Players who played for the Celtics and the Thunder

34 players · NBA since 1996/97

34 players have played for both the Celtics and the Thunder in the NBA since 1996/97. 18 played for the Celtics first and 16 for the Thunder first. The longest-serving played 861 games across both; the top scorer got 14,961 points; the first move came in 2000/01, the most recent in 2026/27.

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  1.  Celtics 521 · Thunder 340
  2.  Celtics 449 · Thunder 307
  3.  Celtics 84 · Thunder 541
  4.  Celtics 584 · Thunder 28
  5.  Celtics 237 · Thunder 295
  6.  Celtics 89 · Thunder 346
  7.  Celtics 273 · Thunder 153
  8.  Celtics 104 · Thunder 203
  9.  Celtics 91 · Thunder 210
  10.  Celtics 257 · Thunder 38
  11.  Celtics 219 · Thunder 35
  12.  Celtics 51 · Thunder 170
  13.  Celtics 26 · Thunder 186
  14.  Celtics 31 · Thunder 175
  15.  Celtics 49 · Thunder 156
  16.  Celtics 59 · Thunder 122
  17.  Celtics 10 · Thunder 167
  18.  Celtics 139 · Thunder 33
  19.  Celtics 55 · Thunder 109
  20.  Celtics 134 · Thunder 5
  21.  Celtics 116 · Thunder 12
  22.  Celtics 64 · Thunder 50
  23.  Celtics 97 · Thunder 7
  24.  Celtics 78 · Thunder 16
  25.  Celtics 37 · Thunder 44
  26.  Celtics 49 · Thunder 30
  27.  Celtics 69 · Thunder 9
  28.  Celtics 24 · Thunder 33
  29.  Celtics 12 · Thunder 42
  30.  Celtics 28 · Thunder 18
  31.  Celtics 7 · Thunder 34
  32.  Celtics 8 · Thunder 17
  33.  Celtics 7 · Thunder 4
  34.  Celtics 6 · Thunder 2

Who stands out

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Kendrick Perkins has the most games for the two combined: 521 for the Celtics and 340 for the Thunder. Ray Allen scored the most points across both: 7,397 for the Celtics and 7,564 for the Thunder.

In our data, Pervis Ellison was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Thunder came in 2000/01). The most recent player to play for both is Paul George, who first played for the Celtics in 2026/27.

Show all 34 players

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Every player who played for the Celtics and the Thunder (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerCelticsThunderFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Kendrick Perkins5213,3872003–20113401,4142010–2015Celtics
Ray Allen4497,3972007–20123077,5642002–2007Thunder
Gary Payton849452004/0554111,9091996–2003Thunder
Al Horford5846,5882016–2025283982020/21Celtics
Jeff Green2373,4402010–20152954,1822007–2011Thunder
Vin Baker896882002–20043465,3481997–2002Thunder
Vitaly Potapenko2732,0531998–20021537642002–2006Celtics
Enes Freedom1046472019–20222032,7502014–2017Thunder
Chris Wilcox914112011–20132102,6542005–2009Thunder
Kenny Anderson2572,9091997–2002382332002/03Celtics
Delonte West2192,0792004–2011352392007/08Celtics
Shammond Williams513722002/031709801999–2002Thunder
Mike Muscala261272022/231861,1942019–2024Thunder
Nenad Krstic312302010/111751,4842008–2011Thunder
Dennis Schroder497042021/221562,6432018–2020Thunder
Abdel Nader591582017/181225922018–2020Celtics
Paul George102202026/271674,1842017–2019Thunder
Gordon Hayward1391,8762017–2020331382023/24Celtics
Danny Fortson554191999/001096262004–2007Celtics
Ryan Gomes1341,3422005–2007562013/14Celtics
Adrian Griffin1165781999–200112142007/08Celtics
Wally Szczerbiak641,0402005–2007506562007/08Celtics
Nate Robinson976292009–20117212010/11Celtics
Sebastian Telfair784792006/07161342014/15Celtics
Mikki Moore371312002–2009441542005/06Celtics
Svi Mykhailiuk491702023/24303102020/21Thunder
Pervis Ellison691681996–2000962000/01Celtics
Justin Jackson24222021–2023332362020/21Thunder
D.J. White12292012/13421862008–2011Thunder
Chucky Atkins283432003/0418712008/09Celtics
Ruben Wolkowyski752002/0334752000/01Thunder
Joseph Forte862001/0217242002/03Celtics
Rick Brunson7262000/014102005/06Celtics
PJ Dozier6192018/19222017/18Thunder

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Celtics and the Thunder have met 58 times: the Celtics won 30, the Thunder 28.

  • Celtics' biggest win: Celtics 114-74 Thunder (2002/03)
  • Thunder's biggest win: Thunder 150-117 Celtics (2022/23)

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Celtics and the Thunder?
34 in the NBA since 1996/97: Kendrick Perkins, Ray Allen, Gary Payton, Al Horford, Jeff Green, Vin Baker and 28 more.
Who has played the most games for the Celtics and the Thunder?
Kendrick Perkins: 521 for the Celtics and 340 for the Thunder, 861 in all. Ray Allen scored the most points across both, 14,961.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Celtics and the Thunder?
Paul George. He played for the Thunder (2017–2019), then the Celtics 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.