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The Case for Retiring Tayshaun’s and Rasheed’s Pistons Jerseys

The Detroit Pistons made it a point the last two seasons to honor their 2004 NBA Championship team by retiring the jerseys of Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, and now Richard Hamilton. The remaining starters from that team, Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace, have yet to receive such honors.

The question to be asked regarding Tayshaun and Rasheed remains that of their total contributions in a Pistons jersey. Chauncey, Rip, and Ben all hold records in the regular season and playoffs. The former do not have the statistics to match, but arguably were just as impactful to that team as the latter.