Players who played for the Utah Jazz and the Nuggets
29 players · NBA since 1996/97
29 players have played for both the Utah Jazz and the Nuggets in the NBA since 1996/97. 15 played for the Utah Jazz first and 14 for the Nuggets first. The longest-serving played 845 games across both; the top scorer got 10,123 points; the first move came in 1996/97, the most recent in 2025/26.
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- Jazz 588 · Nuggets 257
- Jazz 509 · Nuggets 74
- Jazz 431 · Nuggets 19
- Jazz 153 · Nuggets 139
- Jazz 55 · Nuggets 220
- Jazz 61 · Nuggets 211
- Jazz 82 · Nuggets 185
- Jazz 89 · Nuggets 150
- Jazz 178 · Nuggets 46
- Jazz 57 · Nuggets 165
- Jazz 23 · Nuggets 196
- Jazz 30 · Nuggets 156
- Jazz 41 · Nuggets 139
- Jazz 148 · Nuggets 20
- Jazz 86 · Nuggets 77
- Jazz 2 · Nuggets 144
- Jazz 87 · Nuggets 52
- Jazz 84 · Nuggets 27
- Jazz 82 · Nuggets 20
- Jazz 90 · Nuggets 4
- Jazz 76 · Nuggets 12
- Jazz 81 · Nuggets 3
- Jazz 52 · Nuggets 28
- Jazz 58 · Nuggets 20
- Jazz 2 · Nuggets 65
- Jazz 46 · Nuggets 7
- Jazz 6 · Nuggets 46
- Jazz 17 · Nuggets 26
- Jazz 21 · Nuggets 3
Who stands out
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Paul Millsap has the most games for the two combined: 588 for the Utah Jazz and 257 for the Nuggets. Paul Millsap scored the most points across both: 7,177 for the Utah Jazz and 2,946 for the Nuggets.
In our data, Brooks Thompson was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Nuggets came in 1996/97). The most recent player to play for both is Jusuf Nurkic, who first played for the Utah Jazz in 2025/26.
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| Player | Jazz | Nuggets | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Pts | Seasons | G | Pts | Seasons | ||
| Paul Millsap | 588 | 7,177 | 2006–2013 | 257 | 2,946 | 2017–2021 | Jazz |
| Bryon Russell | 509 | 5,797 | 1996–2002 | 74 | 310 | 2004–2006 | Jazz |
| Howard Eisley | 431 | 2,848 | 1996–2005 | 19 | 92 | 2005/06 | Jazz |
| Trey Lyles | 153 | 935 | 2015–2017 | 139 | 1,270 | 2017–2019 | Jazz |
| Malik Beasley | 55 | 736 | 2022/23 | 220 | 1,634 | 2016–2020 | Nuggets |
| Francisco Elson | 61 | 134 | 2010/11 | 211 | 839 | 2003–2006 | Nuggets |
| Randy Foye | 82 | 882 | 2012/13 | 185 | 1,826 | 2013–2016 | Jazz |
| Kosta Koufos | 89 | 285 | 2008–2010 | 150 | 989 | 2010–2013 | Jazz |
| Earl Watson | 178 | 588 | 2010–2013 | 46 | 347 | 2005/06 | Nuggets |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 57 | 408 | 2019/20 | 165 | 1,834 | 2015–2018 | Nuggets |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 23 | 119 | 2021/22 | 196 | 905 | 2016–2020 | Nuggets |
| Jeff Green | 30 | 233 | 2019/20 | 156 | 1,310 | 2021–2023 | Jazz |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 41 | 447 | 2025/26 | 139 | 1,047 | 2014–2017 | Nuggets |
| Carlos Arroyo | 148 | 1,273 | 2002–2005 | 20 | 81 | 2001/02 | Nuggets |
| Calbert Cheaney | 86 | 722 | 2002/03 | 77 | 515 | 2000–2002 | Nuggets |
| Keon Clark | 2 | 4 | 2003/04 | 144 | 1,014 | 1998–2001 | Nuggets |
| Mark Jackson | 87 | 418 | 2002/03 | 52 | 541 | 1996/97 | Nuggets |
| Devin Harris | 84 | 1,035 | 2010–2012 | 27 | 222 | 2017/18 | Jazz |
| Richard Jefferson | 82 | 831 | 2013/14 | 20 | 30 | 2017/18 | Jazz |
| DeMarre Carroll | 90 | 507 | 2011–2013 | 4 | 12 | 2011/12 | Nuggets |
| John Crotty | 76 | 352 | 2000–2002 | 12 | 41 | 2002/03 | Jazz |
| Devin Brown | 81 | 611 | 2005/06 | 3 | 18 | 2002/03 | Nuggets |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 52 | 432 | 2022/23 | 28 | 34 | 2018–2020 | Nuggets |
| Jason Hart | 58 | 167 | 2007/08 | 20 | 15 | 2008/09 | Jazz |
| Brooks Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1996/97 | 65 | 445 | 1996/97 | Jazz |
| Ian Clark | 46 | 112 | 2013–2015 | 7 | 13 | 2014/15 | Jazz |
| Erick Green | 6 | 13 | 2015/16 | 46 | 146 | 2014–2016 | Nuggets |
| Shaquille Harrison | 17 | 17 | 2020/21 | 26 | 65 | 2020/21 | Jazz |
| Rayjon Tucker | 21 | 67 | 2019/20 | 3 | 6 | 2021/22 | Jazz |
Head to head
In the NBA since 1996/97, the Utah Jazz and the Nuggets have met 129 times: the Utah Jazz won 73, the Nuggets 56.
- Utah Jazz's biggest win: Jazz 116-78 Nuggets (2000/01)
- Nuggets' biggest win: Nuggets 129-93 Jazz (2024/25)
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- How many players have played for both the Utah Jazz and the Nuggets?
- 29 in the NBA since 1996/97: Paul Millsap, Bryon Russell, Howard Eisley, Trey Lyles, Malik Beasley, Francisco Elson and 23 more.
- Who has played the most games for the Utah Jazz and the Nuggets?
- Paul Millsap: 588 for the Utah Jazz and 257 for the Nuggets, 845 in all. Paul Millsap scored the most points across both, 10,123.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Utah Jazz and the Nuggets?
- Jusuf Nurkic. He played for the Nuggets (2014–2017), then the Utah Jazz 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.