los angeles lakers is the team in the nba that has won the most championships.
los angeles lakers is the team in the nba that has won the most championships.
which team in the nba has won the most championships?
los angeles lakers
dave debusschere and jerry lucas were selected before the draft as the 'detroit pistons' and 'cincinnati royals' territorial picks, respectively. bill mcgill from the university of utah was selected first overall by the chicago zephyrs. terry dischinger from purdue university, who went on to win the rookie of the year award in his first season, was selected eight overall by the chicago zephyrs. four players from this draft, debusschere, lucas, seventh pick john havlicek and twelfth pick chet walker, have been inducted to the basketball hall of fame. they were also named in the 50 greatest players in nba history list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. lucas initially opted to sign for the cleveland pipers of the american basketball league (abl). however, the pipers folded before the start of the season and lucas opted to sit out a year to complete his education. he eventually entered the nba and went on to win the rookie of the year award in the 1963–64 season. lucas' achievements include an nba championship with the new york knicks in 1973, 5 all-nba team selections and 7 all-star game selections. debusschere's achievements include 2 nba championships with the knicks in 1970 and 1973, 1 all-nba team selection, 8 all-star game selections and 6 all-defensive team selections. in the 1964–65 season, he was named as a player-coach for the pistons, becoming the youngest head coach in the nba at the age of 24. he coached the pistons for almost three years before returning to a full-time player. he also had a brief professional baseball career with the chicago white sox. he played two seasons in the major league baseball in 1962 and 1963, and another season in the minor-league before he gave up his dual-sport career to focus on basketball. he is one of only 12 athletes who have played in both nba and mlb. havlicek spent all of his 16-year playing career with the boston celtics. his achievements include 8 nba championships with the celtics, 1 finals mvp, 11 all-nba team selection, 13 all-star game selections and 8 all-defensive team selections. walker, the 12th pick, won the nba championship with the philadelphia 76ers in 1967 and was selected to 7 all-star games.
1962 nba draft
the 2003 draft is known for having one of the most talented draft pools in draft history. the draft contained fifteen players that combined for twenty-six championships. four of the top five picks are nba all-stars and "redeem team" olympic gold medalists: carmelo anthony, chris bosh, dwyane wade, and lebron james. many players have been in the starting line-ups of their respective teams; nine have participated in an all-star game, dwyane wade was named nba finals mvp in 2006 and won the nba all star game mvp in 2010. boris diaw won the most improved player award in 2006, jason kapono won the three point shootout back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008, james jones won the three point shootout in 2011, leandro barbosa won the sixth man award in 2007, kyle korver set the nba record for three point shooting percentage in 2010 (53.6%), and in the 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 seasons lebron james won the nba most valuable player award, and the nba finals mvp in 2012, 2013 and 2016. carmelo anthony won the 2013 nba scoring title and is the only player in nba history to win at least three olympic gold medals. zaza pachulia and david west won nba championships with the golden state warriors in 2017 and 2018. matt bonner won nba championships with the san antonio spurs in 2007 and 2014. dahntay jones and mo williams won the nba championship in 2016 with the cleveland cavaliers. luke walton won three nba championships, two as a player with the los angeles lakers in 2009 and 2010 and one as an assistant coach with the warriors in 2015. chris bosh left toronto in 2010 as its all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, double doubles, free throws made and attempted, and minutes played. the 2003 draft class has drawn comparisons to the 1984 and 1996 nba draft classes, but is also known for the detroit pistons having made the selection of darko miličić with the second pick, over other prospects who went on to have much more success in the league. out of the entire draft, only nick collison has played his entire career for the team that drafted him.
2003 nba draft