WINNING one title is already hard in itself.
A few have been fortunate to win multiple, but only 21 players can boast that they have 10-plus rings in their collection.
And with the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup rolling on, a select few are poised to earn their 11th championship in the league, depending on whether San Miguel or TNT will lift the trophy.
Of course, the trio of June Mar Fajardo, Chris Ross, and Marcio Lassiter have won 10 titles together as they ushered in the Beermen's dynastic run in the 2010s.
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First winning in the 2014-15 Philippine Cup, the trio who were part of the team's famed "Death Five" have stamped their class in the competition and have played an integral role in winning six all-Filipino crowns.
Tropang 5G veterans Jayson Castro and Kelly Williams also have 10 championships under their belt and they've been teammates for nine of those.
Castro has won all of his under the TNT umbrella with his first coming in the 2008-09 Philippine Cup, while Williams got his first with Sta. Lucia in the 2007-08 Philippine Cup before joining the Manuel V. Pangilinan-owned franchise in 2010. Five of those came from the all-Filipino conference.
Both, though, are still eligible to claim their rings if TNT comes out triumphant even if Castro was relegated to the reserve list due to his knee injury and Williams still doubtful as he nurses a sprained ankle.
Whoever comes out here will join veteran big Rafi Reavis as the active player with the most number of titles with 11.
Of course, four-time PBA MVP Ramon Fernandez sits atop of the ladder with 19 career championships with Toyota, Tanduay, and San Miguel, followed by legends Abet Guidaben and Freddie Hubalde (16), Philip Cezar and Bernie Fabiosa (15), Atoy Co (14), Robert Jaworski (13), Johnny Abarrientos, Joe Devance, and Yancy de Ocampo (12).
The late Cris Bolado is tied with Reavis with 11 titles, while others who have 10 championships include Bogs Adornado, Bong Hawkins, Tito Varela, and current TNT team manager Jojo Lastimosa.
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