Which NBA player has played for the most teams?

In a league such as the NBA, players are switching teams constantly, every season and sometimes even in the middle of a season. An NBA player can switch teams for many reasons. It could be because they are a free agent and going to the highest bidder, or a superstar that is out of their contract and wants to win a championship, like LeBron James and "The Decision". Players also end up on new teams because their organization trades them. The last common way a player may end up on a new team is by force. Players often demand to be traded to a new organization, similar to how Anthony Davis did to leave the Pelicans and join the LA Lakers.

With all the ways an NBA player can end up on a new team, some players become NBA nomads and play for many teams throughout their career. Let's examine which players have played on the most teams throughout their NBA careers.

Twelve is the most teams an NBA Player has played for

There is a four-way time for the players who have played with the most NBA teams. Chucky Brown, Jim Jackson, Tony Massenburg and Joe Smith have all played for 12 NBA franchises (minimum of one game played).

Jim Jackson is one of four players to have played for 12 NBA teams in his career (the others are Joe Smith, Tony Massenburg & Chucky Brown). In his 14-year career, Jackson played for the:MavericksNets76ersWarriorsTrail BlazersHawksCavaliersHeatKingsRocketsSunsLakers pic.twitter.com/8erygb7bRH
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However, Kevin Ollie might take the cake for the NBA player with the most jerseys due to playing for so many teams. While Ollie played for "just" 11 teams, he had two different stints with the Orlando Magic, three different stints with the Philadelphia 76ers and played for the SEA/OKC franchise both in Seattle (2003) and in OKC (2009-10). All in all, Ollie moved from one NBA team to another 15 times during his career from 1997-2010 and he collected 15 different jerseys along the way.

I pushed on today's show for Lakers to hire Kevin Ollie. From LA. Played for 11 NBA teams. Wealth of knowledge. National title at UConn.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 1, 2014

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The current NBA Player who has played for the most NBA teams

Ish Smith is the current NBA player who has played with the most NBA teams at 11. Smith is currently on the Washington Wizards and is entering just his 11th season. The 32-year-old is the NBA player with the greatest chance of breaking the record and playing for thirteen teams. There is a good chance his next team might be with the Boston Celtics, as Brad Stevens was impressed with his play. Here is what Coach Stevens had to say about Smith after the Wizards and Celtics matched up last season per NBC Sports Boston’s postgame coverage,