So it was left for Quest to rise to the call of duty to do this crucial historical reporting. ("Well if you think its so all-fired important, than do it yourself." "Alright, damn it, I will", laugh out loud.)
It may be crucial history, but its also crucial for the present, because players who have already won rings are, all other things equal, more valuable than players who have never won a ring. You might as well add at least .050 to each such player's Real Player Rating. So a .700 becomes at least a .750, an .870 becomes at least a .920, and so forth.
Quest for the Ring presents the following complete list of NBA Champions by year and by team. There are actually two listings.
The first one lists by year and by team all players who played for at least 300 minutes, which is only about 1/10 of the minutes played by the top stars. Anyone who played less than 300 minutes really didn't win a Championship if you know what I am saying. The other listing lists all players who played for at least 1200 minutes, which is a little bit less than a quarter per game. This many minutes is the dividing line between starters and very important off the bench players on the one hand and much less important players on the other hand. So this second listing is strictly limited to those players who were the most significant in winning the Quest.
There have been 30 Quest winners in the "modern era," the era since the 3-point shot went into effect in 1979-80. Three decades have come and gone since the NBA finally allowed 3 points to be counted for long range shots. (Where does the time go?) We are posting the NBA Champions in two postings of 15 years each. After the 30 years have been posted, we will give you the total number of modern era rings won by player in a separate Report.
This Report shows you 1995-2009 Quest winners, and the other one to follow shows you the 1980-1994 winners of the Quest. Remember, for both 15-year periods there are two listings: the complete list of all Champions who played at least 300 minutes, and a separate list showing only the starters and heavy minutes non-starters (1200 minutes or more).
The format in each list is player/age/minutes played. The sorting order is minutes played. Remember that as the Real Player Rating system makes clear, in some cases players who have played fewer minutes may have been better players than those who played more.
========== WINNERS OF THE QUEST FOR THE RING ==========
1995-2009
By Year and By Team
Inclusive Format: all players who played at least 300 minutes are included
2009 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Pau Gasol 28 2999
Kobe Bryant 30 2960
Derek Fisher 34 2441
Lamar Odom 29 2316
Trevor Ariza 23 1998
Andrew Bynum 21 1446
Sasha Vujacic 24 1293
Jordan Farmar 22 1192
Luke Walton 28 1166
Vladimir Radmanovic 28 771
Josh Powell 26 703
2008 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Paul Pierce 30 2874
Ray Allen 32 2624
Kevin Garnett 31 2328
Rajon Rondo 21 2306
Kendrick Perkins 23 1912
James Posey 31 1821
Eddie House 29 1480
Tony Allen 26 1373
Glen Davis 22 940
Leon Powe 24 809
Brian Scalabrine 29 512
2007 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age Minutes
Tim Duncan 30 2725
Tony Parker 24 2499
Bruce Bowen 35 2464
Manu Ginobili 29 2060
Michael Finley 33 1823
Brent Barry 35 1631
Fabricio Oberto 31 1365
Francisco Elson 30 1332
Robert Horry 36 1124
Beno Udrih 24 948
Jacque Vaughn 31 760
Matt Bonner 26 654
2006 MIAMI HEAT
Player Age Minutes
Dwyane Wade 24 2892
Udonis Haslem 25 2491
Gary Payton 37 2305
Antoine Walker 29 2199
James Posey 29 1914
Jason Williams 30 1874
Shaquille O'Neal 33 1806
Alonzo Mourning 35 1302
Jason Kapono 24 665
Shandon Anderson 32 638
Derek Anderson 31 465
Wayne Simien 22 414
Michael Doleac 28 371
2005 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age Minutes
Tony Parker 22 2735
Bruce Bowen 33 2627
Tim Duncan 28 2203
Manu Ginobili 27 2193
Rasho Nesterovic 28 1785
Brent Barry 33 1742
Robert Horry 34 1396
Devin Brown 26 1238
Beno Udrih 22 1149
Malik Rose 30 862
Tony Massenburg 37 699
Nazr Mohammed 27 414
2004 DETROIT PISTONS
Player Age Minutes
Ben Wallace 29 3050
Richard Hamilton 25 2772
Chauncey Billups 27 2758
Tayshaun Prince 23 2701
Mehmet Okur 24 1580
Corliss Williamson 30 1574
Elden Campbell 35 892
Chucky Atkins 29 751
Bob Sura 30 707
Rasheed Wallace 29 673
Lindsey Hunter 33 661
Mike James 28 512
Darvin Ham 30 484
2003 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age MP
Tim Duncan 26 3181
Tony Parker 20 2774
Bruce Bowen 31 2566
Stephen Jackson 24 2254
Malik Rose 28 1933
David Robinson 37 1676
Manu Ginobili 25 1431
Steve Smith 33 1032
Steve Kerr 37 952
Kevin Willis 40 840
Danny Ferry 36 601
Speedy Claxton 24 471
2002 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Kobe Bryant 23 3063
Shaquille O'Neal 29 2422
Rick Fox 32 2289
Robert Horry 31 2140
Derek Fisher 27 1974
Devean George 24 1759
Samaki Walker 25 1655
Lindsey Hunter 31 1616
Stanislav Medvedenko 22 729
Mitch Richmond 36 709
Mark Madsen 26 650
Brian Shaw 35 631
2001 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age MP
Shaquille O'Neal 28 2924
Kobe Bryant 22 2783
Horace Grant 35 2390
Rick Fox 31 2291
Brian Shaw 34 1833
Robert Horry 30 1587
Isaiah Rider 29 1206
Ron Harper 37 1139
Mike Penberthy 26 851
Derek Fisher 26 709
Mark Madsen 25 641
Devean George 23 593
Tyronn Lue 23 468
Greg Foster 32 451
2000 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age MP
Shaquille O'Neal 27 3163
Glen Rice 32 2530
Kobe Bryant 21 2524
Ron Harper 36 2042
A.C. Green 36 1929
Derek Fisher 25 1803
Robert Horry 29 1685
Rick Fox 30 1473
Brian Shaw 33 1249
Travis Knight 25 410
Devean George 22 345
John Salley 35 303
1999 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age MP
Tim Duncan 22 1963
Avery Johnson 33 1672
David Robinson 33 1554
Sean Elliott 30 1509
Mario Elie 35 1291
Jaren Jackson 31 861
Steve Kerr 33 734
Jerome Kersey 36 699
Antonio Daniels 23 614
Malik Rose 24 608
Will Perdue 33 445
1998 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age MP
Michael Jordan 34 3181
Dennis Rodman 36 2856
Ron Harper 34 2284
Toni Kukoc 29 2235
Luc Longley 29 1703
Scottie Pippen 32 1652
Randy Brown 29 1147
Steve Kerr 32 1119
Scott Burrell 27 1096
Jason Caffey 24 710
Jud Buechler 29 608
Bill Wennington 34 467
Joe Kleine 36 397
1997 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age MP
Michael Jordan 33 3106
Scottie Pippen 31 3095
Dennis Rodman 35 1947
Steve Kerr 31 1861
Ron Harper 33 1740
Toni Kukoc 28 1610
Luc Longley 28 1472
Jason Caffey 23 1405
Randy Brown 28 1057
Bill Wennington 33 783
Jud Buechler 28 703
Robert Parish 43 406
Dickey Simpkins 24 395
1996 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age MP
Michael Jordan 32 3090
Scottie Pippen 30 2825
Toni Kukoc 27 2103
Dennis Rodman 34 2088
Steve Kerr 30 1919
Ron Harper 32 1886
Luc Longley 27 1641
Bill Wennington 32 1065
Jud Buechler 27 740
Dickey Simpkins 23 685
Randy Brown 27 671
Jason Caffey 22 545
1995 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Player Age MP
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 2853
Robert Horry 24 2074
Vernon Maxwell 29 2038
Kenny Smith 29 2030
Mario Elie 31 1896
Sam Cassell 25 1882
Pete Chilcutt 26 1347
Carl Herrera 28 1331
Clyde Drexler 32 1300
Otis Thorpe 32 1188
Chucky Brown 26 814
Tim Breaux 24 340
======== QUEST CHAMPIONS WHO WERE STARTERS AND VERY IMPORTANT NON-STARTERS ========
1995-2009
By Year and By Team
Strict Format: All players who played at least 1200 minutes are included
2009 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Pau Gasol 28 2999
Kobe Bryant 30 2960
Derek Fisher 34 2441
Lamar Odom 29 2316
Trevor Ariza 23 1998
Andrew Bynum 21 1446
Sasha Vujacic 24 1293
2008 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Paul Pierce 30 2874
Ray Allen 32 2624
Kevin Garnett 31 2328
Rajon Rondo 21 2306
Kendrick Perkins 23 1912
James Posey 31 1821
Eddie House 29 1480
Tony Allen 26 1373
2007 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age Minutes
Tim Duncan 30 2725
Tony Parker 24 2499
Bruce Bowen 35 2464
Manu Ginobili 29 2060
Michael Finley 33 1823
Brent Barry 35 1631
Fabricio Oberto 31 1365
Francisco Elson 30 1332
2006 MIAMI HEAT
Player Age Minutes
Dwyane Wade 24 2892
Udonis Haslem 25 2491
Gary Payton 37 2305
Antoine Walker 29 2199
James Posey 29 1914
Jason Williams 30 1874
Shaquille O'Neal 33 1806
Alonzo Mourning 35 1302
2005 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age Minutes
Tony Parker 22 2735
Bruce Bowen 33 2627
Tim Duncan 28 2203
Manu Ginobili 27 2193
Rasho Nesterovic 28 1785
Brent Barry 33 1742
Robert Horry 34 1396
Devin Brown 26 1238
2004 DETROIT PISTONS
Player Age Minutes
Ben Wallace 29 3050
Richard Hamilton 25 2772
Chauncey Billups 27 2758
Tayshaun Prince 23 2701
Mehmet Okur 24 1580
Corliss Williamson 30 1574
2003 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age MP
Tim Duncan 26 3181
Tony Parker 20 2774
Bruce Bowen 31 2566
Stephen Jackson 24 2254
Malik Rose 28 1933
David Robinson 37 1676
Manu Ginobili 25 1431
2002 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Kobe Bryant 23 3063
Shaquille O'Neal 29 2422
Rick Fox 32 2289
Robert Horry 31 2140
Derek Fisher 27 1974
Devean George 24 1759
Samaki Walker 25 1655
Lindsey Hunter 31 1616
2001 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age MP
Shaquille O'Neal 28 2924
Kobe Bryant 22 2783
Horace Grant 35 2390
Rick Fox 31 2291
Brian Shaw 34 1833
Robert Horry 30 1587
Isaiah Rider 29 1206
2000 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age MP
Shaquille O'Neal 27 3163
Glen Rice 32 2530
Kobe Bryant 21 2524
Ron Harper 36 2042
A.C. Green 36 1929
Derek Fisher 25 1803
Robert Horry 29 1685
Rick Fox 30 1473
Brian Shaw 33 1249
1999 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Player Age MP
Tim Duncan 22 1963
Avery Johnson 33 1672
David Robinson 33 1554
Sean Elliott 30 1509
Mario Elie 35 1291
1998 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age MP
Michael Jordan 34 3181
Dennis Rodman 36 2856
Ron Harper 34 2284
Toni Kukoc 29 2235
Luc Longley 29 1703
Scottie Pippen 32 1652
1997 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age MP
Michael Jordan 33 3106
Scottie Pippen 31 3095
Dennis Rodman 35 1947
Steve Kerr 31 1861
Ron Harper 33 1740
Toni Kukoc 28 1610
Luc Longley 28 1472
Jason Caffey 23 1405
1996 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age MP
Michael Jordan 32 3090
Scottie Pippen 30 2825
Toni Kukoc 27 2103
Dennis Rodman 34 2088
Steve Kerr 30 1919
Ron Harper 32 1886
Luc Longley 27 1641
1995 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Player Age MP
Hakeem Olajuwon 32 2853
Robert Horry 24 2074
Vernon Maxwell 29 2038
Kenny Smith 29 2030
Mario Elie 31 1896
Sam Cassell 25 1882
Pete Chilcutt 26 1347
Carl Herrera 28 1331
Clyde Drexler 32 1300
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