Rasheed Wallace

basketball player

Personal Information

Born Rasheed Abdul Wallace on September 17, 1974, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Jackie Wallace and Sam Tabb; married Fatima; children: Malik (adopted son of Fatima), Ishmiel (from previous relationship), Nazir, Rashiyah
Education: Attended University of North Carolina, 1993-95.

Career

Washington Bullets, professional basketball player, 1995-96; Portland Trail Blazers, professional basketball player, 1996-2004; Atlanta Hawks, professional basketball player, 2004; Detroit Pistons, professional basketball player, 2004-; Jammin' 95.5, Portland, OR, deejay for weekend show. Rasheed A. Wallace Foundation, founder, 1997-.

Life's Work

There is no denying Rasheed Wallace's skill on the basketball court: the one-time fourth pick in the NBA draft is a two-time All Star, and he has averaged 15.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game during his career. Wallace began his career with the Washington Bullets and spent eight years with the Portland Trail Blazers before being traded to the Detroit Pistons, who he helped take to the NBA Finals in 2004 and 2005, winning the first time out. Unlike many players in the NBA, Wallace is known for being unselfish with the ball, willing to do whatever it took to win games. Though many fans love Wallace, he has also earned more than his share of enemies thanks to his flamboyant on- and off-court demeanor. While his passion for the game is unmistakable, Wallace claims he would like nothing more than to spend time with his family and help others in the community.

Rasheed Abdul Wallace was born on September 17, 1974, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Jackie Wallace, worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare. His father, Sam Tabb, played street basketball and was in and out of his son's life throughout his childhood. Wallace and his two older brothers, Malcolm and Muhammad, lived in the Germantown area of North Philadelphia. Though he played basketball and was destined to make it a career, another of Wallace's passions was art. He attended the legendary Simon Gratz High School (known for its athletic excellence) and took an art class, where he amazed his teacher with his natural ability. After two years, however, he was pulled from the class so he could focus on basketball.

Joined the UNC Tar Heels

During his high school years, Wallace was taught the fundamentals of basketball. Couple that with his natural ability, and he was a force to be reckoned with. He also learned that what mattered was a team win, so he would pass the ball to other players and ask to be taken out of the game so other team members could play whenever Gratz had a big enough lead. In addition to playing basketball, Wallace also ran track and did the high jump. During high school he was named USA Today's High School Player of the Year for the 1992-93 season and was selected to Basketball Digest's All-America First Team. And though he was more known for basketball, Wallace also received honors as a sprinter, ranking fourth in the Philadelphia area.

Wallace's athletic prowess soon brought the attention of college scouts and coaches from around the country. He spoke with numerous coaches, who highlighted their school's program as well as bashed other colleges, including the University of North Carolina (UNC). UNC's reputation for getting the best athletes to play but relegating them to second and third string until it was time for them to shine was attractive to Wallace. Coach Dean Smith of the men's college basketball program at UNC did, however, make an effort to recruit Wallace, even skipping his team's championship parade to talk the high school student. The 6'11" forward signed with UNC.

At UNC Wallace continued to hone his skills as he earned an unusual amount of playing time for an underclassman. In his freshman season he scored 9.5 points per game (ppg) and 6.6 rebounds per game (rpg) while playing an average of 21 minutes. During his sophomore year his numbers increased substantially, as he averaged 16.6 ppg and 8.2 rpg while playing 30 minutes. At the end of the 1994-95 season, Wallace and the Tar Heels made it to the NCAA Final Four and Wallace was named to a second-team All American.

Began Pro Career with Washington Bullets

Though college was fun for Wallace, he entered the NBA Draft after his sophomore year. He was then selected by the Washington Bullets, fourth overall in the first round. While with the Bullets, he played both power forward and center, averaging ten points and almost five rebounds per game. During his first season, Wallace began to display the bad habits defined his reputation for a number of years (and that many chalked up to his immaturity). He was late to a number of practices, leading to fines from the team. He also received 22 technical fouls. During a game against the Orlando Magic, Wallace suffered a broken thumb and was out for the remainder of the season.

During this time, Wallace saw the birth of his son, Ishmiel, but he also experienced heartache as he and his former girlfriend, Ishmiel's mother Chiquita Bryant, fought over custody of the child. Bryant also brought charges against the power forward for allegedly assaulting her as they argued. While the two waited for a court date for the custody hearing, Wallace was given visitation rights to see his son three times a week for five hours. The basketball player was charged with disorderly conduct when he was denied permission to take his son from the daycare center his former girlfriend had enrolled him in without Wallace's knowledge. Later, Wallace was granted full custody of Ishmiel, but Bryant took off with the child. Neither authorities nor private detectives could locate the two, and for almost two years Wallace knew nothing of the whereabouts of his son. After a pleading for help in locating his son during a game aired on cable network TNT, authorities received an anonymous tip from a viewer in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, that led them to Wallace's former girlfriend and their son. Father and child were reunited on Christmas Day, 1998.

Meanwhile, Wallace was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. Considered an all-around player who could shoot, pass, and rebound, the franchise built a team around Wallace. Wallace again broke his thumb, however, and had to sit out for most of his first season with the Trail Blazers. He returned in time to help the team in the first round of playoffs, but the Blazers eventually lost to the L.A. Lakers.

As Portland's star player, Wallace led the team in scoring. He also ranked third in the NBA in field goal percentage. Between his first and second season he resigned with the team, this time for a lengthier term and increase in pay. In the 1997-1998 season, Wallace saw his stats increase, but none of that mattered to him. His only wish was for a win. He continued to impress the fans with his play, and helped the team continue toward their goal of winning another NBA Championship.

Disruptive Behavior Made Him a Pariah

The Portland Trail Blazers organization sought to increase the team's chances of a championship, adding All-Star after All-Star to the roster. Yet Wallace's behavior seemed to spiral out of control, seemingly from the pressure. He began fighting with the referees over every perceived miscall. While most players and coaches argued to a certain point or even earned a technical before backing down, Wallace did not stop until he was ejected. At times, he would not stop even then. There were times fans even tried to get him to calm down. According to Sports Illustrated, during one heated argument with a referee, one fan yelled, "It's all right, 'Sheed. Just chill, just chill." But according to the Detroit Free Press, "'Sheed believes if there is a questionable call, he must protest...."

Wallace's positive stats continued to rise--reaching a high of 19.3 ppg and 8.2 rpg in the 2001-2002 season--but so did his technical fouls. In one season he received 38 technical fouls, only to follow that with 41 fouls the next season. His teammates and the coaching staff were at a loss in helping him keep his anger with the refs in check. In one instance he threw a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine. Later Wallace threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension.

Wallace also began acting out off the courts by refusing to sign autographs, ignoring fans, fighting with teammates, and refusing to give interviews, despite it being mandatory by the NBA. Though he acquiesced to the locker room interviews by taking his time changing and only answering a few questions filled with expletives, Wallace continued showing disdain during mandatory team events, including an appearance where he and others from the Portland organization gave Christmas trees to needy families in the Portland area.

While his teammates and head coach Mike Dunleavy tried to downplay Wallace's antics by talking to him both on and off the court, it soon took a toll on a team already at odds with one another over various things including playing time. Even though he would help the team make it to the playoffs every year starting in 1996, and twice reach the Western Finals, many were ready for a change. Wallace and fellow player, Damon Stoudamire, did not help the team's image by getting arrested after marijuana was found in the vehicle they were in. The charges were later dropped after each completed community service, stayed out of legal trouble, and underwent drug and alcohol counseling. But the damage had been done. Though it was not the first time a Portland Trail Blazer had been arrested, by the early 2000s this incident and others had earned the team a new nickname: the Portland Jail Blazers.

Found Home in Detroit

While rumors floated that Wallace would soon be traded, he made the task more difficult in 2003 by making comments in the Oregonian quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer that NBA and Commissioner David Stern only "drafted n---- who were dumb and dumber." Many decried his statements, and Wallace apologized for using street language but he stood by what he said. While a number of organizations expressed interest in the talented power forward, a few reconsidered.

However, over the All-Star break in early 2004, Wallace was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. He played one game, then was traded to the Detroit Pistons. Though his new teammates were a little worried, his new coach, Larry Brown, was not. The whole organization was in agreement about bringing Wallace to the Motor City.

With a fresh start, Wallace helped the Detroit Pistons win their first championship in 15 years. A team known for working hard to win a game was the right fit for Wallace. Instead of being the franchise player, he found himself in a supporting role that suited him fine. While he continued to argue with the referees, he no longer received the large number of technicals he had received in the past, and his number of ejections reduced drastically. He soon signed a multi-year contract with The Pistons. Wallace was a factor in helping them reach the Finals in 2005, though they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. In Detroit Wallace largely shed the reputation as a troubled player and was widely supported by Detroit fans

Gave Back To Community

While winning championships and being on a team that understood his work ethic was important to Wallace, being a great father and loving husband has always been of equal or greater importance. In addition to his son Ishmiel, Wallace and his wife, Fatima, also had another son, Nazir, and a daughter, Rashiyah. Wallace adopted Fatima's son from a previous relationship, Malik. Wallace believes in being there for his children and even gave his wife the final say in whether he would sign with Detroit.

Though Wallace has long had a reputation as an ungrateful prima donna, very few fans know of his charitable work throughout his career. He began the Rasheed Wallace Foundation in 1997 to provide help in Portland, Philadelphia, and Durham, North Carolina. The Foundation sponsored annual coat drives, food drives, and provided grants for inner city schools and recreation centers in the three cities. Wallace also sponsored teams that needed assistance in reaching basketball tournaments. He held annual basketball camps in Philadelphia and Durham for children who hoped to reach their goals of being a professional basketball player. Finally, he has participated in the NBA's Read to Achieve program and become involved with Detroit's Kettering High School

In his spare time, Wallace pursues his love of art by doodling or visiting art museums. He also deejayed a radio show on Portland's Jammin' 95.5 radio station. He's an avid fan of pop art and collects cartoon figurines, especially Transformers, a popular cartoon from his youth.

For those who know him well, Wallace is a cool, laid-back person, one who loves his family and gives back to the community. Others, however, use terms such as stubborn, immature, and maniacal in their description of him. As he stated to the Detroit Free Press: "Everybody is not going to like you. Everybody is not going to like what you do. Fifty percent like you, 50 percent hate you. You just gotta keep walking that straight path." What no one can dispute is Wallace's talent for the game of basketball and his ability to not only win games, but also championships.

Awards

NBA All-Star Team, 2000, 2001; NBA Championship, with Detroit Pistons, 2004.

Further Reading

Periodicals

• Dallas Morning News, May 23, 2000.
• Detroit Free Press, December 21, 2001; February 19, 2004; March 25, 2004; April 16, 2004; June 3, 2004; July 23, 2004; April 24, 2005; April 28, 2005; June 15, 2005; June 21, 2005.
• Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, May 27, 2004; June 13, 2004.
• Jet, January 19, 1998, p. 39.
• New York Daily News, February 18, 2004.
• Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL), June 5, 2004.
• Philadelphia Inquirer, December 13, 2003.
• San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA), May 26, 2000.
• Seattle Times, May 23, 2000.
• South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 28, 2005.
• Sport, April 1995, pp. 83-86.
• Sporting News, April 10, 1995, p. 17; June 24, 2005, pp. 14-19.
• Sports Illustrated, may 1, 2000, p. 50; March 12, 2001, p. 32.
• Sports Network, April 1, 2003.
• Washington Times, April 9, 1996, p. 1; June 29, 1996, p. 3; February 10, 2001, p. 1.

• "Rasheed Wallace," NBA, www.nba.com/playerfile/rasheed_wallace/index.html (January 5, 2006).
• Rasheed Wallace, www.rasheedwallace.com (January 5, 2006).

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Rasheed Wallace

Rasheed Wallace during his tenure with the Pistons.
Boston Celtics  – No. 30
Center/Power Forward
Born	September 17, 1974 (1974-09-17) (age 35) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
League	NBA
Salary	$5,854,000[1]
High school	Simon Gratz
College	North Carolina
Draft	1st Round, 4th Overall, 1995 Washington Bullets
Pro career	1995–present
Former teams	Washington Bullets (1995–1996) Portland Trail Blazers (1996–2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004) Detroit Pistons (2004-2009)
Awards	4x NBA All-Star (2000, 2001, 2006, 2008) 1x NBA Champion
Profile	Info Page

Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a member of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 6 ft 11 in (212 cm) and 230 lb (104 kg), Wallace is a power forward/center. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before joining the NBA.

Originally selected by the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) as the fourth pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season. He was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after the season. With Portland he was a key member of the Blazers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals in 1999 and 2000, and was an NBA All-Star in 2000 and 2001. Wallace had a career best 19.4 points per game in 2002 for the Blazers.

During the 2003–04 season Portland traded him to the Atlanta Hawks where he played one game before he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. With the Pistons he won the NBA championship in 2004 and lost the NBA Finals the following season, and individually he was an All-Star in 2006 and 2008. After the 2008–09 season he left Detroit as a free agent and signed with Boston.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 College career 1.3 NBA career 1.3.1 Washington Bullets 1.3.2 Portland Trail Blazers 1.3.3 Atlanta Hawks 1.3.4 Detroit Pistons 1.3.5 Boston Celtics 2 Infamous on-court moments 3 Personal 4 NBA career statistics 4.1 Regular season 4.2 Playoffs 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Early years

Wallace was born and raised in the inner city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his basketball career in Philadelphia and attended Simon Gratz High School. He was named USA Today High School Player of the Year after the 1992–93 season and was selected first team All America by Basketball Times. Wallace was also a two-time Parade All-American first teamer. Despite limited playing time of just 19 minutes per game, Wallace still managed to average 16 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks during his senior year. In addition to basketball, Wallace also ran track and high jumped as a teenager.

College career

University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith recruited Wallace to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for his college years. Smith was a revered mentor to Wallace as he was to Wallace's eventual Detroit coach Larry Brown; Wallace has indicated that this North Carolina bond with Brown helped Wallace adjust quickly to the Piston system. During his time at North Carolina, Wallace had success in the national spotlight. Named a second-team All-American by the AP his second year, Wallace ranks as the leading career field goal shooter in Atlantic Coast Conference history with a.635 percentage. Wallace and fellow future NBAer Jerry Stackhouse helped lead the Tar Heels to the NCAA Final Four in 1995. He left North Carolina to enter the 1995 NBA Draft after his sophomore season. Wallace was selected in the 1st round, the 4th pick overall by the Washington Bullets.

NBA career

Washington Bullets

As a rookie with the Washington Bullets, Wallace played in 65 games, of which he started 51 for the injured Chris Webber. While mostly playing power forward, he also gained experience in the center position although being physically overmatched.^{[citation needed]} Wallace was selected to the rookie team for the All-Star Weekend. Later that year, he fractured his left thumb during a game against Orlando and could not return until the following year. Wallace scored 655 points during his rookie season at Washington. He played 1,788 minutes.

Portland Trail Blazers

After the season, Wallace was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Rod Strickland, a move that proved beneficial for both sides: Strickland averaged 17.2 ppg and 8.9 apg after the trade, helping the Bullets make the playoffs in 1997 for the first time in 8 seasons, and upped those stats to 17.8 ppg and a league-leading 10.5 apg the following year.

Meanwhile, Wallace ranked third in the league in field goal percentage.^[2] However, just as his season was gaining momentum, Wallace again broke his left thumb and was forced to miss the next month of the season,^[3] but he returned in time for a strong performance in the first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, which the Blazers lost.

His next season was filled with many successes. The young superstar signed a long-term contract to stay with the Portland Trail Blazers. He began extending himself into the community more than ever, most notably with his Rasheed Wallace Foundation, but his career suffered from numerous missteps on and off the court. In the 1999–2000 NBA season, he set an NBA record with 38 technical fouls for the season.^[4] However, he would be fifth in the league in field goal percentage.^[5] The following year, he would break his own record with 40 technicals.^[4] Wallace was also suspended by the NBA for seven games for threatening then referee Tim Donaghy on an arena loading dock after a home game in 2003. That was the league's longest suspension for something that did not involve violence or substance abuse.^[6]

Wallace was named an NBA All-Star in 2000 and 2001 and led the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference Finals in 1999 and 2000, losing to the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively. Both teams would go on to win the NBA Finals. The 2000 series against the Lakers was most noted for the underdog Blazers squandering a 15-point lead going into the fourth quarter of Game 7.

Atlanta Hawks

On February 9, 2004 Wallace was traded to the Atlanta Hawks along with Wesley Person for Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff, and Dan Dickau.^[7] He played only a single game for the Hawks, scoring 20 points. He also had 6 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 assists and a steal in a close loss against the New Jersey Nets.^[8] He played only one game with the Hawks before being traded again. The trade sent Wallace from the Atlanta Hawks and guard Mike James from the Boston Celtics to the Detroit Pistons. In turn, Detroit sent guards Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter, and a first-round draft pick to Boston and guard Bobby Sura, center Zeljko Rebraca, and a first-round draft pick to Atlanta. The Boston Celtics also sent forward Chris Mills to Atlanta to complete the deal.^[9] The shipment of Wallace out of Atlanta was widely rumored.^[10]

Detroit Pistons

Wallace in a game against the Golden State Warriors

After falling behind against the Indiana Pacers in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals, he stated boldly in an interview that "We will win Game 2",^[11] a promise he helped fulfill.^[12]

Wallace helped the Pistons win an unexpected NBA title, beating the heavily favored Lakers 4 games to 1.^[13] After the championship season, he paid for replica WWE World Heavyweight Championship belts to be made for each of his teammates and presented them as gifts when the 2004–05 regular season started.^[14]

In the off-season following the Pistons' championship win, Rasheed Wallace signed a 5-year, $57 million contract to remain with Detroit.^[15] He also changed the number of his jersey from #30 to #36.

Throughout the 2004–05 season, Wallace often carried the belt into his locker before games to inspire the Pistons' title defense. He had several notable moments in the playoffs. After the second-round elimination of the Pacers, Wallace played his best series of the postseason in the Eastern Conference finals against the top-seeded Miami Heat. After falling behind again, he again "guaranteed success". He shot a 50% field goal percentage and averaged 14.5 points per game in the series' seven games, and saved his hottest-shooting night for the decisive Game 7. Against the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, Wallace was criticized for leaving Robert Horry, one of the greatest clutch shooters of all time, open for the game-winning three-pointer in Game 5. Wallace's tenacious defense and clutch shooting helped the Pistons to split the series 3–3,^[16] but in the final game, the Pistons lost 81–74.

In the 2005–06 season, he helped lead them to a 64–18 record, and the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs. The Pistons beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 4–1 in the first round and then beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 in the second round of the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons played the Heat in a rematch of the previous year's Conference Finals. The Pistons lost in six games to the Miami Heat, who went on to capture their first NBA title.

On March 26, 2007, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, Rasheed Wallace threw up a 60-foot shot off a stolen inbound pass with 1.5 seconds, called "GLASS!", and banked it in from just behind halfcourt to force overtime letting out a huge roar from what was left of the diminishing Palace crowd, who had assumed the game to be a loss. The Pistons went on to win the game, 113–109.^[17]

On June 2, 2007, Rasheed fouled out of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals after committing a foul on LeBron James and then received two technical fouls, resulting in an automatic ejection, for arguing with a referee.^[18]

Prior to the 2007–08 NBA season, the Pistons would not re-sign Chris Webber, and putting Antonio McDyess as a starting power forward, put Wallace at center. On February 10, 2008, it was announced that Wallace would be replacing Boston Celtics' injured forward Kevin Garnett in the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans.^[19] The decision was made by NBA commissioner David Stern. This was Wallace's fourth All-Star appearance.

In the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons played Garnett and the Celtics. This marked the sixth consecutive time that the Pistons had made it to this point, and five times they had gotten there with Wallace in the lineup. Still, Detroit lost a third consecutive year in the Conference Finals, losing to Boston 4–2. After the game, Rasheed reportedly told reporters, without taking any questions, "It's over, man," perhaps indicating that Pistons' General Manager Joe Dumars would break up the core of the team in the 2008 offseason. Longtime starting point guard Chauncey Billups was traded during the season's beginning, and Wallace would leave the Pistons after the season's end.

Before the 2008–2009 Season, Wallace changed his number from #36 back to his original #30.

Boston Celtics

Wallace signed a three-year contract with the Boston Celtics on July 8, 2009.^[20]

Infamous on-court moments

During the 2008 Playoffs Wallace went on a expletive-laced tirade following Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics^[21][22] in which he lashed out at the officiating, stating, "All that bullshit-ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] -- you've all seen that shit, " Wallace said. "You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the floor and they're calling that shit. That shit ain't basketball out there. It's all fucking entertainment. You all should know that shit. It's all fucking entertainment."^[23] Wallace was fined $25,000 for his profanity and criticism. Wallace's comments were in response to a question about flopping. Earlier that day, the NBA stated that starting with the 2008–09 season, fines would be imposed by the league for obvious flops.^[23]

Personal

Wallace is a Muslim.^[24] He is married to Fatima with three sons and one daughter.^[25] In his rookie season Wallace was involved in a custody dispute with the biological mother of his son. The boy, Ismail, was living with his father and his then fiance, Fatima, before the mother of the child kidnapped him. Wallace went on TV, pleading people to help in the return of his son, and the following winter his pleading worked. A woman saw the boy and his mother, recognized him from Wallace's commercial and called the police. The boy and Wallace were reunited and he has been given custody since then.^[26]

Wallace roots for his hometown Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) and Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), but not the Philadelphia Eagles of the (NFL), instead, he is a longtime fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.^[25]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995–96	Washington	65	51	27.5	.487	.329	.650	4.7	1.3	.6	.8	10.1
1996–97	Portland	62	56	30.5	.558	.273	.638	6.8	1.2	.8	.9	15.1
1997–98	Portland	77	77	37.6	.533	.205	.662	6.2	2.5	1.0	1.1	14.6
1998–99	Portland	49	18	28.9	.508	.419	.732	4.9	1.2	1.0	1.1	12.8
1999–00	Portland	81	77	35.1	.519	.160	.704	7.0	1.8	1.1	1.3	16.4
2000–01	Portland	77	75	38.2	.501	.321	.766	7.8	2.8	1.2	1.8	19.2
2001–02	Portland	79	79	37.5	.469	.360	.734	8.2	1.9	1.3	1.3	19.3
2002–03	Portland	74	74	36.3	.471	.358	.735	7.4	2.1	.9	1.0	18.1
2003–04	Portland	45	44	37.2	.442	.341	.742	6.6	2.5	.8	1.6	17.0
2003–04	Atlanta	1	1	42.0	.333	.167	1.000	6.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	20.0
2003–04	Detroit	22	21	30.6	.431	.319	.704	7.0	1.8	1.1	2.0	13.7
2004–05	Detroit	79	79	34.0	.440	.318	.697	8.2	1.8	.8	1.5	14.5
2005–06	Detroit	80	80	34.8	.430	.357	.743	6.8	2.3	1.0	1.6	15.1
2006–07	Detroit	75	72	32.3	.423	.351	.788	7.2	1.7	1.0	1.6	12.3
2007–08	Detroit	77	76	30.5	.432	.356	.767	6.6	1.8	1.2	1.7	12.7
2008–09	Detroit	66	63	32.2	.419	.354	.772	7.4	1.4	.9	1.3	12.0
Career		1009	943	33.9	.471	.342	.719	6.9	1.9	1.0	1.3	15.0
All-Star		4	0	19.3	.250	.100	.750	3.8	.5	1.0	.8	4.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996–97	Portland	4	4	37.0	.589	.400	.550	6.0	1.5	.5	.5	19.8
1997–98	Portland	4	4	39.3	.489	.800	.500	4.8	2.8	.5	.5	14.5
1998–99	Portland	13	13	36.0	.514	.111	.724	4.8	1.5	1.5	.9	14.8
1999–00	Portland	16	16	37.8	.489	.615	.773	6.4	1.8	.9	1.2	17.9
2000–01	Portland	3	3	42.7	.373	.364	.571	8.0	2.3	.3	1.0	16.7
2001–02	Portland	3	3	41.7	.406	.412	.813	12.3	1.7	.7	.7	25.3
2002–03	Portland	7	7	37.1	.454	.400	.714	5.1	2.6	.6	.7	17.4
2003–04	Detroit	23	23	34.9	.413	.243	.767	7.8	1.6	.6	2.0	13.0
2004–05	Detroit	25	25	33.0	.439	.337	.741	6.9	1.3	1.0	1.8	13.6
2005–06	Detroit	18	18	34.9	.430	.405	.527	6.3	1.8	.6	.8	14.1
2006–07	Detroit	16	16	35.8	.437	.347	.842	7.7	1.8	1.2	1.8	14.3
2007–08	Detroit	17	17	34.4	.424	.320	.744	6.4	1.6	1.1	1.9	13.2
2008–09	Detroit	4	4	30.5	.367	.500	.000	6.3	.8	.5	.2	6.5
Career		153	153	35.5	.446	.353	.710	6.7	1.7	.9	1.4	14.6

References

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10. ^ Wallace not surprised by trade talk
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21. ^ Pistons' Wallace fined $25K for cursing, criticizing officials
22. ^ Celtics stifle Pistons' Game 5 push on Allen's jumper, free throws
23. ^ ^{a b} Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping
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External links

• TheDraftReview.com - Wallace's NBA Draft History Page
• NBA.com Profile - Rasheed Wallace
• Official Homepage
• The Rasheed Wallace Foundation
• SI.com - Pro Basketball - Rasheed Wallace Player Page
• Wallace involved in custody suit - Augusta Chronicle
• 51022 Wallace's comment about the NBA
• Wallace and Celtics make a Good Match by Shira Springer, Boston Globe, July 19, 2009

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