Answer: Paul Pierce Paul "the Truth" Pierce couldn't help but to share with the world the fact that he was on a private jet with none other than Al "Scarface" Pacino in April 2014, with the Instagram photo being captioned "Bosses chillin."
Answer: Steve Francis Elton Brand and Steve Francis were respectively chosen first and second in the 1999 NBA Draft and during their first season shared Rookie of the Year honors.
Answer: Antoine Walker In the earlier days of NBA-endorsed videogames, before EA's "NBA Live" franchise was eclipsed by "NBA 2K", the Boston Celtic's Antoine Jamison being featured on the cover of "NBA Live 99" was a big deal.
Answer: Danny Ainge As of 2019, Danny Ainge holds the distinction of being the only athlete in history to be named an All-American in football, baseball and basketball. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays for three seasons before entering the 1981 NBA Draft.
Answer: Alvin Robertson The legendary Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs took home the first Most Valuable Player Award in 1986, following respectively in the preceding years by Dale Ellis, Kevin Duckworth and Kevin Johnson.
Answer: Stephon Marbury Part of Sebastian Telfair's undeserved mega popularity coming into the NBA in 2004 was the fact that his cousin, Stephon Marbury, was already a very successful point guard from Brooklyn, New York.
Answer: Pat Riley Although Pat Riley trademarked the term "three-peat" in 1988, he credits one of his players at the time, Byron Scott, with coining the phrase. Riley reportedly earned $300,000 in royalties when the Bulls three-peated in the 1990's.
Answer: Portland Trailblazers High schooler Jermaine O'Neal was selected 17th in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers, never saw ample playing time with the club and thus didn't reach his full, All-Star potential until after being traded to Indiana in 2000.
Answer: Carmelo Anthony Serving his country in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, Carmelo Anthony has played basketball in four different Olympics, with the latter three resulting in gold medals.
Answer: Wang Zhizhi Wang Zhizhi, whose NBA career lasted from 2001 to 2005, entered the NBA one year before his Chinese countryman, Yao Ming, was selected first in the NBA Draft.
