List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders
Seasons played leaders
Following is a list of players who have played the most seasons in the NBA.

List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders

Section Title: Seasons played leaders
Table Section Text: Following is a list of players who have played the most seasons in the NBA.

Rank	Player	Position	Team(s)	Seasons

1	Robert Parish*	C	Golden State Warriors (1976–1980) Boston Celtics (1980–1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996) Chicago Bulls (1996–1997)	21

Kevin Willis	PF / C	Atlanta Hawks (1984–1995, 2004–2005) Miami Heat (1994–1996) Golden State Warriors (1996) Houston Rockets (1996–1998, 2001–2002) Toronto Raptors (1998–2001) Denver Nuggets (2001) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2007)

Kevin Garnett§	PF / C	Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)

Vince Carter^	SG/SF	Toronto Raptors (1998–2004) New Jersey Nets (2004–2009) Orlando Magic (2009–2010) Phoenix Suns (2010–2011) Dallas Mavericks (2011–2014) Memphis Grizzlies (2014–2017) Sacramento Kings (2017–2018) Atlanta Hawks (2018–present)

Dirk Nowitzki†	PF	Dallas Mavericks (1998–2019)

6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)	20

Kobe Bryant§	SG	Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016)

8	Moses Malone*	C	Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995)	19

James Edwards	C	Los Angeles Lakers (1977, 1992–1994) Indiana Pacers (1977–1981) Cleveland Cavaliers (1981–1983) Phoenix Suns (1983–1988) Detroit Pistons (1988–1991) Los Angeles Clippers (1991–1992) Portland Trail Blazers (1994–1995) Chicago Bulls (1995–1996)

John Stockton*	PG	Utah Jazz (1984–2003)

Karl Malone*	PF	Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)

Charles Oakley	PF / C	Chicago Bulls (1985–1988, 2001–2002) New York Knicks (1988–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998–2001) Washington Wizards (2002–2003) Houston Rockets (2004)

Shaquille O'Neal*	C	Orlando Magic (1992–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2011)

Juwan Howard	PF / C	Washington Bullets / Wizards (1994–2001) Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002, 2007–2008) Denver Nuggets (2002–2003, 2008) Orlando Magic (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2007) Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2009) Portland Trail Blazers (2009–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2013)

Jason Kidd*	PG	Dallas Mavericks (1994–1996, 2008–2012) Phoenix Suns (1996–2001) New Jersey Nets (2001–2008) New York Knicks (2012–2013)

Tim Duncan§	PF / C	San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016)

Paul Pierce†	SG/SF	Boston Celtics (1998–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014) Washington Wizards (2014–2015) Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017)

Jason Terry†	G	Atlanta Hawks (1999–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2012) Boston Celtics (2012–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014) Houston Rockets (2014–2016) Milwaukee Bucks (2016–2018)

Jamal Crawford^	G	Chicago Bulls (2000–2004) New York Knicks (2004–2008) Golden State Warriors (2008–2009) Atlanta Hawks (2009–2011) Portland Trail Blazers (2011–2012) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Minnesota Timberwolves (2017–2018) Phoenix Suns (2018–present)

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Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons in the NBA.

final_sentence: Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons in the NBA.