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Ben Camey Wallace is an American

United States

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Basketball

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center

Center (basketball)

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for the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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of the NBA

National Basketball Association

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. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College

Cuyahoga Community College

Cuyahoga Community College is a two-year college in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Founded in 1962, Cuyahoga Community College is the oldest, and largest community college in Ohio with a Fall 2009 enrollment of 31,024. * http://www.tri-c.edu/news/Pages/20100823a.aspxIn August of 2010, the college reported...

and Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...

and signed with the Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

(later Wizards) as an undrafted free agent in 1996. In his NBA career, Wallace has also played the power forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

position and with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

, Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

, Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

, and Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

teams.

He has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...

four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo , commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the NBA...

. In six seasons with the Pistons (2000-2006), Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances (2004

2004 NBA Finals

The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2003–04 National Basketball Association season. The Finals were between the Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference and the Detroit Pistons of the Eastern Conference; the Lakers held home court advantage...

and 2005

2005 NBA Finals

The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2004-05 National Basketball Association season. The San Antonio Spurs of the Western Conference faced the Detroit Pistons of the Eastern Conference for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage. The series was played under a...

) and won a championship with the Pistons in 2004.

Early life

Ben Wallace was born in White Hall, Alabama

White Hall, Alabama

White Hall is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for a plantation which was destroyed in a 1882 tornado. At the 2000 census the population was 1,014. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, a small town in Lowndes County

Lowndes County, Alabama

Lowndes County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,299...

, and is the tenth of eleven children. He later attended Central High School in Hayneville

Hayneville, Alabama

Hayneville is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,177. The city is the county seat of Lowndes County. It is also part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

where he received all-state honors in basketball, baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, and football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

(as a linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

). Former basketball player Charles Oakley

Charles Oakley

Charles Oakley is a retired American professional basketball player and is currently an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association...

is Wallace's mentor, having discovered Wallace at a 1991 basketball camp, and later recommended Wallace to his previous college, Virginia Union.

College career

Wallace first played college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

on the junior college

Junior college

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level at Cuyahoga Community College

Cuyahoga Community College

in Cleveland for two years. There, staples of Wallace's defensive prowess were shown as he averaged 17.0 rebounds and 6.9 blocks per game.
He then transferred to Virginia Union

Virginia Union University

, a Division II school, where he studied criminal justice

Criminal justice

Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...

. Wallace averaged 13.4 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game as a member of the Virginia Union Panthers, whom he led to the Division II Final Four and a 28–3 record. As a senior, Wallace was named to the First-Team All CIAA and was selected as a First Team All-American (Div. II) by the NABC. Wallace was a letterman in football, baseball, basketball and track. He won All-State honors in all but track.

Early career

As an undrafted

NBA Draft

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player, he was signed as a rookie free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

by the Washington Bullets on October 2, 1996 after playing in Italy

Italy

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. In 1999, Wallace was traded to the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

along with Tim Legler

Tim Legler

Timothy Eugene Legler is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst.-La Salle:...

, Terry Davis

Terry Davis (basketball)

Terry Raymond Davis is a retired American professional basketball player who, at 6'10" and 225 lb, played as a power forward and center for the Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, and Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.Like two other all-around similar players,...

, and Jeff McInnis

Jeff McInnis

Jeff Lemans McInnis is a basketball player. He has played in the NBA, in Greece and in the CBA .-Career:...

for Ike Austin

Isaac Austin

Isaac Edward "Ike" Austin is a retired American professional basketball player. He is also the uncle of the top 2012 college basketball recruit, Isaiah Austin....

Detroit Pistons

On August 3, 2000, he was traded along with Chucky Atkins

Chucky Atkins

Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent.-Basketball career:...

to the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

for Grant Hill

Grant Hill (basketball)

Grant Henry Hill is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Suns. As a collegian with Duke University and early in his professional career with the Detroit Pistons, Hill was widely considered to be one of the best all-around players in the game, often...

, in what was at the time considered a one-sided trade; Hill had planned to sign with Orlando as an unrestricted free agent, but the sign and trade deal allowed Hill to receive a slightly more lucrative contract while Detroit received at least some compensation for losing its marquee player. Since the trade, Wallace won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

in 2001–02, 2002–03

2002-03 NBA season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs beating the New Jersey Nets 4-2 in the 2003 NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...

, 2004–05

2004-05 NBA season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association . It began on November 2, 2004 and ended June 23, 2005. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating defending champion Detroit Pistons 4–3 in the NBA Finals....

, and 2005–06 seasons

2005-06 NBA season

The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. It began on November 1, 2005 and ran through April 19, 2006...

, and was selected to six All-Defensive teams

NBA All-Defensive Team

The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches; the coaches are not allowed to vote for players on their own team...

. In the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, he led the league in both rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...

and blocked shots

Block (basketball)

In basketball, a block , not to be confused with blocking, occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player. The defender must not touch the offensive player's hands or otherwise a foul is called. In order to be legal, the block must occur while the shot...

, the first to do so since Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008,...

. In 2003, he was voted by fans to the first of his four NBA All-Star Game appearances as a center for the Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, organized in three divisions of five teams each.The three division winners and the non-division winner with the best record are seeded 1 through 4 for the playoffs in order of their records, with all...

.

Near the end of a November 2004 game against the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

, Wallace responded to a foul by Indiana's Ron Artest

Ron Artest

Metta World Peace is an American professional basketball player and rapper who is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. World Peace gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders as he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004...

by shoving Artest, which eventually led to the Pacers–Pistons brawl, involving both players and spectators. Wallace was suspended for six games, and his brother David Wallace, received a year of probation and community service for punching Indiana players in the stands.
The game was a rematch of the heated Eastern Conference finals which the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

won on their way to the 2004 NBA Finals

2004 NBA Finals

where they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

4-1 on the back of Wallace's effective and strong defense against a declining but still dominant Shaquille O'Neal.

The Pistons began a tradition of sounding a deep chime whenever "Big Ben" scored or recorded a block on Detroit's home court, The Palace of Auburn Hills

The Palace of Auburn Hills

The Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1988, it is the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...

– an allusion to the original Big Ben in London. (The Bulls and Cavaliers continued the gimmick during his respective tenures with Chicago and Cleveland).

Chicago Bulls

On July 3, 2006, Wallace agreed to a four-year, $60 million deal with the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

. Chicago Bulls coach Scott Skiles

Scott Skiles

Scott Allen Skiles is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and former American professional basketball player. He also is the former head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns. Skiles holds the NBA record for assists in one game, with 30...

had a strict "no-headband" policy, but decided to make an exception for Wallace when his teammates voted in favor of allowing him to keep the signature headband. During his two-year run in Chicago, Wallace battled with various knee injuries and averaged 5.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

as part of a three-team deal that included the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

and the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

. The deal moved Wallace to the power forward

Power forward (basketball)

position with Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Žydrunas Ilgauskas

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas , or "Big Z" , is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball center who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association...

as the starting center. Following the trade, Wallace played in 22 regular season games (all starts). In 26.3 minutes, he averaged 4.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In 72 total regular season games Wallace averaged 4.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Wallace had a Cavalier regular season high of 12 points on February 24, 2008 against the Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

, and had regular season Cavalier highs of 15 rebounds against the Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

and four blocks against the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

. In the 2008 playoffs, Wallace played in 13 games (all starts) and averaged 3.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. He had his playoff high of 12 rebounds in Game 4 win against the Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

in the first round of the NBA playoffs. On November 25, 2008, Wallace grabbed his 9,000th career rebound and blocked his 1,900th career shot.

On June 25, 2009, Wallace was traded to the Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

with Sasha Pavlović, a second round draft pick and $500k for Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...

. On July 13, 2009, the Suns bought out Wallace's $14 million contract, saving $8 million in the process. Wallace actually received $10 million but Phoenix was in luxury tax so the savings were effectively doubled.

Return to Pistons

On August 7, 2009, Wallace agreed to re-sign with the Pistons as a free agent to a 1-year deal. He formerly wore #3 with the Pistons, but changed his jersey to #6 upon his return, allowing Rodney Stuckey

Rodney Stuckey

Rodney Norvell Stuckey is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.-High school career:...

to keep that number. On July 11, 2010, Wallace agreed to a 2-year deal with the Pistons.

On November 30, 2010, in a 90-79 road loss to the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

, Wallace surpassed the 10,000 rebound mark for his career, becoming the 34th player in NBA history to achieve that mark.

On December 22, 2010, in a 115–93 road win over the Raptors

Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...

, Wallace played his 1,000th game becoming the 95th player in NBA history to achieve this record.

Player profile

Ben Wallace plays the center position and has been lauded as a prime defensive presence in his career. He has been voted as the NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times. He is somewhat undersized for a center, being listed at , 240 lb., a frame statistically resembling more of a forward; he himself admits his actual height is . His scoring is typically well below average for an NBA starter. Perhaps his most problematic area is his free throw shooting. Much like fellow center Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...

his free throw shooting is typically in the low to mid 40% range. This has often led teams to foul him much like the Hack-a-Shaq

Hack-a-Shaq

Hack-a-Shaq is the name commonly ascribed to a basketball defensive strategy initially instituted in the National Basketball Association by former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to hinder the scoring ability of the opposing team by deliberately fouling one of its opposing players, the player...

defense. His career free throw percentage is just 41.7% (as of the end of the 2009-10 season), and he has never had a season with more than 49% made.

Personal life

Wallace is married to Chanda and is the father of two sons, Ben Jr. and Bryce, and one daughter, Bailey. Wallace appeared on the cover of ESPN NBA 2K5. An inflatable basketball training aid of Wallace's likeness, called the Inflatable Defender, is manufactured by PlayAir Systems. His sneaker, the Big Ben was released November 5, 2007 under Stephon Marbury

Stephon Marbury

Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American professional basketball player.The , point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves.He was an NBA...

's Starbury

Starbury

Starbury, Inc. is an American brand of sneakers and clothing endorsed by CBA player Stephon Marbury, and was marketed by Steve and Barry's. The line was launched in September 2006, as a pair of $14.98 basketball shoes to compete with higher priced products endorsed by celebrity athletes...

label and sold for $14.98 at Steve & Barry's

Steve & Barry's

Steve & Barry's was an American retail clothing chain, featuring casual apparel. By mid-2008, the chain operated 276 stores in 39 states. The company was headquartered in Port Washington, New York. The company liquidated all of its stores throughout 2008....

stores. Wallace gained great notoriety in the Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

area and nationwide as fans often arrived at his games sporting wigs in honor of his trademark afro

Afro

Afro, sometimes shortened to fro and also known as a "natural", is a hairstyle worn naturally by people with lengthy kinky hair texture or specifically styled in such a fashion by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair...

hairstyle. However, he usually only had the afro for home games; for away games, he had his hair styled into cornrows. In 2011, Wallace was arrested and charged with DWI

DWI

DWI is an acronym which means:* Driving while intoxicated, see Driving under the influence* Driving while impaired* Danish West Indies* Diffusion-weighted imaging, a technique used in magnetic resonance imaging* Drinking Water Inspectorate...

and carrying a concealed weapon.

Honors and statistical highs

NBA Champion: 2004
4× NBA All-Star: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...

: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
6× All-NBA Defensive Team:
First Team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Second Team: 2007
5× All-NBA:
Second Team: 2003, 2004, 2006
Third Team: 2002, 2005
2× NBA regular-season leader, rebounds per game: 2002 (13.0), 2003 (15.4)
NBA regular-season leader, blocks per game: 2002 (3.5)
2× NBA regular-season leader, total rebounds: 2001 (1052), 2003 (1026)
NBA regular-season leader, total defensive rebounds: 2001 (749)
2× NBA regular-season leader, total offensive rebounds: 2003 (293), 2006 (301)
NBA regular-season leader, total blocks: 2002 (278)

Regular season

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

| 34 || 0 || 5.8 || .348 || .000 || .300 || 1.7 || .1 || .2 || .3 || 1.1
|-
| align="left" | 1997–98
| align="left" | Washington
| 67 || 16 || 16.8 || .518 || .000 || .357 || 4.8 || .3 || .9 || 1.1 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99
| align="left" | Washington
| 46 || 16 || 26.8 || .578 || .000 || .356 || 8.3 || .4 || 1.1 || 2.0 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Orlando

Orlando Magic

| 81 || 81 || 24.2 || .503 || .000 || .474 || 8.2 || .8 || .9 || 1.6 || 4.8
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Detroit

Detroit Pistons

| 80 || 80 || 34.5 || .490 || .250 || .336 || 13.2 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 2.3 || 6.4
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Detroit
| 80 || 80 || 36.5 || .531 || .000 || .423 || 13.0 || 1.4 || 1.7 || 3.5 || 7.6
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Detroit
| 73 || 73 || 39.4 || .481 || .167 || .450 || 15.4 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 3.2 || 6.9
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Detroit
| 81 || 81 || 37.7 || .421 || .125 || .490 || 12.4 || 1.7 || 1.8 || 3.0 || 9.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Detroit
| 74 || 74 || 36.1 || .453 || .111 || .428 || 12.2 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 2.4 || 9.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Detroit
| 82 || 82 || 35.2 || .510 || .000 || .416 || 11.3 || 1.9 || 1.8 || 2.2 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Chicago

Chicago Bulls

| 77 || 77 || 35.0 || .453 || .200 || .408 || 10.7 || 2.4 || 1.4 || 2.0 || 6.4
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Chicago
| 50 || 50 || 32.5 || .373 || .000 || .424 || 8.8 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Cleveland

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

| 22 || 22 || 26.3 || .457 || .000 || .432 || 7.4 || .6 || .9 || 1.7 || 4.2
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09

2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...

| align="left" | Cleveland
| 56 || 53 || 23.5 || .445 || .000 || .422 || 6.5 || .8 || .9 || 1.3 || 2.9
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10

2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....

| align="left" | Detroit
| 69 || 67 || 28.6 || .541 || .000 || .406 || 8.7 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 5.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11

2010–11 NBA season

The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...

| align="left" | Detroit
| 54 || 49 || 22.9 || .450 || .500 || .333 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 2.9
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 1026 || 901 || 30.3 || .475 || .128 || .415 || 10.0 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 2.0 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | All-Star
| align="left" |
| 4 || 2 || 21.5 || .400 || .000 || .000 || 7.0 || .5 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 3.0

Playoffs

|-
| align="left" | 2002

2002 NBA Playoffs

The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...

| align="left" | Detroit

Detroit Pistons

| 10 || 10 || 40.8 || .475 || .000 || .436 || 16.1 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 2.6 || 7.3
|-
| align="left" | 2003

2003 NBA Playoffs

The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....

| align="left" | Detroit
| 17 || 17 || 42.5 || .486 || .000 || .446 || 16.3 || 1.6 || 2.5 || 3.1 || 8.9
|-
| align="left" | 2004

2004 NBA Playoffs

The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...

| align="left" | Detroit
| 23 || 23 || 40.2 || .454 || .000 || .427 || 14.3 || 1.9 || 1.9 || 2.4 || 10.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005

2005 NBA Playoffs

The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...

| align="left" | Detroit
| 25 || 25 || 39.2 || .481 || .000 || .461 || 11.3 || 1.0 || 1.7 || 2.4 || 10.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006

2006 NBA Playoffs

The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...

| align="left" | Detroit
| 18 || 18 || 35.7 || .465 || .000 || .273 || 10.5 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 4.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007

2007 NBA Playoffs

The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...

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Chicago Bulls

| 10 || 10 || 36.9 || .566 || .000 || .500 || 9.5 || 1.4 || 1.5 || 1.7 || 8.7
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2008 NBA Playoffs

The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....

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Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

| 13 || 13 || 23.4 || .515 || .000 || .350 || 6.5 || 1.2 || .6 || 1.1 || 3.2
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2009 NBA Playoffs

The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...

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| 14 || 0 || 12.6 || .615 || .000 || .000 || 2.7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 1.1
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| 130 || 116 || 34.8 || .482 || .000 || .418 || 11.2 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 1.9 || 7.2

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Early life

College career

Early career

Detroit Pistons

Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers

Return to Pistons

Player profile

Personal life

Honors and statistical highs

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

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