Many stars have worked hard for many years until they retire without winning the championship, and some players have won the championship without blowing their strength, and they have realized the dream of winning the championship while lying down, which makes many players envious. When it comes to players who win championships lying down, like Robert Holly, who has won 7 championships, this kind of average data is not very good, but the players who have stepped forward many times at key moments can certainly not be counted as lying to win the championship, and those who have performed well in the regular season and playoffs, but were injured before the start of the Finals, because of injuries, they certainly did not count.
Only those who get a certain amount of playing time but play a disaster level, or who have little time to play in the regular season, playoffs and finals, can only play during junk time, or even can't get the opportunity to play, can count as lying down to win the championship. Along the lines of thought, let's take stock of the players who are lying down to win the championship.
First, lie down the player who has won the most championships
The player who lay the most title-winning was Jim Rouskutov, who entered the NBA Draft in 1955 and was selected by the Celtics with the third overall pick in the first round, but he never played the performance he deserved, and he spent nine seasons with the Celtics, averaging only 5.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, shooting only 35.5% from the field.
Despite his poor performance, he won 7 championships with the Celtics and 7 championships in his 9-year NBA career, which is something that many players can't think of, he was selected by the Celtics as both unfortunate and lucky, unfortunately in the Celtics who are full of masters, he did not get enough attention, failed to cash in on the talent of tandem, fortunately he followed the team to win 7 championships.
In the seven seasons of the championship-winning playoffs, he had 6 seasons with a shooting percentage of less than 36%, the only season with a shooting rate higher than 36% that he only played 1 game and scored only 4 points, and in the worst season he only contributed 1.7 points per game, shooting only 28% from the field, and winning the championship was all dependent on the performance of his teammates.
2. Players who did not score in the finals but have a championship
There are actually a lot of such players, almost every team that wins the championship has such players, pick three players we are very familiar with:
Battle: In the 2002-2003 season, Battle played for the Spurs, played 12 games in the regular season, averaging only 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game, shooting only 23.5% from the field.
Although Battle did not contribute much in the regular season and zero in the playoffs, his contribution to the training ground was not small, the Spurs let him play the role of O'Neal to Duncan as a sparring partner, and the Spurs could pass the Lakers and Battle also had a lost relationship.
Sun Yue: In the 2008-2009 season, Sun Yue played for the Lakers, he played 10 games in the regular season, averaging 0.6 points and 0.2 assists per game, shooting only 27.3% from the field, he did not get a chance to play in the playoffs, lying down and following the Lakers to win a championship, and later he won two championships in the CBA, becoming the first player to win an NBA championship and a CBA championship.
Jeremy Lin: In the 2018-2019 season, Jeremy Lin was traded to the Raptors by the Hawks, who played 23 games for the Raptors in the regular season, averaging 7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 37.4% from the field, and playing in eight games in the playoffs, averaging only 1.1 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, shooting only 22.2% from the field.
From the regular season to the playoffs, Jeremy Lin has not seized the opportunity to play a good performance, and in the Finals, he only got one chance to play: in the third game of the Finals, the Raptors led the Warriors by a big score in the final moments, Jeremy Lin was replaced, there were still more than 50 seconds to go, Jeremy Lin could break through or pass the ball, let himself have some data into the account, but he chose to spend 24 seconds of offensive time and did not take the initiative to attack, resulting in him not scoring, rebounding and assisting in the Finals, and also lying down to win the championship.
Third, the luckiest triple crown
Only one of the active players has won a triple crown, he is not a superstar, just an NBA fringe, he is Patrick McCaw, he is the luckiest triple crowner.
In 2016, McCaw was selected by the Bucks with the eighth overall pick in the second round, but was traded by the Bucks to the Warriors, which was very fortunate for him. In the 2016-2017 season, he entered his rookie season, playing 20 games in the regular season, averaging 4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 43.3% from the field, and playing 15 games in the playoffs, averaging 4.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 43.8%, and this season he followed the Warriors to the first championship of his career.
In the 2017-2018 season, he played 10 games in the regular season, averaging 4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 40.9% from the field, and playing 6 games in the playoffs, averaging 0.7 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, shooting 50%, and this season he followed the Warriors to the second championship of his career.
In the 2018-2019 season, McCaw was traded to the Cavaliers by the Warriors, played 3 games and was traded by the Cavaliers to the Raptors, played 26 games for the Raptors in the regular season, averaging 2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game, shooting 44.4% from the field, played 11 games in the playoffs, averaged 0.5 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game, shooting 20% from the field, and this season he followed the Raptors to the third championship of his career.
As a player at the end of the bench, McCaw's luck was very good, he was selected by the Bucks but was traded to the Warriors, won the championship in the first season, completed two consecutive championships in the second season, when he was traded to the Cavaliers, thinking that his good luck was over, he did not expect that he was later traded to the Raptors, the Raptors won the championship, and McCaw completed three consecutive championships in the first three years of his career, which was enviable.
However, these three years seem to have consumed all of McCaw's luck, after winning three championships, he signed a two-year contract with the Raptors, but he was cut by the Raptors in April last year, and now there is no ball to play, he is trying to return to the NBA, but no team has extended an olive branch for him.
Stars can get multiple big contracts, and when they have enough money, they want to win the championship, but marginal players like McCaw have been trying to gain a foothold in the NBA, and the weight of the championship in their hearts is not particularly heavy, they want to get multiple contracts, they want to play in the NBA for a few more years, they want to make money to support their families, and players at different levels pursue different things, so don't use the same standard to evaluate players.