2005 NBA Draft

athletes can also claim to be Oscar winners. Kobe Bryant is one of them. Kobe Bryant, well-known for winning many accolades over the course of his storied NBA career, added an Oscar to his already impressive resume when he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his movie Dear Basketball. In addition to his new Oscar and many NBA awards, Bryant also boasts an eye-popping net worth even by professional athlete standards. But just who exactly is Kobe Bryant? What is his net worth? Here’s

failure to get better” (Brainy quote.com 1). Coming from the king of basketball he is saying to get better it's going to take a couple of times to fail. Lebron James never went to college he came straight from high school into the NBA. Lebron was the first pick in the draft at the age of 19. He played for the Cleveland Cavaliers for a while then he went to the Miami Heat the back to the Cavaliers. He won his first ring in 2012 at Miami. Lebron James is the best basketball player of all time because

When thinking of professional athletes, sports cars, mansions, and money all come to mind. What about after the pros? Most people would say that professional athletes are set for the rest of their lives with everything luxurious. In most cases, athletes are accustomed to the luxurious lifestyle and living for the moment while playing in the pros that they do not think of retirement and no longer receiving salary or comparable salary if securing alternative employment. So if they do not have money

Davidson College Wildcats all the way to the National Quarterfinals, an oddity for Davidson’s basketball program. Despite losing to Kansas in the National Quarterfinals, he increased his draft stock from possibly undrafted to a first round talent over the course of a few weeks. Additionally, in the 2009 NBA Draft Stephen Curry was selected 7th overall, and from that point on he has changed the game of basketball like never before. Steph Curry or the “Babyface Assassin” changed the game by his upbringing

everyone? Many would answer “no it’s not possible for everyone to be successful”. Well I beg to differ , if a young African American kid from a tough part of Hampton Virginia can grow to become one of the most respected athletes to ever play in the NBA, why not you.                                                                  Allen Ezail Iverson was born June 7, 1975 in Hampton Virginia as a child Allen’s father left his mother, a single 15 year old to raise Iverson. Growing up Allen was a dual-sport

was drafted 6th overall by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1960 NBA draft. He began his career with eight seasons with the St. Louise Hawks. The Hawks made the playoffs a lot with Wilkens but never made the finals. Wilkens was traded to the Seattle Supersonics for Walt

because before Jordan came to the Bulls the Bulls had to come to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls are one of the most memorable and historic professional basketball teams in history. The Bulls joined the National Basketball Association in 1965. Before this the Bulls had been known as the Chicago stags, the stags had been one of the best teams in the Business Basketball Association since 1946 and even played one season in the NBA before they folded and started over as the present day Chicago

He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers. Iverson signed a 9.4 million dollar contract with the 76ers. Allen averaged 23.5 points per game and 2.5 steals per game. Allen was the smallest player to ever be drafted first overall in the draft. During his rookie year, Allen was arrested on marijuana and gun charges. But he got out not that long after.(Biography.com Editors). Iverson was viewed as a “Bad-Boy”. Allen was criticized for hi selfish play on the court. In his first season, Iverson

will play. The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) require at least one to three years of college before playing professionally. The NBA has a policy called the one-and-done rule. It allows athletes to go to the NBA after the athlete is done with at least one year of college. The policy is to reduce the flow of athletes going to play professionally after they got out of college. The NFL has a policy like the NBA, but athletes have to stay until the beginning of

When people think of the NBA they think of Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and many other players that have had great success playing basketball. What do all of these players have in common other than the NBA? Al of the players above have a signature shoe with a major sportswear company. These players are normally seen as the faces of their company because of the popularity of their signature clothing items. They are also, for the most part, a major part of the company’s revenue and profit