50 Fun Facts About NBA Immaculate Grid

Which player suited up for both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics?

Rondo won a title with Boston in 2008 and another with the Lakers in the 2020 bubble, one of very few players to win rings with both rivals.

Which player suited up for both the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards?

He came back from his second retirement for two seasons in Washington, having first joined the Wizards as part-owner and president of basketball operations.

Which player suited up for both the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers?

He announced the move to Miami on The Decision in 2010, then went home in 2014 and ended Cleveland's title drought in 2016.

Which player suited up for both the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks?

Phoenix drafted him 15th in 1996, traded him to Dallas in 1998, then signed him back in 2004, after which he won two MVPs.

Which player suited up for both the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers?

He left Orlando as a free agent in 1996 and won three straight titles in Los Angeles from 2000 to 2002.

Which player suited up for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets?

The Thunder would not give him a max extension, so they traded him to Houston before the 2012-13 season; he won the 2018 MVP there.

Which player suited up for both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets?

He was traded to Denver in 2006, later played for Detroit and Memphis, and finished back in Philadelphia in 2009-10.

Which player suited up for both the San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors?

His single season in Toronto ended with the franchise's first title and his second Finals MVP, one of only three players to win the award with two teams.

Which player suited up for both the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics?

He was Defensive Player of the Year in his first Boston season and went to Brooklyn with Paul Pierce in the 2013 blockbuster.

Which player suited up for both the Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers?

He played for the Warriors in both Philadelphia and San Francisco before returning east to the 76ers, then finished with the Lakers.

Which player suited up for both the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls?

The Worm won two rings with the Bad Boys and three more with the Bulls, with a stop in San Antonio in between.

Which player suited up for both the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets?

After the Yao Ming years in Houston he was dealt to New York in a three-team trade in February 2010 and played 24 games there.

Which player suited up for both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers?

He won his first title with Milwaukee in 1971 and five more in Los Angeles across a 20-season career.

Which player suited up for both the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers?

Philadelphia drafted him fifth in 1984; he won the 1993 MVP in Phoenix and finished his career in Houston.

Which player suited up for both the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers?

The Mailman spent 18 seasons in Utah and one final, ring-chasing year in Los Angeles in 2003-04.

Which player suited up for both the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks?

Milwaukee drafted him and traded him to Minnesota for the rights to Ray Allen; the 2004 trade to New York brought the Coney Island native home.

Which player suited up for both the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers?

The Serbian sharpshooter was traded from Sacramento to Indiana in 2006 and later won a title with Dallas in 2011.

Which player suited up for both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets?

Clyde the Glide was traded to Houston in 1995 and won the title that June alongside his old University of Houston teammate.

Which player suited up for both the Memphis Grizzlies and the Toronto Raptors?

He was Defensive Player of the Year in Memphis in 2013 and a midseason pickup for Toronto's 2019 title run.

Which player suited up for both the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat?

Charlotte drafted him second in 1992; he became a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in Miami and won a ring there in 2006.

Which player suited up for both the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic?

His injury-plagued Orlando years followed a Rookie of the Year start in Detroit; he later had a healthy renaissance in Phoenix.

Which player suited up for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics?

He asked out of Cleveland after three straight Finals and spent two seasons in Boston before moving to Brooklyn in 2019.

Which player suited up for both the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves?

The 30th pick in 2011 spent six seasons in Chicago and a stormy year and a half in Minnesota before Philadelphia and Miami.

Which player suited up for both the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks?

Denver took him third in 2003 behind LeBron and Darko; the 2011 deadline trade sent him home to New York.

Which player suited up for both the Golden State Warriors and the Brooklyn Nets?

He joined the 73-win Warriors in 2016 and, after tearing his Achilles in the 2019 Finals, signed with Brooklyn.

Which player suited up for both the Phoenix Suns and the New Jersey Nets?

He led New Jersey to back-to-back Finals in 2002 and 2003 and finally won a ring with Dallas in 2011.

Which player suited up for both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets?

Buffalo traded him to Houston after two games; he led the Sixers to the 1983 title, sweeping through the playoffs 'fo', fi', fo'.

Which player suited up for both the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics?

The Human Highlight Film played 11 seasons in Atlanta and one in Boston in 1994-95, then won his first titles with Panathinaikos.

Which player suited up for both the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers?

The 2025 trade that sent him from Dallas to Los Angeles stunned the league; he had taken the Mavericks to the Finals only months earlier.

Which player suited up for both the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers?

The Clippers took him fourth in 1999; he won back-to-back titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and returned to the Clippers in 2012.

Which player suited up for both the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Bullets?

The 1993 number-one pick was Rookie of the Year in Golden State, then spent four years in Washington before his peak in Sacramento.

Which player suited up for both the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs?

Rookie of the Year in Memphis in 2002, he won two titles with the Lakers and finished with three seasons in San Antonio and one in Milwaukee.

Which player suited up for both the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat?

His corner three to force overtime in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals came the year after he left Boston for its rival.

Which player suited up for both the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors?

After turning down a $13 million Houston deal he was traded north in August 2001 and played one final season in Toronto.

Which player suited up for both the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers?

He left Miami in 2016 for a season with his hometown Bulls, joined LeBron in Cleveland, and was traded back to the Heat in February 2018.

Which player suited up for both the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets?

Mr. Big Shot was 2004 Finals MVP in Detroit and went home to Denver in a 2008 blockbuster trade.

Which player suited up for both the Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks?

Two seasons in Milwaukee ended with a torn Achilles in the 2025 playoffs and his release, and he went straight back to Portland.

Which player suited up for both the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Clippers?

The league vetoed his 2011 trade to the Lakers, so he went to the other L.A. team instead and started the Lob City era.

Which player suited up for both the New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers?

The 2012 number-one pick was traded to the Lakers in 2019 and won the 2020 title and the first NBA Cup in 2023.

Which player suited up for both the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers?

The 2022 trade sent Spida to Cleveland, where he led the Cavaliers to their first playoff trip without LeBron since 1998.

Which player suited up for both the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat?

He won Toronto's only title in 2019 and, after a 2021 trade, helped Miami reach the 2023 Finals.

Which player suited up for both the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings?

One of Run TMC in Golden State from 1988 to 1991, he then played seven seasons in Sacramento, which retired his number 2.

Which player suited up for both the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers?

Atlanta traded him to the East-leading Sixers at the 2001 deadline, and he reached the Finals with Philadelphia that June.

Which player suited up for both the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers?

He averaged a triple-double in his one Washington season, then went to his hometown Lakers in 2021.

Which player suited up for both the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns?

Four All-Star seasons in Orlando gave way to injury-hit years in Phoenix, then stints with the Knicks and Heat.

Who created Immaculate Grid, the game that inspired this quiz?

The Atlanta software developer launched the first, baseball-only grid on 4 April 2023, and at first it was mostly played by him and his friends.

The grid game's name was borrowed from which sporting feat?

An immaculate inning is a pitcher striking out three batters on nine pitches; a grid is immaculate when all nine guesses land.

In what month and year did the basketball version of Immaculate Grid launch?

Sports Reference bought the game on 11 July 2023, launched football on 20 July, basketball on 25 July and hockey the day after.

Which company bought Immaculate Grid on July 11, 2023, and then launched the basketball version?

The buyer linked each square to lists of valid answers on its own sites and rolled out the basketball grid on July 25.

As of July 2023, roughly how many people played Immaculate Grid each weekday?

The game was popular with current and former Major League Baseball players as well as fans.