Players who played for the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs
27 players · NBA since 1996/97
27 players have played for both the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA since 1996/97. 16 played for the Grizzlies first and 11 for the San Antonio Spurs first. The longest-serving played 755 games across both; the top scorer got 11,897 points; the first move came in 1998/99, the most recent in 2025/26.
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- Grizzlies 486 · San Antonio Spurs 269
- Grizzlies 488 · San Antonio Spurs 189
- Grizzlies 3 · San Antonio Spurs 618
- Grizzlies 272 · San Antonio Spurs 287
- Grizzlies 74 · San Antonio Spurs 318
- Grizzlies 114 · San Antonio Spurs 237
- Grizzlies 229 · San Antonio Spurs 70
- Grizzlies 286 · San Antonio Spurs 4
- Grizzlies 190 · San Antonio Spurs 58
- Grizzlies 118 · San Antonio Spurs 38
- Grizzlies 104 · San Antonio Spurs 47
- Grizzlies 4 · San Antonio Spurs 138
- Grizzlies 71 · San Antonio Spurs 69
- Grizzlies 45 · San Antonio Spurs 54
- Grizzlies 2 · San Antonio Spurs 90
- Grizzlies 30 · San Antonio Spurs 62
- Grizzlies 40 · San Antonio Spurs 48
- Grizzlies 73 · San Antonio Spurs 15
- Grizzlies 35 · San Antonio Spurs 41
- Grizzlies 51 · San Antonio Spurs 23
- Grizzlies 49 · San Antonio Spurs 20
- Grizzlies 10 · San Antonio Spurs 31
- Grizzlies 14 · San Antonio Spurs 18
- Grizzlies 9 · San Antonio Spurs 3
- Grizzlies 6 · San Antonio Spurs 6
- Grizzlies 3 · San Antonio Spurs 5
- Grizzlies 4 · San Antonio Spurs 2
Who stands out
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Rudy Gay has the most games for the two combined: 486 for the Grizzlies and 269 for the San Antonio Spurs. Rudy Gay scored the most points across both: 8,695 for the Grizzlies and 3,202 for the San Antonio Spurs.
In our data, Antonio Daniels was the first to have played for both (his first game for the San Antonio Spurs came in 1998/99). The most recent player to play for both is Charles Bassey, who first played for the Grizzlies in 2025/26.
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| Player | Grizzlies | San Antonio Spurs | First | ||||
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| G | Pts | Seasons | G | Pts | Seasons | ||
| Rudy Gay | 486 | 8,695 | 2006–2013 | 269 | 3,202 | 2017–2021 | Grizzlies |
| Pau Gasol | 488 | 9,206 | 2001–2008 | 189 | 1,834 | 2016–2019 | Grizzlies |
| Danny Green | 3 | 9 | 2022/23 | 618 | 5,558 | 2010–2018 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Kyle Anderson | 272 | 2,290 | 2018–2026 | 287 | 1,388 | 2014–2018 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Antonio Daniels | 74 | 579 | 1997/98 | 318 | 2,465 | 1998–2002 | Grizzlies |
| Beno Udrih | 114 | 810 | 2013–2016 | 237 | 1,191 | 2004–2007 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Tony Massenburg | 229 | 1,513 | 1997–2002 | 70 | 199 | 2004/05 | Grizzlies |
| JaMychal Green | 286 | 2,366 | 2014–2019 | 4 | 8 | 2014/15 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Quincy Pondexter | 190 | 1,040 | 2011–2015 | 58 | 98 | 2018/19 | Grizzlies |
| Damon Stoudamire | 118 | 995 | 2005–2008 | 38 | 119 | 2007/08 | Grizzlies |
| Cherokee Parks | 104 | 434 | 1998–2000 | 47 | 71 | 2001/02 | Grizzlies |
| Carl Herrera | 4 | 6 | 1998/99 | 138 | 769 | 1996–1998 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Dante Cunningham | 71 | 341 | 2011/12 | 69 | 200 | 2018/19 | Grizzlies |
| Jock Landale | 45 | 509 | 2025/26 | 54 | 265 | 2021/22 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Charles Bassey | 2 | 7 | 2025/26 | 90 | 419 | 2022–2025 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Bismack Biyombo | 30 | 156 | 2023/24 | 62 | 173 | 2024–2026 | Grizzlies |
| Gorgui Dieng | 40 | 298 | 2019–2021 | 48 | 212 | 2020–2023 | Grizzlies |
| DeMarre Carroll | 73 | 219 | 2009–2011 | 15 | 33 | 2019/20 | Grizzlies |
| Austin Daye | 35 | 132 | 2012/13 | 41 | 161 | 2013–2015 | Grizzlies |
| Drew Gooden | 51 | 616 | 2002/03 | 23 | 216 | 2008/09 | Grizzlies |
| Garrett Temple | 49 | 463 | 2018/19 | 20 | 86 | 2009–2011 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Ray McCallum | 10 | 69 | 2015/16 | 31 | 68 | 2015/16 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Anthony Tolliver | 14 | 69 | 2019/20 | 18 | 52 | 2008/09 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Bobby Jones | 9 | 40 | 2007/08 | 3 | 2 | 2007/08 | Grizzlies |
| Jason Sasser | 6 | 11 | 1998/99 | 6 | 17 | 1996/97 | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jeremy Richardson | 3 | 0 | 2007/08 | 5 | 10 | 2007/08 | Grizzlies |
| Tyler Zeller | 4 | 46 | 2018/19 | 2 | 2 | 2019/20 | Grizzlies |
Head to head
In the NBA since 1996/97, the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs have met 143 times: the Grizzlies won 50, the San Antonio Spurs 93.
- Grizzlies' biggest win: Spurs 102-133 Grizzlies (2020/21)
- San Antonio Spurs' biggest win: Spurs 110-77 Grizzlies (2000/01)
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- How many players have played for both the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs?
- 27 in the NBA since 1996/97: Rudy Gay, Pau Gasol, Danny Green, Kyle Anderson, Antonio Daniels, Beno Udrih and 21 more.
- Who has played the most games for the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs?
- Rudy Gay: 486 for the Grizzlies and 269 for the San Antonio Spurs, 755 in all. Rudy Gay scored the most points across both, 11,897.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs?
- Charles Bassey. He played for the San Antonio Spurs (2022–2025), then the Grizzlies 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.