Players who played for the Suns and the Thunder
18 players · NBA since 1996/97
18 players have played for both the Suns and the Thunder in the NBA since 1996/97. 9 played for the Suns first and 9 for the Thunder first. The longest-serving played 892 games across both; the top scorer got 24,499 points; the first move came in 1999/00, the most recent in 2024/25.
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- Suns 160 · Thunder 732
- Suns 345 · Thunder 29
- Suns 234 · Thunder 77
- Suns 216 · Thunder 87
- Suns 7 · Thunder 228
- Suns 167 · Thunder 22
- Suns 131 · Thunder 42
- Suns 43 · Thunder 122
- Suns 114 · Thunder 10
- Suns 106 · Thunder 16
- Suns 4 · Thunder 116
- Suns 31 · Thunder 81
- Suns 90 · Thunder 22
- Suns 70 · Thunder 30
- Suns 6 · Thunder 33
- Suns 5 · Thunder 30
- Suns 16 · Thunder 17
- Suns 7 · Thunder 1
Who stands out
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Kevin Durant has the most games for the two combined: 160 for the Suns and 732 for the Thunder. Kevin Durant scored the most points across both: 4,313 for the Suns and 20,186 for the Thunder.
In our data, Don Maclean was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Suns came in 1999/00). The most recent player to play for both is Vasilije Micic, who first played for the Suns in 2024/25.
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| Player | Suns | Thunder | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Pts | Seasons | G | Pts | Seasons | ||
| Kevin Durant | 160 | 4,313 | 2022–2025 | 732 | 20,186 | 2007–2016 | Thunder |
| Markieff Morris | 345 | 3,940 | 2011–2016 | 29 | 175 | 2018/19 | Suns |
| Chris Paul | 234 | 3,625 | 2020–2023 | 77 | 1,381 | 2019/20 | Thunder |
| Cameron Payne | 216 | 2,027 | 2019–2023 | 87 | 407 | 2015–2017 | Thunder |
| Darius Bazley | 7 | 28 | 2022/23 | 228 | 2,083 | 2019–2023 | Thunder |
| Dario Saric | 167 | 1,419 | 2019–2023 | 22 | 153 | 2022/23 | Suns |
| Kurt Thomas | 131 | 847 | 2005–2007 | 42 | 317 | 2007/08 | Suns |
| Abdel Nader | 43 | 198 | 2020–2022 | 122 | 592 | 2018–2020 | Thunder |
| Bismack Biyombo | 114 | 525 | 2021–2023 | 10 | 18 | 2023/24 | Suns |
| Sebastian Telfair | 106 | 643 | 2011–2013 | 16 | 134 | 2014/15 | Suns |
| Theo Maledon | 4 | 5 | 2023/24 | 116 | 1,019 | 2020–2022 | Thunder |
| Ty Jerome | 31 | 102 | 2019/20 | 81 | 693 | 2020–2022 | Suns |
| Randy Livingston | 90 | 423 | 1998–2000 | 22 | 61 | 2001–2007 | Suns |
| Ish Smith | 70 | 261 | 2013/14 | 30 | 37 | 2014/15 | Suns |
| Justin Jackson | 6 | 13 | 2021/22 | 33 | 236 | 2020/21 | Thunder |
| Vasilije Micic | 5 | 0 | 2024/25 | 30 | 99 | 2023/24 | Thunder |
| Don Maclean | 16 | 42 | 1999/00 | 17 | 185 | 1998/99 | Thunder |
| Jawun Evans | 7 | 6 | 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 2018/19 | Suns |
Head to head
In the NBA since 1996/97, the Suns and the Thunder have met 119 times: the Suns won 52, the Thunder 67.
- Suns' biggest win: Suns 140-103 Thunder (2020/21)
- Thunder's biggest win: Thunder 138-89 Suns (2025/26)
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- How many players have played for both the Suns and the Thunder?
- 18 in the NBA since 1996/97: Kevin Durant, Markieff Morris, Chris Paul, Cameron Payne, Darius Bazley, Dario Saric and 12 more.
- Who has played the most games for the Suns and the Thunder?
- Kevin Durant: 160 for the Suns and 732 for the Thunder, 892 in all. Kevin Durant scored the most points across both, 24,499.
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Suns and the Thunder?
- Vasilije Micic. He played for the Thunder (2023/24), 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.