TJ’s All-Time NBA Finals Honors

At the end of every NBA season you see awards given out for the regular season. Since this is the NBAs 75th anniversary season, I decided to make this based on career resume and performances during their appearances in the NBA Finals regardless of how many 🏆’s they’ve won or lost. I don’t like to compare eras because the game is played different in every, making every single comparison imbalanced if we were to try and compare and explain everything. Also since the NBA Finals are going on currently thought this would be a fun list to make.. Please feel free to disagree with any of these..

I must say though this was tough and some were very hard to narrow down to a specific person, so I listed a few for the individual award. categories. Had a lot of fun writing this one. Please enjoy.

Greatest NBA Finals Head Coach:

Phil Jackson - 11x 🏆 ( 6x 🏆 W/ Bulls, 5x🏆 w/ L.A. Lakers)

Red Auerbach - 9x 🏆 (  Boston Celtics)

Greg Popovich- 5x 🏆* ( San Antonio Spurs)

Pat Riley- 5x 🏆( L.A. Lakers, Miami Heat )

[Pat Riley also won a 🏆 as an assistant coach and as a player, as well as winning 2x 🏆’s as an executive, as of now he has 9x 🏆total, 5 as a Head coach]

Greatest NBA Finals 6th Man:

Manu Ginobli 4x 🏆 (San Antonio Spurs)

Toni Kukoč 3x🏆 (Chicago Bulls)

Kevin McHale 3x 🏆 (Boston Celtics)

Greatest NBA Finals Defensive Player:

Bill Russell 11x 🏆 (Boston Celtics)

Patrick Ewing  (New York Knicks)

Rick Barry 2x 🏆 (Warriors, Rockets)

Greatest/ Most Valuable NBA Finals Players of All Time:

Bill Russell 11x 🏆 (Boston Celtics)

Bob Cousy 6x 🏆(Boston Celtics

Jerry West 1x 🏆(LA Lakers)

Oscar Robinson 1x 🏆(

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6x 🏆( Lakers, Bucks)

Magic Johnson 5x 🏆 (Los Angeles Lakers)

Isiah Thomas 2x 🏆(Detroit Pistons)

Larry Bird 3x🏆 (Boston Celtics)

Michael Jordan 6x 🏆(Chicago Bulls)

Hakeem Olajuwon 2x 🏆 ( Houston Rockets)

Shaquille O’Neal 4x 🏆 ( ORL, LAL, MIA, BOS, CLE, PHX.)

Tim Duncan 5x 🏆( San Antonio Spurs)

Kobe Bryant 5x 🏆 (Los Angeles Lakers)

Dwyane Wade 3x 🏆 (Heat, Bulls, Cavs)

LeBron James 4x 🏆* (Cavs, Heat, Lakers)

Kevin Durant 2x🏆* (Sonics/Thunder, Warriors, Nets)

Steph Curry 4x 🏆* (Warriors )

Kawhi Leonard 2x 🏆* (Spurs, Clippers)

All NBA Finals 1st Team

PG: Magic Johnson 5x 🏆 (LA Lakers)

SG: Michael Jordan 6x🏆 (Chicago Bulls)

SF: LeBron James 4x 🏆*(CLE, MIA, LA)

PF: Tim Duncan 5x 🏆 (Spurs)

C: Shaquille O’Neal 4x 🏆 ( ORL, LAL, MIA, BOS, CLE, PHX.)

All NBA Finals 2nd Team

PG: Stephen Curry 4x 🏆* (Warriors)

SG: Kobe Bryant  5x 🏆 (Lakers)

SF: Scottie Pippen 6x 🏆(Bulls, Blazers)

PF: Larry Bird   3x 🏆 (Celtics)

C: Kareem Abudul-Jabbar  6x 🏆(Bucks, Lakers)

All NBA Finals 3rd Team

PG:  Isiah Thomas 2x 🏆 (Pistons)

SG: Dwyane Wade 3x 🏆(Heat)

SF: Kevin Durant 2x 🏆* (Sonics/Thunder, Warriors, Nets)

PF:  Giannis Antetokounmpo 1x 🏆* (Bucks)

C:  Bill Russell 11x 🏆 (Celtics)

All NBA Finals 1st Team Defense

PG: Magic Johnson 5x 🏆 (L.A. Lakers)

SG:  Maurice Cheeks 1x 🏆( Sixers, Spurs, Knicks, Hawks, Nets)

SF: Rick Barry 1x 🏆 (Warriors, Rockets)

PF: Hakeem Olajuwon 2x 🏆 (Rockets, Raptors)

C: Wilt Chamberlain 2x 🏆 (Sixers, Warriors)

All NBA Finals 2nd Team Defense

PG: Jrue Holiday 1x 🏆* (Sixers, Pelicans, Bucks)

SG: Julius Erving 1x 🏆 (Nets, Sixers)

SF: Giannis Antetokounmpo 1x 🏆* (Bucks)

PF: Patrick Ewing (Knicks, Sonics/Thunder, Magic)

C: Bill Russell 11x 🏆 (Boston Celtics)

[The Sonics use to play in Seattle, They moved to Oklahoma City in 2008 and now are The Oklahoma City Thunder]

All NBA Finals 3rd Team Defense

PG: Isiah Thomas 2x 🏆 (Detroit Pistons)

SG: Kenyon Martin (Nets, Nuggets, Clippers, Knicks, Bucks)

SF: David Robinson 2x 🏆 (Spurs)

PF: Tim Duncan 5x 🏆 (Spurs)

C: Shaquille O’Neal 4x 🏆 ( ORL, LAL, MIA, BOS, CLE, PHX.)

Who do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Who did I miss?

🏆’s = Championships Won

🏆*= Number of Championships subject to change.