18 NBA Championships (most all-time)
1957-69 dynasty (11 in 13 years), 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008, 2024
Bill Russell won 11 rings. The Larry Bird era added 3. The 2024 title ended a 16-year drought.
17 NBA Championships (tied 2nd)
Minneapolis era (5), 1972, 1980-88 Showtime (5), 2000-02 Shaq/Kobe (3), 2009-10 Kobe (2), 2020 LeBron
The franchise that invented glamour basketball. Magic, Kareem, Shaq, Kobe, LeBron — the star pipeline never ends.
6 NBA Championships
1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 — all with Michael Jordan
Two three-peats. 72-10 in 1996. The Jordan/Pippen/Phil Jackson combination was the most dominant force in NBA history.
7 NBA Championships
1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 — Curry era (4)
Went from a laughingstock to a dynasty. The Splash Brothers changed how basketball is played globally.