Who is “Mr. L.A. Laker?” It’s Kobe Bryant. No one has suited up for more games in the Purple and Gold (or the Minneapolis Lakers‘ Blue and Gold) than Bryant.
And who is “Mr. Cleveland Cavalier?” Why, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, of course.
Wait, what?
Yes. No one has played more games for the Cavs than Ilgauskas.
Here’s every team’s “Mr. …,” the player who carried the banner more than anyone else: most games played for his team (+ two more). Five leaders are still playing today.
Follow @VinGetzTEAM | PLAYER | POS. | GAMES PLAYED | SEASONS | FRANCHISE NOTES |
Atlanta Hawks | Dominique Wilkins | SF | 882 | 1982-83 thru 1993-94 | |
Tree Rollins | C | 814 | 1977-78 thru 1987-88 | ||
Bob Pettit | PF-C | 792 | 1954-55 thru 1964-65 | Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks | |
Boston Celtics | John Havlicek | SF | 1,270 | 1962-63 thru 1977-78 | |
Robert Parish | C | 1,106 | 1980-81 thru 1993-94 | ||
Paul Pierce | SF | 1,102 | 1998-99 thru 2012-13 | ||
Brooklyn Nets | Buck Williams | PF | 635 | 1981-82 thru 1988-89 | New Jersey Nets |
Mike Gminski | C | 550 | 1980-81 thru 1987-88 | New Jersey Nets | |
Jason Collins | C | 532 | 2001-02 thru 2007-08, 2013-14 | New Jersey Nets, Brooklyn Nets | |
Charlotte Hornets | Dell Curry | SG | 701 | 1988-89 thru 1997-98 | |
Muggsy Bogues | PG | 632 | 1988-89 thru 1997-98 | ||
Gerald Wallace | SF | 454 | 2004-05 thru 2010-11 | Charlotte Bobcats | |
Chicago Bulls | Michael Jordan | SG | 930 | 1984-85 thru 1992-93, 1994-95 thru 1997-98 | |
Scottie Pippen | SF | 856 | 1987-88 thru 1997-98, 2003-04 | ||
Jerry Sloan | SG | 696 | 1966-67 thru 1975-76 | ||
Cleveland Cavaliers | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | 771 | 1997-98 thru 1998-99, 2000-01 thru 2009-10 | |
Danny Ferry | PF | 723 | 1990-91 thru 1999-00 | ||
Bingo Smith | SG-SF | 720 | 1970-71 thru 1979-80 | ||
Dallas Mavericks | Dirk Nowitzki* | PF | 1,216 | 1998-99 thru Present | |
Brad Davis | PG | 883 | 1980-81 thru 1991-92 | ||
Derek Harper | PG | 872 | 1983-84 thru 1993-94, 1996-97 | ||
Denver Nuggets | Alex English | SF | 837 | 1979-80 thru 1989-90 | |
T.R. Dunn | SG | 734 | 1980-81 thru 1987-88, 1989-90 thru 1990-91 | ||
Dan Issel | C | 718 | 1976-77 thru 1984-85 | ||
Detroit Pistons | Joe Dumars | SG | 1,018 | 1985-86 thru 1998-99 | |
Isiah Thomas | PG | 979 | 1981-82 thru 1993-94 | ||
Bill Laimbeer | C | 937 | 1981-82 thru 1993-94 | ||
Golden State Warriors | Chris Mullin | SF | 807 | 1985-86 thru 1996-97, 2000-01 | |
Nate Thurmond | C | 757 | 1963-64 thru 1973-74 | San Francisco Warriors, Golden State Warriors | |
Jeff Mullins | SG | 716 | 1966-67 thru 1975-76 | San Francisco Warriors, Golden State Warriors | |
Houston Rockets | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 1,177 | 1984-85 thru 2000-01 | |
Calvin Murphy | PG | 1,002 | 1970-71 thru 1982-83 | San Diego Rockets, Houston Rockets | |
Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 768 | 1970-71 thru 1980-81 | San Diego Rockets, Houston Rockets | |
Indiana Pacers | Reggie Miller | SG | 1,389 | 1987-88 thru 2004-05 | |
Rik Smits | C | 867 | 1988-89 thru 1999-00 | ||
Vern Fleming | PG | 816 | 1984-85 thru 1994-95 | ||
Los Angeles Clippers | Randy Smith | SG | 715 | 1971-72 thru 1978-79, 1982-83 | Buffalo Braves, San Diego Clippers |
Eric Piatkowski | SG | 616 | 1994-95 thru 2002-03 | ||
Loy Vaught | PF | 558 | 1990-91 thru 1997-98 | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | Kobe Bryant* | SG | 1,272 | 1996-97 thru Present | |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 1,093 | 1975-76 thru 1988-89 | ||
Jerry West | PG | 932 | 1960-61 thru 1973-74 | ||
Memphis Grizzlies | Mike Conley* | PG | 539 | 2007-08 thru Present | |
Rudy Gay | SF | 479 | 2006-07 thru 2012-13 | ||
Pau Gasol | PF | 476 | 2001-02 thru 2007-08 | ||
Miami Heat | Dwyane Wade* | SG | 741 | 2003-04 thru Present | |
Udonis Haslem* | PF | 737 | 2003-04 thru Present | ||
Alonzo Mourning | C | 593 | 1995-96 thru 2001-02, 2004-05 thru 2007-08 | ||
Milwaukee Bucks | Junior Bridgeman | SF | 711 | 1975-76 thru 1983-84, 1986-87 | |
Sidney Moncrief | SG-PG | 695 | 1979-80 thru 1988-89 | ||
Bob Dandridge | SF | 618 | 1969-70 thru 1976-77, 1981-82 | ||
Minnesota Timberwolves | Kevin Garnett | PF | 927 | 1995-96 thru 2005-06 | |
Sam Mitchell | PF-SF | 757 | 1989-90 thru 1991-92, 1995-96 thru 2001-02 | ||
Doug West | SG | 609 | 1989-90 thru 1997-98 | ||
New Orleans Pelicans | David West | PF | 530 | 2003-04 thru 2010-11 | New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans-Oklahoma City Hornets |
Chris Paul | PG | 425 | 2005-06 thru 2010-11 | New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans-Oklahoma City Hornets | |
P.J. Brown | PF | 315 | 2002-03 thru 2005-06 | New Orleans Hornets, New Orleans-Oklahoma City Hornets | |
New York Knicks | Patrick Ewing | C | 1,039 | 1985-86 thru 1999-00 | |
Walt Frazier | PG | 759 | 1967-68 thru 1976-77 | ||
Bill Bradley | SF | 742 | 1967-68 thru 1976-77 | ||
Oklahoma City Thunder | Gary Payton | PG | 999 | 1990-91 thru 2002-03 | Seattle SuperSonics |
Fred Brown | SG | 963 | 1971-72 thru 1983-84 | Seattle SuperSonics | |
Nate McMillan | PG | 796 | 1986-87 thru 1997-98 | Seattle SuperSonics | |
Orlando Magic | Nick Anderson | SG-SF | 692 | 1989-90 thru 1998-99 | |
Jameer Nelson | PG | 651 | 2004-05 thru 2014-15 | ||
Dwight Howard | C | 621 | 2004-05 thru 2011-12 | ||
Philadelphia 76ers | Hal Greer | SG | 1,122 | 1958-59 thru 1972-73 | Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers |
Dolph Schayes | PF | 996 | 1949-50 thru 1963-64 | Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers | |
Maurice Cheeks | PG | 853 | 1978-79 thru 1988-89 | ||
Phoenix Suns | Alvan Adams | C | 988 | 1975-76 thru 1987-88 | |
Walter Davis | SG-SF | 766 | 1977-78 thru 1987-88 | ||
Steve Nash | PG | 744 | 1996-97 thru 1997-98, 2004-05 thru 2011-12 | ||
Portland Trail Blazers | Clyde Drexler | SG | 867 | 1983-84 thru 1994-95 | |
Jerome Kersey |
SF | 831 | 1984-85 thru 1994-95 | ||
Terry Porter | PG | 758 | 1985-86 thru 1994-95 | ||
Sacramento Kings | Sam Lacey | C | 888 | 1970-71 thru 1981-82 | Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Kansas City Kings |
Jack Twyman | SF | 823 | 1955-56 thru 1965-66 | Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals | |
Oscar Robertson | PG | 752 | 1960-61 thru 1969-70 | Cincinnati Royals | |
San Antonio Spurs | Tim Duncan* | PF-C | 1,279 | 1997-98 thru Present | |
David Robinson | C | 987 | 1989-90 thru 2002-03 | ||
Tony Parker* | PG | 961 | 2001-02 thru Present | ||
Toronto Raptors | Morris Peterson | SF-SG | 542 | 2000-01 thru 2006-07 | |
Jose Calderon | PG | 525 | 2005-06 thru 2012-13 | ||
Chris Bosh | C | 509 | 2003-04 thru 2009-10 | ||
Utah Jazz | John Stockton | PG | 1,504 | 1984-85 thru 2002-03 | |
Karl Malone | PF | 1,434 | 1985-86 thru 2002-03 | ||
Mark Eaton | C | 875 | 1982-83 thru 1992-93 | ||
Washington Wizards | Wes Unseld | C | 984 | 1968-69 thru 1980-81 | Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets, Washington Bullets |
Elvin Hayes | PF | 731 | 1972-73 thru 1980-81 | Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets, Washington Bullets | |
Greg Ballard | SF | 643 | 1977-78 thru 1984-85 | Washington Bullets |
* Active on team
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