Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Ben Wallace

Welcome to this week’s Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday. This week we are spotlighting the rough and rugged Power forward Ben Wallace.

Wallace signed with the Washington Bullets (later Wizards) as an undrafted free agent in 1996. In his NBA career, Wallace played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers.

He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. In nine seasons with the Pistons (2000–2006; 2009–2012), Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances (2004 and 2005) and won a championship with the Pistons in 2004. The Pistons retired his jersey number 3 in 2016.

Career history
1996–1999	Washington Bullets / Wizards
1999–2000	Orlando Magic
2000–2006	Detroit Pistons
2006–2008	Chicago Bulls
2008–2009	Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–2012	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2004) 4× NBA All-Star (2003–2006) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2003, 2004, 2006) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2005) 4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2002–2006) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2007) 2× NBA rebounding leader (2002, 2003) NBA blocks leader (2002) Detroit Pistons all-time leader in blocks No. 3 retired by Detroit Pistons
Career statistics
Points	6,254 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	10,482 (9.6 rpg)
Blocks	2,137 (2.0 bpg)