Sam Jones
Of all the players who have even taken the court in the NBA, only one has won more championships than the 10 that Sam Jones took home, and that player was his teammate, Bill Russell. Russell won one title before Jones arrived in town, but Jones was a big part of the reason that the Celtics continued to win titles throughout the 1960's.
Jones was the second-best player on the Celtics through a large chunk of their unmatched playoff run, but he was well-known for being their best player in the clutch. He was always good during the regular season, better during the playoffs, then unstoppable during a game 7. Below are his stats for the 1960-68 seasons, during which the Celtics won 7 titles.
Jones (Regular Season) - 20.6 pts, 5.1 reb, 2.9 ast, .812 FT%
Jones (Playoffs) - 22.6 pts, 5.1 reb, 2.7 ast, .814 FT%
Jones' numbers remained virtually unchanged during the playoffs, with one exception, which was his scoring an extra 2 points in each game. Even more impressive was his scoring average in game 7 over that same time period, which was 30.5, an additional 10 points per game more than he normally scored in the regular season.
Jones started his career playing behind Bill Sharman, so it took four seasons before he was finally able to become a starter and play much of a role in the Celtics' titles, but once he was in the starting lineup, he was always a force. He was the #2 player on four straight championship teams, then he was the third best on the next. In all, he was a top 3 player on 5 of the 10 championship teams of which he was a member.
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