Recent players have an advantage when it comes to trophies. The Defensive Player of the Year award has only been around since 1982-83 and the NBA didn't start naming Finals MVPs until 1968-69. Bill Russell won his final championship during the 1968-69 season, and it is safe to say he would have had a few more trophies if both of those awards were available in his day. On the flip side, there were only eight teams in the NBA when Russell won his first title, so there was less of a challenge to win championships.
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Another NBA championship would put LeBron James in a select group
Only three players in NBA history have won more trophies than LeBron James.
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Still, if James can win a four title, and potentially a fourth Finals MVP trophy, he will break his tie with Magic Johnson and join a group that only includes Russell, Michael Jordan, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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