The Chicago Bulls decided to offer Ben Wallace so much money he couldn't refuse the offer. Ben is one of my favorite players but I don't even think he was worth what the Pistons offered him (about $10 million less than the Bulls). Granted he is one of the best rebounders and shot blockers in the game right now, his stats in rebounds and blocked shots have gone down in each of the past few years. He is very limited in what he can contribute on offense. He is also 32. I think the Bulls are going to be stuck with an untradeable player with a huge salary which will hurt their salary cap.
The Pistons filled the spot by getting free agent, Nahr Mohammed. Uh...ok, whatever. Soft player, not really worth what we offered him. It is unfortunate that Joe Dumars felt like he had to just throw whatever he could into Ben's place. If the Pistons would have held on to Darko, this might have been his opportunity to make something of himself for the Pistons.
There is talk that the Pistons may offer Chucky Atkins a contract. I like Chucky but I'm not sure the Pistons are going anywhere next year without the defensive game they made popular. We'll soon see.
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