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). The league adopted its current name at the start of the when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). 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. However, in some rare occasion, the teams opted to give other commemorative items, such as wrist watches, instead of rings. 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:

a player, a head coach, an assistant coach, a front office executive.

List

No. of championships Name As a... Team(s) won with (years) Ref.16head coachBoston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)executiveBoston Celtics (1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986)13playerNew York Knicks (1970, 1973)head coachChicago Bulls (–, –)Los Angeles Lakers (–, , )12playerBoston Celtics (–)assistant coachLos Angeles Lakers ()Boston Celtics ()head coachBoston Celtics (, )11playerBoston Celtics (, –)player and head coachBoston Celtics (, )10playerBoston Celtics (1957, 1959–1965)head coachBoston Celtics (1974, 1976)10playerBoston Celtics (, –)head coachLos Angeles Lakers ()executiveLos Angeles Lakers (, , , , )10playerBoston Celtics (–, , )10playerWashington Bullets ()<br/ >Los Angeles Lakers (, )executiveLos Angeles Lakers (, , –, , )10assistant coach Los Angeles Lakers (, , , , , , )executive Los Angeles Lakers (, )10player Los Angeles Lakers ()assistant coach Chicago Bulls (–, )<br/ >Los Angeles Lakers (–, , )9assistant coach Chicago Bulls (–, –)<br/ >Los Angeles Lakers (–)9player Los Angeles Lakers ()assistant coach Los Angeles Lakers ()head coach Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)<br/ >Miami Heat (2006)executive Miami Heat (, )9player Chicago Bulls (–)<br/ >San Antonio Spurs (, )head coach Golden State Warriors (, , , )9player Los Angeles Lakers ()executive Los Angeles Lakers (, , , , , )<br/ >Golden State Warriors (, )

Bertka was also a scouting consultant on the 2010 Lakers championship staff. Winter was also a coaching consultant on the 2009 Lakers championship staff.

See also

List of NBA champions List of NBA championship head coaches List of NBA players with most championships

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