# The players with the most NBA championship rings

Bill Russell won 11 titles with the Celtics, a record that looks unbeatable; behind him come his teammates from that Boston side, Robert Horry, Jordan, Kareem and Kobe. How many rings does it take to be the best?

- 27 votes · 26 items
- Mar 25, 2024 · culé_mallorca
- https://even.best/en/l/2799/the-players-with-the-most-nba-championship-rings

## Top 26

1. **Bill Russell** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 11 rings. The record, in 13 seasons with Boston.
2. **Tom Heinsohn** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 8 rings. Celtics of the fifties and sixties.
3. **K. C. Jones** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 8 rings. Another of Russell's Celtics.
4. **Dennis Rodman** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 5 rings. Two with the Pistons and three with the Bulls.
5. **Sam Jones** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 10 rings. Guard on Auerbach's Celtics.
6. **Satch Sanders** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 8 rings. The defender of that Boston side.
7. **John Havlicek** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 8 rings. The great Celtics scorer.
8. **Jim Loscutoff** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 7 rings. The Celtics' enforcer.
9. **Robert Horry** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 7 rings. With the Rockets, Lakers and Spurs: the king of clutch threes.
10. **Bob Cousy** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 6 rings. The Celtics' magician point guard.
11. **Michael Cooper** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 5 rings. Showtime's defensive specialist.
12. **Ron Harper** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 5 rings. Bulls and Lakers.
13. **Kareem Abdul-Jabbar** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 6 rings. One with Milwaukee and five with the Lakers.
14. **Michael Jordan** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 6 rings. Two three-peats with the Bulls and six Finals MVPs.
15. **Scottie Pippen** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 6 rings. Jordan's sidekick.
16. **George Mikan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. The first great star, with the Minneapolis Lakers.
17. **Slater Martin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. Point guard of the Minneapolis Lakers.
18. **Larry Siegfried** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. Celtics of the sixties.
19. **Don Nelson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. A Boston player and later a legendary coach.
20. **Magic Johnson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. The Showtime Lakers of the eighties.
21. **Steve Kerr** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. Bulls and Spurs, and four more as a coach.
22. **Derek Fisher** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. The point guard of Kobe's Lakers.
23. **Tim Duncan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 5 rings. Five titles with the Spurs across three different decades.
24. **Frank Ramsey** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 7 rings. The first great sixth man.
25. **Jim Pollard** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 5 rings. Mikan's teammate.
26. **Kobe Bryant** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 5 rings. His whole career with the Lakers.

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