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NBA: Ranking the 30 best players to win NBA Finals with 2 or more teams

By Corey Rausch

CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L) and Shaquille O'Neal attend the AT&T Slam Dunk during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L) and Shaquille O'Neal attend the AT&T Slam Dunk during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) /
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Best NBA players to win NBA Finals with two or more teams: 10. Clyde Lovellette

One of the greatest stars of the 1950s is the place we start the top 10 of all time. Clyde Lovellette was one of the best scorers of his time. He played 11 seasons in the NBA and averaged at least 20 points per game six different times. He was also a double-digit rebounder six times.

Lovellette was the first player in NBA history to win titles for the two most legendary franchises in the league: the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Lovellette started his career in Minneapolis where he played five seasons. While there, he would be named to two All-Star teams, one All-NBA team and would win his first championship.

After stops with the Cincinnati Royals (one season) and St. Louis Hawks (four seasons), in which he made two more All-Star appearances, Lovellette would move on to the Boston Celtics to finish out his career. By this time, Lovellette was just a rotation player but he was still an integral part of championships in his final two career seasons.

The biggest reason Lovellette ranks so highly on this list is because of how ahead of his time he was. Typically players of his size (6’9” and 234 lbs.) were stuck down low. Clyde Lovellette adapted his shooting mechanics to pull him out of the paint, allowing him to play any of the front court positions. This type of versatility is commonplace now but that was not the case 65 years ago.