Who Has the Most NBA Championship Rings?
The answer may surprise you. We take a look at the NBA players with the most championship rings.
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is one of the most successful basketball players of all time. He has six NBA Finals MVPs, ten scoring titles, five MVP awards, and six NBA championships. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Michael Jordan is the clear leader when it comes to NBA championship rings.
6 NBA Championships
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 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 then-record heights, 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. Though Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning of switch to play minor league baseball in 1994, he rejoined regaining some individual awards like NBA most valuable Player four times(88-99), five regular-season MVPs(88-92,'”97,”98), Defensive Player Of The Year(88),” All Star Game MVP three times(88,”96,”98) among other significant accolades during this second spell with Chicago which lasted till his second retirement in 2003 .He returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of Washington Wizards leading them to playoffs both times but failed to make any considerable impact playing way below his standard due to age and other ailments .
By acclamation, Michael Jordan is series has been praised for its written dialogue ,large scale set design ,costume design ,and cinematography .The series has also been nominated for 31 Primetime Emmy Awards ,winning nine ,and one Golden Globe Award after becoming eligible for consideration in 2011
6 NBA Finals MVPs
Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant force in the NBA for many years, winning 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was also named NBA Finals MVP 6 times.
10 Scoring Titles
With 10 scoring titles, Jordan is the NBA’s all-time leader in that category. He is the only player in NBA history to average more than 30 points per game for his career (30.12). Jordan also holds the NBA record for the most seasons averaging more than 30 points per game (10), and is second to Wilt Chamberlain in career regular season scoring (32,292), points per game (30.12), and field goals made (11,358).
Bill Russell
Bill Russell has the most NBA championship rings of any player in history. He won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics from 1957 to 1969. Russell was a five-time NBA MVP and a 12-time All-Star. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974.
11 NBA Championships
In his 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, Bill Russell won an amazing 11 NBA Championships. That’s more championships than any other player in NBA history! He was also a five-time NBA MVP and a twelve-time NBA All-Star.
5 NBA MVPs
In his first season, Russell averaged a double-double with 16.6 points and 16.8 rebounds per game, and he led the team in blocks with 4.5 per game. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team. The following year, he improved his numbers to 18.6 points and 24.0 rebounds per game, and he was again named to the All-NBA Second Team. In just his third season, Russell led the Celtics to their first ever NBA Championship, averaging a double-double of 15.1 points and 22.5 rebounds per game in the Finals
12 All-Star Selections
During his playing career, Russell was a twelve-time All-Star and an eleven-time member of the All-NBA First Team. He is widely considered one of the best defenders in NBA history. In 1968, he was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. In a 1986 poll celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NBA, Russell was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American 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 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 Shaquille O’Neal have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
6 NBA Championships
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points, and is considered one of the greatest players in basketball history.
6 NBA MVPs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired 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 NBA Finals MVP. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, LeBron James and Kevin Durant have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
Abdul-Jabbar has also been an active political activist. In 2012, he was selected by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be a U.S. global cultural ambassador.
19 All-Star Selections
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alicbuson; 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 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 Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
After winning 71 consecutive basketball games on his high school team in New York City, Alcindor was recruited by Jerry Romero to play for Coach John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins in 1967. He played college basketball before opting out of his scholarship after three successful seasons to declare himself eligible for the 1970 NBA draft at age 20. The following year, he won a league championship with the Milwaukee Bucks before earning Brees Rookie of the Year honors.[8] In 1975, he was traded to the Lakers; he won five league championships with them while becoming one of only four players to win an NCAA men’s championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (the other three being Bill Russell,)[9][10] Kareem Abdul Jabbar became one of only two men ever to be named Finals MVP three times (the other being Michael Jordan). He remains the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history with 2,349 points.[11]
During his 20-year NBA career his teams were successful in winning 10 league championships; he played in 115 playoff series over those 20 years. At the time of his retirement at age 42 during the 1989–90 season,[12] he owned or shared 37 separate official NBA records.[13]
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 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 championships, with five NBA Finals MVP awards, and nine NBA seasons with at least 50 wins.
5 NBA Championships
In his thirteen seasons with the Lakers, Johnson won five NBA championships, was an NBA Finals MVP three times, and was a ten-time NBA All-Star. He also won two Olympic gold medals as a member of the United States men’s national basketball team.
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Johnson was the NBA’s Most Valuable Player three times (1987, 1989, and 1990), and its Rookie of the Year in 1980. He was selected to the NBA’s All-Star team twelve times, and played on nine NBA championship teams. He also led the league in assists four times. In brief, Johnson was one of basketball’s all-time greats.
12 All-Star Selections
Magic Johnson was selected for the NBA All-Star Game 12 times (1980–1991), and he was named the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times (1990, 1992, 1996). He also won the All-Star game MVP award in 1990 and 1992.
Tim Duncan
San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan has the most NBA championship rings of any player in history, with five. Duncan won his first NBA title in 1999 and his fifth in 2014. He is the only player in NBA history to win a championship in three different decades.
5 NBA Championships
Tim Duncan has won five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs. He is a two-time NBA Finals MVP and a three-time NBA All-Star. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
2 NBA MVPs
Tim Duncan is an American former 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 and has won five NBA championships. Duncan was a two-time NBA MVP, a three-time NBA Finals MVP, and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
Duncan was born in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and raised in the United States from an early age. He attended college at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, where he played for the Demon Deacons’ men’s basketball team. In 1997, he was selected by the Spurs with the first overall pick in the NBA draft.
During his time with the Spurs, Duncan won five NBA championships while being selected to 15 All-Star Games and 15 All-NBA Teams. He retired in 2016 as the Spurs’ all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocked shots, and minutes played. He is also a two-time NBA MVP (2002 and 2003), a three-time NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003, 2005), and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2020).
15 All-Star Selections
Tim Duncan – 15 All-Star Selections
With 15 All-Star selections, Tim Duncan is tied for the most in NBA history with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. He was selected to the All-Star team in each of his first 13 seasons, from 1998 to 2010. He then missed the 2011 All-Star Game due to an injury, but was selected again in 2012 and 2013. In total, Duncan has participated in 15 All-Star Games, tied for the most in NBA history with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
