{"id":395396,"date":"2022-12-28T02:25:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T02:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=395396"},"modified":"2023-01-10T13:43:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:43:14","slug":"how-many-nba-championship-rings-did-sam-jones-win-during-his-time-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/how-many-nba-championship-rings-did-sam-jones-win-during-his-time-in-the-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"How many NBA Championship rings did Sam Jones win during his time in the NBA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/\">NBA<\/a> and its supporters should never forget about the late Sam Jones, who was a shooting guard for the <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nba\/nba-team-detail\/BOS\/home\">Boston Celtics<\/a> and a member of the Hall of Fame. In 7 of his 12 postseasons, Mr Clutch, as he was known, averaged 20 points per contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/tag\/bill-russell\/\">Bill Russell<\/a>, his former teammate, has more rings than Jones in <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> history. Sam Jones won 10 titles. Sam amassed 1,770 points while playing for the renowned John McClendon at North Carolina Central. He initially suffered from playing time until coming out of nowhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_395399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395399\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-395399\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/31jones_sam-1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/31jones_sam-1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/31jones_sam-1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/31jones_sam-1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/31jones_sam-1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/31jones_sam-1-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-395399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits &#8211; NY Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Celtics advanced past Philadelphia and into the NBA Finals thanks to his shot over Wilt Chamberlain in 1961\u20131962. During the season Chamberlain averaged 50 points per game\u2014when Boston defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nba\/nba-team-detail\/LAL\/home\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> for the Celtics&#8217; fourth consecutive championship. There would be more chances to win NBA championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Super Sky Point to Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Sam Jones. 12 years in the NBA, 10 rings. Put respect on this man\u2019s name. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AEQR8a4BKh\">pic.twitter.com\/AEQR8a4BKh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Super70sSports\/status\/1477061419430563840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>All you need to know about Sam Jones&#8217; legendary NBA career<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Jones didn&#8217;t realize at the time how John McClendon&#8217;s instruction in the game had prepared him to join a team that consistently won the NBA title. When he discovered Boston had picked him, he was disappointed (players received a phone call about where they were drafted back then).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_395400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-395400\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-395400\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/jones-dribble-300x400-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/jones-dribble-300x400-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/07\/jones-dribble-300x400-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-395400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits &#8211; NBA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Jones chose to attend North Carolina Central, another HBCU, despite receiving offers from Big House Gaines at Winston Salem State and wanting to attend North Carolina A&amp;T because they had the best baseball program of any HBCU. Jones chose North Carolina Central because he is from Wilmington, North Carolina, wanted to stay close to home, and Division 1 schools weren&#8217;t accepting many black athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP to Boston Celtics legend, Sam Jones.\u2618\ud83d\udc94\ud83c\udfc0 10 rings, part of the 25th, 50th, &amp; 75th NBA Anniversary Teams &amp; a geometry expert as the OG of the bank shot. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dart_Adams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dart_Adams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HonestLarry1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HonestLarry1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrostyBias?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@frostybias<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CausewayStreet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CausewayStreet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPc0ou605R\">pic.twitter.com\/xPc0ou605R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Mendoza (@DozaThreeTwoOne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DozaThreeTwoOne\/status\/1476963162318589959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because black institutions were not NCAA members, they were not subject to the same rules and regulations. An HBCU coach may give you a tryout at any moment if he wanted you on his squad. There weren&#8217;t many limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Good Was #Celtics Legend Sam Jones?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVDFouoEgxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 1959 and 1966, Sam Jones and the Celtics won 8 straight NBA titles, then in 1968\u20131969, they won two more. Sam Jones was reportedly never seen playing until Auerbach selected him. Before picking a player, Auerbach often does two personal scouting of that player. When it came to Jones, he relied on a coach and his judgment, and his surprise selection of the unproven athlete stunned everyone. Sure did work out, though.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When talking about All Time Boston Celtics Player\u2019s you have to start with Cousy, Russell, Sam Jones and John Havlicek. Add up the NBA Championship rings that those 4 have. Then it\u2019s Bird, McHale and Dave Cowens. Then you can add Parrish, Pierce and Garnett. That\u2019s how I see it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ETZ7mRuBw4\">https:\/\/t.co\/ETZ7mRuBw4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Penders (@TomPenders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPenders\/status\/1263990203699605505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When discussing NBA greatness, the topic of rings is often brought up. Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, and even Robert Horry are mentioned. Sam Jones is a name you shouldn&#8217;t forget. 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In 7 of his 12 postseasons, Mr Clutch, as he was known, averaged 20 points per contest.\u00a0 Only Bill Russell, his former teammate, has more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":395397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,51],"tags":[11,9,245],"class_list":["post-395396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boston-celtics","category-nba","tag-boston-celtics","tag-nba","tag-sam-jones"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}