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SI Players asked 248 NBA players: Which NBA team, other than your own, would you most like to play for? Least like to play for?
SI Players
SI Players NBA Poll
Which NBA team, other than your own, would you most like to play for?
Spurs 13% Heat 11% Suns 10% Lakers 10%
Least like to play for?
Jazz 27% Raptors 16% Hawks 10% Bucks 6%
Fast facts: Poll completed in January...Then Maverick Derek Harper refused a trade to the Jazz in 1997, famously saying "you go live in Utah." The Knicks came in fifth as both the most desirable team (9%) and the least desirable (5%). While 13.7% of Eastern Conference voters said they'd most like to play for the Lakers, only 5.6% of Western Conference respondents said the same.
[Based on a survey of 248 NBA players ] • For an expanded version of the poll, go to SI.com/players.
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