most years nba finals appearances

Bill Russell has played the most career seasons in the NBA Finals, with 12 seasons.

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most years NBA finals appearances by a player
NAMESEASSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
12
NBA Finals
70
45.5
16.4
24.5
5.9
13.0
45.6
4.6
7.5
61.3
50.5
3,185
1,151
1,718
225
2Sam Jones
S. Jones
11
NBA Finals
64
29.2
17.9
4.9
7.2
15.5
46.1
3.5
4.3
82.2
51.2
1,871
1,143
312
151
3LeBron James
L. James
10
NBA Finals
55
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10
NBA Finals
56
37.2
23.5
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
2,082
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
9
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
6Jerry West
J. West
9
NBA Finals
55
43.3
30.5
5.0
5.6
11.1
24.2
45.9
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
2,380
1,679
277
306
159
7Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
9
NBA Finals
52
30.8
19.9
9.1
7.8
19.5
40.1
4.3
5.7
74.2
45.1
1,602
1,035
473
209
8Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
8
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
6.9
42.9
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,212
376
94
103
45
1
41
127
+110
9Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
8
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
10John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
8
NBA Finals
47
39.8
21.7
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
42.1
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
1,872
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
11Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
8
NBA Finals
43
26.2
10.5
6.4
1.2
4.3
9.3
46.1
1.9
2.6
73.5
50.3
1,126
453
277
50
179
12K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones
8
NBA Finals
44
22.0
6.5
2.5
2.5
6.2
39.9
1.6
2.3
71.0
45.6
969
287
110
128
13Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
8
NBA Finals
47
24.6
13.5
4.8
4.7
11.3
41.3
4.1
5.1
81.5
49.7
1,158
634
224
178
14Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
7
NBA Finals
36
27.0
8.5
4.0
3.1
0.9
0.7
3.4
6.9
49.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
0.6
1.5
37.0
55.9
1.0
3.0
0.9
973
305
143
112
31
25
33
75
+70
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
7
NBA Finals
37
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
1,581
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
16Robert Horry
R. Horry
7
NBA Finals
37
32.7
9.7
5.9
2.9
1.3
1.2
3.3
7.6
42.9
1.5
3.9
39.2
1.6
2.3
71.4
56.1
1.7
4.2
1.2
1,208
358
220
109
49
43
45
113
+116
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
7
NBA Finals
44
42.0
26.4
13.5
10.0
23.5
42.7
6.3
8.3
75.5
48.6
1,850
1,161
593
140
18Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
7
NBA Finals
42
39.0
17.0
5.0
9.5
6.1
18.2
33.7
4.7
6.1
77.0
40.6
1,639
713
210
397
114
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6
NBA Finals
34
39.0
27.3
5.8
6.0
1.6
0.3
8.8
20.4
43.2
4.5
11.3
39.5
5.2
5.6
91.7
59.6
1.0
4.7
3.5
1,327
928
196
204
55
11
120
96
+138
20Draymond Green
D. Green
6
NBA Finals
33
38.5
11.5
9.1
6.6
1.8
1.0
4.0
9.7
41.4
1.1
3.8
28.0
2.5
3.3
74.5
51.9
1.5
7.6
2.6
1,269
381
300
219
59
32
87
138
+140
21Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
6
NBA Finals
33
37.1
18.5
3.9
1.9
0.8
0.5
6.6
15.3
43.5
3.2
8.1
39.8
2.0
2.4
84.6
56.7
0.5
3.4
1.3
1,223
610
128
62
26
15
42
89
+59
22James Jones
J. Jones
6
NBA Finals
25
8.4
2.0
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.6
38.5
0.4
1.2
37.9
0.3
0.4
72.7
55.9
0.0
0.8
0.3
209
49
20
4
5
2
7
32
-8
23Udonis Haslem
U. Haslem
6
NBA Finals
28
18.6
3.8
4.0
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.6
3.6
45.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.8
59.1
47.4
1.4
2.6
0.9
519
105
111
8
10
7
25
74
-85
24Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
6
NBA Finals
34
39.6
20.8
13.3
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.9
16.2
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
53.8
3.7
9.6
2.8
1,346
708
452
94
27
81
96
85
+157
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
6
NBA Finals
30
42.3
28.8
13.1
3.4
0.5
2.1
11.3
18.8
60.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.7
48.4
59.0
4.0
9.1
3.4
1,268
865
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
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