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Keep your bags packed: 15 legendary players who switched NBA teams twice or more in their prime
It’s now a regular occurrence, with players like Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Chris Paul adding their name recently to the list, but here we review 15 previous legendary players who changed franchise affiliations not just once but two or more times.
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- All-time greatest Cavaliers
- Announcing “The Decision” (2010)
- Antagonizing Wizards fans
- Appearance in “MVPuppets” Nike commercial
- Appearance in Trainwreck
- Appearance in “What Should I Do?” Nike commercial
- As great defender who never earned Defensive Player of the Year
- As great play maker
- As part of Lakers “super team”
- As social justice activist
- “The Block” (game seven, 2016 NBA Finals)
- Drafted by the Cavaliers straight from high school
- Earning league MVP and then getting eliminated early in the playoffs (2010)
- Feud with DeShawn Stevenson
- Greatest player of the 21st century
- Hosting Saturday Night Live
- In the 2015 NBA Finals
- In the 2017 NBA Finals
- In the 2018 NBA Finals
- Meeting Rich Paul
- Missing out on Finals MVP in a controversial voting (2015)
- Missing out on league MVP in a controversial voting (2006)
- Missing out on league MVP in a controversial voting (2011)
- Nicknamed “King James”
- On ’12-’13 Miami Heat (greatest teams)
- On 2004 U.S. Olympic team
- On 2008 U.S. Olympic team
- On 2012 U.S. Olympic team
- Part of 2003 NBA draft class
- Record holder for most career playoff turnovers
- Replaced by Anthony Parker
- Returning to the Cavaliers (2014)
- Signing with the Heat; leaving the Cavaliers (2010)
- Signing with the Lakers (2018)
- Wearing jersey #6
- “48 special” (game five, 2007 Eastern Conference Finals)
