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NBA Hall of Famer Ben Wallace is back in the fold with the Detroit Pistons.
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The 47-year-old Wallace, a four-time winner of the NBA’s defensive player of the year, was hired by the club on Friday as a basketball operations and team participation advisor.
“Ben is a Hall of Famer and a Pistons legend who has continued to come home and support our team and our organization,” Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement.
Wallace will assist general manager Troy Weaver and basketball operations staff, as well as head coach Dwane Case and the coaching staff as a mentor and development asset for the current Pistons and members of the club’s Motor City Cruise affiliated team in the NBA G League.
“He embodies everything we are building here and will be a real asset to Dwane, Troy and the rest of our staff,” Gores said. “Ben helped set the standard for what it means to be a Piston and he will be a tremendous influence on our young players.”
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Wallace played 16 NBA seasons and nine with Detroit that included a league title in 2004. He was an NBA All-Star four times and an NBA team pick five times. The Pistons retired their No. 3 jersey in 2016.
Tiger’s top prospects
Outfielder Riley Greene and right-hander Beau Brieske have been selected as the Detroit Tigers’ minor league player and pitcher of the year, respectively.
Greene, 21, combined to play 124 games with Class AA Erie and Class AAA Toledo and hit .301 with 24 home runs while driving 84 runs. Greene is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Tigers organization and is No. 7 in all of baseball in the MLB Pipeline rankings. Detroit selected him fifth overall in the 2019 MLB Draft.
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Brieske, 23, started 21 games between Class A West Michigan and Erie. He compiled a 9-4 record with a 3.12 ERA and struck out 116 batters in 106 2/3 innings.
Brieske was 27thThe Tigers’ round-robin pick in 2019 and is considered the 27th prospect in Detroit’s organization.
Goff of the Lions honored
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was named the NFLPA Community MVP for Week 5 on Friday.
Goff was recognized for distributing more than 40,000 pounds of fresh food and supplies to 500 food-insecure families in Detroit.
“I am very passionate about impacting the community I play in beyond the soccer field,” Goff said in a statement. “The city of Detroit has embraced me, and in return, I want to do everything I can to make my mark.”
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Since arriving in Detroit, Goff has quickly made a difference within his new community. In August, she partnered with the Detroit Lions Foundation to have all proceeds from her JG16 clothing line donated and distributed throughout Detroit for mutually agreed upon youth initiatives.
In the coming months, Goff plans to expand his commitment in Detroit by providing winter coats to the homeless, partnering with a local youth nonprofit for the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign, conducting monthly Zoom readings. to students on the premises. children’s centers and the creation of a national health and wellness campaign to build fitness courts in Michigan.
Red wing cuts
The Detroit Red Wings sent center Chase Pearson and defenders Brian Lashoff and Ryan Murphy to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate in Grand Rapids on Friday. The club also released defender Adam Brubacher from his professional trials.
Detroit still has 35 players on its preseason roster and concludes the exhibition game on Saturday with a road game against the Buffalo Sabers.
Reference-windsorstar.com