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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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Photo by Bud Symes/Allsport/Getty Images) /

Best NBA players to win NBA Finals with two or more teams: 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Calling someone the greatest of all time has become commonplace in the current discussion of sports. In basketball, there are ardent supporters of LeBron James being the heir apparent to the title. Others will tell you Michael Jordan holds the crown and will never let it go. One man was the GOAT before the GOATs. That was, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Abdul-Jabbar is the king of longevity. He played for 20 seasons and was named an All-Star in 19 of them. He won his first title in 1971 in just his second year in the league with the Milwaukee Bucks. During that season he posted a line of 31.7 points, 16.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists. The following season he won his second consecutive MVP award and he averaged 34.8 points, 16.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists. After six seasons in Milwaukee, Abdul-Jabbar requested a trade and was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers.

With the Lakers, he would win five more championships and three more MVPs. Over fourteen seasons with the Lakers he averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 blocks per game. Over the course of his career he led the league in scoring twice, rebounding once, blocks four times, made 15 All-NBA teams, 11 All-Defense teams and won two Finals MVPs. He was a part of one of the greatest teams in the history of the league with the Showtime Lakers.

Abdul-Jabbar may have retired back in 1989, but he is still the all-time leader in points scored, field goals made, and wins. He is third in rebounds and blocked shots. Before the continued ascension of the top player on this list, he would have been a lock. But the next man is coming for all his thrones.