The first basketball player on our list, Kevin Garnett is a Minnesota Timberwolves legend. When he joined the Timberwolves, he did so right out of school, becoming the first player in over 20 years to make the draft without any other experience elsewhere. With multiple MVP and All Star accreditations to his name, the South Carolina native is also an Olympic Gold Medalist, having won with the United States in Beijing in 2008. His unusual pre-game warmup routines included repeatedly banging his head against a padded basketball stanchion.
Now retired from the sport, but still involved in the broadcast journalism aspect of the game, Garnett is trying to use his money intelligently to ensure his family are financially protected for life. In 2011 he made investments into the world of soccer, becoming a shareholder of Italian giants A.S. Roma.