when did bill russell win his first ring

Bill Russell won a championship in his rookie season in 1956-57.

Interpreted as:
When did Bill Russell win his first ring in a regular season?
NAMEChampsSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1956-57
48
35.3
14.7
19.6
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1958-59
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
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1959-60
74
42.5
18.2
24.0
3.7
7.5
16.1
46.7
3.2
5.3
61.2
49.6
3,146
1,350
1,778
277
210
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1960-61
78
44.3
16.9
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
3.3
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1961-62
76
45.2
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1962-63
78
44.9
16.8
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
3.7
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1963-64
78
44.6
15.0
24.7
4.7
6.0
13.8
43.3
3.0
5.5
55.0
46.1
3,482
1,168
1,930
370
190
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1964-65
78
44.4
14.1
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
43.8
3.1
5.5
57.3
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1965-66
78
43.4
12.9
22.8
4.8
5.0
12.1
41.5
2.9
5.2
55.1
44.8
3,386
1,005
1,779
371
221
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1967-68
78
37.9
12.5
18.6
4.6
4.7
11.0
42.5
3.2
5.9
53.7
46.1
2,953
977
1,451
357
242
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
1968-69
77
42.7
9.9
19.3
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
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.722
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54
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.684
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51
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50
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.633
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18
61
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17
62
.215
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63
16
.797
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Spurs Spurs - x
60
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3.0
3
51
28
.646
12.0
4
50
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.633
13.0
5
50
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13.0
6
47
32
.595
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43
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.544
20.0
8
41
38
.519
22.0
9
40
39
.506
23.0
10
37
42
.468
26.0
11
26
54
.325
37.5
12
25
54
.316
38.0
13
25
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Kings Kings - e
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