South Dakota - Mike Miller

South Dakota - Mike Miller

There isn't a lot of pro-ball talent pouring out of South Dakota, but there is a worthy adversary to hold the crown for the Mount Rushmore State in Mike Miller. While Mike Miller wasn't wildly athletic, he quickly became known for his long-distance shooting ability during his collegiate stint at the University of Florida. After two years with the Florida Gators, Miller declared himself into the NBA Draft where he was selected fifth overall by the Orlando Magic in 2000.

It didn't take long for Mike Miller to become a sharp-shooting journeyman playing for the likes of the Magic, the Memphis Grizzlies (twice), Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Denver Nuggets where ended his career after the 2016-17 NBA season. Mike Miller snagged the Rookie of the Year honors in 200, won Sixth Man of the Year in 2006, and earned two back-to-back rings as a member of the Miami Heat (2012, 2013). These days Mike Miller is working as an assistant coach with the University of Memphis Tigers.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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