Players who played for the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers

36 players · NBA since 1996/97

36 players have played for both the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers in the NBA since 1996/97. 19 played for the Sacramento Kings first and 17 for the Lakers first. The longest-serving played 571 games across both; the top scorer got 6,883 points; the first move came in 1998/99, the most recent in 2025/26.

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  1.  Kings 172 · Lakers 399
  2.  Kings 512 · Lakers 15
  3.  Kings 2 · Lakers 410
  4.  Kings 293 · Lakers 76
  5.  Kings 312 · Lakers 25
  6.  Kings 184 · Lakers 56
  7.  Kings 215 · Lakers 21
  8.  Kings 97 · Lakers 137
  9.  Kings 151 · Lakers 66
  10.  Kings 47 · Lakers 157
  11.  Kings 72 · Lakers 128
  12.  Kings 64 · Lakers 130
  13.  Kings 32 · Lakers 161
  14.  Kings 40 · Lakers 151
  15.  Kings 187 · Lakers 3
  16.  Kings 173 · Lakers 12
  17.  Kings 68 · Lakers 88
  18.  Kings 141 · Lakers 2
  19.  Kings 86 · Lakers 43
  20.  Kings 19 · Lakers 102
  21.  Kings 104 · Lakers 7
  22.  Kings 11 · Lakers 98
  23.  Kings 29 · Lakers 78
  24.  Kings 73 · Lakers 30
  25.  Kings 51 · Lakers 48
  26.  Kings 17 · Lakers 77
  27.  Kings 24 · Lakers 69
  28.  Kings 75 · Lakers 16
  29.  Kings 25 · Lakers 62
  30.  Kings 69 · Lakers 4
  31.  Kings 36 · Lakers 35
  32.  Kings 11 · Lakers 30
  33.  Kings 30 · Lakers 6
  34.  Kings 12 · Lakers 10
  35.  Kings 15 · Lakers 4
  36.  Kings 5 · Lakers 2

Who stands out

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Metta World Peace has the most games for the two combined: 172 for the Sacramento Kings and 399 for the Lakers. Metta World Peace scored the most points across both: 3,245 for the Sacramento Kings and 3,638 for the Lakers.

In our data, Jon Barry was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Sacramento Kings came in 1998/99). The most recent player to play for both is Russell Westbrook, who first played for the Sacramento Kings in 2025/26.

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Every player who played for the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerKingsLakersFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Metta World Peace1723,2452005–20083993,6382009–2017Kings
Vlade Divac5125,8311998–200415342004/05Kings
Jordan Farmar2122016/174102,8422006–2014Lakers
Malik Monk2934,2512022–2027761,0482021/22Lakers
Ben McLemore3122,8172013–2019251742020/21Kings
Jon Barry1841,1191998–2001561211997/98Lakers
Isaiah Thomas2153,3142011–2014213022017–2022Kings
Matt Barnes975772004–20171379222010–2012Kings
Mitch Richmond1513,7181996–1998662632001/02Kings
JaVale McGee471872023/241571,3842018–2020Lakers
Rajon Rondo728592015/161289642018–2022Kings
Russell Westbrook649712025/261302,2682021–2023Lakers
Trevor Ariza321922019/201611,2582007–2022Lakers
Dennis Schroder405102025/261512,0082020–2023Lakers
Darren Collison1872,6602014–2017342021/22Kings
Alex Len1735582019–202512222024/25Kings
Maurice Evans684342004/05886942006–2008Kings
Derrick Williams1411,1872013–2015222017/18Kings
Ronnie Price862522005–2007432212014/15Kings
Jake LaRavia191152024/251027672025–2027Kings
Harry Giles III1047242018–2020722023/24Kings
Wenyen Gabriel11192019/20985092021–2023Kings
Corey Brewer291032018–2020783272016–2018Lakers
Damian Jones735722020–202230982020–2023Lakers
Thomas Robinson512472012/13482412016/17Kings
Caron Butler17632015/16771,1952004/05Lakers
Brian Grant242521996/97692632004/05Kings
Jim Jackson756222002/0316262005/06Kings
Kent Bazemore252572019/20624342013–2022Lakers
Ime Udoka692502009/10482003/04Lakers
Ramon Sessions361962014/15354072011/12Lakers
Juan Toscano-Anderson1172023/2430812022/23Lakers
Tristan Thompson301852021/226112022/23Kings
Jamal Sampson12102005/0610292003/04Lakers
Mason Jones15302023–20254272021/22Lakers
Nigel Hayes-Davis5182017/18232017/18Lakers

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers have met 133 times: the Sacramento Kings won 53, the Lakers 80.

  • Sacramento Kings' biggest win: Lakers 84-108 Kings (2000/01)
  • Lakers' biggest win: Lakers 113-80 Kings (2010/11)

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers?
36 in the NBA since 1996/97: Metta World Peace, Vlade Divac, Jordan Farmar, Malik Monk, Ben McLemore, Jon Barry and 30 more.
Who has played the most games for the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers?
Metta World Peace: 172 for the Sacramento Kings and 399 for the Lakers, 571 in all. Metta World Peace scored the most points across both, 6,883.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers?
Russell Westbrook. He played for the Lakers (2021–2023), then the Sacramento Kings 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.