Players who played for the Nuggets and the Pistons
36 players · NBA since 1996/97
36 players have played for both the Nuggets and the Pistons in the NBA since 1996/97. 19 played for the Nuggets first and 17 for the Pistons first. The longest-serving played 874 games across both; the top scorer got 14,728 points; the first move came in 1996/97, the most recent in 2026/27.
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- Nuggets 281 · Pistons 593
- Nuggets 285 · Pistons 461
- Nuggets 184 · Pistons 318
- Nuggets 282 · Pistons 160
- Nuggets 116 · Pistons 307
- Nuggets 39 · Pistons 332
- Nuggets 328 · Pistons 6
- Nuggets 277 · Pistons 56
- Nuggets 188 · Pistons 136
- Nuggets 315 · Pistons 6
- Nuggets 220 · Pistons 88
- Nuggets 47 · Pistons 223
- Nuggets 62 · Pistons 186
- Nuggets 190 · Pistons 17
- Nuggets 144 · Pistons 54
- Nuggets 90 · Pistons 101
- Nuggets 139 · Pistons 51
- Nuggets 35 · Pistons 137
- Nuggets 86 · Pistons 83
- Nuggets 148 · Pistons 7
- Nuggets 118 · Pistons 29
- Nuggets 129 · Pistons 9
- Nuggets 20 · Pistons 109
- Nuggets 54 · Pistons 62
- Nuggets 10 · Pistons 86
- Nuggets 12 · Pistons 72
- Nuggets 28 · Pistons 54
- Nuggets 11 · Pistons 69
- Nuggets 59 · Pistons 4
- Nuggets 25 · Pistons 21
- Nuggets 33 · Pistons 9
- Nuggets 20 · Pistons 12
- Nuggets 3 · Pistons 28
- Nuggets 3 · Pistons 27
- Nuggets 6 · Pistons 4
- Nuggets 4 · Pistons 4
Who stands out
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Chauncey Billups has the most games for the two combined: 281 for the Nuggets and 593 for the Pistons. Chauncey Billups scored the most points across both: 4,830 for the Nuggets and 9,898 for the Pistons.
In our data, Kenny Smith was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Nuggets came in 1996/97). The most recent player to play for both is Marvin Bagley III, who first played for the Nuggets in 2026/27.
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| Player | Nuggets | Pistons | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Pts | Seasons | G | Pts | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 281 | 4,830 | 1998–2011 | 593 | 9,898 | 2002–2014 | Nuggets |
| Antonio McDyess | 285 | 5,535 | 1996–2002 | 461 | 3,955 | 2004–2009 | Nuggets |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 184 | 1,897 | 2022–2024 | 318 | 3,726 | 2013–2017 | Pistons |
| Arron Afflalo | 282 | 3,470 | 2009–2015 | 160 | 678 | 2007–2009 | Pistons |
| Reggie Jackson | 116 | 1,005 | 2022–2024 | 307 | 4,970 | 2014–2020 | Pistons |
| Chucky Atkins | 39 | 140 | 2007–2009 | 332 | 3,016 | 2000–2010 | Pistons |
| Monte Morris | 328 | 3,401 | 2017–2022 | 6 | 27 | 2023/24 | Nuggets |
| Mason Plumlee | 277 | 1,953 | 2016–2020 | 56 | 581 | 2020/21 | Nuggets |
| Bruce Brown | 188 | 1,850 | 2022–2026 | 136 | 849 | 2018–2020 | Pistons |
| Danilo Gallinari | 315 | 5,052 | 2010–2017 | 6 | 52 | 2023/24 | Nuggets |
| Malik Beasley | 220 | 1,634 | 2016–2020 | 88 | 1,420 | 2024/25 | Nuggets |
| Ish Smith | 47 | 110 | 2022/23 | 223 | 2,177 | 2016–2019 | Pistons |
| Jon Barry | 62 | 372 | 2003/04 | 186 | 1,444 | 2001–2003 | Pistons |
| Rodney White | 190 | 1,435 | 2002–2005 | 17 | 56 | 2001/02 | Pistons |
| Allen Iverson | 144 | 3,673 | 2006–2009 | 54 | 939 | 2008/09 | Nuggets |
| Jerami Grant | 90 | 1,072 | 2019/20 | 101 | 2,109 | 2020–2022 | Nuggets |
| Trey Lyles | 139 | 1,270 | 2017–2019 | 51 | 532 | 2021/22 | Nuggets |
| Darvin Ham | 35 | 80 | 1996/97 | 137 | 162 | 2003–2005 | Nuggets |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 86 | 1,144 | 2025/26 | 83 | 916 | 2024/25 | Pistons |
| Jameer Nelson | 148 | 1,313 | 2014–2017 | 7 | 26 | 2017/18 | Nuggets |
| Evan Fournier | 118 | 859 | 2012–2014 | 29 | 208 | 2023/24 | Nuggets |
| Anthony Goldwire | 129 | 1,030 | 1996–2001 | 9 | 18 | 2004/05 | Nuggets |
| Carlos Arroyo | 20 | 81 | 2001/02 | 109 | 413 | 2004–2006 | Nuggets |
| Steve Blake | 54 | 444 | 2006/07 | 62 | 258 | 2015/16 | Nuggets |
| Marvin Bagley III | 10 | 58 | 2026/27 | 86 | 1,031 | 2021–2024 | Pistons |
| John Crotty | 12 | 41 | 2002/03 | 72 | 331 | 1999/00 | Pistons |
| D.J. Augustin | 28 | 325 | 2015/16 | 54 | 574 | 2014/15 | Pistons |
| Joe Smith | 11 | 56 | 2006/07 | 69 | 847 | 2000/01 | Pistons |
| Quincy Miller | 59 | 266 | 2012–2014 | 4 | 12 | 2014/15 | Nuggets |
| R.J. Hampton | 25 | 64 | 2020/21 | 21 | 153 | 2022/23 | Nuggets |
| Kenny Smith | 33 | 260 | 1996/97 | 9 | 23 | 1996/97 | Pistons |
| Braxton Key | 20 | 22 | 2023/24 | 12 | 81 | 2021–2023 | Pistons |
| Tyler Cook | 3 | 4 | 2019/20 | 28 | 154 | 2020/21 | Nuggets |
| James Ennis III | 3 | 4 | 2021/22 | 27 | 202 | 2017/18 | Pistons |
| Cheikh Samb | 6 | 4 | 2008/09 | 4 | 7 | 2007/08 | Pistons |
| Jordan McRae | 4 | 9 | 2019/20 | 4 | 47 | 2019/20 | Nuggets |
Head to head
In the NBA since 1996/97, the Nuggets and the Pistons have met 57 times: the Nuggets won 27, the Pistons 30.
- Nuggets' biggest win: Nuggets 131-101 Pistons (2010/11)
- Pistons' biggest win: Nuggets 66-97 Pistons (2003/04)
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- How many players have played for both the Nuggets and the Pistons?
- 36 in the NBA since 1996/97: Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Arron Afflalo, Reggie Jackson, Chucky Atkins and 30 more.
- Who has played the most games for the Nuggets and the Pistons?
- Chauncey Billups: 281 for the Nuggets and 593 for the Pistons, 874 in all. Chauncey Billups scored the most points across both, 14,728.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Nuggets and the Pistons?
- Marvin Bagley III. He played for the Pistons (2021–2024), then the Nuggets 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.