Players who played for the Pelicans and the Pistons

26 players · NBA since 1996/97

26 players have played for both the Pelicans and the Pistons in the NBA since 1996/97. 15 played for the Pelicans first and 11 for the Pistons first. The longest-serving played 448 games across both; the top scorer got 4,689 points; the first move came in 1998/99, the most recent in 2025/26.

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  1.  Pelicans 329 · Pistons 119
  2.  Pelicans 18 · Pistons 271
  3.  Pelicans 84 · Pistons 204
  4.  Pelicans 55 · Pistons 208
  5.  Pelicans 236 · Pistons 20
  6.  Pelicans 27 · Pistons 223
  7.  Pelicans 120 · Pistons 93
  8.  Pelicans 154 · Pistons 5
  9.  Pelicans 23 · Pistons 136
  10.  Pelicans 128 · Pistons 27
  11.  Pelicans 50 · Pistons 104
  12.  Pelicans 140 · Pistons 3
  13.  Pelicans 57 · Pistons 84
  14.  Pelicans 89 · Pistons 27
  15.  Pelicans 3 · Pistons 105
  16.  Pelicans 67 · Pistons 38
  17.  Pelicans 81 · Pistons 8
  18.  Pelicans 33 · Pistons 48
  19.  Pelicans 16 · Pistons 59
  20.  Pelicans 15 · Pistons 58
  21.  Pelicans 8 · Pistons 62
  22.  Pelicans 20 · Pistons 40
  23.  Pelicans 43 · Pistons 7
  24.  Pelicans 33 · Pistons 9
  25.  Pelicans 9 · Pistons 27
  26.  Pelicans 8 · Pistons 4

Who stands out

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Elden Campbell has the most games for the two combined: 329 for the Pelicans and 119 for the Pistons. Elden Campbell scored the most points across both: 4,168 for the Pelicans and 521 for the Pistons.

In our data, Corey Beck was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Pistons came in 1998/99). The most recent player to play for both is Saddiq Bey, who first played for the Pelicans in 2025/26.

Show all 26 players

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Every player who played for the Pelicans and the Pistons (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerPelicansPistonsFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Elden Campbell3294,1681998–20031195212003–2005Pelicans
Stanley Johnson18962018/192711,9212015–2019Pistons
Saddiq Bey841,4562025–20272042,9492020–2023Pistons
Langston Galloway554712016/172081,7402017–2020Pelicans
Stacey Augmon2361,0832001–200420901996/97Pistons
Ish Smith272392015/162232,1772016–2019Pelicans
Frank Jackson1208662018–2020939502020–2022Pelicans
Derrick Coleman1542,1101998–2001592004/05Pelicans
Bruce Brown231892024/251368492018–2020Pistons
Tim Frazier1289092015–201927972019/20Pelicans
Javonte Green502882024/251046662025–2027Pelicans
Cheick Diallo1407382016–20193112021/22Pelicans
Otis Thorpe571422000/01841,0851996/97Pistons
Jahlil Okafor897272018–2020271452020/21Pelicans
Josh Smith322017/181051,6312013–2015Pistons
Tony Delk673711996–1998382282005/06Pelicans
Corey Beck812411997–19998101998/99Pelicans
Mike James33892007–2009482222003/04Pistons
Tony Snell16882021/22594742019/20Pistons
DaJuan Summers15682011/12582082009–2011Pistons
Christian Wood81352018/19628102019/20Pelicans
Kelly Olynyk202132024/25403652021/22Pistons
Jameer Nelson432212017/187262017/18Pelicans
Anthony Goldwire331901996/979182004/05Pelicans
James Ennis III91432015/16272022017/18Pelicans
Jaylen Nowell8672024/254302023/24Pistons

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Pelicans and the Pistons have met 74 times: the Pelicans won 43, the Pistons 31.

  • Pelicans' biggest win: Pelicans 109-86 Pistons (2016/17)
  • Pistons' biggest win: Pelicans 81-127 Pistons (2024/25)

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Every Pelicans pair

Pistons also shares players with

Every Pistons pair

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Pelicans and the Pistons?
26 in the NBA since 1996/97: Elden Campbell, Stanley Johnson, Saddiq Bey, Langston Galloway, Stacey Augmon, Ish Smith and 20 more.
Who has played the most games for the Pelicans and the Pistons?
Elden Campbell: 329 for the Pelicans and 119 for the Pistons, 448 in all. Elden Campbell scored the most points across both, 4,689.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Pelicans and the Pistons?
Saddiq Bey. He played for the Pistons (2020–2023), then the Pelicans 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.