NBA players with NO rings

[@TubOfSun]

Dude you’re 35? I was thinking 27-28

[@whatshorts]

I moisturize.

[@EpicVideoMaster11]

You're thinking of his Playoff Win Record

[@kylevail6630]

Im so glad mike whooped Malone in those series so we dont have to talk about him ever lol

[@whatshorts]

My Mike knew about Malone's past 🤔

[@jaymum23]

Everyone puts Malone above Ewing (for good reason, empirically), and way above Reggie Miller, who isn’t a true superstar. But Malone never forced a game 7 versus MJ like Ewing and Miller did!

[@tnkuzi]

ewing actually made the finals twice he was on the 8th seeded knicks in 1999 and lost against the spurs

[@ScoopsTherobotreal1]

but he was injured those entire playoffs. Still would’ve had a ring if they won though

[@jacoborourke]

​@@ScoopsTherobotreal1they wouldn't have gotten through the playoffs without him tho

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@@ScoopsTherobotreal1 He was, but in the video, it says he made the Finals only once

[@whatshorts]

Yeah, my b. I meant to bring that up. good call.

[@swagsterpt2]

Baylor deserved a ring, dude retired and his team immediately got one. Gotta be the most tragic out of everyone here with the 0-7 record in the finals and then that as the cherry on top

[@whatshorts]

yeah, seems like a nice guy too.

[@johnnycheckpoint8431]

Reminds me of Mike Mussina. Went to the Yankees in the midst of a dynasty and they lost to the D Backs his first year and to the Marlins in 2003, only for him to retire the year before they would actually win it. Not quite in the same league as Baylor, but still.

[@bigbruno594]

Elgin came insanely close to winning a ring. In his final season, nine games in, he was told that he wasn’t the player he used to be and was asked if he would be ok coming from the bench rather than starting, he retired on the spot. That same season the Lakers win the championship and Elgin is asked if he would like a ring for his contributions to the first nine games however he ultimately rejected the offer since he didn’t think he’d done enough to deserve it. Kind of crazy just how close he came to it but ultimately chose not to have a ring when he was asked.

[@Pennybags37]

I'd say it's probably a bit taboo to admit this since their star players reputations have been tarnished by so much off the court baggage but the 90's Jazz were probably one of my favorite teams to watch during that time. Their offense was ahead of its time with a lot of off-ball movement, cutting, and steady diet of pick and roll between Malone and Stockton. They played very unselfishly, always willing to make the extra pass and were generally successful in putting a lot of pressure on the rim which allowed their perimeter shooters like Stockton and Hornacek to get open. Jerry Sloan obviously ran a very tight ship since his team could run his offense like clockwork almost to a fault, it was likely this lack of flexibility that might've ultimately hurt this team a lot in the playoffs. But when it worked it really worked, and it was quite the beauty to watch.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Yeah if Stockton played more score first and especially took more 3’s, they might have a title off that alone

[@whatshorts]

yeah, they played great basketball. It's very interesting that the Jazz era is sort of swept under the NBA's rug.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@@whatshorts It’s cause they lost and Malone rightfully gets scrutinized. Unfortunate for Stockton and the rest

[@jaymum23]

@@Jonathan-A.C. Malone is a child molester and Stockton is an anti-vax right wing lunatic. They get swept under the rug for good reason. Jordan is a bit of an asshole socially, but never a danger to society-level asshole.

[@johnnycheckpoint8431]

As a Suns fan, Nash should have won a ring in 2007. I respect the Spurs immensely, but they played so dirty that series. Nash had his nose broken in GAME 1 and missed the end of a close game. Amare and Nash were still in the zone. Then Horry checked Nash into the scorer’s table, and Amare and Diaw got suspended for a crucial game because of that. Spurs would beat Utah 4-1 and then go on to sweep Bron and the Cavs. I won’t say we were “robbed”, but I definitely think the series should have and would have gone differently. Oh, and who was referee in that pivotal game 3 in SA? Tim Donaghy, who went to jail for fixing games.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

They were 100% robbed. Stern implemented specific rules that affected them in a bullshit way. Suns that year were better than the Spurs

[@HC-sb5ck]

James Harden not being at #1 is insane. Greatest offensive peak of all time. The 🐐

[@whatshorts]

Sounds like there are some fights to pick in the comment section 👇

[@cesarbarbosa8875]

Russel didnt have, to this day, a better career than chuck. Both had 1 mvp and 1 trip to the finals, but just one of them was the go to guy to theeir team in that trip

[@RafiqWashington-tx7id]

Harden either

[@whatshorts]

My b, man. Tell Chuck I said I'm sorry

[@67Lich]

Very limited basketball knowledge you have.

[@whatshorts]

Thanks ❤️

[@67Lich]

@@whatshorts You're welcome do better. Thumbs down, do not recommend.

[@Dante-sm4vs]

Didn't know AI had a second MVP

[@cesarbarbosa8875]

😂😂😂

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

That’s what I’m saying

[@bookaufman9643]

It's tough reading basketball reference page sometimes but it appears that John Stockton did make the playoffs every year of his career. There are a lot of four and five game first round losses at the beginning and near the end of his career. He is probably now the most underrated NBA player of all time. He also had a pretty big reputation for being a dirty player but that was what the NBA was like when he was in it.

[@brotato6330]

Good list but you probably need to research more before speaking on a lot of these things

[@cesarbarbosa8875]

Yes, didnt even know what number jordan wear when he came back. Thats nba history 101

[@tetshua_2127]

Ewing wouldve had another finals appearance in ‘99 if he didn’t get injured

[@whatshorts]

Thanks for saying it this way ❤️

[@nate-c4m]

i love how simple these videos are

[@d.jarbouin2478]

I don’t think Russ ever played against the warriors in the playoffs after kd left . He lost to the jazz and the trailblazers and harden rockets after kd left never making it out the first round

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

He lost 2017 to the Rockets, which was understandable enough. He lost 2018 to the Jazz, which sucked (he had PG then too). He lost 2019 to the Blazers, which to some degree was Carmelo’s fault, but also he just didn’t play too great. Then he joined the Rockets and they lost to the Lakers in the WCSF, then he left to the Wizards and they lost in 6 to the Sixers, then the Lakers and they missed the Playoffs, and then 2 first round exits on the Clippers (played well against the Suns in 2023, and played piss poor against the Mavs in 2024). He does not have great Playoff success at all outside of his time with KD, who he ironically only lost to once in his best series in 2023, although this year might be a change

[@gugga2745]

steve nash is one of the best passers ever bc the lazy eye gives him extra vision (trust)

[@fartemis]

Westbrook has a higher chance of getting a ring than Harden now that he's with Jokic

[@TheMasterpiecePD]

"People overrate retired players, erm kind of weird" *Meanwhile in the current era NBA, 30+ year olds are being regularly offered max contracts*

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

You’d be surprised how much revenue the league banks in in general

[@TheMasterpiecePD]

@Jonathan-A.C. salary caps are still a thing. Teams are still relying on old players to carry their teams because aside from the Europeans, the newer generation can't replace the older ones in terms of quality and mentality

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@ That’s just some bullshit. Yeah the league changes and different things are prioritized, but even then, teams stuck with old greats in order to try to win for as long as basketball has been a sport. You don’t think Ewing in the late 90’s was an old player? Or Hakeem in the late 90’s? Bird by the time he was washed? All these players were in similar positions. No different than today’s league. And your point about Europeans is nonsense, too. Even though they’ve won MVP’s and 2 rings in the last few seasons, it doesn’t mean that is dominated the entire league, and it certainly doesn’t mean they don’t get contracts. Where are you when Luka doesn’t play great defense and whines about calls all day long? Where are you when Giannis is actively pushing his team to find help lest he leave for greener pastures? Where will you be when Jokic, probably Giannis, and possibly Luka are getting these massive contracts while they hit their mid 30’s?

[@TheMasterpiecePD]

@Jonathan-A.C. No one played until their late 30s and got max contracts, except for the all time top 20ers maybe but they also didn't play 20 seasons, stop rewriting history. Nowadays fucking Paul George has a max until he's 38. Yeah, you're right that Jokic and Doncic are going to be getting a max in their 30s, that's my point, sweaty

[@bookaufman9643]

Charles Barkley may seem happier than Michael Jordan because Charles Barkley never had his father shot to death on the side of the road. I know that sounds bleak but I think that's been a big part of MJ's view of things.

[@BzBuck]

I really hope harden will be more respected after he retires because he was so dominant for so long but because he play in a style that even I didn’t like, he is just slept on

[@Romo28--19]

harden went to the finals in 2012 with the thunder

[@jordanjohnson3333]

Great list Brodie

[@whatshorts]

Thanks man. Hope you're doing well

[@bookaufman9643]

I am an old head and there's no way I would put Allen Iverson in the top 20. You can put him on a list of most influential players but just as a pure basketball player he's nowhere close to top 20. Maybe mid-30s? He played in my favorite era of NBA basketball and I saw him a lot and he did not have much shot selection prowess.

[@abrahamgn3614]

mf tried to sneak in CP0 😭

[@whatshorts]

🤫

[@keatonott8634]

Jordan came back for the playoffs and lost to the Magic the year the Rockets repeated. 8:00

[@JoshAhlstrom]

Yeah but if he played all 82 they’re probably the 1 seed and not the 5 seed and he’s got much more momentum than the 15 or so games he had to get warmed up before then.

[@finlandtrip2360]

​@@JoshAhlstromI mean he was doing jordan things. Averaged 31/6/4 on 0.48 fg% in that series. Sometimes basketball is a team sport and you just lose

[@GXprogamer]

Genuinely how is CP3 over Harden? Cp3 has a nba record of five 2-0 blown leads + a 3-1 lead blown to HARDEN HIMSELF!! Cp3 earned his first 3rd round appearance being with Harden, while Harden already did it 3 times before him And Harden is a MVP while CP3 is not, this makes no sense my man

[@whatshorts]

Sorry my brother 🙇

[@GXprogamer]

@@whatshorts putting Harden’s obstacles as “himself” but Chris Paul being “Tim Duncan and the Spurs” Like dude😂😂😂the bias is unreal

[@thewhitechocolateprince]

CP3 has made every team he's ever been on better. u dont know ball, harden and cp3 being relative is sum i can agree on but lets not disrespect CP. James Harden made it to the finals as a 6th man, cp3 transformed the suns and practically took them to the finals. Cmon bro :/ accolade watching will only get you so far

[@GXprogamer]

@ cp3 made the finals then blew a 2-0 lead being healthy😂😂 + took advantage of Kawhi being unavailable in the WCF or else it would’ve been obvious his ass wouldve been sent to Cancun if it wasnt for that

[@cjdysyeirjn7485]

NUGGETS?? I thought we were lakers fan together

[@whatshorts]

I'm out on the Lakers. My heart lies in Denver.

[@PrettyboyAshtun]

Kd and Ai my favorite ringless players!

[@whatshorts]

I see you sneak dissin

[@ocfjavier8145]

Ewing made the finals TWICE actually

[@whatshorts]

I'm on a bus right now but I think he was injured in 1999

[@humanotsuper]

Soon as you didn’t know what number Jordan wore when he came back I made this comment and clicked off .

[@whatshorts]

Me too. This guy sucks.

[@yezzir8929]

I think the Bulls maybe could have won those 2 but if they did, would probably be too worn out to win in 98. So I predict they could have 7 peated.

[@whatshorts]

split the difference

[@BT405]

I think if the Bulls and Rockets ended up meeting in both of those Finals it would've been insanely entertaining. Missing out on Jordan/Hakeem is like missing out on Lebron/Kobe. Jordan would've annihilated the Rockets guards but the Bulls literally never had a good big man so Hakeem would have absolutely feasted as well. Rockets usually beat them in the regular season from '91-'93 as well so it definitely would've been a challenge. We might have seen some of the craziest finals performances of all time if they matched up. Not that Jordan and Hakeem don't already have some of the greatest of all time, but more is always good

[@joshgeissel9828]

Giving Vince Carter an honorable mention

[@whatshorts]

where would you rank him?

[@joshgeissel9828]

@whatshorts just outside the list or 10th. Played through every mentioned era, 4 different decades. 22nd on all time scoring list. Was in the finals I think twice. Great journeyman and role player later in his career and was still very serviceable and a good plug and play.

[@igorkalezic4739]

@@joshgeissel9828 Vince never made a finals. Closest he came was with Orlando in 2010 when they made the conference finals and he did not play well that series.

[@derekswanson6018]

McGrady too tbh

[@cesarbarbosa8875]

U guys are crazy. Vince and tmac area a tier below the guys here

[@McFreakinDunken]

How far off was Reggie Miller from being considered for a list like this?

[@falc0n12]

I think its amusing that your main channel has shorter videos than your shorts channel lol (not that im complaining, love your stuff)

[@jizzyb3216]

They used to clown karl malone back in the 90's and early 2000's. Because of his accent.

[@whatshorts]

he is mad country.

[@tenja42]

Man, Stockton is barely in top 10. Also, when Russ teamed up with Harden they didnt met KD in the playoffs

[@whatshorts]

Stockton was beast.

[@Idkwut2putsoiputdis]

Damn bro Jimmy can’t even make an appearance on THIS list 😂😂

[@whatshorts]

he'd be in if I was talking about current players no doubt.

[@Ricardo-ec6nf]

120 for Nash lmao

[@whatshorts]

120?

[@SwervilZane]

@@whatshorts Playoff games, that is

[@bookaufman9643]

I thought they were up three games to one in 2018. I could have it wrong and I should just look it up but for some reason I thought they were up 3-1 and blew it.

[@jtbaby69]

Great list! I think I’d have AI at 7 and Harden at 8 tho, love me some AI and might be a harden hater

[@GXprogamer]

When you make these lists u gotta be objective and unbiased my man

[@whatshorts]

Both have solid cases and mainly Hardens scoring runs those few years are what tilted the scale.

[@billding6032]

NFL related but is Mahomes the Jordan to Allen’s Ewing

[@theCoenC]

Brudda you cannot put Malone at 1 😩

[@gugga2745]

shouldve clumped john and karl together and fit another dude in

[@danielmontes9730]

Hear me out, dont cut your hair. Somehow it make u younger

[@Bur.federico]

Ewing >>>>> Nash. He never play with a real All Star alongside, and Knicks still was a constant contender during 10 years. My respects. Give him a player like Stoudemire or Dirk and let´s see what would happened Barkley, Ewging and Iverson were much more better player than Westbrook, please. Pure stats.

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

Russ over Barkley is a terrible take. Did you even watch barkley play.

[@whatshorts]

Not much I was pretty young

[@bartnail]

I would swap Chris Paul and John Stockton

[@thechosen1617]

I'm like 99% sure that no player won a ring the year they were in the "40/50/90 Club" Also, all my homies hate karl malone

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Nash did in 2005 I believe, and so did Dirk in 2007, if I’m remembering correctly. Lemme check. Nash was by far 50/40/90 on 2006 (close several other times, including Playoffs), and Dirk was in 2007 (like Nash, he was close other seasons). Steph was also 50/40/90 for 2016, which was the greatest scoring Regular Season ever. Nash did make it 4 more times, just not for MVP years. Bird made it twice in 87 and 88. Nobody else won it that close to when they won an MVP, and some players never won MVP to begin with who made it. But surprisingly, 5 out of the 9 players who made the club won MVP’s and 4/5 won FMVP, and 10 of the 14 selections were from players who at one point did win MVP. So it’s surprisingly connected to MVP winning, and overall dominance

[@PhatLayCes7825]

So, first time watching. Your argument as to why you have Iverson in the top 20 of ALL-TIME. I think just because you never seen Robertson or West play, but you know that they were part of historical franchises AND were high scorers AND had iconic performances. I mean, West is the logo. West has the only Finals MVP on a losing team. Robertson, who had a triple double for an entire season, had won a ring(71 Bucks). You said you're only 35. 2024-25 season is the 79th year of the NBA. I know that if I watched Seven Samurai from 1954, I wasn't born yet. But I can acknowledge the movie as innovative. As a cinematic masterpiece. I have never seen it. I have never seen Wilt play in his prime.. except here on YT. But, I sure know of his accomplishments. Idk at Steph is hands down the best point guard to ever play that position. Cause I know of Magic's accolades.. I know they had better competition back in the 1980s (excuse late 1900s) Anyway, you can also mention, and why didn't you when you talked about Ewing, that AI was on several teams AFTER his prime years in Philly. He had to play earlier in his career some God awful teams. Sixers were the laughing stock in 96-97. So yes, after getting Stackhouse, then swapping out Big dog Glen Robinson, and later Chris Webber... Iverson finally had some playoff contending teams, and made it to the Finals in 01. I won't put him higher than 32 on the all time list.

[@bookaufman9643]

I'm even older than you and I have seen Russell Westbrook play and got to watch Charles Barkley play and Charles Barkley is by far the better player. I'm a nuggets fan and I love Westbrook on our team Barkley was an amazing and unstoppable player. Russ is up there but definitely not ahead of Charles Barkley in my opinion.

[@d.j7222]

Wouldn’t James Harden’s closest be the same as Russ’s closest? Small point of contention but worth considering

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

He wasn’t that good in 2012, although he technically was in the Finals. Whereas 2018 was against the best team ever, and they nearly won in 6 before CP3 went down, and then barely lost in a crazy 7th game. They would’ve won against the LeBron only Cavs I’m sure Edit: In effect, he had more impact and a chance in 2018

[@MFjaYWiLL]

Patrick never played with a great team man. And I'm a Pacers fan. And Hakeem was better than Patrick yesterday. But the ROCKETS was better than the Knicks.

[@porterwake3898]

Yes he did. That 1994 team was fantastic.

[@MFjaYWiLL]

@porterwake3898 if you consider that a Great squad... That says it all. He had some solid squads. He never had a great team. He never even had a legit second star outside Jackson who thank God they sent to Indiana

[@whatshorts]

Rockets were strapped

[@bookaufman9643]

I cannot stand James Harden. Constant foul baiting to the point where the NBA had to change the rules. Look at how far his scoring has dropped since they stopped giving him those foul calls where he was the one actually initiating the contact. Also he's gotten older. One of my least favorite players of all time.😊

[@TMizzal]

You’re going to have to edit Russ out after this season.

[@whatshorts]

I hope so 🤞

[@GoldenNUGGETS55]

What Slaps? Goat Slaps.

[@StrangeAquaticCow]

Patrick went to two?

[@whatshorts]

He was injured for one of them 1999 I believe

[@StrangeAquaticCow]

@whatshorts He was, but he still helped them get to the finals so I do feel that pushes him more yk.

[@Max-zb6ms]

Love u guy

[@whatshorts]

love u back

[@Max-zb6ms]

@ preesh unc

[@sarven101]

Jordan wore 45 correct

[@sarven101]

also russ is way closer to a ring currently

[@porterwake3898]

The S tier guys with no rings are Ewing, Barkley, Malone, Stockton. Harden belongs way off this list because he didn't give a shit about defense. Harden doesn't win titles because he does not have the heart of a champion.

[@GXprogamer]

LMFAOOO you just talking out of your emotions, braindead

[@idkkkkkkkk_]

you're nuggets fan :O

[@whatshorts]

day one

[@idkkkkkkkk_]

@whatshorts so awesome!! love from Serbia 🇷🇸🃏

[@nimatalebi1912]

swap paul and stockton

[@stizanley3987]

An MVP is equal to a Finals win. An MVP means you were one of the best players in the NBA, a Finals Championship win means you were on the best TEAM. There are really good players on championship winning teams that are not MVP caliber players.

[@idkkkkkkkk_]

🔥🔥🔥

[@whatshorts]

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