Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Nykesha Sales clean up pretty nicely. But they've never taken home a WNBA championship. Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE/Getty Images

What common bond do sports superstars like Ernie Banks, Dan Marino and Charles Barkley share? Hall of Fame careers? Sure. Enough cash to live their lives comfortably? Yes. But they are also among the so-called "best nevers," the best players never to win a championship in their respective sports.

And for every Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Deanna Nolan with multiple WNBA titles to her name, there are plenty of Becky Hammons, Margo Dydeks and Taj McWilliams-Franklins who share the same, sad stigma as the three mentioned above.

With yesterday's announcement that Nykesha Sales, another "best never," will miss the 2008 season due to injury, we started thinking about the best active current or former WNBA players who have never cut down the nets as a WNBA champ.

The beauty of topics like this is that they're open to discussion. And that's just what our Fan Voice is for. Check out the list below. Then say it loud and say it proud… Make your case for the players you'd put at the top of the list. Post your rankings and comments in the thread here in the WNBA Fan Voice.

So without further ado, here's a glance, in alphabetical order (lest you think we're playing favorites), at eight of the best WNBA players never to win a title.

Gauging the best WNBA players never to win a WNBA title

Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2003) 34 19.7 8.0 3.4 2.1 1.0 .432 .847 Career 187 17.1 8.0 3.8 2.6 1.0 .407 .821 One of the best all-around players in the WNBA. Catchings was the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year and in her six professional seasons, she has won two Defensive Player of the Year Awards, played in four All-Star Games and been named to the All-WNBA team six times (3 first teams, 3 second teams).

Margo Dydek, Utah Starzz/San Antonio Silver Stars/Connecticut Sun G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2002) 30 13.1 8.7 2.4 0.8 3.6 .436 .844 Career 321 10.0 6.7 1.6 0.6 2.7 .467 .791 You'd be hard-pressed to call the tallest player in WNBA history a superstar, but Dydek has been a terrific player for a long time. At 7-2, she has been a dominant presence in the paint during her stops in Utah, San Antonio and Connecticut. She has played in two All-Star Games and is the leading shot-blocker (877) and third-best rebounder (2,140) in league history.

Becky Hammon, New York Liberty/San Antonio Silver Stars G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2007) 28 18.8 2.8 5.0 0.8 0.0 .445 .931 Career 255 11.3 2.3 2.8 1.0 0.0 .447 .874 Long respected as a playmaker and floor leader during her days in New York (during which she helped the Liberty to the WNBA Finals in 2000 and 2002), Hammon came into her own as a scorer in 2007 with the Silver Stars, averaging a career high 18.8 ppg and finishing second to Lauren Jackson in the MVP vote.

Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics/Los Angeles Sparks G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2003) 27 20.5 10.9 3.3 1.3 0.6 .425 .903 Career 225 17.7 8.3 2.6 1.3 0.5 .441 .789 One of the most talented players in the history of women's basketball. Holdsclaw has excelled at the collegiate and pro levels, winning three straight NCAA titles at Tennessee, winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1999 and being named to six WNBA All-Star teams.

Shannon Johnson, Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun/San Antonio Silver Stars/Detroit Shock G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2002) 31 16.1 4.2 5.3 1.6 0.2 .404 .766 Career 285 11.1 3.4 4.2 1.5 0.1 .399 .760 Many thought 2007 was the year for Pee Wee to claim her first WNBA title, but she and the Shock fell in five games in the Finals. A four-time All-Star who has posted impressive scoring numbers everywhere she's been in her nine pro seasons, Johnson will continue seeking that elusive championship with the Houston Comets in 2008.

Vickie Johnson, New York Liberty/San Antonio Silver Stars G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (1999) 32 13.3 4.4 3.3 1.4 0.0 .419 .837 Career 346 11.1 3.9 2.9 0.9 0.1 .431 .822 VJ has been around since the WNBA's rookie season in 1997, has never played less than 26 games in a season and holds the WNBA record for career games played. Of course, there's more to a career than durability and longevity. Johnson has averaged double figures in scoring seven times during her career, played in two All-Star Games and played in two WNBA Finals, all without a championship.

Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun/L.A. Sparks G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2006) 32 12.8 9.6 2.5 1.1 1.0 .498 .736 Career 272 12.3 7.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 .486 .722 One of the most durable and capable post players in the history of the WNBA (and one of its best all-time bloggers), Taj has come a long way since graduating from tiny St. Edward's University. She teamed with Sales, below, to earn the Sun two WNBA Finals appearances, but a title has eluded her to this point.

Nykesha Sales, Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% Best season (2003) 34 16.1 4.3 2.7 1.4 0.4 .415 .806 Career 278 14.2 4.2 2.5 1.8 0.2 .418 .781 Though she's just calling it a "one-year hiatus," Sales will miss the 2008 WNBA season. The prospect of the Sun being without Sales is what started us thinking about this topic in the first place. After winning an NCAA title at UConn, she's been a remarkably dependable scorer, been to six WNBA All-Star Games and helped the Sun to two WNBA Finals... but she's never hoisted a pro title.

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