NBA Degrees of Separation
- You get a start player and a target player.
- Name a teammate of the start player, someone at the same team in the same season.
- Keep linking teammates until you reach the target.
- Your first wrong guess at each link is free. After that, each miss counts as an extra player in between.
NBA · 2014-15 to 2025-26
About NBA Degrees of Separation
Link two NBA players through shared rosters.
Example board
CJ McCollum to Jayson Tatum
- From:
- CJ McCollum
- To:
- Jayson Tatum
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | CJ McCollum | - |
| Link 1 | Enes Freedom | Portland Trail Blazers, 2018-19 |
| Target | Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics, 2019-20 |
Stats from ESPN as of Oct 12, 2026. This board is retired, so it never comes up in play.
About this game & data
Link the start player to the target through teammates. Fewer links, higher score.
Enes Freedom links them with 1 player in between. That’s the ideal.
CJ McCollum and Jayson Tatum were never teammates, so the board needs at least one link.
Example board 2
Anthony Davis to Steven Adams
- From:
- Anthony Davis
- To:
- Steven Adams
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Anthony Davis | - |
| Link 1 | Russell Westbrook | Los Angeles Lakers, 2021-22 |
| Target | Steven Adams | Oklahoma City Thunder, 2014-15 |
Example board 3
Mikal Bridges to Victor Wembanyama
- From:
- Mikal Bridges
- To:
- Victor Wembanyama
- In between:
- 1
| Step | Player | Shared team and season |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Mikal Bridges | - |
| Link 1 | Chris Paul | Phoenix Suns, 2020-21 |
| Target | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs, 2024-25 |
What goes into NBA Degrees of Separation boards
Both ends come from the points, rebounds, assists and minutes leaders of your era, with at least 3 seasons in it.
Teammates means the same team in the same season. A midseason trade counts for both teams.
Minutes leaders are in the pool, so a steady role player can be an end.
Your first wrong guess at each link is free. After that, each miss counts as an extra player in between.
Veteran point guards on short contracts often link two players from different eras.
About the data
NBA seasons 1980-81 to 2025-26, from ESPN.
Stat terms
- Per game:
- a season average. Players need enough games to be ranked.
- PPG / RPG / APG:
- points, rebounds and assists per game.
- Double-double:
- a game with 10 or more in two of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.