One fun subplot of the 2025 NBA Finals is the journey of Pacers forward Pascal Siakam. As an NBA up-and-comer, he gave Toronto some young pop in its 2019 championship run.
Now, as an older, more established star in the league, Siakam has been a pivotal piece of this Indiana roster that’s returned to the Finals for the first time in 25 years.
To reach the NBA Finals with the Raptors and Pacers, of all franchises, is no small feat. Toronto had never even been to the title series before 2019.
Siakam joins an impressive list of players who have been to the Finals with at least two different franchises since the 1976 NBA merger.
NBA Players Who Went to the Finals With Two Different Teams
| Player | First Team (Year) | Additional Teams (Years) | Total Championships |
| Wally Walker | Trail Blazers (1977) | SuperSonics (1978, '79) | 2 |
| Bill Walton | Trail Blazers (1977) | Celtics (1986) | 2 |
| Lionel Hollins | Trail Blazers (1977) | 76ers (1982) | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | SuperSonics (1978, '79) | Celtics (1984, '85, '86, '87) | 3 |
| Mitch Kupchak | Bullets (1978) | Lakers (1982, '83, '84, '85) | 2 |
| Robert Parish | Celtics (1981, '84, '85, '86, '87) | Bulls (1997) | 4 |
| Moses Malone | Rockets (1981) | 76ers (1983) | 1 |
| Danny Ainge | Celtics (1984, '85, '86, '87) | Trail Blazers (1992); Suns (1993) | 2 |
| Chuck Nevitt | Lakers (1985) | Pistons (1988) | 1 |
| Dennis Rodman | Pistons (1988, '89, '90) | Bulls (1996, '97, '98) | 5 |
| John Salley | Pistons (1988, '89, '90) | Bulls (1996); Lakers (2000) | 4 |
| James Edwards | Pistons (1989, '90) | Chicago Bulls (1996) | 3 |
| Clyde Drexler | Trail Blazers (1990, '92) | Rockets (1995) | 1 |
| Terry Porter | Trail Blazers (1990, '92) | Spurs (1999) | 2 |
| Jerome Kersey | Trail Blazers (1990, '92) | Spurs (1999) | 1 |
| Scott Williams | Bulls (1991, '92, '93) | 76ers (2001) | 3 |
| Horace Grant | Bulls (1991, '92, '93) | Magic (1995); Lakers (2001, '04) | 4 |
| Elden Campbell | Lakers (1991) | Pistons (2004) | 1 |
| Robert Horry | Rockets (1994, '95) | Lakers (2000, '01, '02, '04); Spurs (2005, '07) | 7 |
| Mario Elie | Rockets (1994, '95) | Spurs (1999) | 3 |
| Sam Cassell | Rockets (1994, '95) | Celtics (2008) | 3 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Magic (1995) | Lakers (2000, '01, '02, '04); Heat (2006) | 4 |
| Brian Shaw | Magic (1995) | Lakers (2000, '01, '02) | 3 |
| Steve Kerr | Bulls (1996, '97, '98) | Spurs (1999, '03) | 5 |
| Ron Harper | Bulls (1996, '97, '98) | Lakers (2000, '01) | 5 |
| Gary Payton | SuperSonics (1996) | Lakers (2004); Heat (2006) | 1 |
| Shandon Anderson | Utah Jazz (1997, '98) | Heat (2006) | 1 |
| Derek Fisher | Lakers (2000, '01, '02, '04, '08, '09, '10) | Thunder (2012) | 5 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 76ers (2001) | Nets (2002) | 0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 76ers (2001) | Nets (2003) | 0 |
| Eric Snow | 76ers (2001) | Cavaliers (2007) | 0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | Lakers (2002) | Pistons (2004, '05) | 2 |
| Jason Kidd | Nets (2002, '03) | Mavericks (2011) | 1 |
| Richard Jefferson | Nets (2002, '03) | Cavaliers (2016) | 1 |
| Rasheed Wallace | Pistons (2004, '05) | Celtics (2010) | 1 |
| Nazr Mohammed | Spurs (2005) | Thunder (2012) | 1 |
| James Posey | Heat (2006) | Celtics (2008) | 2 |
| LeBron James | Cavaliers (2007, '15, '16, '17, '18) | Heat (2011, '12, '13, '14); Lakers (2020) | 4 |
| Anderson Varejao | Cavaliers (2007) | Warriors (2016) | 0 |
| Ray Allen | Celtics (2008, '10) | Heat (2013, '14) | 2 |
| Rajon Rondo | Celtics (2008, '10) | Lakers (2020) | 2 |
| Eddie House | Celtics (2008) | Heat (2011) | 1 |
| Kendrick Perkins | Celtics (2008, '10) | Thunder (2012) | 1 |
| James Jones | Heat (2011, '12, '13, '14) | Cavaliers (2015, '16, '17) | 3 |
| Kevin Durant | Thunder (2012) | Warriors (2017, '18, '19) | 2 |
| Danny Green | Spurs (2013, '14) | Raptors (2019); Lakers (2020) | 3 |
| Kawhi Leonard | Spurs (2013, '14) | Raptors (2019) | 2 |
| Andre Iguodala | Warriors (2015, '16, '17, '18) | Heat (2020) | 3 |
| Kyrie Irving | Cavaliers (2015, '16, '17) | Mavericks (2024) | 1 |
| Patrick McCaw | Warriors (2017, '18) | Raptors (2019) | 3 |
| JaVale McGee | Warriors (2017, '18) | Lakers (2020) | 3 |
| Pascal Siakam | Raptors (2019) | Pacers (2025) | 1 |
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