10 Best NBA Players Who Never Won A Championship

Two-time MVP, 11-time All-NBA first team, 14-team all-star, yet the one thing “The Mailman” couldn’t deliver was a championship ring – buddum bum.

In 2003, Karl Malone and fellow Hall of Famer Gary Payton, joined forces with future Hall of FAmers Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, in an effort to finally win a ring.

The Lakers made it to the Finals but got steamrolled by the Detroit Pistons and off-court issues.

The ensuing offseason, Malone retired.