# List of individuals with most NBA championships

This is a list of individuals with the most combined NBA championships. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team's players, coaches, and members of the executive front office usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. However, in some rare occasion, the teams opted to give other commemorative items, such as wrist watches, instead of rings. An NBA team can choose who in their organization is awarded a ring; in addition to the players, coaches, and the front office, rings can and are awarded to trainers, medical staff, scouts, and occasionally cheerleaders, equipment managers, mascots and other arena staff. This list is limited to individuals who won a ring as at least one of the following:
* a player,
* a head coach,
* an assistant coach,
* a front office executive.

## List

| No. of championships | Name | As a... | Team(s) won with (years) | Ref. |
| No. of championships | Name | As a... | Team(s) won with (years) | Ref. | 16 | Red Auerbach | head coach | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) |
| executive | Boston Celtics (1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986) | | | | 16 | Red Auerbach | | |
| 11 | Bill Russell | player | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959–1966) | |
| 11 | Bill Russell | player and head coach | Boston Celtics (1968, 1969) | |
| 13 | Phil Jackson | player | New York Knicks (1970, 1973) | |
| 13 | Phil Jackson | head coach | Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996–1998 Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002, 2009, 2010) | |
| 12 | K.C. Jones | player | Boston Celtics (1959–1966) | |
| 12 | K.C. Jones | assistant coach | Los Angeles Lakers (1972) Boston Celtics (1981) | |
| 12 | K.C. Jones | head coach | Boston Celtics (1984, 1986) | |
| 10 | Tommy Heinsohn | player | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959–1965) | |
| 10 | Tommy Heinsohn | head coach | Boston Celtics (1974, 1976) | |
| 10 | Bill Sharman | player | Boston Celtics (1957, 1959–1961) | |
| 10 | Bill Sharman | head coach | Los Angeles Lakers (1972) | |
| 10 | Bill Sharman | executive | Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) | |
| 10 | Sam Jones | player | Boston Celtics (1959–1966, 1968, 1969) | |
| 10 | Mitch Kupchak | player | Washington Bullets (1978) Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985) | |
| 10 | Mitch Kupchak | executive | Los Angeles Lakers (1987, 1988, 2000–2002, 2009, 2010) | |
| 10 | Bill Bertka | assistant coach | Los Angeles Lakers (1972, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001) | |
| 10 | Bill Bertka | executive | Los Angeles Lakers (2002, 2009, 2009) | |
| 10 | Jim Cleamons | player | Los Angeles Lakers (1972) | |
| 10 | Jim Cleamons | assistant coach | Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996) Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002, 2009, 2010) | |
| 9 | Tex Winter | assistant coach | Chicago Bulls (1991–1993, 1996–1998) Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2002) | |
| 9 | Pat Riley | player | Los Angeles Lakers (1972) | |
| 9 | Pat Riley | assistant coach | Los Angeles Lakers (1980) | |
| 9 | Pat Riley | head coach | Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) Miami Heat (2006) | |
| 9 | Pat Riley | executive | Miami Heat (2012, 2013) | |
| 9 | Steve Kerr | player | Chicago Bulls (1996–1998) San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003) | |
| 9 | Steve Kerr | head coach | Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) | |
| 9 | Jerry West | player | Los Angeles Lakers (1972) | |
| 9 | Jerry West | executive | Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000) Golden State Warriors (2015, 2017) | |
* $^a$ Bertka was also a scouting consultant on the 2018 Lakers championship staff.
* $^b$ Winter was also a coaching consultant on the 2009 Lakers championship staff.