Rasheed Wallace seems to be a strange choice for the New York Knicks but does have experience on his side.
According to a recent report from Ric Bucher of ESPN, Rasheed Wallace might be coming out of retirement to play for the New York Knicks and provide the answer to the reserve power forward question at the Big Apple franchise;
“Rasheed Wallace working out at NYK practice facility w/Camby and Kurt Thomas. Knicks' considering.” – Bucher tweeted recently.
There is no confirmation from the Knicks management as yet, but if true this can be a really strange acquisition. Considering that Wallace last played professional basketball back in 2010, many questions regarding his fitness and
form can be raised. Wallace’s last NBA action was the NBA Finals Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers two seasons back, a game in which he started for the Celtics. He has not played much professional basketball ever since.
There were also rumours linking Wallace with the Miami Heat and Boston; however they have not been as solid as the recent vibe.
There is no doubt that Wallace was probably one of the best forwards in his time, but if the Knicks are actually looking to hire Wallace, they will go after a player whose main reason for retirement was the lack of desire to play.
Long gone are the days when he averaged 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds. At the moment, he is unfit, out of shape and cannot be as effective as he was back in his hey days. The only fathomable reason there can be for Wallace’s New
York arrival can be the amount of experience he brings to the table - having won an NBA Championship with the Detroit Pistons.
Wallace might be an effective mentor to players like Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony but his making strong contributions is as improbable as the chances of the Knicks to win the NBA title next season.
In NBA though, you never know. The team, despite having all the star power, has been struggling to deliver for one and a half season, and who knows, Wallace might be the catalyst the Knicks need to really get it going.
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