Maryland is home to some pretty legit talent like Steve Francis, Reggie Lewis (rest in peace), and Muggsy Bogues. However, there's one man that some people might sleep on when it comes to historic on-court captains and that's Sam Cassell. When a point guard can take command of a team and lead them to victory while being a stern yet poised leader, many tend to follow and that's exactly what Sam Cassell was able to achieve throughout his decorated fifteen-year NBA career.
Sam Cassell was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 24th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. He was immediately placed in charge of the team's offensive scheme and led the collective to back-to-back NBA Championships in 1994 and 1995. Cassell also earned an additional NBA ring as a member of the 2008 Boston Celtics. But during his more prominent years, Cassell led underdog teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves deep into playoff action. For some reason, just one NBA All-Star honor (2004) doesn't sit well for the legacy he's created for himself.
In the US, the average spent on an engagement ring is $6,351 but how do these figures compare with our favorite celebrities? The answer: they don't. As the diamonds increase in size, obviously the price tag appreciates handsomely. Well, we've compiled a list of some of the most expensive celebrity engagement rings.
This list would be nothing without Kim Kardashian's rock from Kanye, which clocked in at around a cool $4 million when he presented it to her at his stadium proposal in October 2013. Unfortunately, though, the 15-carat sparkler was among the jewelry stolen during Kim's infamous Paris robbery in 2016.
Jennifer Lopez's husband Alex Rodriguez popped the question to the singer, and he really had to step it up to outshine her previous engagement rings—and wow, did he deliver. The baseball star proposed with a reported 15-20 carat emerald cut stunner set on a platinum band that was estimated at $5 million. It's getting harder and harder not to be fooled by the rocks she's got...
It should come as no surprise that Beyonce herself totes one of the world's highest-valued diamonds. Weighing in at 24 carats, Jay reportedly paid around $5 million (now worth $6,047,013) for Bey's flashy emerald-cut ring back in 2008.
Anna Kournikova's relationship Latin music artist Enrique Iglesias since the early '00s has been one of the most lowkey celebrity relationships to date. That is with the exception of her $5,400,000 engagement ring that made headlines in 2004. Now, worth a whopping $7,443,596, the giant yellow stunner was spotted on Kournikova even during her tennis matches. (Pssst! It's rumored she got two rings from Iglesias. Prior to this, she sported an equally giant pink pear-shaped ring.)
Clocking in as the most expensive celebrity engagement ring, Mariah Carey's 35-carat bling from ex-fiancé James Packer reportedly cost a cool $10 million. And the "Obsessed" singer seemed to be a bit, well, obsessed with the jewel. She continued to wear the ring over a year post-breakup, and didn't part ways with the bauble until May 2018, selling it to a Los Angeles jeweler for $2.1 million.