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Youthful talent is always the name of the game when it comes to being successful in professional sports, and that especially reigns true in the sport of football. The likes of Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Kyler Murray, Nick Bosa, Jaire Alexander, and a whole plethora of others are helping bring the NFL to […]

D’Angelo Russell entered the NBA in 2015 and has already played for four teams. The lefty was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft out of Ohio State. Since then, D’Lo has played for the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers […]

Paul George has never played in the NBA Finals since entering the league back in 2010 with the Indiana Pacers. However, he has played with superstar teammates and been on title-contending teams. In fact, before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, George and the Los Angeles Clippers were in second place in the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA in 2013 and quickly took the league by storm. Before the 2019-20 season was put to a halt, The Greek Freak held career NBA averages of 20.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 522 games with the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis is also a four-time All-Star, the 2017 Most Improved […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Klay Thompson has won three championships and made five All-Star teams. He’s also established himself as one of the best shooters in NBA history. In 615 career games with the Golden State Warriors, Thompson has averages of 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. The sharpshooter has had […]

Carmelo Anthony has played with a bevy of superstars in his already Hall of Fame-worthy NBA career. Unfortunately, not all of those instances came during his prime. As a result, the 10-time All-Star has yet to play in an NBA Finals despite being one of the best scorers in league history. Melo has career averages […]

Michael Jordan had a long and grueling road to get to the top of the NBA. It took him seven years to get there as the Chicago Bulls had to face many obstacles along the way that blocked his path to achieving the ultimate prize. There were the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, the Detroit […]

Russell Westbrook will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day whenever he decides to retire from the NBA. He’s the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double in three consecutive years. That’s something you usually only see in video games. Westbrook has career NBA averages of 23.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.3 […]

Wide receiver is a position in the NFL that has created some of the biggest superstars, biggest divas, and best moments in history. Since the beginning of the game, receivers have been a paramount aspect of an offense, and the talent is only getting better. We are coming off the deepest wide receiver draft class […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011 as the No. 1 overall pick, Kyrie Irving has made six All-Star teams and captured one NBA championship, which came in 2016 when the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in the Finals. Irving hit one of the biggest shots in NBA history, nailing the game-winning […]

If Scottie Pippen was in line for a new deal in today’s NBA, he’d be offered one of the most lucrative contracts in the league. A great defender and solid scorer, Pippen would be a headline acquisition for any team. With that in mind, we’re going to look at Scottie Pippen’s NBA contracts. Contracts looked […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the NFL since 1963. Even though there have been plenty of teams around longer, the Chiefs have some of the most fierce rivals in NFL history. Let’s take a look at the five biggest rivals of the Chiefs. 5. Green Bay Packers Some might argue that the Green […]

The Detroit Lions have been around since 1930, but even with all those years, they don’t really have a true rival that everyone recognizes. There is no doubt the Lions have a bunch of rivals, but who is number one is up for a big debate. Let’s take a look at the Lions’ five biggest […]

On May 15, 2001, Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, making him the smallest player to ever take home the honor. Some say that Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal actually deserved the award that year, but you really couldn’t go wrong with either Iverson or O’Neal. Iverson proceeded […]

Playing professional basketball requires athletes to keep a certain standard of fitness and health. There’s a lot of running, jumping and other general movements in an 82-game NBA season that requires players to be in top shape to perform at the best of their abilities throughout the long grind. Of course, not everyone who has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the most popular and recognized franchise in NBA history. No, they don’t own the most championships (that title belongs to the Boston Celtics), but if you went around the world, chances are, you would find more Lakers fans than anything else. It’s why there’s often an argument over all time […]

The Baltimore Ravens are a rather storied franchise. While many only think of them in terms of very recent history, the AFC power has already won a couple of Super Bowls, once had an all-time great defense, and managed to create some fierce rivals in the process.  5. Cincinnati Bengals The rivalry with Cincy intensified […]

Seth Curry of the Dallas Mavericks has tried to pave his own way in the NBA. It’s been tough for the North Carolina native to step out of his family name’s shadow given that his older brother, Stephen, has been one of the top players in the league for quite some time now and their […]

The Cincinnati Bengals completed their first season in 1968. They have brought in plenty of free agents. Like every team they have had some duds, but also struck gold on others, and that’s what we will focus on in this article. The Bengals weren’t very active in free agency early in their history, so most […]

Stephen Curry entered the NBA in 2009 as the seventh overall pick of his draft. Since then, he’s won three championships, two MVP awards, and established himself as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry has career NBA averages of 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6.6 assists. His second MVP award in 2015-16 was in […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Kawhi Leonard has won two championships and two Finals MVPs. He could retire from the NBA before basketball is resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic and still be a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day. Leonard has career NBA averages of 18.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists with […]

Marc Gasol was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft. However, the Spaniard didn’t make his NBA debut until the 2008-09 season. Moreover, he wasn’t with the Lakers either, as Los Angeles traded Gasol to the Memphis Grizzlies in January of 2008 for none other than his brother, Pau Gasol. In […]

Al Horford entered the NBA in 2007 after winning two college titles at Florida. The Atlanta Hawks selected Horford with the third overall pick in the 2007 draft. Since then, Al has made $186,386,768 through NBA contracts and that number is only going to rise moving forward, per Spotrac. The Hawks signed Horford to a […]

Yao Ming came over to America in 2002 after the Houston Rockets selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. The 7-foot-6 center was only able to play in 486 NBA games due to injuries. However, Ming made $93,390,336 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. He was also inducted into the […]

Tobias Harris entered the NBA in 2011 with the Milwaukee Bucks. Since then, the small forward has made $103,291,880 through NBA contracts. That number is only going to rise moving forward, per Spotrac. The Charlotte Bobcats drafted Harris with the 19th overall pick in the 2011 draft. However, the franchise traded the New York native […]

Kyle Lowry entered the NBA back in 2006 with the Memphis Grizzlies. Since then, he’s made six All-Star teams, won one NBA championship and earned $160,035,966 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The Grizzlies selected Lowry with the 24th overall pick. They signed the guard to a two-year, $2.09 million rookie contract. Lowry made $1,011,720 during […]

During his legendary career with the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki made $251,646,362 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Nowitzki with the ninth overall pick in the 1998 draft. The franchise then traded him to the Dallas Mavericks, and the rest is history. The first contract Dirk Nowitzki signed in the NBA was […]

During his Hall of Fame NBA career, Allen Iverson made $154,770,668 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Iverson with the first overall pick in 1996. They then signed the scoring guard to a three-year, $8.9 million rookie contract. Iverson made $2,267,000 during his rookie season while averaging 23.5 points and 7.5 assists. […]

The New York Giants played their first season all the way back in 1925. So clearly, they’ve had a long history in football. Over those years, they are bound to create rivals. Sometimes the level of hatred varies, but they are still those teams that when fans see on the schedule, they circle the date. […]

The Cleveland Browns, despite the small hiatus due to Art Modell’s relocation, stretch back as one of the oldest NFL franchises, even before the AFL-NFL merger and Super Bowl era. Due to their history, the Browns have accrued quite a few rivalries along the way. Here are their five biggest rivals, ranked. 5. Detroit Lions […]

An AFL expansion team in the mid-1960’s, the Miami Dolphins rivalries go way back with several teams, especially within their own conference, the AFC. Here are the Dolphins’ biggest rivals, ranked. 5. Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers also stand as a heated rival of the Dolphins — and not because within the last year Miami […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson is one of the greatest players to have ever dribbled a basketball. With five championships and three Finals MVPs to his credit, the former Michigan State standout cemented his place among the league’s most iconic figures during his illustrious career. In this piece, we’ll take a look back at […]

In 2002, Houston once again became a football city as it welcomed the Texans as one of the NFL’s expansion teams. Many players since have come through the team, with some making huge impacts. Several of those players have been acquired through signing them as free agents. There’s a long list of productive acquisitions that […]

It’s hard to argue against the notion that Michael Jordan is the greatest player to ever play the sport. For some, there are a handful of other players that are more deserving of the GOAT title, but regardless of the same, the Chicago Bulls legend has got to be at the Top 3 of anybody’s […]

The Golden State Warriors have done extremely well in recent years making the most of a certain night on the league’s calendar, creating superstars out of NBA Draft steals. The current core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were all drafted by the team and with none of the three being top-five draft […]

Gordon Hayward entered the NBA in 2010 as the ninth overall pick of the 2010 draft. Since then, the swingman has made $150,428,542 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The first NBA deal Hayward signed was his rookie contract with the Utah Jazz. It was a two-year, $4.9 million contract. Hayward made $2,356,320 during his rookie […]

Pau Gasol entered the NBA in 2001 from Spain. He was the third overall pick in the 2001 draft by the Atlanta Hawks and then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Since then, Gasol has won two NBA championships and made $220,990,766 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The first NBA contract Pau Gasol signed was his […]

Victor Oladipo entered the NBA in 2013 with the Orlando Magic. He was the second overall pick in the 2013 draft. Since then, the Maryland native has made $84,487,440 through NBA contracts and that number is only going to rise moving forward, per Spotrac. The first NBA contract Oladipo signed was his rookie deal with […]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson helped popularize (and save) the NBA in the ’80s, won three MVPs and five championships for the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers, and became one of the most celebrated figures in hoops history. And while his impact enabled generations of ballers to earn millions (his greatest assist), how much did he earn as […]