Famous players who have played in Hukati: O Neal leads, and one other person outside Rondo won the championship in both teams 🏆

Basketball 6:37pm, 20 July 2025 170

According to Shams, Smart reached a buyout agreement with the Wizards, planning to sign a two-year, $11 million contract with the Lakers after the clarification period. In this way, there will be one more player in the league who has played for both the Lakers and the Celtics, the old rivals. Smart became famous in the Celtics, and now he will wear a purple-gold jersey. The last star in the league who has played for Hukai is Rondo. He won the championship with the Big Three of the Celtics in 2008 and reached the top with James and James in 2020.

In addition to Rondo, there are some famous players in NBA history who have played for both the Lakers and the Celtics. Today, Lao Zhen will take you to take a look.

Clyde Roveratan

Roveratan was one of the NBA's stars in the last century. He entered the All-Stars four times and won three championships. He was selected for the second team in 1956. After retiring, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.

From 1953 to 1957, Roveratan played for the Lakers for four seasons, playing in a total of 282 games, averaging 17.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and helped the team win the championship in 1954. From 1962 to 1964, he played for the Celtics for two seasons, playing 106 games, averaging 6.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, and won the championship with the Celtics in 1963 and 1964.

Don Nelson

Don Nelson is the 3rd NBA coach of the year. In 2007, he coached the Warriors to complete the "Black Eight" Miracle and is also a master of running and bombing. His player career is also remarkable. He has been in the NBA for 14 years, played for the Lakers for two years, played for the Celtics for 11 years, and won the championship with the Celtics five times.

In his two years of playing for the Lakers, Nelson played 119 games, averaging 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game; in his 11 years of playing for the Celtics, he played 872 games, averaging 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

Bob McAdu

McAdu was famous for his scoring as a player. He was the top scorer in the NBA (1974 to 1976). He was also elected as the regular season MVP in 1975. He was selected for a team of players and was selected as the All-Star five times in his career (1974 to 1978). He won the championship twice in 1982 and 1985.

In the 1978-79 season, McAdu played for half a season for a short time with the Celtics, playing 20 games, averaging 20.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2 assists per game. From 1981 to 1985, he played for four seasons with the Lakers, playing 224 games, averaging 12.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, and reached the top with the team twice.

Gary Payton

Gary Payton is one of the 75 superstars in the NBA's 2021 selection. He played for both the Lakers and the Celtics at the end of his career. In the 2003-04 season, he and Carl Malone joined the Lakers and formed F4 with O'Neal and Kobe, but the team failed the finals that season. That season he played for 82 regular season games, averaging 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. In the 2004-05 season, he joined the Celtics, playing 77 regular season games, averaging 11.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. The OK combination of O'Neal and Kobe is one of the classic superstar combinations in NBA history. The last time a team in the NBA achieved three consecutive championships was the Lakers led by him and Kobe. After leaving the Lakers in 2004, the Sharks played for too many teams, and the last team they played for in their career was the Celtics. In the 2010-11 season, he played 37 games for the Celtics, averaging 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. As a No. 60 pick, Thomas Jr.'s story in the NBA was very exciting. In the 16-17 season, he played his best career performance with the Celtics, averaging 28.9 points and 5.9 assists per game, was selected as the All-Star, selected as the second team, and ranked 5th in the MVP selection.

However, in the summer of 2017, Thomas Jr. was sent to the Cavaliers in the trade of Irving. After that, his performance declined due to injuries. In February 2018, the Cavaliers traded him to the Lakers. He played for half a season with the Lakers, playing in 17 games, averaging 15.6 points and 5 assists per game. From 2007 to 2014, Rondo played for 8 and a half seasons with the Celtics, playing 527 games, averaging 11 points, 4.7 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In 2008, he won the championship with the Big Three.

After leaving the Celtics, Rondo has been involved in many teams and played for the Lakers twice from 2018 to 2020 and 21-22 seasons. The most worth mentioning is that he became an important member of the Lakers' championship journey in the 19-20 season.