List of National Basketball Association retired numbers
List
Table:
No.

Name

Team

Pos.

Years with franchise

Note

Refs

9
Bob Pettit
Atlanta Hawks
F
1954–1965
Did not play for franchise in Atlanta. Played in Milwaukee during rookie season of 1954–55, then remainder of career in St. Louis.
[1]

21
Dominique Wilkins
Atlanta Hawks
F
1982–1994
Currently team vice president and television color analyst.
[1]

23
Lou Hudson
Atlanta Hawks
F
1966–1977
The team was in St. Louis in his first two seasons (1966–1968).
[1]

44
Pete Maravich
Atlanta Hawks
G
1970–1974

55
Dikembe Mutombo
Atlanta Hawks
C
1996–2001

59
Kasim Reed
Atlanta Hawks
—
2010–2018
As mayor of Atlanta. Number represents his status as the 59th mayor of the city.

—
Ted Turner
Atlanta Hawks
—
1977–2001
As team owner. While the team presented Turner a framed Hawks jersey with No. 17, the banner raised to the rafters carried an old Hawks logo with Turner's name instead of a number.
[2]

00
Robert Parish
Boston Celtics
C
1980–1994

[3]

1
Walter A. Brown
Boston Celtics
—
1946–1964
As team founder–owner.
[3]

2
Red Auerbach
Boston Celtics
—
1950–2006
As head coach (1950–1966) and executive (1950–2006).
[3]

3
Dennis Johnson
Boston Celtics
G
1983–1990
Served as assistant coach from 1993 to 1997.
[3]

6
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
C
1956–1969
Also served as head coach (1966–1969).
[3]

10
Jo Jo White
Boston Celtics
G
1969–1979

[3]

14
Bob Cousy
Boston Celtics
G
1950–1963
Later served as team ambassador and color analyst.
[3]

15
Tom Heinsohn
Boston Celtics
F
1956–1965
Also served as head coach (1969–1978); as broadcaster (1980–present).
[3]

16
Satch Sanders
Boston Celtics
F
1960–1973
Also served as head coach (1978).
[3]

17
John Havlicek
Boston Celtics
F
1962–1978

[3]

18
Dave Cowens
Boston Celtics
C
1970–1980
Also served as head coach (1978–1979).
[3]

19
Don Nelson
Boston Celtics
F
1965–1976

[3]

21
Bill Sharman
Boston Celtics
G
1951–1961

[3]

Taking into account the tabular data together with the relevant paragraphs below.

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Robert Lee Pettit Jr. ( born December 12 , 1932 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . He played 11 seasons in the NBA , all with the Milwaukee/St . Louis Hawks ( 1954-1965 ) . He was the first recipient of the NBA 's Most Valuable Player Award . He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times , a feat matched only by Kobe Bryant . He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970 .
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta . The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Southeast Division . The team plays its home games at State Farm Arena . The team 's origins can be traced to the establishment of the Buffalo Bisons in 1946 in Buffalo , New York , a member of the National Basketball League ( NBL ) owned by Ben Kerner and Leo Ferris . After 38 days in Buffalo , the team moved to Moline , Illinois , where they were renamed the Tri-Cities Blackhawks . In 1949 , they joined the NBA as part of the merger between the NBL and the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) , and briefly had Red Auerbach as coach . In 1951 , Kerner moved the team to Milwaukee , where they changed their name to the Hawks . Kerner and the team moved again in 1955 to St. Louis , where they won their only NBA Championship in 1958 and qualified to play in the NBA Finals in 1957 , 1960 and 1961 . The Hawks played the Boston Celtics in all four of their trips to the NBA Finals . The St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968 , when Kerner sold the franchise to Thomas Cousins and former Georgia Governor Carl Sanders . The Hawks currently own the second-longest drought ( behind the Sacramento Kings ) of not winning an NBA championship at 60 seasons . The franchise 's lone NBA championship , as well as all four NBA Finals appearances , occurred when the team was based in St. Louis .
Jacques Dominique Wilkins ( born January 12 , 1960 ) is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star , and is widely viewed as one of the best dunkers in NBA history , earning the nickname The Human Highlight Reel . In 2006 , Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . In addition to his eleven seasons with the Hawks , Wilkins had short stints with the Los Angeles Clippers , the Boston Celtics , Panathinaikos Athens ( a professional team in Greece 's top-tier level Greek Basket League , with whom he won his first titles , the FIBA European League and the Greek Cup ) , Fortitudo Bologna ( a professional team in Italy 's top-tier level LBA ) , the San Antonio Spurs , and the Orlando Magic before he retired in 1999 .
Louis Clyde Hudson ( Sweet Lou ) ( July 11 , 1944 - April 11 , 2014 ) was an American National Basketball Association ( NBA ) player , who was an All-American at the University of Minnesota and a six-time NBA All-Star , scoring 17,940 total points in 13 NBA seasons ( 1966-1979 ) .
Peter Press Maravich ( June 22 , 1947 - January 5 , 1988 ) , known by his nickname Pistol Pete , was an American professional basketball player . Maravich was born in Aliquippa , Pennsylvania , part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area , and raised in the Carolinas . Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University ( LSU ) while playing for his father , head coach Press Maravich . He played for three NBA teams until injuries forced his retirement in 1980 following a ten-year career . He is the all-time leading NCAA Division I scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game . All of his accomplishments were achieved before the adoption of the three point line and shot clock , and despite being unable to play varsity as a freshman under then-NCAA rules . One of the youngest players ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame , Maravich was cited by the Hall as perhaps the greatest creative offensive talent in history . In an April 2010 interview , Hall of Fame player John Havlicek said that the best ball-handler of all time was Pete Maravich . Maravich died suddenly at age 40 during a pick-up game in 1988 as a consequence of a previously undetected heart defect .
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo ( born June 25 , 1966 ) is a Congolese American retired professional basketball player . Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Outside basketball , he has become well known for his humanitarian work . The 7 ft 2 in ( 2.18 m ) , 260-pound ( 120 kg ) center , who began his career with the Georgetown Hoyas , is commonly regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time , winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times ; he was also an eight-time All-Star . On January 10 , 2007 , he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the second most prolific shot blocker in NBA history , behind only Hakeem Olajuwon . He averaged a double-double for most of his career , and is 12th all-time in career double-doubles , and tied for second all-time in career triple doubles involving points , rebounds and blocks . At the conclusion of the 2009 NBA playoffs , Mutombo announced his retirement . On September 11 , 2015 , he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Mohammed Kasim Reed ( born June 10 , 1969 ) is an American attorney and former politician who was the 59th mayor of Atlanta , Georgia 's state capital and largest city , from 2010 to 2018 . A Democrat , Reed was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and represented the 35th District in the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2009 . He served as campaign manager for Shirley Franklin 's successful Atlanta mayoral campaign in 2001 . After Franklin was term limited from the mayor 's office , Reed successfully ran for the position in 2009 . Inaugurated on January 4 , 2010 , Reed was elected to a second term in 2013 .
Robert Edward Turner III ( born November 19 , 1938 ) is an American media proprietor , producer , and philanthropist . As a businessman , he is known as founder of the Cable News Network ( CNN ) , the first 24-hour cable news channel . In addition , he founded WTBS , which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television , which later became TBS . As a philanthropist , he is known for his $ 1 billion gift to support the United Nations , which created the United Nations Foundation , a public charity to broaden domestic support for the UN . Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors . Additionally , in 2001 , Turner co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative with US Senator Sam Nunn ( D-GA ) . NTI is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reducing global reliance on , and preventing the proliferation of nuclear , chemical , and biological weapons . He currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors . Turner 's media empire began with his father 's billboard business , Turner Outdoor Advertising , which he took over in 1963 after his father 's suicide . It was worth $ 1 million . His purchase of an Atlanta UHF station in 1970 began the Turner Broadcasting System . CNN revolutionized news media , covering the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991 .
Robert Parish ( born August 30 , 1953 ) is an American retired basketball center who played 21 seasons in the NBA , tied for second most in league history . He played an NBA-record 1,611 regular season games in his career . Parish was known for his strong defense , high arcing jump shots , and clutch rebounding late in games . Parish was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 . In 1996 , Parish was also named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History . His nickname was The Chief , after the fictitious Chief Bromden , a silent , giant Native American character in the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest . According to Parish , former Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell gave him this nickname because of his stoic nature .
The Boston Celtics ( /ˈsɛltɪks/ SEL-tiks ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston . The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division . Founded in 1946 as one of the league 's original eight teams , the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden , which they share with the National Hockey League ( NHL ) 's Boston Bruins . The Celtics are regarded as the most successful basketball team in NBA history ; the franchise has won the most championships in the NBA with 17 ( accounting for 23.9 percent of all NBA championships since the league 's founding ) , and currently hold the record for the most recorded wins of any NBA team . The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers , who have won 16 NBA championships , second behind the Celtics . The rivalry was heavily highlighted throughout the 1960s and 1980s . The franchise has played the Lakers a record 12 times in the NBA Finals ( including their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2010 ) , of which the Celtics have won nine . Four Celtics players ( Bob Cousy , Bill Russell , Dave Cowens and Larry Bird ) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards . Both the nickname Celtics and their mascot Lucky the Leprechaun are a nod to Boston 's historically large Irish population . The Celtics ' rise to dominance began in the late 1950s , after acquiring center Bill Russell in a draft day trade in 1956 , who would become the cornerstone of the Celtics dynasty . Led by Russell and superstar point guard Bob Cousy , the Celtics won their first NBA championship in 1957 . Russell , along with a talented supporting cast of future Hall of Famers including John Havlicek , Tom Heinsohn , K. C. Jones , Sam Jones , Satch Sanders , and Bill Sharman , would usher the Celtics into the greatest period in franchise history , winning eight consecutive NBA championships throughout the 1960s .
Walter A . Brown ( February 10 , 1905 - September 7 , 1964 ) was the founder and original owner of the Boston Celtics as well as an important figure in the development of ice hockey in the United States .
Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach ( September 20 , 1917 - October 28 , 2006 ) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols , the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and , most notably , the Boston Celtics . After he retired from coaching , he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death . As a coach , he won 938 games ( a record at his retirement ) and nine National Basketball Association ( NBA ) championships in ten seasons ( a number surpassed only by Phil Jackson , who won 11 in eighteen seasons ) . As general manager and team president of the Celtics , he won an additional seven NBA titles , for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years , making him one of the most successful team officials in the history of North American professional sports . Auerbach is remembered as a pioneer of modern basketball , redefining basketball as a game dominated by team play and defense and for introducing the fast break as a potent offensive weapon . He groomed many players who went on to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame . Additionally , Auerbach was vital in breaking down color barriers in the NBA . He made history by drafting the first African-American NBA player , Chuck Cooper in 1950 , introduced the first African-American starting five in 1964 , and hired the first African-American head coach in North American sports ( Bill Russell in 1966 ) . Famous for his polarizing nature , he was well known for smoking a cigar when he thought a victory was assured , a habit that became , for many , the ultimate symbol of victory during his Boston tenure . In 1967 , the NBA Coach of the Year award , which he had won in 1965 , was named the Red Auerbach Trophy , and Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969 . In 1980 , he was named the greatest coach in the history of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America , and was NBA Executive of the Year in 1980 . In addition , Auerbach was voted one of the NBA 10 Greatest Coaches in history , was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame , and is honored with a retired number 2 jersey in the TD Garden , the home of the Boston Celtics .
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Brad Stevens , with Danny Ainge as the general manager . Founded in 1946 , their 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise , and their eight consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966 represent the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date . They play their home games in the TD Garden . There have been 17 head coaches for the Boston Celtics franchise . The Celtics won their first NBA championship in the 1957 NBA Finals under the coaching of Red Auerbach . Auerbach is the franchise 's all-time leader in the number of regular-season and playoff wins as a coach . Auerbach and Bill Fitch were included in the Top 10 Coaches in NBA history . Fitch was the 1979-80 NBA Coach of the Year and also led the Celtics to a championship in 1981 . Auerbach led the Celtics to nine championships , in 1957 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , and 1966 . He was also the 1965-65 Coach of the Year .
The 1950-51 NBA season was the fifth season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Rochester Royals winning the NBA Championship , beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals .
The 1965-66 NBA Season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning an unprecedented 8th straight NBA Championship , beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the 1966 NBA Finals .
Dennis Wayne Johnson ( September 18 , 1954 - February 22 , 2007 ) , nicknamed DJ , was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association 's ( NBA ) Seattle SuperSonics , Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers . He was an alumnus of Dominguez High School , Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University . A prototypical late bloomer , Johnson overcame early struggles and had a successful NBA playing career . Drafted 29th overall in 1976 by the Seattle SuperSonics , Johnson began his professional career as a shooting guard . He eventually led the Sonics to their only NBA championship in 1979 , winning the Finals MVP Award . After a short stint with the Phoenix Suns , he became the starting point guard for the Boston Celtics , with whom he won two more championships . Johnson was voted into five All-Star Teams , one All-NBA First and one Second Team , and nine consecutive All-Defensive First and Second Teams . Apart from his reputation as a defensive stopper , Johnson was known as a clutch player who made several decisive plays in NBA playoffs history . The Celtics franchise has retired Johnson 's # 3 jersey , which hangs from the rafters of the TD Garden , the home arena of the team . On April 5 , 2010 , the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame officially announced that Johnson had been posthumously elected to the Hall . He was formally inducted on August 13 . He is considered by several sports journalists to be one of the most underrated players of all time .
William Felton Russell ( born February 12 , 1934 ) is an American former professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) from 1956 to 1969 . A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star , he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career . Russell and Henri Richard of the National Hockey League are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league . Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956 , and he captained the gold-medal winning U.S. national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics . Bill Russell is regarded by many as one of the greatest basketball players of all time . He is 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) tall , with a 7 ft 4 in ( 2.24 m ) wingspan . His shot-blocking and man-to-man defense were major reasons for the Celtics ' domination of the NBA during his career . Russell was equally notable for his rebounding abilities . He led the NBA in rebounds four times , had a dozen consecutive seasons of 1,000 or more rebounds , and remains second all-time in both total rebounds and rebounds per game . He is one of just two NBA players ( the other being prominent rival Wilt Chamberlain ) to have grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game . Russell was never the focal point of the Celtics ' offense , but he did score 14,522 career points and provided effective passing . Russell played in the wake of black pioneers Earl Lloyd , Chuck Cooper , and Sweetwater Clifton , and he was the first black player to achieve superstar status in the NBA .
The 1966-67 NBA Season was the 21st season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship , beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals , ending the Boston Celtics ' record title run at 8 .
The 1968-69 NBA season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship , beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals .
Joseph Henry White ( November 16 , 1946 - January 16 , 2018 ) was an American professional basketball player . As an amateur , he played basketball at the University of Kansas and represented the U.S. men 's basketball team during the 1968 Summer Olympics . As a professional , he is best known for his ten-year stint with the Boston Celtics of the NBA , where he led the team towards two NBA championships and set a franchise record of 488 consecutive games played . White was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015 .
Robert Joseph Cousy ( /ˈkuːziː/ , born August 9 , 1928 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . Cousy played point guard with the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963 , and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-70 season . Making his high school varsity squad as a junior , he went on to earn a scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross , where he led the Crusaders to berths in the 1948 NCAA Tournament and 1950 NCAA Tournament , and won NCAA All-American honors for three seasons . Cousy was initially drafted by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks as the third overall pick in the first round of the 1950 NBA draft , but after he refused to report , he was picked up by Boston . He had an exceptionally successful career with the Celtics , leading the league an unprecedented 8 straight years in assists , playing on six NBA championship teams , and being voted into 13 NBA All-Star Games in his 13 full NBA seasons . He was also named to 12 All-NBA First and Second Teams and won the 1957 NBA Most Valuable Player Award . En route to his assist streak that was unmatched either in number of crowns or consecutive years , Cousy introduced a new blend of ball-handling and passing skills to the NBA that earned him the nickname The Houdini of the Hardwood . Also known as Cooz , he was regularly introduced at Boston Garden as Mr. Basketball . After his playing career , he coached the Royals for several years , capped by a seven-game cameo comeback for them at age 41 . Cousy then became a broadcaster for Celtics games . Upon his election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971 the Celtics retired his No . 14 jersey and hung it in the rafters of the Garden .
Thomas William Heinsohn ( born August 26 , 1934 ) is an American former professional basketball player . He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) for six decades as a player , coach and broadcaster . He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965 , and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978 . He has since spent over thirty years as the color commentator for the Celtics ' local broadcasts alongside play-by-play commentator Mike Gorman . He has been regarded as one of the most iconic and charismatic Celtics of the 1950s-60s championship teams , being called the godfather of the city of Boston , by former teammate John Havlicek . Tom Heinsohn has been granted Hall of Fame status for his contributions as a player . He has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame for his success as a head coach . He also helped form the NBA Players Association . Heinsohn is the only person to have the distinction of being involved in an official team capacity in each of the Celtics ' 17 championships , as well as each of their 21 NBA Finals appearances .
The 1969-70 NBA Season was the 24th season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the New York Knicks winning the NBA Championship , beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals . For this season , officials switched from wearing the traditional black-and-white striped shirts to solid gray shirts .
The 1978-79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship , beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals , a rematch of the previous year 's Finals , but with the opposite result .
Thomas Ernest Satch Sanders ( born November 8 , 1938 ) is an American retired college and professional basketball player and coach . He was a 6 ' 6 , 210 lb power forward . Sanders is tied for third for most NBA championships in a career , and is one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8-0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes . On April 4 , 2011 , it was announced that Sanders was elected to the 2011 class to enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor .
John Joseph Havlicek ( /ˈhævlɪtʃɛk/ HAV-li-chek ; April 8 , 1940 - April 25 , 2019 ) was an American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics , winning eight NBA championships , four of them coming in his first four seasons with the team . In the National Basketball Association he is one of four players to have won eight championships in their playing careers ; only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more , with 11 and 10 championships respectively . Havlicek is also one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8-0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes . Havlicek is widely considered to have been one of the greatest players in the history of the game and was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984 . He was a three-sport athlete at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport , Ohio .
David William Cowens ( born October 25 , 1948 ) is an American retired professional basketball player and NBA head coach . At 6 ' 9 , he played the center position and occasionally played power forward . Cowens spent most of his playing career with the Boston Celtics . He was the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year and the 1973 NBA Most Valuable Player . Cowens won NBA championships as a member of the Celtics in 1974 and 1976 . He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 . Cowens has held numerous NBA head coaching positions . Most recently , Cowens served as an assistant coach and then as a special assistant to Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars .
Donald Arvid Nelson ( born May 15 , 1940 ) , sometimes known as Nellie , is an American former National Basketball Association ( NBA ) player and head coach . Nelson has the most wins of any coach in NBA history , with 1,335 . He coached the Milwaukee Bucks , the New York Knicks , the Dallas Mavericks , and the Golden State Warriors . After an All-American career at the University of Iowa , Nelson won five NBA Championships playing with the Boston Celtics , with his number 19 retired by the franchise . His unique brand of basketball is often referred to as Nellie Ball . A coaching innovator , Nelson is credited with , among other things , pioneering the concept of the point forward , a tactic which is frequently employed by teams at every level today . He was named one of the Top 10 coaches in NBA history . On April 7 , 2010 , he passed Lenny Wilkens for first place on the all-time NBA wins list with his 1,333rd win . His all-time record coaching record was 1,335-1,063 ( .557 ) . Nelson was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 .
William Walton Sharman ( May 25 , 1926 - October 25 , 2013 ) was an American professional basketball player and coach . He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s , partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest backcourt duo of all time . As a coach , Sharman won titles in the ABL , ABA , and NBA , and is credited with introducing the now ubiquitous morning shootaround . He was the first North American sports figure to win a championship as a player , coach , and executive . He was a 10-time NBA champion ( having won four titles as a player with the Celtics , one as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers , and five as a Lakers executive ) , and a 12-time World Champion in basketball overall counting his ABL and ABA titles . Sharman is also a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee , having been being inducted in 1976 as a player , and in 2004 as a coach . Only John Wooden , Lenny Wilkens and Tommy Heinsohn share this double honor .