Who Has The Most Championship Rings In The NBA?
We break down the NBA players with the most championship rings, including active and retired players.
Michael Jordan – 6
Michael Jordan – 6
Bill Russell – 11
Robert Horry – 7
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 6
Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was a 14-time All-Star and was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player five times.
Bill Russell – 11
Bill Russell is an American retired professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in NBA history. Russell played college basketball for the University of San Francisco Dons, and he was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the second overall pick in the 1956 NBA draft.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, has the most championship rings in the NBA with six. He helped the Lakers win five championships in the 1980s, and he also won a title with the Bucks in 1971.
Magic Johnson – 5
Magic Johnson played 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five championships. He was a three-time NBA Finals MVP and a 12-time All-Star. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in NBA history.
Robert Horry – 7
Robert Horry is a retired American professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is mostly known for his time with the Houston Rockets, winning two back-to-back championships with them in 1994 and 1995. He also won championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Horry is one of only nine players to win NBA championships with three different teams.
Horry played a total of 16 seasons in the NBA and appeared in 7 Finals series. His first championship came in 1994 as a member of the Houston Rockets; he averaged 11.4 points per game that post-season. In 1995, Horry helped the Rockets repeat as champions; he again averaged 11.4 points per game in the playoffs. In 2000, Horry joined the Los Angeles Lakers; that season, he averaged 8.7 points per game as the team went 15–1 in the playoffs en route to their first championship since 1988.
The following year, Horry again helped lead the Lakers to victory, averaging 7.8 points per game during their playoff run. In 2002, Horry won his sixth championship, as the Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets in the Finals. Horry’s final championship came in 2005 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs; he averaged 5.7 points per game during their playoff run
