Who wins the most NBA Championships
American basketball championships known as the NBA Finals’ best of seven series are played at the end of NBA playoffs where Eastern and Western Conference champions are battling to receive the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy and the winning team awarded championship rings to the players. So it is essential to know who plays most NBA Finals and wins the title. Celtics superstar Bill Russell from 1957 to 1969 won the highest 11 championship titles, Sam Jones 10 times, and current players LeBron James and Stephen Curry 4th times. However, we have listed a minimum of three times winning players list below.
Who wins the NBA Final Championships 2024?
Top NBA players Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Domantas Sabonis, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry are expected to win the NBA Finals in 2024.
Which player won the most NBA championships?
Bill Russell played for the Boston Celtics and won the NBA Championships 11 times in his 13 years playing career., Sam Jones won 10 times and Tom Heinsohn won 8 times in NBA history.
A Complete NBA Championships player list:
| Position | Player | Championships | Championship teams and years | Winning% | Played |
| C | Bill Russell | 11 | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) | 85% | 13 |
| G | Sam Jones | 10 | Boston Celtics (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) | 83% | 12 |
| F | Tom Heinsohn | 8 | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965) | 89% | 9 |
| G | K. C. Jones | 8 | Boston Celtics (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) | 89% | 9 |
| F | Satch Sanders | 8 | Boston Celtics (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) | 62% | 13 |
| F/G | John Havlicek | 8 | Boston Celtics (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976) | 50% | 16 |
| F | Jim Loscutoff | 7 | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) | 78% | 9 |
| F/G | Frank Ramsey | 7 | 78% | 9 | |
| F | Robert Horry | 7 | Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) San Antonio Spurs (2005, 2007) | 44% | 16 |
| G | Bob Cousy | 6 | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963) | 43% | 14 |
| C | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor) | 6 | Milwaukee Bucks (1971) Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) | 30% | 20 |
| G | Michael Jordan | 6 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) | 40% | 15 |
| F | Scottie Pippen | 6 | 35% | 17 | |
| C | George Mikan | 5 | Minneapolis Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) | 71% | 7 |
| F | Jim Pollard | 5 | 71% | 7 | |
| G | Slater Martin | 5 | Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) St. Louis Hawks (1958) | 45% | 11 |
| G | Larry Siegfried | 5 | Boston Celtics (1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) | 56% | 9 |
| F | Don Nelson | 5 | Boston Celtics (1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976) | 36% | 14 |
| G/F | Michael Cooper | 5 | Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) | 42% | 12 |
| G | Magic Johnson | 5 | 38% | 13 | |
| F | Dennis Rodman | 5 | Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990) Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 36% | 14 |
| G | Ron Harper | 5 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001) | 33% | 15 |
| G | Steve Kerr | 5 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003) | 33% | 15 |
| G | Kobe Bryant | 5 | Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) | 25% | 20 |
| G | Derek Fisher | 5 | 28% | 18 | |
| F/C | Tim Duncan | 5 | San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) | 26% | 19 |
| F | Vern Mikkelsen | 4 | Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) | 40% | 10 |
| G | Frank Saul | 4 | Rochester Royals (1951) Minneapolis Lakers (1952, 1953, 1954) | 67% | 6 |
| G | Bill Sharman | 4 | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961) | 36% | 11 |
| F | Gene Guarilia | 4 | Boston Celtics (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963) | 100% | 4 |
| G/F | Jamaal Wilkes | 4 | Golden State Warriors (1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985[j]) | 33% | 12 |
| F | Kurt Rambis | 4 | Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) | 29% | 14 |
| C | Robert Parish | 4 | Boston Celtics (1981, 1984, 1986) Chicago Bulls (1997) | 19% | 21 |
| C | Will Perdue | 4 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) San Antonio Spurs (1999) | 31% | 13 |
| F/C | John Salley | 4 | Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990) Chicago Bulls (1996) Los Angeles Lakers (2000) | 36% | 11 |
| F/C | Horace Grant | 4 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) Los Angeles Lakers (2001) | 24% | 17 |
| C | Shaquille O’Neal | 4 | Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) Miami Heat (2006) | 21% | 19 |
| G | Manu Ginóbili | 4 | San Antonio Spurs (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) | 25% | 16 |
| G | Tony Parker | 4 | San Antonio Spurs (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) | 22% | 18 |
| F/G/C | LeBron James | 4 | Miami Heat (2012, 2013) Cleveland Cavaliers (2016) Los Angeles Lakers (2020) | 21% | 19 |
| G | Stephen Curry | 4 | Golden State Warriors(2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) | 31% | 13 |
| F | Draymond Green | 4 | Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) | 40% | 10 |
| F | Andre Iguodala | 4 | Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) | 22% | 18 |
| G | Klay Thompson | 4 | Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) | 44% | 9 |
| G | Bob Harrison | 3 | Minneapolis Lakers (1950, 1952, 1953) | 33% | 9 |
| G | Whitey Skoog | 3 | Minneapolis Lakers (1952, 1953, 1954) | 50% | 6 |
| G | Gene Conley | 3 | Boston Celtics (1959, 1960, 1961) | 50% | 6 |
| C | Clyde Lovellette | 3 | Minneapolis Lakers (1954) Boston Celtics (1963, 1964) | 27% | 11 |
| F | Willie Naulls | 3 | Boston Celtics (1964, 1965, 1966) | 30% | 10 |
| F | Paul Silas | 3 | Boston Celtics (1974, 1976) Seattle SuperSonics (1979) | 19% | 16 |
| F/C | Mitch Kupchak | 3 | Washington Bullets (1978)Los Angeles Lakers (1982[k], 1985) | 27% | 11 |
| G | Dennis Johnson | 3 | Seattle SuperSonics (1979) Boston Celtics (1984, 1986) | 21% | 14 |
| F | Larry Bird | 3 | Boston Celtics (1981, 1984, 1986) | 23% | 13 |
| F | Kevin McHale | 3 | Boston Celtics (1981, 1984, 1986) | 23% | 13 |
| G | Byron Scott | 3 | Los Angeles Lakers (1985, 1987, 1988) | 21% | 14 |
| F | James Worthy | 3 | Los Angeles Lakers (1985, 1987, 1988) | 25% | 12 |
| G | Gerald Henderson | 3 | Boston Celtics (1981, 1984) Detroit Pistons (1990) | 23% | 13 |
| G | B. J. Armstrong | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) | 27% | 11 |
| C | Bill Cartwright | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) | 20% | 15 |
| F/C | Stacey King | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) | 38% | 8 |
| G | John Paxson | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) | 27% | 11 |
| F/C | Scott Williams | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993) | 20% | 15 |
| C | James Edwards | 3 | Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990) Chicago Bulls (1996) | 16% | 19 |
| G | Randy Brown | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 25% | 12 |
| F | Jud Buechler | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 25% | 12 |
| F | Toni Kukoč | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 23% | 13 |
| C | Luc Longley | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 30% | 10 |
| F/C | Dickey Simpkins | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 43% | 7 |
| C | Bill Wennington | 3 | Chicago Bulls (1996, 1997, 1998) | 23% | 13 |
| G/F | Mario Elie | 3 | Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) San Antonio Spurs (1999) | 27% | 11 |
| F | A.C. Green | 3 | Los Angeles Lakers (1987, 1988, 2000) | 19% | 16 |
| F | Rick Fox | 3 | Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) | 23% | 13 |
| F | Devean George | 3 | Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) | 27% | 11 |
| G | Brian Shaw | 3 | Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002) | 21% | 14 |
| F | Bruce Bowen | 3 | San Antonio Spurs ( 2003, 2005, 2007) | 23% | 13 |
| G | Sam Cassell | 3 | Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) Boston Celtics (2008) | 20% | 15 |
| F/C | Udonis Haslem | 3 | Miami Heat (2006, 2012, 2013) | 16% | 19 |
| G | Dwyane Wade | 3 | Miami Heat (2006, 2012, 2013) | 19% | 16 |
| F | James Jones | 3 | Miami Heat (2012, 2013) Cleveland Cavaliers (2016) | 21% | 14 |
| G | Shaun Livingston | 3 | Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018) | 21% | 14 |
| G/F | Patrick McCaw | 3 | Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018) Toronto Raptors (2019) | 60% | 5 |
| G | Danny Green | 3 | San Antonio Spurs (2014) Toronto Raptors (2019) Los Angeles Lakers (2020) | 23% | 13 |
| C | JaVale McGee | 3 | Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2020) | 21% | 14 |
| F/C | Kevon Looney | 3 | Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018, 2022) | 43% | 7 |