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.
Age: 18 years and 361 days (2004)
Age: 19 years and 253 days (2022)
Age: 19 years and 321 days (2020)
Age: 20 years and 16 days (2022)
Age: 20 years and 106 days (2024)
Age: 20 years and 274 days (2023)
Age: 20 years and 276 days (1980)
Age: 21 years and 29 days (2003)
Age: 21 years and 77 days (2022)
Age: 21 years and 184 days (1950)
Age: 21 years and 258 days (2024)
Age: 21 years and 266 days (2024)
Age: 21 years and 277 days (1977)
Age: 21 years and 230 days (2009)
Age: 21 years and 230 days (2017)
Age: 21 years and 301 days (2000)
Age: 22 years and two days (1968)
Age: 22 years and 23 days (1948)
Age: 22 years and 23 days (1975)
Age: 22 years and 56 days (2023)
Age: 22 years and 79 days (1978)
Age: 22 years and 116 days (2008)
Age: 22 years and 120 days (1955)
Age: 22 years and 122 days (2018)
Age: 22 years and 132 days (1962)
Age: 22 years and 154 days (1961)
Age: 22 years and 153 days (2023)
Age: 22 years and 163 days (2015)
Age: 22 years and 168 days (2008)
Age: 22 years and 196 days (2009)
Age: 22 years and 198 days (1953)
Age: 22 years and 209 days (1960)
Age: 22 years and 230 days (1957)