Players who played for the Nets and the Suns

48 players · NBA since 1996/97

48 players have played for both the Nets and the Suns in the NBA since 1996/97. 21 played for the Nets first and 27 for the Suns first. The longest-serving played 915 games across both; the top scorer got 13,399 points; the first move came in 1996/97, the most recent in 2024/25.

Can you name all 48?

0/480:00

  1.  Nets 584 · Suns 331
  2.  Nets 313 · Suns 290
  3.  Nets 63 · Suns 484
  4.  Nets 113 · Suns 400
  5.  Nets 174 · Suns 312
  6.  Nets 401 · Suns 51
  7.  Nets 21 · Suns 404
  8.  Nets 168 · Suns 227
  9.  Nets 144 · Suns 234
  10.  Nets 172 · Suns 203
  11.  Nets 27 · Suns 345
  12.  Nets 129 · Suns 193
  13.  Nets 26 · Suns 283
  14.  Nets 146 · Suns 160
  15.  Nets 181 · Suns 79
  16.  Nets 252 · Suns 4
  17.  Nets 168 · Suns 74
  18.  Nets 73 · Suns 131
  19.  Nets 31 · Suns 156
  20.  Nets 46 · Suns 125
  21.  Nets 12 · Suns 150
  22.  Nets 60 · Suns 95
  23.  Nets 90 · Suns 45
  24.  Nets 105 · Suns 22
  25.  Nets 107 · Suns 11
  26.  Nets 36 · Suns 82
  27.  Nets 31 · Suns 82
  28.  Nets 102 · Suns 10
  29.  Nets 59 · Suns 44
  30.  Nets 14 · Suns 88
  31.  Nets 88 · Suns 2
  32.  Nets 59 · Suns 29
  33.  Nets 28 · Suns 55
  34.  Nets 66 · Suns 15
  35.  Nets 12 · Suns 60
  36.  Nets 5 · Suns 62
  37.  Nets 1 · Suns 64
  38.  Nets 50 · Suns 7
  39.  Nets 16 · Suns 40
  40.  Nets 22 · Suns 32
  41.  Nets 14 · Suns 39
  42.  Nets 4 · Suns 42
  43.  Nets 36 · Suns 9
  44.  Nets 27 · Suns 13
  45.  Nets 3 · Suns 36
  46.  Nets 2 · Suns 23
  47.  Nets 9 · Suns 16
  48.  Nets 9 · Suns 6

Who stands out

Spoilers

Jason Kidd has the most games for the two combined: 584 for the Nets and 331 for the Suns. Jason Kidd scored the most points across both: 8,681 for the Nets and 4,718 for the Suns.

In our data, Sam Cassell 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 Mason Plumlee, who first played for the Suns in 2024/25.

Show all 48 players

Spoilers
Every player who played for the Nets and the Suns (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerNetsSunsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Jason Kidd5848,6812001–20083314,7181996–2001Suns
Joe Johnson3134,6972012–20162904,0482001–2005Suns
Jared Dudley632992018/194844,1972008–2018Suns
Mikal Bridges1132,4062022–20244004,8652018–2023Suns
Clifford Robinson1749942004–20073125,0651997–2001Suns
Vince Carter4019,5352004–2009516892010/11Nets
Goran Dragic211622021/224044,8752008–2015Suns
Rodney Rogers1681,2182002–20042272,9191999–2002Suns
Cameron Johnson1442,3342022–20252342,4472019–2023Suns
Stephon Marbury1723,9631998–20012034,3202001–2004Nets
Markieff Morris27962022/233453,9402011–2016Suns
Royce O'Neale1291,0552022–20241931,7582023–2026Nets
T.J. Warren262472022/232833,8372014–2023Suns
Kevin Durant1464,2852020–20231604,3132022–2025Nets
Mirza Teletovic1811,2482012–2015799652015/16Nets
Kris Humphries2522,3582009–20134292015/16Nets
Mason Plumlee1681,2712013–2015743332024/25Nets
Landry Shamet736172020/211311,0192021–2023Nets
Gerald Green314002011/121562,1792013–2015Nets
Jevon Carter461652021/221255412019–2021Suns
Archie Goodwin12952016/171509302013–2016Suns
Eddie House604732006/07958402005/06Suns
Elliot Perry903951998–2000451502000/01Nets
Sam Cassell1051,9941996–1999223251996/97Suns
Thaddeus Young1071,5512014–201611232023/24Nets
Luis Scola361842016/17821,0482012/13Suns
Jim Jackson315121996/97826162004–2006Nets
Quincy Acy1026202016–201810172018/19Nets
Tyler Johnson593782019–2021443222018–2020Suns
Josh Childress14142012/13883722010–2012Suns
Seth Curry889282021–2023202014/15Suns
Yuta Watanabe593252022/23291042023/24Nets
Joe Kleine28841996/97551481996–1999Suns
Ryan Anderson664872008/0915562018/19Nets
Earl Clark12332014/15601732009–2011Suns
Alan Williams5182018/19623952015–2018Suns
Jamal Crawford152019/20645082018/19Suns
Cory Jefferson501832014/157222015/16Nets
Brandan Wright16582010/11402802014/15Nets
Mike James221332020/21323322017/18Suns
Keita Bates-Diop14232023/24391742023/24Suns
Langston Galloway4122021/22421922020/21Suns
Marcus Thornton363792013/149322014/15Nets
Stromile Swift271282007–200913392008/09Nets
Donnell Harvey382004/05361412003/04Suns
Shaquille Harrison242021/22231522017/18Suns
Don Maclean931997/9816421999/00Nets
Linton Johnson9112005/066152007/08Nets

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Nets and the Suns have met 57 times: the Nets won 25, the Suns 32.

  • Nets' biggest win: Nets 110-72 Suns (2005/06)
  • Suns' biggest win: Suns 129-90 Nets (1999/00)

More pairs

Nets also shares players with

Every Nets pair

Suns also shares players with

Every Suns pair

Play

FAQ

Spoilers
How many players have played for both the Nets and the Suns?
48 in the NBA since 1996/97: Jason Kidd, Joe Johnson, Jared Dudley, Mikal Bridges, Clifford Robinson, Vince Carter and 42 more.
Who has played the most games for the Nets and the Suns?
Jason Kidd: 584 for the Nets and 331 for the Suns, 915 in all. Jason Kidd scored the most points across both, 13,399.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Nets and the Suns?
Mason Plumlee. He played for the Nets (2013–2015), then the Suns 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.