Earlier this week, the Memphis Grizzlies traded Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets for Victor Oladipo, marking the 16th deal between these two franchises in the 29 years since the Grizzlies’ inception. Averaging 0.55 trades per season, this makes them the most frequent trade partners in NBA history.
But which teams are the most and least common trade partners for each NBA franchise? Find out below.
Most frequent partner: LA Clippers (15 trades in 54 years; 0.28 per season)
Least frequent partner: Orlando (one trade in 35 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: Memphis (nine trades in 29 years; 0.31 per season)
Least frequent partner: Chicago (one trade in 58 years; 0.02 per season)
Most frequent partner: Philadelphia (15 trades in 48 years; 0.31 per season)
Least frequent partner: Miami (one trade in 36 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: New Orleans (five trades in 22 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: Toronto (no trades in 29 years)
Most frequent partner: Oklahoma City (13 trades in 57 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: Boston (one trade in 58 years; 0.02 per season)
Most frequent partner: Orlando (eight trades in 35 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: New Orleans (one trade in 22 years; 0.05 per season)
Most frequent partner: New York and Houston (nine trades in 44 years; 0.20 per season)
Least frequent partner: San Antonio (two trades in 44 years; 0.05 per season)
Most frequent partner: Orlando (12 trades in 35 years; 0.34 per season)
Least frequent partner: New Orleans (no trades in 22 years)
Most frequent partner: Atlanta (18 trades in 75 years; 0.24 per season)
Least frequent partner: Indiana (two trades in 48 years; 0.04 per season)
Most frequent partner: Atlanta (16 trades in 75 years; 0.21 per season)
Least frequent partner: Memphis (one trade in 29 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: Memphis (15 trades in 29 years; 0.52 per season)
Least frequent partner: Golden State (two trades in 57 years; 0.04 per season)
Most frequent partner: Brooklyn (11 trades in 48 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: Memphis (no trades in 29 years); Orlando (no trades in 35 years)
Most frequent partner: New Orleans (seven trades in 22 years; 0.32 per season)
Least frequent partner: San Antonio (no trades in 48 years)
Most frequent partner: Cleveland (10 trades in 54 years; 0.19 per season)
Least frequent partner: Minnesota (one trade in 35 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: Houston (15 trades in 29 years; 0.52 per season)
Least frequent partner: Indiana (no trades in 29 years)
Most frequent partner: New Orleans (five trades in 22 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: Washington, Utah, San Antonio, New York, Brooklyn, or Milwaukee (one trade in 36 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: Orlando (nine trades in 35 years; 0.26 per season)
Least frequent partner: New York (one trade in 56 years; 0.02 per season)
Most frequent partner: Houston (10 trades in 35 years; 0.29 per season)
Least frequent partner: Orlando (no trades in 35 years)
Most frequent partner: LA Clippers (seven trades in 22 years; 0.32 per season)
Least frequent partner: Denver (no trades in 22 years)
Most frequent partner: Toronto (eight trades in 29 years; 0.28 per season)
Least frequent partner: Milwaukee (one trade in 56 years; 0.02 per season)
Most frequent partner: Denver (15 trades in 48 years; 0.31 per season)
Least frequent partner: Toronto (one trade in 29 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: Denver (12 trades in 35 years; 0.34 per season)
Least frequent partner: Indiana or Minnesota (no trades in 35 years)
Most frequent partner: Brooklyn (15 trades in 48 years; 0.31 per season)
Least frequent partner: Boston (three trades in 75 years; 0.04 per season)
Most frequent partner: Boston and Washington (12 trades in 56 years; 0.21 per season)
Least frequent partner: Denver (two trades in 48 years; 0.04 per season)
Most frequent partner: Denver (12 trades in 48 years; 0.25 per season)
Least frequent partner: LA Lakers (two trades in 54 years; 0.04 per season)
Most frequent partner: Atlanta (17 trades in 75 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: LA Lakers (four trades in 76 years; 0.05 per season)
Most frequent partner: Brooklyn (13 trades in 48 years; 0.27 per season)
Least frequent partner: LA Clippers (no trades in 48 years)
Most frequent partner: New York (eight trades in 29 years; 0.28 per season)
Least frequent partner: Charlotte or Washington (no trades in 29 years)
Most frequent partner: Atlanta (10 trades in 50 years; 0.20 per season); Minnesota (seven trades in 35 years; 0.20 per season)
Least frequent partner: Miami (one trade in 36 years; 0.03 per season)
Most frequent partner: New Orleans (five trades in 22 years; 0.23 per season)
Least frequent partner: Toronto (no trades in 29 years)