The Denver Nuggets won the NBA championship on Monday, allowing one of their players to accomplish a rare feat.
Christian Braun was the 21st overall pick by the Nuggets in last year’s draft out of Kansas. The 22-year-old guard won the NCAA championship in 2022 as a junior with the Jayhawks. Then in his rookie season with the Nuggets, he won the NBA championship, giving the young guard championships in back-to-back seasons.
As Kansas’ Twitter account noted, Braun is just the fifth player in history to win the NCAA championship and NBA championship in consecutive seasons.
That’s pretty awesome.
The four other players to accomplish the same feat include some big names: Bill Russell, Henry Bibby, Magic Johnson and Billy Thompson.
Though Braun likely won’t ascend to the levels of Russell and Magic, this is one heck of a way for him to start his pro career.
As if that wasn’t incredible enough, Braun also won three consecutive state titles in high school.
Braun is a winner to the highest degree. That is impressive.
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