Top 5 Most Unlucky NBA Players Who Never Won a Championship 

On one hand the glorious history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has witnessed numerous iconic and legendary basketball players including Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell and many others dominating the game and clinching championship titles and on the other hand, the challenging history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has also witnessed various great basketball players who could not win even a single championship title in their whole NBA careers despite giving the best of their efforts on the court. 

In this article we will take a look at the top five most unlucky NBA players who never won a championship. 

Allen Iverson 

Former American professional basketball player, Allen Iverson popularly referred to as “the Answer” by his fans, spent a total of fourteen years from 1996 to 2011 in the annals of NBA and played for multiple NBA teams including, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies and Besiktas. Although Allen Iverson won numerous awards in his extremely successful NBA career that lasted for fourteen long years including the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2011, NBA Rookie of the Year award in 1997, NBA All-Star for eleven consecutive times from 2000-2010, and NBA all-star game MVP twice in the years 2001 and 2005. Despite all of these stellar achievements, Allen Iverson could not clinch even a single championship title in his fourteen years long NBA career. 

Steve Nash 

Former Canadian basketball player and coach, Stephen John Nash popularly called by his nickname “Steve Nash” was considered as one of the greatest NBA players who made a total of twelve playoff appearances in his eighteen years long NBA career (1996-2015). Steve Nash represented a total of four teams in his NBA career including Phoenix Suns (1996-1998) and (2004-2012), Dallas Mavericks (1998-2004), Los Angeles Lakers (2012-2015). Steve Nash was also awarded with the most coveted NBA awards including NBA Most Valuable Player Award twice in the years 2005 and 2006, the Lionel Conacher Award thrice in years 2002, 2005 and 2006, the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2005 and the WCC Player of the Year award twice in the years 1995 and 1996. Although often addressed as one of the greatest NBA players of his era, Steve Nash still remained unlucky enough to not win even a single NBA championship title in his career. 

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Patrick Ewing 

Often hailed and commemorated as one of the finest centers in the history of the NBA, the Jamaican-American professional basketball player Patrick Ewing spent a total of seventeen years in the NBA and made a phenomenal total of fourteen playoff appearances. Although Patrick Ewing was acknowledged as an NBA All-Star for a record total of eleven times in his seventeen years long NBA career that lasted from 2008 to 2015, the Jamaican-American basketball star still failed to win any NBA championship title and is therefore third on our list of top five most unlucky NBA players who never won a championship. 

Reggie Miller 

Former American Professional basketball player, Reggie Miller is often regarded as one of the most formidable shooters in the history of the NBA. Reggie Miller was awarded as an NBA All-Star for a record total of five times in the years 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2000. Additionally, Reggie Miller was also honored as the NIT MVP in the year 1985 and was also awarded with the most coveted USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year award in 2002. Despite representing the Indiana Pacers for a total of eighteen long years, Reggie Miller absolutely failed to win any NBA championship title and proved to be one of the greatest yet unlucky players in the history of the NBA. 

Vince Carter 

Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. popularly referred to as “Vince Carter” is considered to be the only player in the history of the NBA to play a total of 22 NBA seasons. Vince Carter represented a total of eight NBA teams in his 22 years long NBA career that started from 1998 and lasted up to 2020. Vince Carter was named as an NBA All-Star a total of eight times and was honored with the NBA Rookie of the Year award in 1999, the NBA Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award in 2016 and with the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2020. Although Vince Carter is still hailed as one of the finest NBA players, he could not win even a single NBA championship title in his twenty two years long NBA career.