Patrick Stevenson is the Assistant Editor of Claims Magazine, a national publication focusing on the insurance industry. He has also freelanced for City Beat and interned at the Cincinnati Enquirer. He also served as the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Xavier University Newswire. He graduated from Xavier in May 2008 with a degree in English.

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Sports & Recreation > NBA NBA players: Top stars likely to never wear a championship ring

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It seems that as ring-less NBA stars get older, they become more inclined to say "I don't need a title to validate my career."

So which NBA stars are going to have to validate their careers with accomplishments other than an NBA title? Let's speculate:

Steve Nash: This seems obvious at this point, as Nash captains a team full of players on the declineShaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, Raja Bellwith only one other star player entering his primeAmare Stoudemire. Sadly, the two-time MVP's best shot at a title was probably in 2007, a quest that was quite literally derailed by Robert Horry broa...

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