Jim Pollard
Jim Pollard had one of the shortest careers of any non-active player on my list, but he accomplished a lot in the short 7 seasons he spent in the NBA. He was knows as the Kangaroo Kid for his amazing jumping ability, and was known to dunk from the free throw line in warm-ups regularly.
He joined the league in 1948, when the league was in its third season and hadn't even changed its name yet from the BAA. He jumped right in, averaging 14.8 points per game in his rookie season with the Lakers, and helped Minneapolis to the #2 record in the league and a repeat of the championship they had won the season before, and he was also named to the All-NBA First Team, a rare feat for a rookie.
He was just as good the next season, getting a spot on the All-NBA First Team again while establishing himself as the definite #2 player on the Lakers behind George Mikan, a role he would play for most of the rest of his career. The two stars earned yet another title that season, making them the first team ever to three-peat.
Following a disappointing loss in the Conference Finals the next season, the Lakers went on another run of titles, taking the next 3 championships under the leadership of Mikan and Pollard to make it 6 in 7 years for the franchise, although Pollard wasn't on the first title team. He wasn't the star of any of the title teams, but he was the #2 player on 4 of those teams and #3 on another.
Mikan retired following his sixth title, but Pollard stayed on for one more season, his first as the star player, and though he was unable to get a 4th straight title for the Lakers, he did get them back to the Conference Finals, following which he retired as well.
Overall, Pollard played only 7 seasons, but reached at least the conference finals in every one of them, finishing his season with a ring 5 times, and he was a major contributor to each of those teams. Though winning 5 titles is impressive, it's not quite as impressive as it would be today, because there were fewer teams, games, and playoff rounds to fight through, but you still can't ignore the greatness of Jim Pollard.
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