List of individuals with most NBA championships

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This is a list of individuals with the most combined NBA championships. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1] The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).[2] The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team's players, coaches, and members of the executive front office usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships.[3] However, in some rare occasion, the teams opted to give other commemorative items, such as wrist watches, instead of rings.[4][5] An NBA team can choose who in their organization is awarded a ring; in addition to the players, coaches, and the front office, rings can and are awarded to trainers, medical staff, scouts, and occasionally cheerleaders, equipment managers, mascots and other arena staff. This list is limited to individuals who won a ring as at least one of the following:

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More information No. of championships, Name ...
No. of championships Name As a... Team(s) won with (years) Ref.
16 Red Auerbach head coach Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) [6]
executive Boston Celtics (1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986)
13 Phil Jackson player New York Knicks (1970, 1973) [7][8]
head coach Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
12 K.C. Jones player Boston Celtics (1959–1966) [9][10]
assistant coach Los Angeles Lakers (1972)
Boston Celtics (1981)
head coach Boston Celtics (1984, 1986)
11 Bill Russell player Boston Celtics (1957, 1959–1966) [11]
player and head coach Boston Celtics (1968, 1969)
10 Tommy Heinsohn player Boston Celtics (1957, 1959–1965) [12][13]
head coach Boston Celtics (1974, 1976)
10 Bill Sharman player Boston Celtics (1957, 1959–1961) [14]
head coach Los Angeles Lakers (1972)
executive Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
10 Sam Jones player Boston Celtics (1959–1966, 1968, 1969) [15]
10 Mitch Kupchak player Washington Bullets (1978)
Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985)		 [16][17]
executive Los Angeles Lakers (1987, 1988, 2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
10[a] Bill Bertka assistant coach Los Angeles Lakers (1972, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001) [18]
executive Los Angeles Lakers (2002, 2009)
10 Jim Cleamons player Los Angeles Lakers (1972) [19][20]
assistant coach Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
9[b] Tex Winter assistant coach Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002)		 [21]
9 Pat Riley player Los Angeles Lakers (1972) [22]
assistant coach Los Angeles Lakers (1980)
head coach Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
Miami Heat (2006)
executive Miami Heat (2012, 2013)
9 Steve Kerr player Chicago Bulls (1996–1998)
San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003)		 [23]
head coach Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
9 Jerry West player Los Angeles Lakers (1972) [24]
executive Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000)
Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017)
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  • a Bertka was also a scouting consultant on the 2010 Lakers championship staff.[25][26]
  • b Winter was also a coaching consultant on the 2009 Lakers championship staff.[27][28]

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