Since the establishment of the draft in 1947, the NBA has given birth to a total of 77 champions, and theoretically the champions will become the most elaborate training objects of the team, but after all, the temptation of the championship is more, so in addition to Bennett and Wiggins, who were traded away just after being selected, most of the remaining champions also actively or passively chose to leave because of the temptation of the championship when the team's status, playing time, and contract salary are not lacking, so that there are not many champions who always stay in the parent team!
No. 1: Rodney Hendry, the 1957 champion, played for the Lakers for six seasons!
Many fans should be more familiar with Hendry's other identity, in 1974 Hendry began to become a Jazz commentator, and then worked in this position until 2010, commentator career 35 years full of 3051 games, known as the "voice of Jazz" by fans, compared to this experience Hendry 57 years champion is not so brilliant, played in the Lakers for 6 seasons averaged 8.4 points and 3.4 assists per game, 63 years at the age of 28 announced his retirement.
'58 champion Hendry and '59 champion Baylor
Second place: Elgin Baylor, the top pick in 1958, played for the Lakers for 14 seasons!
At that time, the Lakers won the championship with 19 wins from the bottom of the league, and after getting Elgin Baylor, Baylor led the Lakers to the Finals in his rookie season in 59, and then the Lakers got the list West in 60 years, so that the strength of the Lakers' lineup is second only to the Eastern Celtics, and there is naturally no need to jump ship in this case.
No. 3: Doug Collins, the 1973 No. 1 pick, played for the Philadelphia 76ers for eight seasons!
Collins averaged 17.9 points per game in eight seasons and was selected as an All-Star three times, of course, the most well-known experience was coaching the Chicago Bulls in the 86-89 season, and the young Jordan under him has grown up completely, compared with Phil Jackson's triangle offense, Collins' tactics can release Jordan's terrifying offensive firepower, so when the Wizards returned in 01, Jordan once again remembered the old coach who had been idle for many years, which shows how much Jordan recognized him.
Under Collins, Jordan averaged 33+8+8 per game in 89 years, a typical ball-holding and nuclear style of play
Fourth place: Magic Johnson, the top pick in 1979, played for the Lakers for 13 seasons!
In the 79-80 season, the Lakers were 60-22 and the first in the West, and the team's number one core regular season MVP, All-Star starter, best team for a while, the best defensive team, and the block king are the identity of the first person in the active league, how lucky it is for Magic to parachute into such a team, and then Abdul-Jabbar was absent due to injury in the finals for Magic to win FMVP, and then when Pat Riley coached to change the traditional center tactics to Magic's outside transmission to attack, Abdul-Jabbar also actively cooperated to give up his tactical position, The smoothest transition of power in the NBA was Abdul-Jabbar, Magic, and later David Robinson and Tim Duncan.
Two of the luckiest champions in the NBA
No. 5: James Worthy, the 1982 champion, played for the Lakers for 12 seasons!
In 1982, the Lakers just won the championship, and then ten days later they were lucky to get the champion lottery that belonged to the Cavaliers, and the water went high, and at that time the Lakers were already the longest and widest river in the league, and then in 91 years after the Magic announced an indefinite hiatus, James Worthy did not leave and held on to Divac for three seasons, in the 1994 preseason, James Worthy suddenly suffered a knee injury and needed to miss most of the season, when Worthy was only 33 years old, otherwise it would not be a problem for Worthy to play a few more seasons.
Sixth place: Brad Doherty, the top pick in 1986, played for the Cavaliers for eight seasons!
Speaking of such a thing, in 1992, the Rockets Olajuwon averaged 21.6 points, 12.1 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game in 70 games, but lost to Robinson, Ewing and Doherty in the best team selection.
Cavaliers All-Time Team
After selecting Doherty, the Cavaliers began to become a strong team, and the Cavaliers were one of the top teams in the East for five or six consecutive years, especially in 92 Cavaliers won 57 in the East, and the Bulls fought 2:4 in the Eastern Conference finals before they were defeated, but unfortunately Doherty, who was only 28 years old in the 93 season, retired because of a back injury, and the Cavaliers collapsed as soon as they lost Doherty.
No. 7: David Robinson, 1987 No. 1 player, 14 seasons with Spurs!
Due to the graduation of his senior year and the service in the Navy, David Robinson did not officially land in the NBA until he was 24 years old, which is one of the reasons why Robinson was able to score 24.3 points, 12 rebounds and 3.9 blocks in his first season and was selected for the third team.
Young Popovich and his mentor Larry Brown
No. 8: Tim Duncan, the 1997 champion, played for the Spurs for 19 seasons!
Duncan is very familiar here, Duncan's only scandal is in the 2000 offseason, when the Spurs lost 1:3 to the Suns in the first round of the playoffs and were eliminated, and at that time Duncan's rookie contract expired, so a large number of teams in the league threw olive branches to Duncan, the most famous of which is the Magic team Grant Hill, Duncan plus Maddie and other Big Three plans, of course, in the end it ended in nothing, many Magic fans blamed Coach Doug Rivers for not allowing Duncan's girlfriend to fly, and it is unknown whether this is the case.
If he joins the Lakers, will Yao Ming's injury be avoided?
Ninth place: Yao Ming, the champion in 2002, played for the Rockets for nine seasons!
Yao Ming also had two scandals with the Lakers, one was the 05 season Yao Ming's contract expired and was facing a contract extension, and the other was in 07 Kobe Bryant forced the palace and then the Lakers were all over the world to find a helper for Kobe, but unfortunately in 05 Maddie showed that the strength was not inferior to Kobe, and the 07-08 season Rocket's 22-game winning streak is on the rise, and then the Lakers successfully got Pau Gasol, and Yao Ming lost the opportunity to join Kobe Bryant It is a pity.