The NBA is one of the most popular basketball leagues in the world, followed by millions. So, winning NBA championship titles or rings is a great honor for NBA teams and players. Only a few players, with their best efforts, earn this honor. The NBA players who were lucky enough to win five or more rings are listed below.
Top 10 NBA Players Who Won 5 or More Championship Rings
Magic Johnson
- Position: Point guard
- Age: 63 years Old
- Height: 6 feet 9 inches
- Championship teams: Los Angeles Lakers
- The number of rings: 5
- Net Worth: $600 Million
- Championship Years: 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
Scottie Pippen
- Position: Small forward
- Age: 56 years Old
- Height: 6 feet 8 inches
- Championship teams: Chicago Bulls
- The Number of rings: 6
- Net Worth: $20 million
- Championship Years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Michael Jordan
- Position: Shooting guard
- Age: 59 years Old
- Height: 6 feet 6 inches
- Championship teams: Chicago Bulls
- The Number of rings: 6
- Net Worth: $2.2 Billion
- Championship Years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Position: Center
- Age: 75 Years Old
- Height: 7 feet 2 inches
- Championship teams: Milwaukee Bucks & Los Angeles Lakers
- The Number of rings: 6
- Net Worth: 22 Million
- Championship Years: Milwaukee Bucks-1971, Los Angeles Lakers-1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
Bob Cousy
- Position: Point guard
- Age: 94 Years Old
- Height: 6 feet 1 inch
- Championship teams: Boston Celtics
- The Number of rings: 6
- Net Worth: $4 Million
- Championship Years: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
John Havlicek
- Position: Small forward
- Age: 79 (Died on April 25, 2019)
- Height: 6 feet 5 inches
- Championship teams: Boston Celtics
- The Number of rings: 8
- Net Worth: $70 Million
- Championship Years: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976
Satch Sanders
- Position: Power forward
- Age: 83 Years Old
- Height: 6 feet 6 inches
- Championship teams: Boston Celtics
- The Number of rings: 8
- Net Worth: $1.5 Million
- Championship Years: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
Tom Heinsohn
- Position: Power forward
- Age: 86 (Died on November 9, 2020)
- Height: 6 feet 7 inches
- Championship teams: Boston Celtics
- The Number of rings: 8
- Net Worth: $7 million
- Championship Years: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Sam Jones
- Position: Shooting guard
- Age: 88 (Died on December 30, 2021)
- Height: 6 feet 4 inches
- Championship teams: Boston Celtics
- The Number of rings: 10
- Net Worth: $3 Million
- Championship Years: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
Bill Russell
- Position: Center
- Age: 88 (Died on July 31, 2022)
- Height: 6 feet 10 inches
- Championship teams: Boston Celtics
- Number of rings: 11
- Net Worth: $10 million
- Championship Years: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.
