As you all have heard, last week Ben Wallace was nominated to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2017. Forbes had some good notes on Ben’s resume for the Hall:
Wallace's selection as a four-time Defensive Player of the Year is an NBA record and those seasons came in a five-year span (2002-2006). His five All-NBA selections mirrors what Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond did during his career for Sacramento, Golden State, Washington and the Lakers. Richmond is considered among the weaker Hall of Fame selections – he never led the league in scoring and averaged only 21 ppg for his career.