Ranking the 10 Best Players to Never Win an NBA Title

#7 Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing (Image courtesy: alchetron.com)

Career Averages: 21 Points, 9.8 Rebounds, 2.4 Blocks

Honors: 11x All-Star, 7x All NBA selections, 3x All-Defensive selections

Patrick Ewing is one of the greatest big men of all time. He often goes underappreciated but he was a double-double machine, who was a terrific post scorer and could knock down mid-range shots. He is also one of the best rim protectors of all time, ranking 7th all-time in blocks.

No one suffered at the hands of the Bulls and Jordan more than Ewing. The Bulls eliminated the Knicks, while led by Ewing, from the playoffs five times. They finally seemed to have got a break in 1993 with Jordan having just retired for the 1st time. Ewing led the Knicks past the Bulls and into the NBA Finals in 1994.

They would face reigning MVP and Defensive Player of the year Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets. Ewing was neutralized as a scoring threat as Olajuwon limited him to 18.9 points per game as Houston won the series in 7 games. The Knicks would again make the FInals in 1999, but Ewing was injured and didn't play as the Knicks lost 4-1 to the Spurs.