The NBA has become known among casual fans for the huge trades and big signings that keep the stars on the move. While this can be exciting, especially compared to other sports that have much less player movement, it does mean that most superstars don’t end their careers with the team they first started with. In fact, a large number of stars fit into this law.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving each played for four teams, while Lebron James, James Harden, and Kawhi Leonard each played for three. As a result, there seems to be a lack of loyalty on the part of both the players and the teams themselves. This unfortunately hurts the product by distracting from the games and drawing more attention to the ongoing NBA rumor factory.
It wasn’t always like this, and fortunately, there were a lot of great players who stuck around and spent their entire careers with just one franchise. With that in mind, let’s go through and rank the 14 greatest players who spent their entire careers with one team.