NBA Championship ring - Wikipedia NBA Championship ring The NBA Championship ring is an annual award given by the National Basketball Association to the team that wins the NBA Finals. Rings are presented to the team 's players, coaches, and members of the executive front office. Red Auerbach has the most rings overall with 16. Phil Jackson has the most as coach and Bill Russell has the most as a player ( 11 each ) Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Players and coaches with most championships 4 Other commemorative items 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History NBA Championship rings have been handed out since the first NBA Finals in 1947. In the modern era, the rings are handed to the defending champions during the team 's first home game each season. Design NBA Championship rings are silver or gold and include the following features : Team name and symbol Year the team won the championship Player name Players and coaches with most championships List of NBA players with most championships List of NBA championship head coaches Other commemorative items In three NBA Finals, John Havlicek chose two wrist watches and a liqueur tray set as commemorative items. See also Basketball portal Championship ring Super Bowl ring World Series ring List of NBA champions References Jump up ^ McMenamin, Dave ( June 10, 2011 ). `` Phil Jackson, lord of the rings ''. ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved November 24, 2011. Jump up ^ Title rings : status symbol, career validation - USATODAY.com Jump up ^ HEAT, Jostens Team Up To Create 2012 NBA Championship Ring & Merchandise THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MIAMI HEAT Jump up ^ With 13 titles, Phil Jackson is lord of the rings - ESPN Los Angeles Jump up ^ WANNA SEE EVERY NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RING ? GOOD, HERE THEY ARE. < - NBA.com All Ball Blog with Lang Whitaker Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Heat get their 2013 championship rings NBA.com Jump up ^ LeBron James, Heat receive rings, 219 diamonds and all Jump up ^ May, Peter ( June 10, 2011 ). `` Havlicek does n't have eight rings ''. ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved November 24, 2011. External links NBA.com : List of champions NBA Finals Champions O'Brien Trophy Most Valuable Player Award Brown Trophy Championship ring Broadcasters Game sevens Droughts Streaks TV ratings 1940s 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990s 2000s 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 This basketball - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This sports award or trophy - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article related to sports in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NBA_Championship_ring&oldid=780144425 '' Categories : Rings National Basketball Association awards National Basketball Association Finals Basketball stubs Sports award stubs United States sport stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 13 May 2017, at 08 : 01. About Wikipedia

Question: how do you win a ring in nba
Answer: NBA Finals