{"id":1410422,"date":"2021-09-09T15:44:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T19:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1410422"},"modified":"2023-03-06T19:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T00:36:11","slug":"ben-wallace-made-225000-as-rookie-spent-20000-used-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ben-wallace-made-225000-as-rookie-spent-20000-used-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Wallace Only Made $225,000 as an NBA Rookie But Spent $20,000 of It on His Teammate's Used Car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ben Wallace attained an unlikely honor on Sept. 11, 2021, entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/lebron-james-hall-of-fame-teammates\/\">Basketball Hall of Fame<\/a>. The lowest scorer among <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nba-players\/\">NBA players<\/a> selected, Wallace was also the first undrafted player from the NBA\u2019s modern draft era (beginning in 1989) to get the Hall call. His rise from Division II Virginia Union to the shrine in Springfield, Massachusetts, was a testament to the value of defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/ben-wallace-is-still-griding-for-the-detroit-pistons-even-in-retirement\/\">doing the dirty work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Washington Bullets took a chance on Wallace in 1996 after he averaged a double-double in two seasons at Virginia Union, which he led to the Division II Final Four as a senior. In his <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/new-york-knicks-cost-shot-grant-hill-offensive-video\/\">lone season with the Orlando Magic<\/a>, he became a starter, and then he rose to stardom with the Detroit Pistons in the early 21st century. His NBA beginnings were humble, and his road to the game\u2019s ultimate stage was anything but conventional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ben-wallace-holds-some-dubious-distinctions-but-his-nba-career-almost-didn-t-happen\">Ben Wallace holds some dubious distinctions, but his NBA career almost didn\u2019t happen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Wallace\u2019s Ultimate Mixtape with the Detroit Pistons\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kdge7AfBQ4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Offensive firepower was certainly not Ben Wallace\u2019s calling card. Even as an All-American at Virginia Union, Wallace averaged only 12.5 points per game. His career average of 5.7 points a night in the NBA becomes the lowest in the Hall of Fame, moving past pioneer Chuck Cooper\u2019s mark of 6.6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somewhere, too, the late Wilt Chamberlain is heaving a sigh of relief. With Wallace\u2019s induction, Wilt is no longer the worst free-throw shooter in Springfield. Wallace\u2019s career percentage of 41.4% plummeted past Chamberlain\u2019s 51.1% work from the stripe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After he went undrafted, Wallace went to Italy for a tryout with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YUc3wr1upFU&amp;ab_channel=FabrianoBasket1966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Viola Reggio Calabria<\/a>. He lasted just one game before going home. He got a late call from the Bullets, he made the roster, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wallace matched <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dikembe-mutombo-dishes-michael-jordan-favorite-opponent\/\">Dikembe Mutombo\u2019s record<\/a> by winning four Defensive Player of the Year awards. He did it in five years, with the lone miss between 2002\u201306 ironically happening in 2004 as Detroit won the NBA title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an era in which nearly every player makes $1 million or more a year, Wallace\u2019s one-year rookie contract wasn\u2019t nearly so lucrative. He spent a big chunk of it on a big-ticket item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wallace-gets-a-deal-from-a-fellow-hall-of-fame-inductee\">Wallace gets a deal from a fellow Hall of Fame inductee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ben-Wallace-Detroit-Pistons.jpg?w=925&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons celebrates after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals\" class=\"wp-image-1552865\" width=\"1200\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace (C) after defeating the Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals | Jed Jacobsohn\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Ben Wallace arrived in Washington, he needed transportation. One of his teammates was Chris Webber, another member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/chris-webber-caps-off-week-publicly-ending-longtime-feud-fab-five-teammate-jalen-rose-after-being-elected-hall-of-fame\/\">Basketball Hall of Fame\u2019s 2021 class<\/a>. Wallace\u2019s first contract was less than $250,000 (Spotrac says it was $247,000; he recalled a different number).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webber made an offer the rookie couldn\u2019t refuse, per an interview with Greydy Diaz of <a href=\"https:\/\/theundefeated.com\/features\/retirement-wasnt-easy-for-former-piston-ben-wallace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Undefeated<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI bought a Chevy Tahoe from Chris Webber,&#8221; Wallace explained. &#8220;He asked me if I wanted to buy it and he gave me a good deal. He customized the car, and he sold me the car that was easily worth $50,000 for $20,000 in 1996. It was my rookie year, and my contract was only $225,000.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wallace and Webber played together for two seasons in D.C. In a 1998 trade, Webber went to the Sacramento Kings. He finished his career with a cameo for the Pistons in 2007. That was a season after Wallace got his bag, a three-year, $46 million free-agent deal with the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ben-wallace-s-place-on-the-nba-career-lists-is-deceiving\">Ben Wallace\u2019s place on the NBA career lists is deceiving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Wallace on the meaning of being elected into the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Class\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-LOf-kyAG4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a game dominated by numbers, Ben Wallace\u2019s aren\u2019t overwhelming at first glance. Despite two rebounding titles, his career average of 9.6 rebounds per game isn\u2019t in the top 50 all-time. He also led the league in blocks in 2001\u201302 but is just 24th with a career average of 2.0 swats a contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Wallace averaged less than 24 minutes a night for six seasons, dropped below 20 in three of them, and logged only 5.8 a contest as a rookie. That will crush career averages in a hurry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At his zenith from 2001\u201307, his numbers are more imposing. In six seasons with the Pistons and one in Chicago, Wallace averaged 12.6 boards and 2.7 rejections a game. That\u2019s a strong peak, even if he seldom scored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like Dennis Rodman before him, Wallace dominated games on the glass and defense. Scorers get the glory, but players like Rodman and Wallace do the grinding necessary to win rings. It\u2019s not a coincidence both players have their numbers in the rafters in Detroit. Nor is it one that Ben Wallace took his place with Rodman in the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Statistics courtesy of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Basketball Reference<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/carmelo-anthony-believes-he-would-have-won-multiple-championships-if-the-pistons-drafted-him\/\">Carmelo Anthony Believes He Would Have Won Multiple Championships If the Pistons Drafted Him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Wallace made the unthinkable climb from undrafted to the Hall of Fame. 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