nba players to win championship their third year

Don Carlson won a championship in his 3rd season.

	NAME	Champs	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Don Carlson D. Carlson	1	1949-50	MIN	57		4.7		1.3	1.7	5.1	34.1	1.2	1.7	72.6	40.2		267		76	126
2	Tony Jaros T. Jaros	1	1949-50	MIN	61		3.9		1.0	1.4	4.7	29.1	1.2	1.6	75.0	36.2		240		60	106
3	Bill Calhoun B. Calhoun	1	1950-51	ROC	66		7.7	3.0	1.5	2.7	7.7	34.6	2.4	3.5	70.6	42.1		511	199	99	87
4	Bob Davies B. Davies	1	1950-51	ROC	63		15.2	3.1	4.6	5.2	13.9	37.2	4.8	6.0	79.5	45.7		955	197	287	208
5	Red Holzman R. Holzman	1	1950-51	ROC	68		7.3	2.2	2.2	2.7	8.3	32.6	1.9	2.6	72.6	38.8		496	152	147	94
6	Arnie Johnson A. Johnson	1	1950-51	ROC	68		9.4	6.6	2.6	2.7	5.9	45.9	4.0	5.5	72.5	56.4		639	449	175	290
7	Arnie Risen A. Risen	1	1950-51	ROC	66		16.3	12.0	2.4	5.7	14.2	40.1	4.9	6.7	73.4	47.5		1,077	795	158	278
8	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	1	1950-51	ROC	68		10.8	3.4	2.7	3.7	9.2	40.1	3.4	4.0	85.0	49.2		736	232	181	129
9	Bob Harrison B. Harrison	1	1951-52	MIN	65	26.3	6.2	2.5	2.9	2.4	7.5	32.0	1.4	1.9	71.8	37.0	1,712	401	160	188	203
10	Slater Martin S. Martin	1	1951-52	MIN	66	37.6	9.3	3.5	3.8	3.6	9.6	37.5	2.2	2.9	74.7	43.0	2,480	616	228	249	226
11	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	1	1951-52	MIN	66	35.5	15.3	10.3	2.7	5.5	13.1	41.9	4.3	5.6	76.1	49.0	2,345	1,009	681	180	282
12	Pep Saul P. Saul	1	1951-52	TOT	64	23.1	6.8	2.6	2.3	2.5	6.8	36.0	1.9	2.4	77.8	43.0	1,479	433	165	147	120
13	Whitey Skoog W. Skoog	1	1953-54	MIN	71	26.4	7.0	3.2	2.5	3.0	7.5	40.0	1.0	1.4	74.2	43.3	1,877	496	224	179	234
14	Walt Davis W. Davis	1	1955-56	PHI	70	15.7	4.6	3.9	0.8	1.8	4.8	36.9	1.1	1.6	68.8	42.2	1,097	323	276	56	230
15	Jack George J. George	1	1955-56	PHI	72	39.4	13.9	4.3	6.3	4.9	13.1	37.4	4.1	5.4	75.7	45.0	2,840	1,000	313	457	202
16	Med Park M. Park	1	1957-58	STL	71	15.5	5.4	2.6	1.1	1.9	5.1	36.6	1.7	2.3	72.8	44.2	1,103	384	184	76	106
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	1	1958-59	BOS	66	31.7	18.8	9.7	2.5	7.0	18.1	39.0	4.7	5.9	79.8	45.5	2,089	1,242	638	164	271
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1958-59	BOS	70	42.6	16.7	23.0	3.2	6.5	14.2	45.7	3.7	6.1	59.8	49.3	2,979	1,168	1,612	222	161
19	Gene Conley G. Conley	1	1959-60	BOS	71	18.7	6.7	8.3	0.5	2.8	7.6	37.3	1.1	1.6	66.7	40.6	1,330	478	590	32	270
20	Sam Jones S. Jones	1	1959-60	BOS	74	20.4	11.9	5.1	1.7	4.8	10.6	45.4	2.3	3.0	76.4	50.0	1,512	878	375	125	101
21	K.C. Jones	1	1960-61	BOS	78	20.6	7.6	3.6	3.2	2.6	7.7	33.8	2.4	3.6	66.4	40.9	1,605	592	279	253	190
22	Gene Guarilia G. Guarilia	1	1961-62	BOS	45	8.2	3.6	2.8	0.2	1.4	3.6	37.9	0.9	1.4	64.1	43.1	367	163	124	11	56
23	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	1	1962-63	BOS	80	26.9	10.8	7.2	1.2	4.2	9.3	45.6	2.3	3.2	73.8	50.5	2,148	864	576	95	262
24	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1	1964-65	BOS	75	28.9	18.3	4.9	2.7	7.6	18.9	40.1	3.1	4.2	74.4	44.1	2,169	1,375	371	199	200
25	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	1	1965-66	BOS	71	23.6	13.7	2.8	2.3	4.9	11.6	42.3	3.9	4.4	88.1	50.5	1,675	972	196	165	157

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