| Top 10 Recommended Basketball Celebrities for Speaking and Corporate Appearances |
| Magic Johnson - Twelve Time All Star, Hall of Famer and Entrepreneur | |
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Booking Fee Range: $75,000 and Above - Travels from Los Angeles, CA Johnson was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, and enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. He was also rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007. His friendship and rivalry with Boston Celtics star Larry Bird, based on regular games at championship level between the Lakers and Celtics, were well-documented. Since his retirement he has been an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and safe sex, as well as a philanthropist" .>>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Magic Johnson for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| James Worthy - Seven Time All Star and Three Time NBA Champion | |
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Booking Fee Range: $10,000-$20,000 - Travels from Los Angeles, CA James Worthy played in 926 NBA games, averaging 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Worthy played in 143 play-off games and averaged 21.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game and had a .544 field goal shooting percentage. He ranks 5th all-time in Lakers team scoring (16,320), 2nd all-time in team steals (1,041), and 6th all-time in team field goal percentage (.521). Voted one of the top 50 NBA players of all time in 1996, Worthy was not a first-ballot inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. However, he was later inducted into the Hall in 2003. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire James Worthy for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Clyde Drexler - Ten Time All Star and Olympic Gold Medalist | |
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Booking Fee Range:$20,000-$30,000 - Travels from Houston, TX Clyde “the Glide” Drexler was born June 22, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA named him one of basketball's fifty greatest players as of 1996. Drexler won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and an NBA championship in 1995 with the Houston Rockets. He is currently the color commentator for Rockets home games. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Clyde Drexler for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Bill Walton - Two Time NBA Champion and Hall of Famer | |
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Booking Fee Range: $20,000-$30,000 - Travels from California Bill Walton was born November 5, 1952 and is a retired basketball player and current television sportscaster. The “Big Red-Head”, as he was called, achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s and winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards and went on to have a prominent career in the NBA. Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Bill Walton for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Julius "Dr J" Erving - Eleven Time NBA All Star and Hall of Famer | |
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Booking Fee Range: $30,000-$50,000 - Travels from Utah Erving won three championships, four Most Valuable Player Awards, and three scoring titles while playing with the ABA's Virginia Squires and New York Nets and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. He is the fifth-highest scorer in professional basketball history, with 30,026 points. Erving was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time team and in 1993 was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. Many consider him among the most spectacular basketballers ever, and one of the best dunkers. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Dr J for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Charles Barkley - Eleven Time NBA All Star and Hall of Famer | |
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Booking Fee Range: $75,000 and Above - Travels from Alabama He was selected to both the All-NBA First Team and All-NBA Second Team five times and once named to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He c won two gold medals as a member of the United States' Dream Team. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Charles Barkley for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Kareem Abdul Jabbar - NBA's All Time Leading Scorer | |
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Booking Fee Range: $30,000-$50,000 - Travels from Los Angeles, CA Kareem is widely considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time. During his 20 years in the NBA from 1969 to 1989, he scored 38,387 points, the highest total of any player in league history, in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards. He was known for his "Skyhook" shot, which was famously difficult to block because it put his 7' 2" body between the basket and the ball. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Kareem Abdul Jabbar for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Bill Russell - Eleven Time NBA Champion and Twelve Time All Star | |
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Booking Fee Range: $20,000-$30,000 - Travels from Washington One of the best defensive players ever in the NBA, Bill Russell was born February 12, 1934 in Monroe, Louisiana who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Associatio. A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 10 in Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Bil Russell for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Lisa Leslie - Three Time WNBA MVP and a Four Time Olympic Gold Medal Winner | |
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Booking Fee Range: $10,000-$20,000 - Travels from Los Angeles, CA A WNBA player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks, Lisa Leslie was born July 7, 1972 in Gardena, California. One of the original WNBA players, she quickly rose to stardom as one of the league's most top-performing and popular players. On July 30, 2002 she made history by becoming the first player to perform a dunk in that league. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Lisa Leslie for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
| Dominique Wilkins - Nine Time All Star Known as the Human Highlight Film | |
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Booking Fee Range: $10,000-$20,000 - Travels from Atlanta, GA A nine-time NBA All-Star and the winner of two NBA Slam Dunk Contests, Wilkins registered 26,668 points and 7,169 rebounds in his NBA career. His career points total ranks him ninth in career scoring, and he is one of just 14 players to total 25,000 points or more for a career. Wilkins' nickname was the "The Human Highlight Film" for his incredible athletic ability and highlight reel dunks. His trademark dunk was a powerful one- or two-handed windmill, dunks he used to capture the Slam Dunk titles in 1985 and 1990. >>> Contact Booking Agent to Hire Dominique Wilkins for a Corporate Appearance or Speaking Engagement |
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