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#2 Sam Jones - 11
Sam Jones' rookie season came the year after the Boston Celtics won the 1957 NBA Finals to earn the first title in franchise history. However, there were many more chances for Jones to touch the NBA sky and win multiple championships with the team during Bill Russell's era and Red Auerbach's tenure as the team's coach.
Jones played in the NBA from 1957 to 1969 and carved out a Hall-of-Fame career that included five All-Star selections, three All-NBA inclusions and 10 NBA championships (second-most in NBA history).
Jones appeared in 11 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics, with the team losing in his first appearance against the St. Louis Hawks and Bob Pettit. However, success was right ahead, and the Boston Celtics won eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966, and then won two more in 1968 and 1969.
In his 12 NBA seasons, Jones averaged 17.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in his regular-season career, and 18.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in the postseason.
In the NBA Finals, Jones averaged 17.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 64 matches (second-most in NBA Finals history).
#1 Bill Russell - 12
Bill Russell is the most successful player in NBA history, winning a record 11 championships and appearing in a record 12 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics between 1956 and 1969.
His first NBA championship came in 1957 as a rookie in the league, and Russell put up 13.9 points and 24.4 rebounds per game in the postseason. The Celtics fell against Bob Pettit's St. Louis Hawks in the 1958 NBA Finals, as Pettit outplayed Russell.
After that defeat, the Boston Celtics won the NBA championship 10 more times between 1959 and 1969, with Russell leading the team to all of those, including as a player/coach in 1968 and 1969.
In 13 NBA seasons, Bill Russell won 11 NBA titles, five MVPs and earned 12 All-Star selections and 11 All-NBA distinctions.
Russell has the record of most NBA Finals games played as well, with 70 (at an average of 45.5 minutes in each of those appearances). A great defender and leader, the legendary Russell averaged 16.4 points and 24.5 rebounds per game in his NBA Finals career.
