3 champion starters 7 years apart?

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #1 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Thu May 19, 2022 12:56 am

Steph Klay Dray may become champion 3 starters on champion teams 7 years apart.
Has it been done before?

I think Russell, Sam Jones and Satch Sanders did it. But I am not positive about Satch Sanders. Next year Steph Klay Dray may do it 8 years apart and I am pretty sure that Satch Sanders was coming off the bench 8 years before his last Championship. KC Jones and Iguodala were on the teams but not starting.

Lakers had Magic and Kareem but Ac Green started over Rambis so not them.
Bulls had Jordan and Pippen but no 3rd starter in common.

colts18 · Post #2 » by **colts18** » Thu May 19, 2022 1:24 am

Spurs had Duncan, Parker, Ginobili in 2003 and 2014. 11 years apart. Granted they didn't start but they were all key contributors. Manu started in 2005 but didn't start in 2014.

Colbinii · Post #3 » by **Colbinii** » Thu May 19, 2022 1:26 am

colts18 wrote:Spurs had Duncan, Parker, Ginobili in 2003 and 2014. 11 years apart. Granted they didn't start but they were all key contributors. Manu started in 2005 but didn't start in 2014.

Manu started in the 2005 NBA Finals and 2013 NBA Finals--8 years apart.

giberish · Post #4 » by **giberish** » Thu May 19, 2022 1:33 am

Along the lines of Manu, Magic, Kareem and Cooper were all key players (arguably top-5 most important) on all the Laker title teams from 1980 to 1988

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #5 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Fri May 20, 2022 12:43 am

I forgot about Manu Duncan Parker
Manu did not start in 2014 but that is a technicality.
Manu was 5th in minutes and he closed games. Manu not starting was just Pop doing things his way.
Manu really was a starter just he did not start the games.

SinceGatlingWasARookie · Post #6 » by **SinceGatlingWasARookie** » Fri May 20, 2022 12:50 am

giberish wrote:Along the lines of Manu, Magic, Kareem and Cooper were all key players (arguably top-5 most important) on all the Laker title teams from 1980 to 1988

Cooper was definitely top 6 on those teams.
Nixon Magic was the starting back court with Cooper as 6th man.

Magic and Byron Scott started.but Cooper only played 2 less finals minutes in 1987 than Scott.
Cooper was 5th in minutes ahead of starter AC Green. 31 year old Cooper got his finals minutes reduced in 1988 and was no longer a almost starter in 1988.

Dr Positivity · Post #7 » by **Dr Positivity** » Fri May 20, 2022 6:45 am

Manu not starting in 2014 isn't as much of a farce as in other years - I don't think he should count.