boston celtics has the most championships in the nba team.
boston celtics has the most championships in the nba team.
who has the most championships in the nba team?
boston celtics
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.
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the 2017 collective bargaining agreement for the nba, which took effect with the 2017–18 season, included changes allowing each nba team to sign two players to two-way contracts. these players will spend the majority of their time on a team's g league roster, but can freely move to their respective nba team for up to 45 days in the regular season, as well as be a part of the team's roster before the start of the season (including nba training camps) and after the conclusion of the g league's regular season (though they are not allowed to be on a team's playoff roster or play in a playoff game). only players with four or less years of nba experience are eligible for two-way contracts. unlike other g league players, who can be called up by any nba team, two-way players can only be called up by their contracted nba team. players under two-way contracts are not counted against the nba team's regular roster limit, and can be assigned to a g league affiliate for development while also getting a larger salary whenever they are called up to the parent team. for teams that do not have a one-to-one affiliation with a g league team, a process similar to the "flexible assignment" rule is being used to determine the placement for their own two-way contracts in the g league until every team has their proper affiliation underway. in addition, salaries for two-way players are much higher than those for regular g league players. as of the 2017–18 season, g league players who are not on two-way contracts earn either $19,500 or $26,000 during the league's season. by contrast, two-way players' salaries while in the g league, which are pro-rated according to the number of days the player is with his g league team, are based on an annual salary between $50,000 and $75,000, and while these players are with their nba team, they will earn a pro-rated portion of the nba minimum rookie salary (which was $815,615 in the 2017–18 season).
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