Players who played for the Lakers and the Nuggets

33 players · NBA since 1996/97

33 players have played for both the Lakers and the Nuggets in the NBA since 1996/97. 19 played for the Lakers first and 14 for the Nuggets first. The longest-serving played 678 games across both; the top scorer got 15,993 points; the first move came in 1998/99, the most recent in 2024/25.

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  1.  Lakers 69 · Nuggets 609
  2.  Lakers 319 · Nuggets 184
  3.  Lakers 16 · Nuggets 406
  4.  Lakers 165 · Nuggets 245
  5.  Lakers 157 · Nuggets 151
  6.  Lakers 227 · Nuggets 54
  7.  Lakers 54 · Nuggets 219
  8.  Lakers 38 · Nuggets 220
  9.  Lakers 23 · Nuggets 223
  10.  Lakers 78 · Nuggets 154
  11.  Lakers 220 · Nuggets 4
  12.  Lakers 193 · Nuggets 28
  13.  Lakers 130 · Nuggets 88
  14.  Lakers 32 · Nuggets 144
  15.  Lakers 78 · Nuggets 74
  16.  Lakers 82 · Nuggets 39
  17.  Lakers 56 · Nuggets 62
  18.  Lakers 8 · Nuggets 83
  19.  Lakers 81 · Nuggets 6
  20.  Lakers 67 · Nuggets 10
  21.  Lakers 56 · Nuggets 19
  22.  Lakers 32 · Nuggets 27
  23.  Lakers 27 · Nuggets 30
  24.  Lakers 41 · Nuggets 12
  25.  Lakers 21 · Nuggets 28
  26.  Lakers 31 · Nuggets 13
  27.  Lakers 16 · Nuggets 19
  28.  Lakers 8 · Nuggets 26
  29.  Lakers 21 · Nuggets 12
  30.  Lakers 10 · Nuggets 21
  31.  Lakers 16 · Nuggets 11
  32.  Lakers 21 · Nuggets 6
  33.  Lakers 4 · Nuggets 20

Who stands out

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Carmelo Anthony has the most games for the two combined: 69 for the Lakers and 609 for the Nuggets. Carmelo Anthony scored the most points across both: 919 for the Lakers and 15,074 for the Nuggets.

In our data, Nick Van Exel was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Nuggets came in 1998/99). The most recent player to play for both is Russell Westbrook, who first played for the Nuggets in 2024/25.

Show all 33 players

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Every player who played for the Lakers and the Nuggets (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerLakersNuggetsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Carmelo Anthony699192021/2260915,0742003–2011Nuggets
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope3193,4942017–20211841,8972022–2024Lakers
JR Smith16372019/204065,5302006–2011Nuggets
Nick Van Exel1652,3681996–19982454,3251998–2002Lakers
JaVale McGee1571,3842018–20201511,2282011–2021Nuggets
Steve Blake2271,3012010–2014544442006/07Nuggets
Timofey Mozgov544012016/172191,4722010–2015Nuggets
Malik Beasley383272022/232201,6342016–2020Nuggets
George McCloud23951996/972232,1201999–2002Lakers
Corey Brewer783272016–20181541,6382011–2013Nuggets
Nick Young2202,8902013–2017492018/19Lakers
Jarred Vanderbilt1938842022–202728342018–2020Nuggets
Russell Westbrook1302,2682021–2023881,1462024/25Lakers
DeAndre Jordan321322021/221445652022–2025Lakers
Bryon Russell782892003/04743102004–2006Lakers
Chucky Atkins821,1152004/05391402007–2009Lakers
Jon Barry561211997/98623722003/04Lakers
Davon Reed882022/23832902021–2023Nuggets
Roy Hibbert814812015/16642016/17Lakers
Isaiah Rider675072000/0110932001/02Lakers
Thomas Bryant565182017–202319832022/23Lakers
Shammond Williams321122006/07272552002/03Nuggets
Ruben Patterson27651998/99303642005/06Lakers
Troy Daniels411742019/2012422019/20Lakers
D.J. Augustin211122021/22283252015/16Nuggets
Tracy Murray31612002/0313502000/01Nuggets
Von Wafer16202005/0619272007/08Lakers
Shaquille Harrison8102022/2326652020/21Nuggets
Isaiah Thomas213022017–202212972018/19Lakers
Jamal Sampson10292003/0421242006/07Lakers
Joe Smith1662010/1111562006/07Nuggets
Jelani McCoy21262001/02632007/08Lakers
Jay Huff402021/2220232023/24Lakers

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Lakers and the Nuggets have met 140 times: the Lakers won 77, the Nuggets 63.

  • Lakers' biggest win: Lakers 131-92 Nuggets (1997/98)
  • Nuggets' biggest win: Nuggets 133-96 Lakers (2021/22)

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Lakers and the Nuggets?
33 in the NBA since 1996/97: Carmelo Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, JR Smith, Nick Van Exel, JaVale McGee, Steve Blake and 27 more.
Who has played the most games for the Lakers and the Nuggets?
Carmelo Anthony: 69 for the Lakers and 609 for the Nuggets, 678 in all. Carmelo Anthony scored the most points across both, 15,993.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Lakers and the Nuggets?
Russell Westbrook. He played for the Lakers (2021–2023), then the Nuggets 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.