Players who played for the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans

33 players · NBA since 1996/97

33 players have played for both the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans in the NBA since 1996/97. 16 played for the Orlando Magic first and 17 for the Pelicans first. The longest-serving played 738 games across both; the top scorer got 9,066 points; the first move came in 1996/97, the most recent in 2025/26.

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  1.  Magic 695 · Pelicans 43
  2.  Magic 510 · Pelicans 100
  3.  Magic 440 · Pelicans 91
  4.  Magic 206 · Pelicans 234
  5.  Magic 154 · Pelicans 273
  6.  Magic 281 · Pelicans 60
  7.  Magic 90 · Pelicans 236
  8.  Magic 76 · Pelicans 207
  9.  Magic 266 · Pelicans 4
  10.  Magic 35 · Pelicans 222
  11.  Magic 93 · Pelicans 122
  12.  Magic 192 · Pelicans 18
  13.  Magic 8 · Pelicans 198
  14.  Magic 139 · Pelicans 50
  15.  Magic 10 · Pelicans 128
  16.  Magic 52 · Pelicans 83
  17.  Magic 36 · Pelicans 82
  18.  Magic 24 · Pelicans 81
  19.  Magic 64 · Pelicans 38
  20.  Magic 59 · Pelicans 37
  21.  Magic 42 · Pelicans 54
  22.  Magic 57 · Pelicans 27
  23.  Magic 66 · Pelicans 9
  24.  Magic 3 · Pelicans 59
  25.  Magic 37 · Pelicans 19
  26.  Magic 20 · Pelicans 35
  27.  Magic 17 · Pelicans 30
  28.  Magic 11 · Pelicans 31
  29.  Magic 7 · Pelicans 16
  30.  Magic 11 · Pelicans 11
  31.  Magic 2 · Pelicans 9
  32.  Magic 8 · Pelicans 3
  33.  Magic 6 · Pelicans 2

Who stands out

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Jameer Nelson has the most games for the two combined: 695 for the Orlando Magic and 43 for the Pelicans. Jameer Nelson scored the most points across both: 8,845 for the Orlando Magic and 221 for the Pelicans.

In our data, Donald Royal was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Pelicans came in 1996/97). The most recent player to play for both is Jamal Cain, who first played for the Orlando Magic in 2025/26.

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Every player who played for the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerMagicPelicansFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Jameer Nelson6958,8452004–2014432212017/18Magic
Darrell Armstrong5106,1421996–20031001,0062003–2005Magic
JJ Redick4403,9602006–2013911,1872019–2021Magic
Ryan Anderson2062,2472009–20122343,7452012–2016Magic
E'Twaun Moore1541,0872012–20142732,9232016–2020Magic
Elfrid Payton2813,1282014–2018605252018–2025Magic
Stacey Augmon902642004–20062361,0832001–2004Pelicans
Jason Smith765462015/162071,4702010–2019Pelicans
Mo Bamba2662,0372018–20234102024/25Magic
Al-Farouq Aminu351712019–20212221,5262011–2014Pelicans
Trevor Ariza936522005–20081221,3632010–2012Magic
Wes Iwundu1929132017–202018502020/21Magic
Lee Nailon8292003/041982,0472000–2005Pelicans
Brandon Bass1391,2072009–2011501102005–2007Pelicans
Tim Frazier10372021/221289092015–2019Pelicans
Willie Green523062014/15837062010/11Pelicans
Robin Lopez362542021/22829292012/13Pelicans
B.J. Armstrong24481998/99813381997–1999Pelicans
Gary Clark642422019–2021381012021/22Magic
Jamal Cain593312025–2027371962024/25Pelicans
Gustavo Alfonso Ayon421532012/13543192011/12Pelicans
Ish Smith571302011–2013272392015/16Magic
James Ennis III665492019–202191432015/16Pelicans
Donald Royal3171996–1998591531996–1998Magic
Shammond Williams371832003/0419792003/04Magic
Sean Rooks20612003/0435802003/04Pelicans
DeAndre Liggins17332011/1230452017/18Magic
Vernon Maxwell11811997/98312101997/98Magic
Sindarius Thornwell7242020/2116332019–2021Pelicans
Solomon Jones11142013/1411612011/12Pelicans
Anthony Brown292016/179342016/17Pelicans
Arinze Onuaku842016/17332013/14Pelicans
Doug Overton6181998/99242000/01Magic

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans have met 76 times: the Orlando Magic won 41, the Pelicans 35.

  • Orlando Magic's biggest win: Pelicans 88-118 Magic (2018/19)
  • Pelicans' biggest win: Magic 100-135 Pelicans (2020/21)

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Every Orlando Magic pair

Pelicans also shares players with

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How many players have played for both the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans?
33 in the NBA since 1996/97: Jameer Nelson, Darrell Armstrong, JJ Redick, Ryan Anderson, E'Twaun Moore, Elfrid Payton and 27 more.
Who has played the most games for the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans?
Jameer Nelson: 695 for the Orlando Magic and 43 for the Pelicans, 738 in all. Jameer Nelson scored the most points across both, 9,066.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Orlando Magic and the Pelicans?
Jamal Cain. He played for the Pelicans (2024/25), then the Orlando Magic 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.