{"id":113976,"date":"2025-09-02T20:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/113976\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:26:08","slug":"longest-tenured-nba-players-by-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/113976\/","title":{"rendered":"Longest-Tenured NBA Players By Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since we last checked in<\/a> on the NBA\u2019s longest-tenured players by team one year ago, a handful of names who were in the top 10 have changed teams either via trade or free agency.<\/p>\n

That group includes Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> and Myles Turner<\/a>, who had been with the Timberwolves and Pacers, respectively, since the 2015 draft. De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/a> is among the other longtime members of a franchise to change teams since last summer, having been dealt from the Kings to the Spurs in February after having played in Sacramento since 2017.<\/p>\n

In addition to Minnesota, Indiana, and Sacramento, teams with a new longest-tenured player include the Bulls, Trail Blazers, Raptors, and Jazz, who have parted ways with Zach LaVine<\/a>, Anfernee Simons<\/a>, Chris Boucher<\/a>, and Jordan Clarkson<\/a> within the past year.<\/p>\n

\"\"The top name on our list remains unchanged, as Stephen Curry<\/a> \u2013 a member of the Warriors since 2009 \u2013 is still the player who has been with his current club for the longest period. He\u2019s entering his 17th season with Golden State this fall.<\/p>\n

Because our list includes just one player per team, Draymond Green<\/a> doesn\u2019t show up in the space below, but if we were simply listing the players who have been with their current clubs the longest, he\u2019d own the No. 2 spot behind Curry, having been with the Warriors since being drafted in 2012. Jamal Murray<\/a> (a Nugget since June 2016) is another player who would place highly on that version of the list.<\/p>\n

Finally, it\u2019s worth noting that a player like Damian Lillard<\/a> \u2013 who was with Portland from 2012-23, spent two years in Milwaukee, then rejoined the Trail Blazers this summer as a free agent \u2013 won\u2019t show up on this list, since he has spent time with another team since first becoming a Blazer since 2012. In our view, his tenure with the Blazers reset during his time with the Bucks and restarted this offseason.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s each team\u2019s longest-tenured player, along with how he was acquired:<\/p>\n

(Note: This is a snapshot as of September 2, 2025 and won\u2019t be updated throughout the season. Because this list only features each team\u2019s longest-tenured player, one player per team is listed.)<\/p>\n

Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry<\/a> (draft), June 2009
\nMilwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> (draft), June 2013
\nPhiladelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid<\/a> (draft), June 2014
\nDenver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic<\/a> (draft), June 2014
\nDallas Mavericks: Dwight Powell<\/a> (trade), December 2014
\nPhoenix Suns: Devin Booker<\/a> (draft), June 2015
\nBoston Celtics: Jaylen Brown<\/a> (draft), June 2016
\nOrlando Magic: Jonathan Isaac<\/a> (draft), June 2017
\nMiami Heat: Bam Adebayo<\/a> (draft), June 2017
\nMemphis Grizzlies: Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a> (draft), June 2018
\nAtlanta Hawks: Trae Young<\/a> (draft trade), June 2018
\nCharlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges<\/a> (draft trade), June 2018 (*)
\nNew York Knicks: Mitchell Robinson<\/a> (draft), June 2018
\nLos Angeles Lakers: LeBron James<\/a> (free agent), July 2018
\nLos Angeles Clippers: Ivica Zubac<\/a> (trade), February 2019
\nNew Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson<\/a> (draft), June 2019
\nCleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland<\/a> (draft), June 2019
\nBrooklyn Nets: Nic Claxton<\/a> (draft), June 2019
\nChicago Bulls: Coby White<\/a> (draft), June 2019
\nSan Antonio Spurs: Keldon Johnson<\/a> (draft), June 2019
\nMinnesota Timberwolves: Naz Reid<\/a> (free agent), July 2019
\nOklahoma City Thunder: Luguentz Dort<\/a> (free agent), July 2019
\nIndiana Pacers: T.J. McConnell<\/a> (free agent), July 2019
\nDetroit Pistons: Isaiah Stewart<\/a> (draft trade), November 2020
\nHouston Rockets: Jae\u2019Sean Tate<\/a> (free agent), November 2020
\nWashington Wizards: Anthony Gill<\/a> (free agent), November 2020
\nToronto Raptors: Scottie Barnes<\/a> (draft), July 2021
\nSacramento Kings: Domantas Sabonis<\/a> (trade), February 2022
\nPortland Trail Blazers: Shaedon Sharpe<\/a> (draft), June 2022
\nUtah Jazz: Walker Kessler<\/a> (trade), July 2022<\/p>\n

* Note: Bridges was a free agent for the entire 2022\/23 season, but the Hornets retained his RFA rights during that time and brought him back for the following season, extending his tenure with the team. If we don\u2019t count Bridges, Charlotte\u2019s longest-tenured player is LaMelo Ball<\/a>, who was selected in the 2020 draft.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s a safe bet that many players on this list \u2013 especially a few near the top \u2013 will remain the same when we check in again during the summer of 2026, it\u2019s a lock we\u2019ll see some changes too. Powell (Mavericks), Young (Hawks), Robinson (Knicks), White (Bulls), and \u2013 of course \u2013 James (Lakers) are among the players on this list who can reach free agency next summer.<\/p>\n

Which players do you expect to change teams and come off this list in the next 12 months?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since we last checked in on the NBA\u2019s longest-tenured players by team one year ago, a handful of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-113976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}