Rasheed Abdul Wallace is an American professional basketball player, who was born in September 17, 1974 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently played for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. At 6 ft 11 in (212 cm) and 230 lb (104 kg),He usually plays power forward or center depending on the opposition.

Rasheed Wallace’s Biography:

Wallace is a Sunni Muslim and named after Harun al-Rashid, the famous Abbasid caliph during Islam’s Golden Age. He began his basketball career in Philadelphia and attended Simon Gratz High School.His name was scelected by USA Today High School as a Player of the Year after the 1992-93 season .Wallace’s team was selected as first team of All America by Basketball Times Despite limited playing time of just 19 minutes per game, Wallace managed to average 16 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks during his senior year.

Rasheed Wallace’s Career:

Rasheed Wallace was Originally selected out of the University of North Carolina by the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) as the fourth pick in the.The University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith lured Wallace to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for his college years. During this time ,he had success in the national spotlight.In 1995 NBA DraftWallace ranks as the leading career field goal shooter in Atlantic Coast Conference history with a .635 percentage
Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season. Following the same season he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant. He had a career-high 42 points against the Denver Nuggets in 2000.He had also a career best 19.4 points per game in 2002 for the Blazers.
In 2004 Rasheed Wallace helped power the Detroit Pistons to the NBA title and obtained his first championship ring. In Detroit, Wallace became known for selfless team play and integrated with Ben Wallace to form the core of the Pistons’ smothering defensive game. He dubbed the duo “Wallace x 2″ shortly after he arrived in Detroit in 2004.

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