Every NBA championship team from 1947 through today — short histories you can read before drafting them in Ring Holders Club. Not affiliated with the NBA; player ratings are curated estimates for entertainment.
The 1947 Philadelphia Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Joe Fulks, head coach Eddie Gottlieb, and a balanced starting five. Jack George anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1948 Baltimore Bullets captured the NBA championship behind Don Barksdale, head coach Buddy Jeanette, and a balanced starting five. Grady Lewis anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1949 Minneapolis Lakers captured the NBA championship behind George Mikan, head coach John Kundla, and a balanced starting five. Jim Krebs anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1950 Minneapolis Lakers captured the NBA championship behind George Mikan, head coach John Kundla, and a balanced starting five. Jim Krebs anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1951 Rochester Royals captured the NBA championship behind Bob Davies, head coach Les Harrison, and a balanced starting five. Pep Saul anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1952 Minneapolis Lakers captured the NBA championship behind George Mikan, head coach John Kundla, and a balanced starting five. Clyde Lovelle anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1953 Minneapolis Lakers captured the NBA championship behind George Mikan, head coach John Kundla, and a balanced starting five. Whitey Skoog anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1954 Minneapolis Lakers captured the NBA championship behind George Mikan, head coach John Kundla, and a balanced starting five. Clyde Lovelle anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1955 Syracuse Nationals captured the NBA championship behind Dolph Schayes, head coach Al Cervi, and a balanced starting five. Earl Lloyd anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1956 Philadelphia Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Paul Arizin, head coach George Senesky, and a balanced starting five. Andy Phillip anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1957 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bob Cousy, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Frank Ramsey anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1958 St. Louis Hawks captured the NBA championship behind Bob Pettit, head coach Alex Hannum, and a balanced starting five. Chuck Share anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1959 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Frank Ramsey anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1960 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Frank Ramsey anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1961 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Frank Ramsey anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1962 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Frank Ramsey anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1963 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1964 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Willie Naulls anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1965 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1966 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Red Auerbach, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of their 4-title streak for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1967 Philadelphia 76ers captured the NBA championship behind Wilt Chamberlain, head coach Alex Hannum, and a balanced starting five. Luke Jackson anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1968 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Tom Sanders, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1969 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Bill Russell, head coach Tom Heinsohn, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1970 New York Knicks captured the NBA championship behind Walt Frazier, head coach Red Holzman, and a balanced starting five. Mike Riordan anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1971 Milwaukee Bucks captured the NBA championship behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, head coach Larry Costello, and a balanced starting five. Bob Boozer anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1972 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Jerry West, head coach Bill Sharman, and a balanced starting five. Flynn Robinson anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1973 New York Knicks captured the NBA championship behind Walt Frazier, head coach Red Holzman, and a balanced starting five. Dean Meminger anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1974 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Dave Cowens, head coach Tom Heinsohn, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1975 Golden State Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Rick Barry, head coach Al Attles, and a balanced starting five. Charles Johnson anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1976 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Dave Cowens, head coach Tom Heinsohn, and a balanced starting five. Don Nelson anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1977 Portland Trail Blazers captured the NBA championship behind Bill Walton, head coach Jack Ramsay, and a balanced starting five. Herm Gilliam anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1978 Washington Bullets captured the NBA championship behind Elvin Hayes, head coach Dick Motta, and a balanced starting five. Kevin Grevey anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1979 Seattle SuperSonics captured the NBA championship behind Jack Sikma, head coach Lenny Wilkens, and a balanced starting five. Paul Mokeski anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1980 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Magic Johnson, head coach Pat Riley, and a balanced starting five. Michael Cooper anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1981 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Larry Bird, head coach Bill Fitch, and a balanced starting five. Kevin McHale anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1982 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Magic Johnson, head coach Pat Riley, and a balanced starting five. Michael Cooper anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1983 Philadelphia 76ers captured the NBA championship behind Moses Malone, head coach Billy Cunningham, and a balanced starting five. Clint Richardson anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1984 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Larry Bird, head coach K.C. Jones, and a balanced starting five. Scott Wedman anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1985 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Magic Johnson, head coach Pat Riley, and a balanced starting five. Michael Cooper anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1986 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Larry Bird, head coach K.C. Jones, and a balanced starting five. Bill Walton anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1987 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Magic Johnson, head coach Pat Riley, and a balanced starting five. Michael Cooper anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1988 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Magic Johnson, head coach Pat Riley, and a balanced starting five. Michael Cooper anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1989 Detroit Pistons captured the NBA championship behind Isiah Thomas, head coach Chuck Daly, and a balanced starting five. Vinnie Johnson anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1990 Detroit Pistons captured the NBA championship behind Isiah Thomas, head coach Chuck Daly, and a balanced starting five. Vinnie Johnson anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1991 Chicago Bulls captured the NBA championship behind Michael Jordan, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. B.J. Armstrong anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1992 Chicago Bulls captured the NBA championship behind Michael Jordan, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. B.J. Armstrong anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1993 Chicago Bulls captured the NBA championship behind Michael Jordan, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Toni Kukoc anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1994 Houston Rockets captured the NBA championship behind Hakeem Olajuwon, head coach Rudy Tomjanovich, and a balanced starting five. Mario Elie anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1995 Houston Rockets captured the NBA championship behind Hakeem Olajuwon, head coach Rudy Tomjanovich, and a balanced starting five. Mario Elie anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1996 Chicago Bulls captured the NBA championship behind Michael Jordan, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Toni Kukoc anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1997 Chicago Bulls captured the NBA championship behind Michael Jordan, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Toni Kukoc anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1998 Chicago Bulls captured the NBA championship behind Michael Jordan, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Toni Kukoc anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 1999 San Antonio Spurs captured the NBA championship behind Tim Duncan, head coach Gregg Popovich, and a balanced starting five. Antonio Daniels anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2000 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Shaquille O'Neal, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Robert Horry anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2001 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Shaquille O'Neal, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Robert Horry anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2002 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Shaquille O'Neal, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Samaki Walker anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2003 San Antonio Spurs captured the NBA championship behind Tim Duncan, head coach Gregg Popovich, and a balanced starting five. Manu Ginobili anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2004 Detroit Pistons captured the NBA championship behind Ben Wallace, head coach Larry Brown, and a balanced starting five. Antonio McDyess anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2005 San Antonio Spurs captured the NBA championship behind Tim Duncan, head coach Gregg Popovich, and a balanced starting five. Brent Barry anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2006 Miami Heat captured the NBA championship behind Dwyane Wade, head coach Pat Riley, and a balanced starting five. James Posey anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2007 San Antonio Spurs captured the NBA championship behind Tim Duncan, head coach Gregg Popovich, and a balanced starting five. Francisco Elson anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2008 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Kevin Garnett, head coach Doc Rivers, and a balanced starting five. Eddie House anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2009 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Kobe Bryant, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Lamar Odom anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2010 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind Kobe Bryant, head coach Phil Jackson, and a balanced starting five. Lamar Odom anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2011 Dallas Mavericks captured the NBA championship behind Dirk Nowitzki, head coach Rick Carlisle, and a balanced starting five. J.J. Barea anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2012 Miami Heat captured the NBA championship behind LeBron James, head coach Erik Spoelstra, and a balanced starting five. Mike Miller anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2013 Miami Heat captured the NBA championship behind LeBron James, head coach Erik Spoelstra, and a balanced starting five. Ray Allen anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2014 San Antonio Spurs captured the NBA championship behind Kawhi Leonard, head coach Gregg Popovich, and a balanced starting five. Manu Ginobili anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2015 Golden State Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Stephen Curry, head coach Steve Kerr, and a balanced starting five. Andre Iguodala anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers captured the NBA championship behind LeBron James, head coach Tyronn Lue, and a balanced starting five. Richard Jefferson anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2017 Golden State Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Kevin Durant, head coach Steve Kerr, and a balanced starting five. Andre Iguodala anchored the bench. It was part of their three-peat for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2018 Golden State Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Kevin Durant, head coach Steve Kerr, and a balanced starting five. Andre Iguodala anchored the bench. It was part of back-to-back titles for the franchise. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2019 Toronto Raptors captured the NBA championship behind Kawhi Leonard, head coach Nick Nurse, and a balanced starting five. Fred VanVleet anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2020 Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA championship behind LeBron James, head coach Frank Vogel, and a balanced starting five. Alex Caruso anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2021 Milwaukee Bucks captured the NBA championship behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, head coach Mike Budenholzer, and a balanced starting five. Bobby Portis anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2022 Golden State Warriors captured the NBA championship behind Stephen Curry, head coach Steve Kerr, and a balanced starting five. Jordan Poole anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2023 Denver Nuggets captured the NBA championship behind Nikola Jokic, head coach Michael Malone, and a balanced starting five. Christian Braun anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2024 Boston Celtics captured the NBA championship behind Jayson Tatum, head coach Joe Mazzulla, and a balanced starting five. Al Horford anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
The 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder captured the NBA championship behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, head coach Mark Daigneault, and a balanced starting five. Cason Wallace anchored the bench. Ring Holders Club uses curated roster ratings for this title team — not official NBA statistics.
