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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: 26. Gerald Henderson

After being draft in the third round of the NBA draft (yes, that was a thing at the time), a championship career probably felt unlikely for Gerald Henderson. Lucky for him he was selected by the Boston Celtics and was able to thrive alongside such famous teammates as Robert Parish, Kevin McHale and Larry Bird.

Henderson was no slouch in his own right, averaging 11.6 points per game in his final season in Boston, coincidentally the same season he won his second title, this time as a major contributing factor. Henderson famously stole the ball from James Worthy in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, tying the game and leading to a Boston Celtics overtime win against the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers.

After winning his second title in Boston Henderson was traded to the Seattle Supersonics for the first round pick which would eventually be Len Bias. Henderson would bounce from Seattle to the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks from 1984 to 1990 before ending up in Detroit. Henderson would help seal a win for the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in 1990, helping to earn his third championship ring.

Henderson would play two more seasons before calling it a career. Years later his son, Gerald Henderson, Jr., would follow in his footsteps and be drafted in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft. His son had a solid career at Duke and was a serviceable pro but would never be able to boast about having two key moments leading to franchises winning titles.