Gordon was awarded the Boy Scouts of America's Silver Buffalo for charity work: He has raised $7 million for sick kids. He joins other honorees such as Charles Lindbergh and Walt Disney.

Francis didn't play a minute last season, yet earned $17 million left over from his 2007 buyout with Portland and another $2.6 million from Houston and Memphis, which waived him in January.

Recently traded Vinsanity and his mother, Michelle, donated $1.6 million to help build an alcohol and drug-addiction recovery center just ouside Orlando in his native Daytona Beach.

Next season is a pivotal one: If Pierce isn't satisfied with the Celtics' direction, he can opt out of his three-year, $59 million extension next June. Would the lifelong Celtic consider leaving?

To boost the visibility of his charitable foundation, which helps underprivileged kids in Baltimore, Syracuse and Denver, Melo hired the same PR firm that represents Cal Ripken Sr.'s foundation.

If signing Zito to a seven-year, $126 million deal hasn't looked so smart the past two seasons, it'll only get worse. His salary will steadily increase and max out at $20 million in 2013.

It's no wonder Boston is reportedly shopping Allen and his near-$20 million salary next season. The Celtics' Big Three will eat up nearly 93 percent of their cap room.

Talk about a power couple: Brady's supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen is worth an estimated $150 million. Together, they'll likely pull in more than $55 million this year.

All-around good guy and wife, Katrina, have put more than $1 million into college scholarships and youth athletic facilities in Southern California, Las Vegas and his native Pine Bluff, Ark.

Assuming the reinforced Eastern Conference champs can gel, they'll have a long-term nucleus: Lewis, Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and Jameer Nelson are wrapped up through 2011-12.