Biggest Championship Team Freeloaders

It's pretty incredible that Adam Morrison has more championship rings than Karl Malone.

Mark Madsen was so excited to win a second title that he became a YouTube legend by crafting this legendary dance right here.

And who doesn't remember Scot Pollard? The Celtics definitely wouldn't have won their 2008 championship without the veteran and his unique stylistic sense.

45. Pablo Ozuna

Ozuna didn't exactly prove to be integral in the White Sox securing the 2005 World Series title.

Since he didn't really do much after that (or before), at least he was able to get a ring.

44. Junior Spivey

Remember Junior Spivey? He was supposed to be Arizona's second baseman of the future after the team won it all in 2001.

He looked like he was the real deal in 2002 with an average over .300, but his journey through the majors came to a rapid halt after that and it never really recovered.

43. James White

James White can certainly slam dunk a basketball with authority, but that alone isn't worth an NBA ring.

He was a rookie that appeared in a mere six games for the Spurs when they won the title in 2006-07.

42. Robert Parish

Robert Parish was a great player, and a legend in Boston basketball history.

So what's he doing wearing a Chicago jersey?!

He won two championships with the team after his 40th birthday. I guess that's not a bad way to go out.

41. Fennis Dembo

Dembo spent one season in the NBA and went home with a championship ring.

At least he has some glory days to re-live from his rather brief career.

40. Trent Dilfer

Trent Dilfer didn't win the Super Bowl, his defense did.

And the shtick on SportsCenter? It's beginning to get a little tiresome.

39. Matt Steigenga

Steigenga and his 12 minutes played during the 1996-97 title run of the Chicago Bulls predictably falls by the wayside when reminiscing in the greatness of that team.

At least he'll always have a reminder that he was a part of a historic dynasty.

Albeit a very small part.

38. Jose Guillen

Left out of the postseason plans and under investigation for HGH shipments...

...That's not a good way to go out, Mr. Guillen.

37. Corey Williams

Williams actually played in 35 games for the Bulls in 1992-93 after being selected out of Oklahoma State.

However, he averaged just about seven minutes per game and registered very uninspiring statistics.

36. Andrew Gaze

The Australian took four full seasons in between NBA stints, but it's good that he came back for a second one.

The Spurs definitely wouldn't have taken home the crown without his 21 points in 19 games in 1998-99.

35. Geoff Jenkins

Geoff Jenkins was a solid outfielder for a considerable amount of time with Milwaukee.

But then he went to Philly, stunk it up, and brought home a ring, anyway.

At least he knew when to bow out.

34. Gerald Fitch

It's pretty incredible that someone took the time to create a Gerald Fitch wallpaper considering that he played in just 18 games during his NBA career.

At least he got to play on the same team as Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade.

33. Ricky Blanton

Ricky Blanton might have been a legend at LSU, but his NBA career didn't go as smoothly as his collegiate one.

However, Blanton did play in two games for the 1992-93 Bulls, another year that the franchise came home with the title during the Jordan years.

32. Matt Walsh

There's no reason to cry, Matt.

You played in a couple of games for the Heat and will live in history for the franchise's only title to date.

31. Tuukka Rask

Tuukka Rask is hoisting the Stanley Cup like he actually played.

Once viewed as the goalie of the future, Tim Thomas has pretty much made him an afterthought on the bench.

30. Sidney Ponson

Are you serious?

Ponson won a ring in 2006 with the Cards, but his suckitude was on display long before that.

29. Mengke Bateer

How can you not remember the third member of the Twin Towers?

Because there wasn't one.

The Chinese player nicknamed "Dinosaur" played in 12 games for the 2002-03 Spurs.

28. Tim Breaux

Breaux would be a lot lower on this list if his numbers weren't so awful during his "glory days".

As a 6'7" wing player, Breaux shot 24 % from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the line.

27. Rusty LaRue

Man, the Bulls had an awful lot of warm bodies surrounding an uber-talented core.

LaRue played in just 14 games and was a member of the roster that closed the book on one of the most historic legacies in NBA history.

26. Shelley Duncan

How is Shelley Duncan still around?

He and his brother Chris both have a ring, but I'm surprised that Shelley is the one still seeing the MLB field.

25. Keith Booth

Booth played for two seasons, both with the Bulls, but he picked the wrong time to have his better campaign.

His most prominent numbers came when the team went 13-37 in a shortened season.

When he got the ring, he scored 10 points over six games.

24. Greg Foster

Greg Foster played with the Lakers for one season toward the end of his career.

Clearly, he made a massive imprint.

23. Bubby Brister

Bubby Brister has not one, but two rings.

And he has one person to thank for those: John Elway.

22. Stanislav Medvedenko

At least Slava made his time in the league count to the fullest.

With a couple of championship rings in a seven-year window, I'm sure he was happy to exit stage left on a very high note.

21. Mike Penberthy

Apparently, the Lakers had point guard problems before last season.

Penberthy was alright when called upon, but by no means did he have any business being on a championship caliber club based on his skill set alone.

20. Byung-Hyun Kim

Kim was a feared pitcher late in the game at one point in his career.

Just not when the Sox won it all in 2004.

19. Angel Berroa

Angel Berroa won Rookie of the Year with the Kansas City Royals when he first debuted in the majors.

And that's pretty much all that's been noteworthy from his career.

18. Brian Cardinal

Brian Cardinal isn't celebrating a championship in this picture.

He's just happy that he lasted an entire season on the roster.

17. Mark Brunell

Why is Mark Brunell so happy?

Because Drew Brees finally brought him a Super Bowl Ring.

On a silver platter, no less.

16. Jim Leyritz

Jim Leyritz hasn't exactly had the type of life after baseball that most athletes are aiming for once they retire.

He probably should have hung it up prior to 2000, because nothing about his .218 average helped them come out on top that season.

15. Peja Stojakovic

Peja Stojakovic is one of the greatest shooters in the history of the game, but championships aren't interchangeable with lifetime achievement awards.

The sharpshooter was bought out by the offensively-challenged Raptors and found himself on Dallas' roster.

I think it's safe to say he picked the right team.

14. DJ Mbenga

Even DJ can't believe he's won two NBA titles.

I guess the Lakers finally figured out how much value he actually provided to the team after that.

13. Scot Pollard

As noted in the introduction, Pollard definitely had his own style of how to play the game.

In fact, I admire him. He signed with the eventual NBA champs after coming off of the worst season of his career in Cleveland.

12. Ricky Proehl

Proehl was a steady wide receiver during his career.

So what business does he have wearing an Indianapolis Colts jersey?

Oh, that's right. He got greedy for another ring after winning one with the Greatest Show on Turf in 1999 as a part of the Rams.

11. Gabe Pruitt

The Celtics thought that they could turn Pruitt into a serviceable backup when they drafted him out of USC.

Selected with the second pick of the second round in 2007, Pruitt won an NBA championship with the C's and fell out of the league after they declined the third year option on his rookie deal.

10. Jelani McCoy

This was a particularly appropriate picture in order to enhance McCoy's recognition factor to the average fan.

There's a reason he was in between Medvedenko and Devean George.

And it's not a good one.

9. Drew Bledsoe

Hey, I'd be upset too if a sixth round pick sent me to retirement.

In Bledsoe's defense, Brady is going to go down as the best no. 199 draft selection in history.

8. Mark Madsen

Mark Madsen delivered many memorable memories and lots of laughs at the Los Angeles championship parades.

But that's about all he brought in terms of basketball value to the team.

7. Darko Milicic

The Pistons clearly knew exactly what they were doing when they passed over Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony when they selected Milicic.

He's got as many championship's as the three of them combined.

6. Shaun King

When a quarterback is drafted in the second round, the team that selects him typically has a lot of confidence in his future abilities.

That didn't exactly happen with King, but he still secured a ring as the third quarterback behind Brad Johnson AND Rob Johnson.

Sheesh.

5. Adam Morrison

Is Milicic really the biggest draft bust in NBA history?

Morrison was selected third overall, spent three seasons in the league and came away with two championship rings to wear around his fingers.

Now, he's working out and hopeful to get an overseas offer.

Yikes.

4. Sun Yue

Did you know that Yue has more rings than Yao?

That's probably not something that will be emphasized in Chinese basketball history.

He spent just a single season in the league, and never exactly lived up to his nickname of "Chinese Magic Johnson".

3. Christian Laettner

Why was Christian Laettner on the Dream Team?

No, seriously. What business did he have being out there?

2. Rohan Davey

Rohan Davey won two Super Bowl's during his three-year tenure with the Patriots.

And he never played for another team after that in the NFL.

1. Jared Lorenzen

Lorenzen looks more like an offensive lineman than a backup quarterback, so it's a good thing he was never forced into significant action with the Giants.

After the team released him following a Super Bowl victory, he signed with the Colts, but they released him, too.

The picture you see here was taken when he was playing quarterback for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.

Oh, and he was originally hired by the team to be its General Manager, but he got the itch to play, so the team inserted him as the starting quarterback.

I don't see a Kenny Powers comeback attempt here.