Underground King

It was only eleven years ago when NBA teams passed on Rashard Lewis in the first round of the ’98 draft. They didn’t seem to think he had the potential to a make a major contribution to their respective teams. Nowadays, that isn’t the case. Teams are scrambling trying to find ways to keep Lewis off the ball and away from getting into his rhythm. Today, the two time All-star has the chance to lead his Magic team into the promise land. Who would have imagined that this 32nd overall pick would be in this position? I’m pretty sure Lewis had the idea.—Franklyn Calle by Russ Bengtson The Money. It’s probably the first thing you thought of, so we’re gonna get it out of the way first. Yes, this summer Rashard Lewis signed a contract that will pay him in excess of $120 million over the next six seasons. This for a guy who’s never won a championship, never won a scoring title, never averaged 25 (or for that matter, 23) points per game, never led the League in a major statistical category. H...