Players who played for the Suns and the Timberwolves

32 players · NBA since 1996/97

32 players have played for both the Suns and the Timberwolves in the NBA since 1996/97. 11 played for the Suns first and 21 for the Timberwolves first. The longest-serving played 486 games across both; the top scorer got 7,279 points; the first move came in 1998/99, the most recent in 2024/25.

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  1.  Suns 65 · Timberwolves 421
  2.  Suns 171 · Timberwolves 246
  3.  Suns 264 · Timberwolves 125
  4.  Suns 203 · Timberwolves 175
  5.  Suns 81 · Timberwolves 251
  6.  Suns 283 · Timberwolves 14
  7.  Suns 106 · Timberwolves 172
  8.  Suns 167 · Timberwolves 68
  9.  Suns 24 · Timberwolves 181
  10.  Suns 75 · Timberwolves 120
  11.  Suns 50 · Timberwolves 144
  12.  Suns 170 · Timberwolves 20
  13.  Suns 156 · Timberwolves 29
  14.  Suns 22 · Timberwolves 156
  15.  Suns 64 · Timberwolves 85
  16.  Suns 130 · Timberwolves 19
  17.  Suns 17 · Timberwolves 131
  18.  Suns 58 · Timberwolves 56
  19.  Suns 71 · Timberwolves 40
  20.  Suns 39 · Timberwolves 67
  21.  Suns 67 · Timberwolves 31
  22.  Suns 45 · Timberwolves 36
  23.  Suns 11 · Timberwolves 48
  24.  Suns 25 · Timberwolves 34
  25.  Suns 33 · Timberwolves 21
  26.  Suns 47 · Timberwolves 4
  27.  Suns 38 · Timberwolves 7
  28.  Suns 8 · Timberwolves 29
  29.  Suns 5 · Timberwolves 28
  30.  Suns 20 · Timberwolves 6
  31.  Suns 16 · Timberwolves 5
  32.  Suns 6 · Timberwolves 2

Who stands out

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Ricky Rubio has the most games for the two combined: 65 for the Suns and 421 for the Timberwolves. Stephon Marbury scored the most points across both: 4,320 for the Suns and 2,959 for the Timberwolves.

In our data, Tom Gugliotta was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Suns came in 1998/99). The most recent player to play for both is Tyus Jones, who first played for the Suns in 2024/25.

Show all 32 players

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Every player who played for the Suns and the Timberwolves (NBA since 1996/97): games and points at each, seasons, and which team came first.
PlayerSunsTimberwolvesFirst
GPtsSeasonsGPtsSeasons
Ricky Rubio658472019/204214,2352011–2021Timberwolves
Josh Okogie1711,0112022–20252461,5522018–2022Timberwolves
Tom Gugliotta2642,3711998–20041252,5501996–1998Timberwolves
Stephon Marbury2034,3202001–20041752,9591996–1999Timberwolves
Tyus Jones818292024/252511,2532015–2019Timberwolves
T.J. Warren2833,8372014–202314412023/24Suns
Sebastian Telfair1066432011–20131721,5602007–2011Timberwolves
Dario Saric1671,4192019–2023687142018/19Timberwolves
Anthony Tolliver24802014/151819682010–2019Timberwolves
Michael Beasley757592012/131201,9422010–2012Timberwolves
Wesley Johnson503992012/131441,1022010–2012Timberwolves
Lou Amundson1707392008–201020322012/13Suns
Gerald Green1562,1792013–2015291472007/08Timberwolves
Sam Cassell223251996/971562,6672003–2005Suns
Jamal Crawford645082018/19858812017/18Timberwolves
Troy Daniels1301,0212017–201919532014/15Timberwolves
Chase Budinger17552015/161319472012–2015Timberwolves
Oliver Miller583291999/00561242003/04Suns
Marcus Banks713482006–2008404792005/06Timberwolves
Keita Bates-Diop391742023/24674022018–2020Timberwolves
Todd Day674381999/00311322000/01Suns
Monte Morris452332024/25361582023/24Timberwolves
Thaddeus Young11232023/24486852014/15Timberwolves
Aaron Brooks252402010/1134792017/18Suns
Dennis Scott331981997/98211911998/99Suns
Alando Tucker472032007–2010482009/10Suns
Isaiah Canaan383142017–20197332018/19Suns
Lorenzo Brown8202015/16291222014/15Timberwolves
A.J. Price562014/1528442013/14Timberwolves
Greg Monroe202252017/186332021/22Suns
Nikoloz Tskitishvili16342005/06532005/06Timberwolves
Justin Jackson6132021/22202023/24Suns

Head to head

In the NBA since 1996/97, the Suns and the Timberwolves have met 110 times: the Suns won 58, the Timberwolves 52.

  • Suns' biggest win: Suns 152-114 Timberwolves (2009/10)
  • Timberwolves' biggest win: Suns 86-117 Timberwolves (2012/13)

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FAQ

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How many players have played for both the Suns and the Timberwolves?
32 in the NBA since 1996/97: Ricky Rubio, Josh Okogie, Tom Gugliotta, Stephon Marbury, Tyus Jones, T.J. Warren and 26 more.
Who has played the most games for the Suns and the Timberwolves?
Ricky Rubio: 65 for the Suns and 421 for the Timberwolves, 486 in all. Stephon Marbury scored the most points across both, 7,279.
Who is the most recent player to play for both the Suns and the Timberwolves?
Tyus Jones. He played for the Timberwolves (2015–2019), 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.