When the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat on Sunday night to win the 2020 NBA championship, former Tar Heel guard Danny Green won an NBA title for a second consecutive year and with his third different franchise, joining select company in doing so.
Notes on Danny Green (L.A. Lakers) and NBA championships
• Green joins LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to start for three different franchises that won NBA championships.
Green: 2014 San Antonio, 2019 Toronto, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers
James: 2012 and 2013 Miami, 2016 Cleveland, 2020 Los Angeles Lakers
• Green and James join Robert Horry and John Salley as the only players in NBA history to win championships with at least three franchises.