There is a long and narrow road to winning an NBA ring for all the NBA teams . In fact, there are 11NBAteams that haven’t won the NBA championshipyet. So, there are a huge amount of players that have played in the NBA Playoffs but fell shorton the road to the ring.

Therefore, you can imagine thatthere are players whodidn’tmake it to this list because they didn’t playas many NBA Playoffs gamesas these other 6 players. For example, Steve Nash, Charles Barkley,andPatrick Ewing.

So, you can check out six of the top ten players who have playedin the NBA Playoffs but fell short on their journey to their first NBA Ring. Maybeif you are a huge NBA fan you can guess some of them, howevernot many of themyou thought would make it.

Ringless players with most games in the NBA Playoffs

This Ringless players list comprehends two parts. The firstthree players of it are current NBA players, while from 4 to 6 are former NBA Players. This is to show at least 6 of the top 10 players. The other four players are: Sam Perkins, Kyle Korver, George Hill and Charles Oakley.

1. James Harden

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The Los Angeles-born playeralready was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2018 NBA Season, one of the most prestigious awards of the NBA. However, he hasn’t find his to way to the NBA Ringyet. Although, he is thecurrent NBA ringlessplayer with most gamesplayedwith 149 games in the NBA Playoffs with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets, the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers.

2. Al Horford

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Al Horford finally made it to the NBA Finals in the 2021-22 NBA Season. However, alongside the Boston Celtics, hefell shortto the Golden State Warriors. Therefore, he still has 147 games in the NBA Playoffs with 0 NBA Rings yet.

3. Chris Paul

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Another huge player and future Hall-of-Famer, Chris Paul had the opportunity with the Phoenix Suns in the 2020-21 NBA Season. However, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks was too much for his side. Therefore, he still has 142 games without an NBA Ring yet.

4.Karl Malone

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He is the player with most NBA Playoffs games played with 0 Rings. Undeserved as he is one of the most dominant players to ever play the game. He has played 193 games in his18-year NBA Careerfor theUtah Jazz and his one-season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

5.John Stockton

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Another of the former players of this list is John Stockton. He played for theUtah Jazz through 18 straight seasons. He played182 games in the NBA Playoffs without winning an NBA Ring. He is the second player with most games in the postseason with 0 Rings.

6.Reggie Miller

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Last but not least, Reggie Miller, the Indiana Pacers legend. One of the most iconic players for the NBA in the 90’s. He played for the Indiana franchise in 15 NBA Playoffs. He played a total of 144 games without winning an NBA Ring.