Online Encyclopedia
Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays power forward for the Detroit Pistons.
Originally drafted from the University of North Carolina by the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) in 1995, Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his rookie season. Also following his rookie season he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. Had a career best 19.4 points per game in 2002 for the Blazers.
Wallace has a reputation as a temperamental player; he owns the record for technical fouls in a season. He had a career high 42 points against the Denver Nuggets in 2001 and was a key member of the Blazers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals that same year.
In February 2004, Wallace was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and after playing one game for the Hawks, he was then traded to the Detroit Pistons. That June, he helped the Pistons win their third championship.