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National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*

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Most Championship Wins

This list features the players with the most championships in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

RANK

PLAYERS

SEASONS

TROPHIES

TEAMS (years)

YEARS

1

Bill Russell

13

11

Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)

1956–1969

2

Sam Jones

12

10

Boston Celtics (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)

1957–1969

3

Tom Heinsohn

9

8

Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)

1956–1965

4

K.C. Jones

9

8

Boston Celtics (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)

1958–1967

5

Satch Sanders

13

8

Boston Celtics (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)

1960–1970

6

John Havlicek

16

8

Boston Celtics (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976)

1962–1978

7

Jim Loscutoff

9

7

Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)

1955–1964

8

Frank Ramsey

9

7

Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)

1954–1964

9

Robert Horry

16

7

Houston Rockets (1994, 1995), Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002), San Antonio Spurs (2005, 2007)

1992–2008

10

Bob Cousy

14

6

Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963)

1950–1963

11

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

20

6

Milwaukee Bucks (1971), Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)

1969–1989

12

Michael Jordan

15

6

Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

1984–2003

13

Scottie Pippen

17

6

Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

1987–2004

14

George Mikan

7

5

Minneapolis Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)

1946–1956

15

Jim Pollard

7

5

Minneapolis Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)

1948–1955

16

Slater Martin

11

5

Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954), St. Louis Hawks (1958)

1949–1960

17

Larry Siegfried

9

5

Boston Celtics (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)

1961–1970

18

Don Nelson

14

5

Boston Celtics (1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976)

1962–1976

19

Michael Cooper

12

5

Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)

1978–1991

20

Magic Johnson

13

5

Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989)

1979–1991

21

Dennis Rodman

14

5

Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990), Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998)

1986–2000

22

Ron Harper

15

5

Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998), Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001)

1986–2001

23

Steve Kerr

15

5

Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998), San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003)

1988–2003

24

Kobe Bryant

20

5

Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)

1996–2016

25

Derek Fisher

18

5

Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)

1996–2014

26

Tim Duncan

19

5

San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)

1997–2016

27

Vern Mikkelsen

10

4

Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)

1949–1957

28

Frank Saul

6

4

Rochester Royals (1951), Minneapolis Lakers (1952, 1953, 1954)

1949–1956

29

Bill Sharman

11

4

Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961)

1950–1961

30

Gene Guarilia

4

4

Boston Celtics (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963)

1960–1965

31

Jamaal Wilkes

12

4

Golden State Warriors (1975), Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985)

1974–1987

32

Kurt Rambis

14

4

Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)

1980–1990

33

Robert Parish

21

4

Boston Celtics (1981, 1984, 1986), Chicago Bulls (1997)

1976–1997

34

Will Perdue

13

4

Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993), San Antonio Spurs (1999)

1988–2000

35

John Salley

11

4

Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990), Chicago Bulls (1996), Los Angeles Lakers (2000)

1986–2000

36

Horace Grant

17

4

Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993), Los Angeles Lakers (2001)

1987–2004

37

Shaquille O'Neal

19

4

Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002), Miami Heat (2006)

1992–2011

38

Manu Ginóbili

16

4

San Antonio Spurs (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)

1999–2018

39

Tony Parker

18

4

San Antonio Spurs (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)

2001–2019

40

LeBron James

22

4

Miami Heat (2012, 2013), Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), Los Angeles Lakers (2020)

2003–present

41

Stephen Curry

16

4

Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)

2009–present

42

Klay Thompson

12

4

Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)

2011–present

43

Draymond Green

13

4

Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)

2012–present

44

Andre Iguodala

19

4

Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)

2004–2023


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References

StatMuse (2025) Most NBA championships by a player. Available at: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-nba-championships-by-a-player (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Wikipedia (2025) List of NBA players with most championships. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_players_with_most_championships#List (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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