In many ways, no one person signified the “Going to Work” Pistons more than Richard Hamilton.
Hamilton, who joins Ben Wallace and Chauncey Billups, as members of the Pistons of the first decade of this century with their numbers retired by the Detroit Pistons, never jumped off the page.
He was a three-time All-Star who averaged 17 points per game in his career. He never sniffed an All-NBA honor and won’t be going to the Hall of Fame. Truly, Hamilton’s body of work never really stood out.
There were always players who were stronger than him, faster than him, shot the ball better and played more suffocating defense.