There’s an old saying that it takes experience to win an NBA championship. Well, here are the teams that claimed: Larry O’Brien This is the trophy for having the oldest core running the show.
(To select the key players for each team, we selected the three players with the greatest statistical performance during the playoff championship.)
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Top 3 playoff players: Dirk Nowitzki (33.0 years old when he won), Jason Terry (33.7), Jason Kidd (38.2)
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Top 3 playoff players: Michael Jordan (34.3), Scottie Pippen (31.7), Ron Harper (33.4)
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Top 3 playoff players: Michael Jordan (33.3), Scottie Pippen (30.7), Dennis Rodman (35.1)
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Top 3 playoff players: Wilt Chamberlain (35.8), Jerry West (34.0), Gayle Goodrich (29.1)
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Top 3 playoff players: Michael Jordan (35.3), Scottie Pippen (32.7), Tony Kukoc (29.7)
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Top 3 playoff players: LeBron James (35.4), Anthony Davis (27.2), Rajon Rondo (34.3)
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Top 3 playoff players: John Havlicek (29.2), Bill Russell (35.3), Bailey Howell (32.4)
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Top 3 playoff players: Kevin Garnett (32.1), Paul Pierce (30.7), Ray Allen (32.9)
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Top 3 playoff players: Elvin Hayes (32.6), Wes Unseld (32.2), Bob Dandridge (30.6)
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Top 3 playoff players: Magic Johnson (27.8), James Worthy (26.3), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40.2)
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Top 3 playoff players: Bill Russell (34.3), John Havlicek (28.2), Bailey Howell (31.4)
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Top 3 playoff players: Stephen Curry (34.2), Andrew Wiggins (27.3), Klay Thompson (32.3)
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Top 3 playoff players: Tim Duncan (38.1), Kawhi Leonard (22.9), Tony Parker (32.1)
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Top 3 playoff players: Kobe Bryant (31.8), Pau Gasol (29.9), Lamar Odom (30.6)
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Top 3 playoff players: Walt Frazier (28.2), Dave Debucher (32.6), Willis Reed (31.0)
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Top 3 playoff players: Bill Russell (32.3), John Havlicek (26.2), Sam Jones (33.0)
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Top 3 playoff players: Tim Duncan (23.1), David Robinson (33.8), Avery Johnson (34.2)
Top 3 playoff players: Bill Russell (30.3), Sam Jones (31.0), Tommy Heinson (29.8)
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Top 3 playoff players: Hakeem Olajuwon (32.4), Clyde Drexler (33.0), Robert Horry (24.8)
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Top 3 playoff players: Dave Cowens (27.6), Jojo White (29.6), Paul Silas (32.9)
