boston celtics has the most nba championships in the nba.
boston celtics has the most nba championships in the nba.
who has the most nba championships in the nba?
boston celtics
on march 24, 1971 the philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as syracuse nationals) set an nba record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the 1950 nba playoffs and the 1971 nba playoffs. the 76ers won two nba championships during their streak. the san antonio spurs are tied for the record with 22 consecutive playoff appearances, starting in the 1998 nba playoffs, and is now the longest active playoff streak in any major north american sports league as of 2019). the spurs have won five nba championships during the streak. the boston celtics hold the longest consecutive nba finals appearance streak with ten appearances between 1957 and 1966. during the streak, the celtics won eight consecutive nba championships—also an nba record.
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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.
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