Players who played for the Utah Jazz and the Thunder

27 players · NBA since 1996/97

27 players have played for both the Utah Jazz and the Thunder in the NBA since 1996/97. 15 played for the Utah Jazz first and 12 for the Thunder first. The longest-serving played 725 games across both; the top scorer got 8,509 points; the first move came in 1997/98, the most recent in 2024/25.

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  1.  Jazz 686 · Thunder 39
  2.  Jazz 530 · Thunder 33
  3.  Jazz 92 · Thunder 437
  4.  Jazz 178 · Thunder 311
  5.  Jazz 269 · Thunder 203
  6.  Jazz 30 · Thunder 295
  7.  Jazz 247 · Thunder 65
  8.  Jazz 289 · Thunder 15
  9.  Jazz 98 · Thunder 175
  10.  Jazz 6 · Thunder 228
  11.  Jazz 26 · Thunder 206
  12.  Jazz 178 · Thunder 48
  13.  Jazz 148 · Thunder 15
  14.  Jazz 100 · Thunder 30
  15.  Jazz 82 · Thunder 43
  16.  Jazz 82 · Thunder 22
  17.  Jazz 76 · Thunder 24
  18.  Jazz 61 · Thunder 22
  19.  Jazz 5 · Thunder 69
  20.  Jazz 28 · Thunder 44
  21.  Jazz 57 · Thunder 14
  22.  Jazz 47 · Thunder 13
  23.  Jazz 43 · Thunder 6
  24.  Jazz 22 · Thunder 20
  25.  Jazz 17 · Thunder 22
  26.  Jazz 18 · Thunder 3
  27.  Jazz 3 · Thunder 5

Who stands out

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Derrick Favors has the most games for the two combined: 686 for the Utah Jazz and 39 for the Thunder. Gordon Hayward scored the most points across both: 8,371 for the Utah Jazz and 138 for the Thunder.

In our data, Stephen Howard was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Thunder came in 1997/98). The most recent player to play for both is Svi Mykhailiuk, who first played for the Utah Jazz in 2024/25.

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Every player who played for the Utah Jazz and the Thunder (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerJazzThunderFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Derrick Favors6867,6642010–2021392062021/22Jazz
Gordon Hayward5308,3712010–2017331382023/24Jazz
Thabo Sefolosha925072017–20194372,6152008–2014Thunder
Earl Watson1785882010–20133112,5192001–2009Thunder
Enes Freedom2692,4892011–20152032,7502014–2017Jazz
Jeff Green302332019/202954,1822007–2011Thunder
Greg Foster2471,0191996–1999652211999/00Jazz
Ronnie Brewer2892,9782006–201015132012/13Jazz
Derek Fisher989782006/071759152011–2014Jazz
Darius Bazley6482023/242282,0832019–2023Thunder
Eric Maynor261342009/102068422009–2013Jazz
Olden Polynice1789621999–2001483681998/99Thunder
Donyell Marshall1482,0682000–200215572007/08Jazz
Svi Mykhailiuk1008462024–2027303102020/21Thunder
Randy Foye828822012/13431912015/16Jazz
Tony Bradley823292017–2027221912020/21Jazz
John Crotty763522000–2002241471998/99Thunder
Francisco Elson611342010/1122662007/08Thunder
Kyle Weaver5282010/11693372008–2010Thunder
Mikki Moore281282003/04441542005/06Jazz
George Hill579542016/17141652020/21Jazz
Stephen Howard471591996/9713251997/98Jazz
Jared Butler431612021/226372022/23Jazz
Steve Novak22482014/1520322014–2016Jazz
Randy Livingston17642004/0522612001–2007Thunder
Ersan Ilyasova18692020/213152016/17Thunder
Grant Jerrett392014/15572014/15Thunder

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Utah Jazz and the Thunder have met 128 times: the Utah Jazz won 58, the Thunder 70.

  • Utah Jazz's biggest win: Jazz 137-101 Thunder (2021/22)
  • Thunder's biggest win: Thunder 146-111 Jazz (2025/26)

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How many players have played for both the Utah Jazz and the Thunder?
27 in the NBA since 1996/97: Derrick Favors, Gordon Hayward, Thabo Sefolosha, Earl Watson, Enes Freedom, Jeff Green and 21 more.
Who has played the most games for the Utah Jazz and the Thunder?
Derrick Favors: 686 for the Utah Jazz and 39 for the Thunder, 725 in all. Gordon Hayward scored the most points across both, 8,509.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Utah Jazz and the Thunder?
Svi Mykhailiuk. He played for the Thunder (2020/21), then the Utah Jazz 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.