20 NBA Sidekicks that Won a Ring They Didn’t Deserve
None of these benchwarmers did much to earn a championship ring… but they all got one anyway!
Charles Barkley. Steve Nash. Patrick Ewing. Reggie. Iverson. Stockton and Malone. What do all these players have in common?
Empty ring fingers.
It’s a RINGZ culture in 2019, and it’s all about whether or not guys have won an NBA championship. Jordan has 6. Kobe has 5. Russell had 11. But all those guys? They never got one. And many will forever hold it against them, and they’re getting ready to add Chris Paul and James Harden to the list too, if they’re never able to break through.
But rings don’t tell the whole story, and if you need a little reminder of just how ridiculous a championship ring can be, maybe a stroll down memory lane will help you remember. Here are 20 NBA sidekicks this century who didn’t deserve a championship but got one anyway…
Nick Young — 2018 Golden State Warriors
Wait who? Ohh, Swaggy P! Nick Young is the king of NBA nicknames. He’s practically more well known as Swaggy than as his real given name, and he also goes by “Bean…