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IndyCar: Each Driver’s NBA Player Comparison

By Asher Fair

Jun 12, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; A general view of the start of the Firestone 600 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 12, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; A general view of the start of the Firestone 600 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon (9) leads Ryan Hunter-Reay during practice for the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon (9) leads Ryan Hunter-Reay during practice for the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Chip Ganassi Racing

Anthony Bennett, Power Forward, Brooklyn Nets. Max Chilton. 8. player. 147. Max Chilton came to Chip Ganassi Racing, one of the top teams in the sport, last year after having spent multiple seasons in Formula One. So far, he hasn’t delivered, and it seems like fans are waiting for him to finally do something. Anthony Bennett was the #1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, and fans are still waiting for him to do something notably good as well. Both of these athletes have potential, but they have been unable to channel it into anything positive thus far in their careers..

20. Scott Dixon has won four IndyCar championships and the 4th highest amount of IndyCar races of all-time, but he has only won one Indy 500. Kobe Bryant, who is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all-time, won five NBA championships, but just one NBA MVP award. Both of these athletes are legends in their respective sport who have/had a primary focus of winning titles but have only won one Indy 500/NBA MVP award.. . Kobe Bryant, Shooting Guard, Los Angeles Lakers. Scott Dixon. 9. player

Tony Kanaan and Dirk Nowitzki could not be more alike. They are some of the most well-known great athletes in their respective sport, and for good reason. Kanaan won his lone IndyCar championship back in 2004 before winning his lone Indy 500 in 2013. Nowitzki won his lone NBA MVP award in 2007 before winning his lone NBA championship in 2011. Both are solid athletes that are nearing retirement after careers in which they have done it all, but not overdone it.. . Dirk Nowitzki, Power Forward, Dallas Mavericks. Tony Kanaan. 10. player. 79

Charlie Kimball. 83. player. 211. Charlie Kimball is an underappreciated asset to Chip Ganassi Racing. He finished in 9th place in last year’s championship and is the only driver in the whole field to finish in the top 5 in the past two Indy 500’s. Mike Conley is an underappreciated point guard that had a career season to help the Grizzlies take the San Antonio Spurs to six games in the playoffs. Neither one of these athletes is among the elites of their respective sport, but both have proven that they know how to get the job done.. . Mike Conley, Point Guard, Memphis Grizzlies