Big Ben Back In D-Town: Ben Wallace Rejoins The Detroit Pistons

If there was one team in the NBA that would be excited to bring in Ben Wallace, it would be the Detroit Pistons.

Reports out of the Detroit News state that Ben Wallace has signed a one year deal worth $1.3 million and will return to the city where his career skyrocketed. Wallace was traded to the Chicago Bulls in the 2006-'07 season, and his career has never been the same since his best years in Detroit.

His averages in points, rebounds and blocks all took a turn for the worse and he was never the center that teams like Chicago and the Cleveland Cavaliers hoped he would be. 

Wallace was a part of the Pistons team that went to two NBA finals and contested every year for the Eastern conference crown. He has an NBA championship and four defensive player of the year awards to his name.

Big Ben has also been named to six all-NBA defensive teams and five all-NBA teams. Every award Wallace has earned in his career came while he was at Detroit.

He experienced his career-high in points in the 2004-'05 season when he averaged a little less than 10 points. In the 2002-'03 season, he averaged over 15 rebounds and in the 2001-'02 season he experienced his high in blocks with nearly four per game. He has averaged six points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game.

The Pistons will be very pleased to see Ben Wallace back in their side and maybe, if on the right team and with the right crowd behind him, Wallace could make an impact for this team in his 13th year in the NBA.