The Miami Heat are on a roll, and they have just extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 129-103 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies, but that pales in comparison to Udonis Haslem's own streak of seasons played for a single team. Haslem is now in an exclusive club that also includes Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant and John Stockton along with Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan.
19 or more seasons, all with one team (because now it's official):
Dirk Nowitzki, 21
Kobe Bryant, 20
Tim Duncan, 19
John Stockton, 19
UDONIS HASLEM, 19— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 31, 2021
All Haslem needed to join the exclusive club of players who played 19 seasons in the NBA with one team was just a second of playing time this season. He was not able to get that this season until he was called upon by Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra to enter Saturday's game against the Grizzlies. Haslem ended up logging three minutes of action and even managed to score and get a rebound.
Needless to say, that is an incredible accomplishment. While Haslem is unlikely to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, he will always be remembered for all his time with the Heat. His 19 seasons with the Heat only sounds even more impressive when you consider the fact that he was not even drafted in the 2002 NBA Draft. Instead of starting his pro career in the NBA, Haslem found himself in France where he spent some time playing for the Chalon-Sur-Saône of the French LNB Pro A before eventually making his way into the Heat.
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