Answer: Phil Jackson Though Phil Jackson set the record for NBA Championships won by a Head Coach during his time with the Lakers, his skills as an executive afterwards left much to be desired.
Answer: Ray Allen In a career defined by setting NBA records in three-pointers made, the biggest shot of Ray Allen's career came near the end of it, in 2013, when the Heat staved off elimination and ultimately won the Championship thanks in large part to his clutch shot in Game 6 of the Finals.
Answer: Darko Miličić Although Serbian player Darko Miličić was fortunate to get drafted onto a Pistons team that won the championship that year, he never came ever remotely close to living up to the expectations of a number-two draft pick, especially one that belonged to such an iconic draft class. In fact Miličić was not even invited to the Rising Stars game as a rookie.
Answer: Bow Wow In 2017, Bow Wow recounted a tale when, as a child visiting Michael Jordan's home, His Airness discarded a pair of his Allen Iverson Reeboks and took additional offense to Bow Wow wearing shorts from a college (Duke) that rivals the one Jordan went to (North Carolina).
Answer: Kevin Durant Kevin Durant, who played for the Oklahoma City Thunder at the time, starred in "Thunderstruck" alongside Taylor Gray and Jim Belushi.
Answer: Los Angeles Lakers Not only was Odom named Sixth Man of the Year in 2011 as a member of the Lakers, but he also helped them win a couple of championships during his seven-season tenure with the club.
Answer: Ray Allen In Spike Lee's 1998 film "He Got Game", sharpshooting guard Ray Allen played the role of the character Jesus Shuttleworth. Allen was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Answer: John Amaechi Though Jason Collins later gained popularity for being the first active gay NBA player, John Amaechi, who played in the NBA from 1995 to 2003, came out in 2007, a whole six years before Collins did.
Answer: Sam Cassell Though selected 24th in the 1993 NBA Draft, as a rookie, Sam Cassell was a key contributor to the 1993-94 Rocket's Championship run. He won two Championships with the team in his first two years in the NBA and went on to have a notable career.
Answer: Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook's achievement of a triple-double (21 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists) against the Portland Trailblazers on 12 February 2019 was his tenth straight game doing such, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's previous record of nine consecutive set in 1968.
