Players who played for the Lakers and the Nets

38 players · NBA since 1996/97

38 players have played for both the Lakers and the Nets in the NBA since 1996/97. 19 played for the Lakers first and 19 for the Nets first. The longest-serving played 649 games across both; the top scorer got 11,680 points; the first move came in 1996/97, the most recent in 2026/27.

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  1.  Lakers 74 · Nets 575
  2.  Lakers 477 · Nets 56
  3.  Lakers 410 · Nets 112
  4.  Lakers 289 · Nets 163
  5.  Lakers 34 · Nets 357
  6.  Lakers 238 · Nets 11
  7.  Lakers 197 · Nets 10
  8.  Lakers 151 · Nets 52
  9.  Lakers 108 · Nets 76
  10.  Lakers 48 · Nets 118
  11.  Lakers 79 · Nets 84
  12.  Lakers 85 · Nets 76
  13.  Lakers 18 · Nets 136
  14.  Lakers 32 · Nets 113
  15.  Lakers 108 · Nets 27
  16.  Lakers 68 · Nets 63
  17.  Lakers 10 · Nets 119
  18.  Lakers 69 · Nets 58
  19.  Lakers 48 · Nets 71
  20.  Lakers 74 · Nets 39
  21.  Lakers 74 · Nets 37
  22.  Lakers 98 · Nets 1
  23.  Lakers 54 · Nets 31
  24.  Lakers 63 · Nets 18
  25.  Lakers 63 · Nets 12
  26.  Lakers 42 · Nets 21
  27.  Lakers 36 · Nets 25
  28.  Lakers 32 · Nets 27
  29.  Lakers 27 · Nets 29
  30.  Lakers 43 · Nets 11
  31.  Lakers 16 · Nets 31
  32.  Lakers 13 · Nets 34
  33.  Lakers 20 · Nets 20
  34.  Lakers 27 · Nets 9
  35.  Lakers 8 · Nets 28
  36.  Lakers 7 · Nets 16
  37.  Lakers 16 · Nets 4
  38.  Lakers 8 · Nets 2

Who stands out

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Brook Lopez has the most games for the two combined: 74 for the Lakers and 575 for the Nets. Brook Lopez scored the most points across both: 961 for the Lakers and 10,719 for the Nets.

In our data, Joe Kleine was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Nets came in 1996/97). The most recent player to play for both is Ziaire Williams, who first played for the Lakers in 2026/27.

Show all 38 players

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Every player who played for the Lakers and the Nets (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerLakersNetsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Brook Lopez749612017/1857510,7192008–2017Nets
Sasha Vujacic4772,3572004–2011566362010/11Lakers
Jordan Farmar4102,8422006–20141121,1072010–2012Lakers
D'Angelo Russell2894,3822015–20251632,9252017–2025Lakers
Spencer Dinwiddie342062023/243575,0922016–2024Nets
Julius Randle2383,2192014–2018112172026/27Lakers
Elden Campbell1972,2641996–19991022004/05Lakers
Dennis Schroder1512,0082020–2023528482023–2025Lakers
Wayne Ellington1089372014–2022765862015/16Lakers
Dorian Finney-Smith483722024/251189992022–2025Nets
Ed Davis796562014/15844882018/19Lakers
Taurean Prince857462023/24768702019–2021Nets
MarShon Brooks181152013/141361,1102011–2013Nets
DeAndre Jordan321322021/221138912019–2021Nets
Markieff Morris1086582019–202527962022/23Lakers
Jared Dudley68742019–2021632992018/19Nets
Ziaire Williams101102026/271191,2052024–2026Nets
Lonnie Walker IV697342022/23585652023/24Lakers
Thomas Robinson482412016/17713072015/16Nets
Darius Morris742922011–201339832014/15Lakers
Jeremy Lin748322014/15375412016–2018Lakers
Wenyen Gabriel985092021–2023102021/22Nets
Timofey Mozgov544012016/17311312017/18Lakers
Troy Murphy631912011/1218652010/11Nets
Earl Clark634422012/1312332014/15Lakers
Maxwell Lewis42152023–2025211122024/25Lakers
Shawne Williams362022013/14251132011/12Nets
Shake Milton321162024/25271992024/25Nets
Andre Drummond272992020/21293132021/22Lakers
Moritz Wagner432072018/19111202026/27Lakers
Jim Jackson16262005/06315121996/97Nets
Soumaila Samake13222002/0334462000/01Nets
David Nwaba201202016/17201042019/20Lakers
Drew Timme27922025/2691092024/25Nets
Joe Kleine861996/9728841996/97Lakers
Harry Giles III722023/2416542023/24Nets
Joe Smith1662010/11422010/11Nets
Shaquille Harrison8102022/23242021/22Nets

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Lakers and the Nets have met 61 times: the Lakers won 41, the Nets 20.

  • Lakers' biggest win: Lakers 120-93 Nets (2008/09)
  • Nets' biggest win: Nets 98-71 Lakers (2002/03)

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Lakers and the Nets?
38 in the NBA since 1996/97: Brook Lopez, Sasha Vujacic, Jordan Farmar, D'Angelo Russell, Spencer Dinwiddie, Julius Randle and 32 more.
Who has played the most games for the Lakers and the Nets?
Brook Lopez: 74 for the Lakers and 575 for the Nets, 649 in all. Brook Lopez scored the most points across both, 11,680.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Lakers and the Nets?
Ziaire Williams. He played for the Nets (2024–2026), then the Lakers from 2026/27.
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.