The Lakers legend Magic Johnson and his wife received the championship ring from the Lakers, and tweeted the Lakers' 2020 championship ring, and told the Lakers owner Jenny Buss, Lakers forward LeBron James etc. to express thanks. And wrote: This is my 11th NBA championship ring!
Then, in NBA, after the team has won the championship, who can get the championship ring issued by the team?
This issue is actually not uniform, and the scope of the championship rings awarded by different teams is also different. This is determined by the team according to the actual situation of the team. Generally speaking, the team's main rotation players and substitutes, and two-way contract players will receive rings from the team, and the team's management and team's coaching team will also receive championship rings. But in the long season of the team, there are always some trades to take place, and it is normal for players to come and go. If a player is traded or even waived by the team in the middle of the season, the team will win the championship, be traded or The waived player will also receive a championship ring to express his gratitude to the player. Of course, if the player is traded or cut at the beginning of the season, it is very likely that he will not be rewarded by the team.
There are also some special cases, such as players who are cut or traded are dissatisfied with the team's practices and refuse the team's championship ring.The Anderson Varejao of the 2016-2017 season was very angry after being cut by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the middle of the season, and then quickly joined the Golden State Warriors. The finals of the season was between the Cavaliers and the Warriors. In theory, no matter which team wins, Varejao is eligible for a championship ring, which is also a great honor for an role player . The Cavaliers upset the big favorite Warriors that season. The Cavaliers then awarded the championship ring to Varejao, but Varejao refused to accept it, believing it was a charity from the Cavaliers to himself. The same thing happened to the later Valanciunas . The Raptors sent Valanciunas to the Grizzlies in order to win the little Gasol . In the 2019 season, the Raptors won the championship, and the same was given to the Grizzlies. Valanciunas received a championship ring, and Valan not only accepted it very happily, but also greatly thanked his old club. To put it bluntly, in this case, the team generally gives the ring, but whether the player accepts it or not depends on the relationship between the player and the team.
In order to thank the staff for their dedication to the team, some teams will also make some championship commemorative rings and issue them to the staff of the team. This situation depends entirely on the team management. For example, during the bull six championship period, John Capps, a staff member who has been accompanying the team as an security guard , received six championship rings from the team. Why can a security guard also get the championship ring? Because this dude has not only served the team for a long time, he has been in the Bulls security post from the early 1990s until his death in 2018, and also because he has a good relationship with several famous players of the team. After all, That is, you have to work steadfastly and have a good relationship.Of course, the staff ring and the player ring are different. There will be engraving on the player ring, which is more precise. One is that the meaning is different, and the second is that the gold content of the two will also be different, such as the content of gold, the number of diamonds inlaid, etc. The staff's will be smaller and more shabby, just as a more meaningful souvenir.
In addition, in the 2019 season, the Raptors also gave the championship ring to an loyal fan, which is quite surprising. Of course, this fan is not an ordinary person. He is a Canadian local businessman named Bhatia. This honor makes him the first fan in NBA history to receive this honor, and he is also one of the few non-professionals who have won this honor. One of the alliance members. At the ring presentation ceremony, Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri personally handed the ring to Bhatia and said: "In the team's 24-year history, he has never missed a Raptors home game. Represents what we are all about." For the team, this approach not only fosters loyal fans, but also makes the team more cohesive. But for fans to not miss every game for decades, not only must they have sincerity, but also and .
For magician , it is easy to understand that he won the team's championship ring. As a Lakers player, magician not only earned countless honors for the team, but also devoted himself to the Lakers after retired. From February 2017 to April 2019, he served as the president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the Lakers did not achieve the highest honor during the entire tenure, they successfully recruited James to join the Lakers and worked in In 2020, after a lapse of ten years, the Lakers reached the top again, so the championship ring awarded by the Lakers was well-deserved by Magic Johnson.
