bill russell won the most nba championships by player.
bill russell won the most nba championships by player.
who won the most nba championships by player?
bill russell
wilkens went on to become the longest-tenured head coach in the league. in addition to 4 seasons as a player-coach, he spent another 28 seasons as a head coach, winning an nba championship in 1979. san francisco warriors player-coach al attles retired from playing duty in 1971, but continued to coach the warriors for another 12 seasons, leading them to an nba championship in 1975. alex hannum, red holzman and kevin loughery, who served as player-coaches for less than a season, had a lengthy coaching career in the nba which lasted more than 10 seasons. hannum spent 11 seasons as a full-time head coach, winning two nba championships with two different teams. holzman coached the hawks for 4 seasons, including a season as a player-coach, and the new york knicks for 14 seasons. he led the latter to two nba championships. loughery served as the head coach for six nba teams during his 18-year coaching career, including a year as a player-coach. wilkens and holzman were named among the top 10 coaches in nba history announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. wilkens, along with bob cousy, dave cowens, dave debusschere, bob pettit, bill russell and dolph schayes, were named to the list of the 50 greatest players in nba history, which was also announced at the league's 50th anniversary.
list of national basketball association player-coaches
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