Players who played for the Hornets and the Nuggets

23 players · NBA since 1996/97

23 players have played for both the Hornets and the Nuggets in the NBA since 1996/97. 11 played for the Hornets first and 12 for the Nuggets first. The longest-serving played 429 games across both; the top scorer got 5,657 points; the first move came in 2004/05, the most recent in 2025/26.

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  1.  Hornets 403 · Nuggets 26
  2.  Hornets 144 · Nuggets 277
  3.  Hornets 286 · Nuggets 28
  4.  Hornets 53 · Nuggets 258
  5.  Hornets 36 · Nuggets 270
  6.  Hornets 160 · Nuggets 30
  7.  Hornets 26 · Nuggets 139
  8.  Hornets 39 · Nuggets 108
  9.  Hornets 80 · Nuggets 47
  10.  Hornets 16 · Nuggets 88
  11.  Hornets 91 · Nuggets 13
  12.  Hornets 74 · Nuggets 20
  13.  Hornets 22 · Nuggets 52
  14.  Hornets 58 · Nuggets 12
  15.  Hornets 50 · Nuggets 6
  16.  Hornets 23 · Nuggets 29
  17.  Hornets 42 · Nuggets 6
  18.  Hornets 5 · Nuggets 42
  19.  Hornets 40 · Nuggets 7
  20.  Hornets 23 · Nuggets 21
  21.  Hornets 14 · Nuggets 19
  22.  Hornets 25 · Nuggets 8
  23.  Hornets 18 · Nuggets 12

Who stands out

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Raymond Felton has the most games for the two combined: 403 for the Hornets and 26 for the Nuggets. Raymond Felton scored the most points across both: 5,358 for the Hornets and 299 for the Nuggets.

In our data, Cory Alexander was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Hornets came in 2004/05). The most recent player to play for both is KJ Simpson, who first played for the Nuggets in 2025/26.

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Every player who played for the Hornets and the Nuggets (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerHornetsNuggetsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Raymond Felton4035,3582005–2010262992010/11Hornets
Mason Plumlee1441,1912021–20262771,9532016–2020Nuggets
D.J. Augustin2863,0852008–2012283252015/16Hornets
Eduardo Najera531272010–20122581,5202004–2008Nuggets
Earl Boykins361852007/082703,2752003–2007Nuggets
Melvin Ely1601,2062004–200730692010/11Hornets
Jusuf Nurkic262382024/251391,0472014–2017Nuggets
Juwan Howard391712008/091081,9212001–2009Nuggets
Ish Smith803072021–2024471102022/23Hornets
Cory Alexander16492004/05886661997–2000Nuggets
Jeff McInnis914072006–200813651996/97Nuggets
Jason Hart747062004/0520152008/09Hornets
Malik Allen221112004/05521052009/10Hornets
Troy Daniels583212014–201612422019/20Hornets
KJ Simpson503662024–2026672025/26Hornets
Julyan Stone23192017/1829472011–2013Nuggets
Roy Hibbert422172016/17642016/17Hornets
Eric Williams5122006/07423561997–1999Nuggets
Johnny O'Bryant III401892016–20187202016/17Nuggets
Jamal Sampson23792004/0521242006/07Hornets
PJ Hall14732025–202719332024/25Nuggets
Noah Vonleh25832014/158132019/20Hornets
Isaiah Thomas181442021/2212972018/19Nuggets

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Hornets and the Nuggets have met 43 times: the Hornets won 15, the Nuggets 28.

  • Hornets' biggest win: Hornets 110-82 Nuggets (2014/15)
  • Nuggets' biggest win: Nuggets 120-80 Hornets (2010/11)

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Nuggets also shares players with

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How many players have played for both the Hornets and the Nuggets?
23 in the NBA since 1996/97: Raymond Felton, Mason Plumlee, D.J. Augustin, Eduardo Najera, Earl Boykins, Melvin Ely and 17 more.
Who has played the most games for the Hornets and the Nuggets?
Raymond Felton: 403 for the Hornets and 26 for the Nuggets, 429 in all. Raymond Felton scored the most points across both, 5,657.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Hornets and the Nuggets?
KJ Simpson. He played for the Hornets (2024–2026), then the Nuggets 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.