ESPN’s rankings of the top 500 NBA players and incoming rookies continues with Ben Wallace coming in at No. 227.
It’s unfortunate these rankings didn’t come out after Wallace’s mini-resurgence in the 2009-10 season, he would’ve easily beat that ranking. But Wallace dealt with injuries and off-court personal tragedies last season and couldn’t match that 09-10 impact. Hopefully, post-lockout, he has one more productive season before retiring to pursue his ambitious post-basketball goals.
Other Pistons unveiled in the rankings are: Jason Maxiell (239), Brandon Knight (267), Chris Wilcox (330), Kyle Singler (446), Terrico White (472) and Vernon Macklin (498).
If you’re on Twitter, feel free to follow along. The @NBAonESPN account is unveiling the names and picking the best comments that use the #NBARank hashtag for retweets and also featuring some on ESPN.com.