Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Rings

Everyone knows that Tim Duncan now has five NBA championship rings, one for each finger.
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli now have four apiece. Bruce Bowen, who retired in 2009, is the only one with three rings.
And Matt Bonner has joined an elite group of former Spurs with two rings.
But who else has rings with the Spurs? With five championships over 15 years, there are probably quite a few. I can’t find a definitive list online, so I have tried to compile my own, although I don’t know the criteria for getting a ring.
Does everyone on the team roster at the beginning of the season get a ring? Or at the end of the season?
Assuming that everyone listed on the official NBA team roster during the championship seasons received a ring, I have compiled a list of Spurs ring bearers over the years.

5 - Tim Duncan (‘99, ‘03, ‘05, ‘07, ‘14)

4 - Manu Ginobli (‘03, ‘05, ‘07, ‘14)
4 - Tony Parker (‘03, ‘05, ‘07, ‘14)

3 - Bruce Bowen (‘03, ‘05, ‘07)

2 - Matt Bonner (‘07, ‘14)
2 - David Robinson (‘99, ‘03)
2 - Steve Kerr (‘99, ‘03)
2 - Malik Rose (‘99, ‘03)
2 - Devin Brown (‘03, ‘05)
2 - Robert Horry (‘05, ‘07)
2 - Brent Barry (‘05, ‘07)
2 - Beno Udrih (‘05, ‘07)

1 - Antonio Daniels (‘99)
1 - Mario Elie (‘99)
1 - Sean Elliott (‘99)
1 - Andrew Gaze (‘99)
1 - Jaren Jackson (‘99)
1 - Avery Johnson (‘99)
1 - Jerome Kersey (‘99)
1 - Gerald King (‘99)
1 - Will Perdue (‘99)
1 - Brandon Williams (‘99)
1 - Stephen Jackson (‘03)
1 - Steve Smith (‘03)
1 - Speedy Claxton (‘03)
1 - Kevin Willis (‘03)
1 - Danny Ferry (‘03)
1 - Anthony Goldwire (‘03)
1 - Mengke Bateer (‘03)
1 - Nazr Mohammed (‘05)
1 - Rasho Nesterović (‘05)
1 - Sean Marks (‘05)
1 - Glenn Robinson (‘05)
1 - Tony Massenburg (‘05)
1 - Linton Johnson (‘05)
1 - Mike Wilks (‘05)
1 - Francisco Elson (‘07)
1 - Fabricio Oberto (‘07)
1 - Melvin Ely (‘07)
1 - Jackie Butler (‘07)
1 - Michael Finley (‘07)
1 - James White (‘07)
1 - Jacques Vaughn (‘07)
1 - Kawhi Leonard (‘14)
1 - Boris Diaw (‘14)
1 - Danny Green (‘14)
1 - Tiago Splitter (‘14)
1 - Patty Mills (‘14)
1 - Marco Bellinelli (‘14)
1 - Aron Baynes (‘14)
1 - Cory Joseph (‘14)
1 - Jeff Ayers (‘14)
1 - Austin Daye (‘14)
1 - Damion James (‘14)


And here is an incomplete list of notable Spurs who missed out on getting a ring.

George Gervin
James Silas
Johnny Moore
Terry Porter
Ian Mahmini
Ime Kudoka
Kurt Thomas
Drew Gooden
George Hill
 Roger Mason
DeJuan Blair
Gary Neal
Keith Bogans
Richard Jefferson
James Anderson
Steve Novak

Nando DeColo