The Golden State Warriors will begin the regular season next week against the Los Angeles Lakers, and in doing so legendary point guard Stephen will join illustrious company entering his 17th years with the franchise.
There are only nine other players in NBA history who have spent 17 or more consecutive seasons with one team: Hakeem Olajuwon had 17 straight seasons with the Houston Rockets, Tony Parker had 17 with the San Antonio Spurs, Karl Malone had 18 with the Utah Jazz, Reggie Miller had 18 with the Indiana Pacers, John Stockton had 19 with the Utah Jazz, Tim Duncan had 19 with the Spurs, Udonis Haslem had 20 with the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant had 20 with the Lakers, and Dirk Nowitzki had 21 with the Dallas Mavericks.