Who Has the Most NBA Rings?
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We take a look at the NBA players with the most championship rings. Who comes out on top?
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is an American former professional basketball player. He is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.
6x NBA champion
Michael Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player who is widely considered to be the greatest of all time. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan was a prolific scorer who dominated the game with his athleticism and energy. He was also a gifted defender and skilled passer. He helped popularize the NBA around the world, and is credited with increasing its popularity in the United States.
6x NBA Finals MVP
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA globally in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jordan played three seasons for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels’ national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick. He quickly emerged as a league star and entertained crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in Slam Dunk Contests, earned him nicknames such as “Air Jordan” and “His Airness”. He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, followed by titles in 1992 and 1993. Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before practice for the 1993–94 season began, as well as started a new career in minor league baseball, he returned to play for Chicago midway through that season. He helped lead them to an additional three consecutive championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as becoming one-third of what is widely considered one of fifty Greatest Teams in NBA History; he continued his contributions throughout their win streak of 33 consecutive games that season.
With each victory that year came increased pressure on headaches caused by a pinched nerve in his back that became increasingly worse late into every playoff run; it reached its peak during Game 5 of that year’s Finals against Utah when he played through severe flu-like symptoms that included vomiting between periods; he scored 38 points including several key baskets down stretch despite being visibly weak and decomposed throughout game—one scene even showed him lying on trainer’s table receiving IV between periods; this game would come to be known colloquially as “The Flu Game”; Chicago went on to win 90–88 marking their fifth title overall—and their second three-peat; afterward Jordan collapsed into Scottie Pippen’s arms while leaving floor; Pippen had to carry him off court so he wouldn’t collapse onto it; this is widely considered not just greatest individual performance by any player but also one biggest clutch performances any player has ever had playoffs or Finals history
5x NBA MVP
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American former professional basketball player and the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jordan played three seasons for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels’ national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall pick in the NBA draft. He quickly emerged as a league star and entertained crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from atop a 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) chair during warmups at Chapel Hill, earned him the nicknames Air Jordan and His Airness. He also gained a reputation for being one of
the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA Championship with Chicago, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a “three-peat”. Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning oforizontal jump contest between him and other top players to determine who would be on magazine covers or receive greater visibility.” When asked why Air was given that name Jeffery said “He [Jordan] can fly like superman but he ain’t no superhero”
Bill Russell
Bill Russell has the most NBA rings of any player in history. He won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics in 13 seasons. He was also a five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 12-time All-Star. Russell is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
11x NBA champion
Bill Russell is an American former professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Russell played a total of 12 seasons with the Celtics, winning 11 championships, making him the most decorated player in NBA history.
5x NBA MVP
Few professional athletes have been as successful as Bill Russell. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and 12-time NBA All-Star, Russell helped lead the Boston Celtics to an astonishing 11 championships during his 13-season career. An incredible defensive player, Russell was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team 10 times and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the NBA’s all-time leader in points scored, games played, and minutes played. He is also a six-time NBA champion, a 19-time NBA All-Star, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. In addition, Abdul-Jabbar was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
6x NBA champion
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. During his 20-year career with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, he won six NBA championships, five MVP Awards, and was a 19-time NBA All-Star.
Abdul-Jabbar was a member of the famed “Showtime” Lakers team of the 1980s, which also included Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Byron Scott. He played a vital role in helping the Lakers win five championships in that decade. In 1988, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
6x NBA MVP
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NCAA College Basketball Player of the Year (1967–69), once shared The Sporting News NBA Rookie of the Year (1970) with Wes Unseld, and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2008, he was ranked number 24 on ESPN’s list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, and a philanthropist. In 2012, he was selected by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be a U.S. global cultural ambassador.
19x NBA All-Star
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA coach Pat Riley and players LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, and a best-selling author. In 2012, he was selected by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be a U.S. global cultural ambassador.
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson is a retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons. During his career, Johnson won three NBA MVP Awards, nine NBA Finals MVP Awards, and twelve NBA championships, which is the most by any player in NBA history.
5x NBA champion
Johnson won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, including three in a row from 2000 to 2002. He also won two Olympic gold medals with the US national team in 1992 and 1996.
3x NBA MVP
Earvin “Magic” Johnson was one of the greatest players in NBA history. He was a 3-time MVP and a 12-time All-Star. He won an NCAA Championship with Michigan State University and 5 NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is also the only player in NBA history to have won an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal.
12x NBA All-Star
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. is an American retired professional basketball player and former president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play 32 games for the Lakers during the 1992–93 season. He became a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame—being enshrined in 2002 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as a member of the “Dream Team”, he is also a two-time NBA champion, a five-time NBA Finals MVP, a nine-time All-NBA team member, and a 12-time NBA All-Star.
Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan, who played his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs, is the NBA player with the most championship rings. He has five rings total, which he won in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. Duncan is also a two-time MVP and a three-time Finals MVP.
5x NBA champion
Tim Duncan is a 5x NBA champion, winning titles with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. He’s also a 3x NBA Finals MVP and 2x NBA MVP. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
2x NBA MVP
In 1998, Tim Duncan was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. He quickly became one of the best players in the league, winning Rookie of the Year and leading the Spurs to their first NBA Championship in 1999. He would go on to win another NBA Championship in 2003 and was named MVP of the Finals. He would win his third NBA Championship in 2005 and was once again named MVP of the Finals. In 2007, he was named MVP of the regular season and led the Spurs to their fourth NBA Championship. He would win his fifth and final NBA Championship in 2014, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest players of all time.
15x NBA All-Star
Tim Duncan is a retired professional basketball player who played his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest power forwards of all time. During his time with the Spurs, Duncan won five NBA Championships. He was a 15-time NBA All-Star and was named the NBA MVP three times.
