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Here are the former NBA Rookies of the Year who have also won an NBA Championship as a player:
* **Tom Heinsohn** (Rookie of the Year 1957) - Won championships in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 with the Boston Celtics.
* **Bill Russell** (Rookie of the Year 1958) - Won championships in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 with the Boston Celtics.
* **Wilt Chamberlain** (Rookie of the Year 1960) - Won championships in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers and 1972 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* **Jerry Lucas** (Rookie of the Year 1964) - Won a championship in 1973 with the New York Knicks.
* **Wes Unseld** (Rookie of the Year 1969) - Won a championship in 1978 with the Washington Bullets.
* **Spencer Haywood** (Rookie of the Year 1970) - Won a championship in 1980 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* **Adrian Dantley** (Rookie of the Year 1977) - Won championships in 1984, 1985 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* **Larry Bird** (Rookie of the Year 1980) - Won championships in 1981, 1984, 1986 with the Boston Celtics.
* **Magic Johnson** (Rookie of the Year 1980) - Won championships in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* **Michael Jordan** (Rookie of the Year 1985) - Won championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 with the Chicago Bulls.
* **David Robinson** (Rookie of the Year 1990) - Won championships in 1999, 2003 with the San Antonio Spurs.
* **Shaquille O'Neal** (Rookie of the Year 1993) - Won championships in 2000, 2001, 2002 with the Los Angeles Lakers and 2006 with the Miami Heat.
* **Grant Hill** (Rookie of the Year 1995) - Won championships in 2012 with the Los Angeles Clippers.
* **Vince Carter** (Rookie of the Year 1999) - Won championships in 2003 with the Miami Heat.
* **Elton Brand** (Rookie of the Year 2000) - Won championships in 2008 with the Boston Celtics.
* **Pau Gasol** (Rookie of the Year 2002) - Won championships in 2009, 2010 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* **LeBron James** (Rookie of the Year 2004) - Won championships in 2012, 2013 with the Miami Heat, 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
* **Kevin Durant** (Rookie of the Year 2008) - Won championships in 2017, 2018 with the Golden State Warriors.
* **Kyrie Irving** (Rookie of the Year 2012) - Won a championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* **Malcolm Brogdon** (Rookie of the Year 2017) - Won a championship in 2023 with the Boston Celtics.
* **Luka Dončić** (Rookie of the Year 2019) - Won a championship in 2024 with the Dallas Mavericks.
So, there are 21 former Rookies of the Year who have gone on to win an NBA Championship as a player.
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