Rasheed Wallace

Rasheed Wallace is back in the NBA ... as the assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers!

Rasheed Wallace is coming back to the NBA -- this time, as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers!! Rasheed Wallace I'm The Lakers' New Assistant Coach!!! Rasheed Wallace Agrees To Become Lakers' New Assistant Coach

The Los Angeles Lakers have already accomplished the hard part in finding a suitable coach to step in after the team parted ways with Frank Vogel after the ...

So, I'm thinking this year, with him getting the Lakers job, [Wallace] might still be going along with that process." Hardaway was right in his assessment of the situation. Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham was hired to fill that role last week, marking his first head coaching gig in the league.

Ham and Wallace were teammates on Detroit's 2004 NBA Championship team. Wallace was most recently an assistant coach at the University of Memphis under ...

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After the Lakers reportedly hired Rasheed Wallace as an assistant, a video of the ex-NBA big man talking about Russell Westbrook resurfaced.

He is a candidate to be in Darvin Ham’s coaching staff, but they are still in discussion about it. “Right now I gotta say, Russ is the best player in the NBA right now,” Wallace said at the time, viaLakers Daily. Of course Richard Jefferson, Kendrick Perkins and Rachel Nichols were all shocked, as the one-time champion really thought the then Washington Wizards playmaker was better than Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo or even LeBron James.

Darvin Ham is trying to make a statement with the coaching staff he's bringing to Los Angeles. According to a report, former NBA star Rasheed Wallace is ...

The Lakers clearly want a tougher mentality and playing style next season. a fan wrote. "If this is true this is a interesting addition to the coaching staff!

Speaking about a particular hot streak of games from the former MVP, Wallace declared that the now-beleaguered Lakers point guard was the best player in the NBA ...

Though his scoring took a dip, he set career highs in rebounds (11.5) and assists (11.7) per game. New Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has already begun the process of assembling his coaching staff, reportedly hiring former NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace as an assistant. They’re gonna love that statement.”

Russell Westbrook has come under constant fire for much of the last year as many among NBA circles put the blame on him for the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Things have changed dramatically since then after his first season with the Lakers but it does seem like Wallace is a big admirer of Westbrook. Having someone who believes in him could be big for Russ as he seemingly felt like everyone was against him last season. We say that because Wallace bestowed upon Westbrook quite the high praise back in May 2021, when he stated that Russ was the best player in the league. "I gotta say Russ is the best player in the NBA right now.

After hinting at the news on Monday morning, Shams Charania of The Athletic has confirmed that former Memphis assistant coach Rasheed Wallace will join Dar.

If Darvin had gotten a job last year, Rasheed had already promised him that he was going to go with him. He also had a stop as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons from 2013-14. “I think Rasheed might be going to LA with Darvin Ham. That was the deal from the beginning.

Metta Sandiford-Artest is a fan of the Lakers' hiring of Rasheed Wallace ... calling the former NBA star "brilliant."

For sure." "He's working out the kinks. "Westbrook is great. Metta Sandiford-Artest Praises Lakers For Hiring 'Sheed ... 'He's Brilliant' Metta Sandiford-Artest is a huge fan of Rasheed Wallace joining the Lakers as an assistant coach ... praising the ex-player as a hoops genius. Metta Sandiford-Artest Praises Lakers For Hiring Rasheed Wallace, 'He's Brilliant'

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Russell is one of the best players our league has ever seen, and there is still a ton left in that tank. I don’t know why people continue to try to write him off.” Internet consumers are good at remembering things, and when the news broke, a number of readers pointed out that last year Wallace had publicly called Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook “the best player in the NBA” while Westbrook was playing for the Washington Wizards.

Four-time NBA All-Star Rasheed Wallace has agreed on a deal to be an assistant coach for the Lakers under new head coach Darvin Ham. Both were teammates in ...

Celtics fans know his intensity first-hand, thanks to his time wearing the green and white. This seems like a great first step in righting the ship in LA. Former Boston Celtics player Rasheed Wallace has agreed to terms to join Darvin Ham’s coaching staff for the Los Angeles Lakers. This comes after his latest stint in college basketball with the Memphis Tigers and Penny Hardaway. Ham and Wallace were teammates on the 2004 Detroit Pistons NBA championship team.

Nearly a decade after playing in his final NBA game, Rasheed Wallace is now building a reputation for his work on the sidelines.

After a two-year retirement, Wallace briefly returned, playing 21 games for the Knicks in 2012-13. Wallace spent six seasons in Detroit before one final season with the Celtics in 2009-10. During his rise to star status in Portland, Wallace also evolved into one of the NBA's best-known agitators. Due to health and safety reasons related to COVID-19, Wallace transitioned into a remote role with the Tigers in January of 2022, but Hardaway made sure to emphasize that Wallace was "still part of who we are. After a playing career that spanned multiple decades, Rasheed Wallace is one of the most recognizable figures in the basketball world. With Wallace also comes a few years of coaching experience, allowing him to get to this point.