For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Lakers have chosen Henry
Kay Jewelers of Chicago and Masters of Design of Attleboro Falls, MA to
both design and produce the 2000-2001 Back to Back NBA Championship
rings. Henry Kay Jewelers and Masters of Design have manufactured
championship rings for some of the top sports teams and private
companies in the world.
The ring, which represents the 2001 NBA Championship is completely
manufactured in the United States in Masters of Design's own factory.
The ring which weighs approximately 42 pennyweights of 14 Kt. yellow
gold contains approximately 1.07 carats of white diamonds. The ring's
top is paveed in brilliant genuine yellow diamonds. The yellow diamonds
weight approximately .60 carats. This is the first time in NBA history
genuine yellow diamonds are being used. On top of the yellow diamonds
are two diamond encrusted NBA Championship trophies. The bezel has the
world "WORLD CHAMPIONS." At the bottom of the bezel, the word "LAKERS" is
in the Lakers' type face. There are two bezel set diamonds on the
bezel.
On one side of the shank is the full Lakers logo and the words "BACK 2
BACK" in a triangle to represent the Triangle offense of the Lakers.
The year 2001 is at the bottom of that side. The other side has the
player's name cut out and his number. In the middle is the NBA logo and
the numbers 15-1, which represents the playoff record of the Lakers -
the best in league history. The overall season record is also on this
side. The largest ring size is 15 1/2, the smallest is 8 1/2.
