On this day in 2009, former Boston Celtics big man Rasheed Wallace officially became a member of the team.
On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Rasheed Wallace signed with the team on a multi-season deal his body didn’t let him finish. Wallace, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, played his college ball at the University of North Carolina, from which he was drafted by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) with the fourth overall pick of the 1995 NBA draft.
Wallace would make the All-Rookie team with the Bullets, and then play stints with the Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons (with whom he would win a title in 2004) before joining the Celtics, making All-Star teams in four of those seasons.
‘Sheed (as he was often called) played just one season for the Celtics, his numbers hobbled by minor injuries.
Former UNC basketball standout Rasheed Wallace has been connected to the NC A&T job.
Former UNC basketball standout Rasheed Wallace entered the coaching ranks after a lengthy NBA career and could be looking to make a big move this year.
According to a report from HBCU Gameday, Wallace appears to be a target for the North Carolina A&T opening and was described as a favorite among some prominent program boosters. North Carolina A&T is looking for a permanent head coach to replace interim coach Phillip Shumpert, who has served in the role since August.
Now that the season has ended, things are in motion in terms of applicants and setting up interviews. The site is also reporting on a few other candidates:
Several interesting names have been mentioned in connection to the job. They include former UNC and NBA player Rasheed Wallace, assistant Steve Smith on Leonard Hamilton’s staff at Florida State, assistant B. J. McKie on Steve Forbes’ staff at Wake Forest and Frank Haith an assistant to Penny Hardaway at Memphis.
Wallace spent time as an assistant with the Detroit Pistons before becoming the head coach at Jordan High School. He briefly served as an assistant on Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis last season.
While nothing appears set in concrete in this search, Wallace appears to be a name to watch in connection with the job.
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Even before he joined the Boston Celtics, veteran big man Rasheed Wallace had made a name for himself as one of the NBA’s most vocal players when contesting calls with referees. So much so, he often led the league in technical fouls.
So it should not surprise anyone who knows the history of his game to learn about the most famous interjections Wallace deployed against refs when he believed a call that went against him or his teammates was an especially bad call, and where it came from. Sheed, as he was often called for short, yelled “Ball don’t lie!” with gusto any time such a sequence played out.
Where did it come from, and what did it mean? The veteran forward explained it in a recent clip put together by the folks at the Showtime Basketball YouTube channel.
Former UNC basketball standout Rasheed Wallace won’t join the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff after initial reports suggested so.
It sounds like a former UNC basketball standout won’t be joining the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff after all.
Last month it was reported that [autotag]Rasheed Wallace[/autotag] was expected to join new Lakers head coach Darvin Ham’s coaching staff. But now, the plans have appeared to change in a hurry.
Per Shams Charania on Monday, Wallace will not join Ham’s coaching staff. The report did not state a reason as to why Wallace won’t be the taking the job anymore as it comes just a few months after he left the Memphis program.
After playing 18 seasons in the NBA, Wallace pursued a coaching career and was an assistant for the Pistons in 2013. He’s also coached two years of high school basketball in North Carolina.
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After rumors that he would join Darvin Ham’s staff, Rasheed Wallace will not be on the bench as an assistant coach for the Lakers.
Just after Darvin Ham was hired as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, there were immediate rumors that former NBA player Rasheed Wallace would join him as an assistant coach.
At first, there was a report that he had formally agreed to join Ham’s staff, but that report was retracted to reflect the fact that he was merely identified as a possible member of Ham’s staff.
On Monday, it became known that Wallace will not be joining the Lakers.
“Former NBA star Rasheed Wallace reportedly will no longer join the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff for the 2022-23 season.
“‘After further conversations, former NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace will no longer join new Lakers coach Darvin Ham’s staff, sources said,’ The Athletic’s Shams Charania wrote. ‘Wallace served as an assistant under Penny Hardaway at the University of Memphis last season.'”
Wallace averaged 14.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots during his 16-year NBA career. He won a world championship as a teammate of Ham on the 2004 Detroit Pistons.
The former big man spent the past season with Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff on the University of Memphis Tigers.
Andre Iguodala had a lot of praise for former UNC basketball standout Rasheed Wallace, saying he would be better than Giannis Antetokounmpo.
[autotag]Rasheed Wallace[/autotag] played 16 seasons in the NBA spanning from 1995-2013, doing so in two different eras of the game including the 90’s and 2000’s.
While he spent most of his career in Portland, Sheed found himself on a title team with the Detroit Pistons in 2004, serving as a key player for that run they had. Wallace finished his career averaging 14.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game including a career-high 19.3 points per game in 2001-02 with Portland.
But one player believes Wallace would have dominated in this era.
During an appearance on the Dan LeBatard show, Andre Iguodala believes Wallace would be a top-five player in this era and even better than Giannis Antetokounmpo:
“Rasheed Wallace probably could have been top five player in the league for a 10-year stretch,” he said. “He just chose, ‘I’ll do my thing over here.’ He was shooting 3s from half court. No, he was shooting half-court shots left-handed and right-handed. If Rasheed Wallace played in modern-day basketball today, if he played in our league today, he’d be the top five player in the league. He’d be better than Giannis, and I love Giannis.”
Now, that’s bold.
Wallace did have potential to be a lot better than his career turned out to be and who knows what he would have been in this era. However, Giannis is currently on a career arc to be one of the best we’ve ever seen if he can continue this climb.
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Former Philadelphia 76ers star Andre Iguodala has a very bold claim concerning Rasheed Wallace and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The game of basketball is played with a much different style today than back in the day, and there is always a debate whether players from different eras could play in other ones.
Former Philadelphia 76ers star Andre Iguodala joined “The Dan LeBatard Show” and he was asked about title teams. One team brought up was the 2004 Detroit Pistons, who didn’t feature a true star and didn’t have anybody on the top 75 players of all-time list.
Iguodala had a very bold claim about Pistons do-it-all forward and Philly native Rasheed Wallace. Iguodala claimed Wallace would be a top-five player in today’s game and he would be better than Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Here are Iguodala’s exact words:
Rasheed Wallace probably could have been a top-five player in the league for a 10-year stretch. He just chose ‘Ahh, I’ll do my thing over here.’ He was shooting half-court shots left-handed and right-handed. If Rasheed Wallace played in modern-day basketball today, if he played in our league today, he’d be a top-five player. He’d be better than Giannis, and I love Giannis.
Iguodala and the Sixers faced Wallace’s Pistons twice in the playoffs, 2005 and 2008, and Wallace went to work in those series. He averaged 17 points and shot 37.5% from deep in the 2005 series, and he averaged 14.5 points and shot 44.8% from deep in the 2008 series. The fact he is a big man who stands 6 feet, 11 inches, he would likely dominate in today’s era as his game is tailor-made for it.
However, the fact that Iguodala said he would better than Antetokounmpo is a bold claim. Wallace would be a terrific fit in today’s era, but Antetokounmpo is also a finals MVP winner and he does so many things at an elite level. Either way, it’s interesting to think about Wallace playing basketball in 2022.
Former Boston Celtics alum Rasheed Wallace joins Darvin Ham’s coaching staff for the LA Lakers.
Former Boston Celtics player, Rasheed Wallace, has agreed to terms to join Darvin Ham’s coaching staff for the Los Angeles Lakers. This coming after his latest stint in college basketball with the Memphis Tigers and Penny Hardaway. Ham and Wallace were teammates on the 2004 Detroit Pistons NBA Championship team.
Wallace had a great skill set as a player and brings his experience and background to the Lakers. His passion is what the Lakers need desperately right now after a moribund season. Celtics fans know his intensity first-hand, after his time in the green and white and before, reminding us of whether balls are capable of lying. This seems like a great first step in righting the ship in LA.
Four-time NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace has agreed on a deal to be an assistant coach for the Lakers under new head coach Darvin Ham. Both were teammates in Detroit and part of the 2004 title team.
Shams later notes that Wallace “was recently identified as a candidate for Ham’s staff,” however, adding that the “two sides have not yet reached a formal contract stage.”
Former UNC basketball forward Rasheed Wallace is taking the next step in his career, joining the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff.
Former UNC standout forward [autotag]Rasheed Wallace[/autotag] has found his next stop as an assistant coach. It was announced on Monday that Wallace would be joining the Los Angeles Lakers as an assistant on new head coach Darvin Ham.
Ham and Wallace were former teammates in Detroit during the Pistons’ Championship season in 2004.
There were previous rumors about this move for Wallace and it has now been made all but official.
Sources: Four-time NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace has agreed on a deal to be an assistant coach for the Lakers under new head coach Darvin Ham. Both were teammates in Detroit and part of the 2004 title team. Memphis‘ Penny Hardaway hinted today Wallace may join Ham in LA.
Wallace spent time last season on staff at Memphis under Penny Hardaway before stepping away towards the end of the season.
Before Memphis, Wallace got his coaching career started in 2013 as an assistant for the Pistons. He later two years as the head coach at Jordan High School in North Carolina.
Wallace played 18 seasons in the NBA for six different organizations. He retired in 2013.
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Rasheed Wallace is, without a doubt, one of basketball’s living legends.
There is no other way to put it. Four-time NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace is, without a doubt, one of basketball’s living legends.
Wallace, who played in the NBA from 1995 until 2013, is a pioneer in the sport. He coined the catchphrase “ball don’t lie” and his hard-nosed defensive tenacity constantly set a tone for his locker room.
During his playing career, Wallace led the Detroit Pistons to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers and win the 2004 NBA Championship. One of his teammates was Darvin Ham, who recently took over as head coach for the Lakers.
In an exciting development, the former teammates are set to join forces in Los Angeles, as The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Wallace will reportedly join Ham’s coaching staff.
Sources: Four-time NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace has agreed on a deal to be an assistant coach for the Lakers under new head coach Darvin Ham. Both were teammates in Detroit and part of the 2004 title team. Memphis‘ Penny Hardaway hinted today Wallace may join Ham in LA.
Wallace, who began his NBA coaching career immediately after his playing career, took a hiatus from the bench after just one season as an assistant with the Pistons in 2013-14.
The former NBA veteran then took over as the head coach of Jordan High School in North Carolina between 2019 and 2021. He most recently served as an assistant (then as a consultant) for Penny Hardaway at the University of Memphis.
From an X’s and O’s standpoint, it’s doubtful Wallace has much of a role or impact with the team. But from a cultural perspective, he will likely make his mark.
Early reports from Wallace’s demeanor as a coach suggest that he should out the fire burning within the Lakers, which is something the team desperately needed last year. Los Angeles played without much intensity and purpose in 2021-22, and that won’t happen again on Wallace’s watch.
The bad news is that we might also see some costly technical fouls called on Wallace, even from the bench. When he was active in the league, Wallace set a record for the most technicals called on a player in a single season.
