/02Celtics
Mark Bryant302002/031197221996–1998Suns
Jermaine O'Neal583062010–2012554542012/13Celtics
Abdel Nader591582017/18431982020–2022Celtics
Mickael Pietrus623582011/12382832010/11Suns
Randy Brown552232000–200232412002/03Celtics
E'Twaun Moore441152011/12341502020/21Celtics
Kris Humphries695792013/144292015/16Celtics
Michael Finley381242009/10273521996/97Suns
Jumaine Jones44972003/0418402006/07Celtics
Greg Monroe393242017–2019202252017/18Suns
Sam Cassell372242007/08223251996/97Suns
Shavlik Randolph22742012–201530372013–2015Celtics
Marcus Thornton393482014/159322014/15Celtics
Brandan Wright8262014/15402802014/15Celtics
Justin Jackson24222021–20236132021/22Celtics
Dwayne Jones II11142005/06452009/10Celtics
Jarell Eddie202017/185242016/17Suns

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Celtics and the Suns have met 57 times: the Celtics won 30, the Suns 27.

  • Celtics' biggest win: Suns 102-132 Celtics (2024/25)
  • Suns' biggest win: Suns 131-100 Celtics (1996/97)

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How many players have played for both the Celtics and the Suns?
37 in the NBA since 1996/97: Leandro Barbosa, Walter McCarty, Jae Crowder, Marcus Morris Sr., Joe Johnson, Eddie House and 31 more.
Who has played the most games for the Celtics and the Suns?
Leandro Barbosa: 41 for the Celtics and 617 for the Suns, 658 in all. Leandro Barbosa scored the most points across both, 7,312.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Celtics and the Suns?
Torrey Craig. He played for the Suns (2020–2023), then the Celtics from 2024/25.
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.