The youngest players to win an NBA title

Some youngsters had essential roles in clinching the NBA title, like Kobe Bryant against the Indiana Pacers in 2000. Others, like Celtics forward Jordan Walsh, only played five minutes and 25 seconds in the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Nonetheless, all of them are champions at a very young age.

Below, we present the youngest players in league history to win a championship.

1. Darko Milicic, Detroit

2. Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State

3. Talen Horton-Tucker, LA Lakers

4. Moses Moody, Golden State

5. Jordan Walsh, Boston

6. Peyton Watson, Denver

7. Magic Johnson, LA Lakers

8. Tony Parker, San Antonio

9. James Wiseman, Golden State

10. Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis

Age: 21 years and 184 days (1950)

11. JD Davison, Boston

12. Jaden Springer, Boston

13. Johnny Davis, Portland

Age: 21 years and 277 days (1977)

14. Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers

15. Patrick McCaw, Golden State

16. Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers

17. Rick Weitzman, Boston

Age: 22 years and two days (1968)

18. Carl Meinhold, Baltimore

Age: 22 years and 23 days (1948)

19. Jamaal Wilkes, Golden State

20. Christian Braun, Denver

21. Phil Walker, Washington

Age: 22 years and 79 days (1978)

22. Rajon Rondo, Boston

23. Jim Tucker, Syracuse

Age: 22 years and 120 days (1955)

24. Kevon Looney, Golden State

25. Gary Phillips, Boston

Age: 22 years and 132 days (1962)

26. Tom Sanders, Boston

26. Zeke Nnaji, Denver

28. James Michael McAdoo, Golden State

29. Glen Davis, Boston

30. Jordan Farmar, LA Lakers

31. Jim Holstein, Minneapolis

Age: 22 years and 198 days (1953)

32. Gene Guarilia, Boston

Age: 22 years and 209 days (1960)

33. Tom Heinsohn, Boston

Age: 22 years and 230 days (1957)