NBA Players With Most Consecutive Championships

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The World Champions of basketball Boston Celtics pose for a team portrait seated (L-R): K. C. Jones, Bob Cousy, coach Red Auerbach, President Walter A. Brown, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey. Standing: Trainer Buddy LeRoux, Tom Sanders, Tom Heinsohn, Gene Conley, Bill Russell, Gene Guarillia, Jim Loscutoff, Sam Jones, inset treasurer Lou. in Boston, Massachusetts in 1961.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy May 03, 2024, 2:03 PM

The NBA championship is the career pinnacle for most professional basketball players. Inside that club, there are a select few players that have won multiple championships.

Only an exclusive group of NBA players can say they’ve won at least three titles in a row. 

Not surprisingly, pretty much all of these unique players were part of dynastic teams in Boston, Chicago, or Los Angeles.

NBA Players With Most Consecutive Championships

PlayerConsecutive ChampionshipsChampionship YearsTeam
Bill Russell81959-66Celtics
K.C. Jones81959-66Celtics
Sam Jones81959-66Celtics
Tom Heinsohn71959-65Celtics
Satch Sanders61961-66Celtics
Jim Loscutoff61959-64Celtics
Bob Cousy51959-63Celtics
Gene Guarilia41960-63Celtics
Robert Horry32000-02Lakers
Kobe Bryan32000-02Lakers
Derek Fisher32000-02Lakers
Shaq32000-02Lakers
Rick Fox32000-02Lakers
Devean George32000-02Lakers
Brian Shaw32000-02Lakers
Michael Jordan31991-93; 1996-98Bulls
Scottie Pippen31991-93; 1996-98Bulls
Dennis Rodman31996-98Bulls
Steve Kerr31996-98Bulls
Ron Harper31996-98Bulls
Randy Brown31996-98Bulls
Jud Buechler31996-98Bulls
Toni Kukoc31996-98Bulls
Luc Longley31996-98Bulls
Dickey Simpkins31996-98Bulls
Bill Wennington31996-98Bulls
Will Perdue31991-93Bulls
Horace Grant31991-93Bulls
B.J. Armstrong31991-93Bulls
Bill Cartwright31991-93Bulls
Stacey King31991-93Bulls
John Paxson31991-93Bulls
Scott Williams31991-93Bulls
Larry Siegfried31964-66Celtics
Willie Naulls31964-66Celtics
Bill Sharman31959-61Celtics
Gene Conley31959-61Celtics
George Mikan31952-54Lakers
Jim Pollard31952-54Lakers
Slater Martin31952-54Lakers
Vern Mikkelsen31952-54Lakers
Frank Saul31952-54Lakers
Whitey Skoog31952-54Lakers

Which NBA Player Won the Most Consecutive Championships?

Bill Russell, Sam Jones, and K.C. Jones each won eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959-66. The trio were core teammates in one of the classic American sports dynasties. 

Unsurprisingly, Russell and Sam Jones lead the history books in several other categories. For one, they top the list of NBA players with the most NBA Finals appearances.

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Chase Kiddy

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.