Best Player Never to Win a Ring

[Lisa Davis]

Historically, in the NBA, there are many great players that have gone their whole careers without ever winning a ring.  Who is the player that never got a ring that you thought deserved it the most?
 
Personally, I loved the early and mid-90's Knicks.  I really thought that Patrick Ewing and John Starks should have gotten a ring for that team, but we could never make it past the Jordan-era Bulls.  Again, who do you think was a great player but retired without a highly-coveted ring?

 

[KickBall4Square]

Karl Malone to me is hands down the best player to never win a ring. There are others on the list, but I think he tops it off. Charles Barkley could be up there, but I don't think he's on the same level as Malone.

 

[Naturalbeauty92]

I definitely agree that Patrick Ewing deserved a ring. However, the player and the team determines the ring. We can want for player but the player has to actually want for himself. Karl Malone is another great choice and I don't think Charles Barkley was great but he was pretty good.

 

[Lisa Davis]

I agree that Barkley was GOOD, but great, probably not. He made a lot of noise though and was intimidating and I think that's why he got noticed more. I will say that I think he's a fabulous announcer though. He's a much better commentator than a player, in my opinion.