Detroit Pistons All-Time list: Second-Team

Forward: Rasheed Wallace

Career average: 14.4 points, 1.8 assists 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 1.0 steals (5.5 seasons with Pistons)

Rasheed Wallace is one of the most endearing Pistons ever. He wore his heart on his sleeve like very few people do and you could constantly see emotion, excitement, and passion just pouring out of him. He was a one-man show who stepped up the entertainment factor of games with his personality alone.

This wasn’t always a positive thing as it resulted in his accruing incredible tallies of technical fouls, most notably 41 technicals in the 2000-01 season! Also, his blatant show of emotions made it conspicuous late in his career when he took entire possessions off and lulled in his passion for the game.

Unfortunately, the Pistons never got his best playing years, which were with the Portland Trailblazers. But he was the piece that put them over the top for the 2004 championship. He abused all-time great Karl Malone in that Finals. Also, his propensity to “guaransheed” victories and call out “Ball don’t lie” when opponents missed free throws that he felt were undeserved will always make him a favorite. I’m still upset that Stan Van GUndy removed Wallace from the assistant coaching staff.

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