The Nuggets and Wizards made a deal on Wednesday, sending Monte Morris and Will Barton to Washington, and Denver received Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith.
For Smith, that means he’ll be joining his 13th (!!!) franchise in his 12 years playing in the NBA. And on Wednesday, I learned that’s a record. There are other players who have joined 12 teams — Joe Smith, Jim Jackson, Tony Massenberg and Chucky Brown are apparently in that club.
So congratulations — I guess? — to Smith for having his name in the record books. But he’s had a solid NBA career as a backup point guard who occasionally starts.
That’s franchise number 13 for Ish Smith, more than any player ever. He now has the record, topping a bunch of players who were tied with 12.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) June 29, 2022
Ish Smith has played for 12 NBA franchises:
Rockets
Grizzlies
Warriors
Magic
Bucks
Suns
Thunder
76ers
Pelicans
Pistons
Wizards
HornetsNo player has ever played for 13 teams. pic.twitter.com/xme3aVrru0
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 29, 2022
In moving to the Nuggets, Ish Smith now stands alone, as DEN will be the 13th team he's played for setting the NBA record. Four others: Chucky Brown, Tony Massenburg, Joe Smith and Jim Jackson have played for 12 different teams
— Chuck Cooperstein (@coopmavs) June 29, 2022
