Ben Wallace, an NBA loser who can be described as a counterattack, has not been as smooth as people think since joining the NBA. Although his career has gone round and round in several teams, and he has not been taken seriously, Ben Wallace has become the best defensive player in the NBA by his own efforts, and more than once!

Unfortunately, even though he is the best defensive player in the NBA league, Ben Wallace still doesn't get enough respect from the Pistons.

After the offseason began, Ben Wallace was hoping to reach a new contract extension with the Detroit Pistons. However, general manager Joe Dumasya has been trying to lower Ben Wallace's contract under the pretext of the team's interests.

Although Joe Dumas has been praising Big Ben in front of the media, everyone has seen the expectation that Ben Wallace will soon stay in Detroit.

But Ben Wallace wasn't too enthusiastic about it, knowing it could be the first and only big contract of his career. He is different from Shaq O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and other super insiders, he has always been a base salary contract in his early years, and until now he has only taken the full middle class.

Now Joe Dumas is offering only a five-year, $42 million contract, which is completely unworthy of what Big Ben is worth now.

Although Big Ben is just a pure defensive center, it is not the same as O'Neal's well-rounded super interior line. But the salary is clearly not something Ben Wallace can accept.

Ben Wallace can't be forgiven for not being able to take this contract, because this contract really doesn't deserve Ben Wallace.

So after Jackson expressed interest in Big Ben, Ben Wallace also simply expressed his desire to play for the Timberwolves.

No one would turn down an invitation from Coach Jackson, and no one would turn down playing next to Garnett, the most well-rounded big man in the NBA. Ben Wallace is certainly no exception.

Jackson went out in person this time, with absolute confidence that he could bring Big Ben back to Minnesota. He believed that Jo Dumas was a smart man and would make the right choice.

With Van Exaul's retirement, the Pistons have begun to sunset, and it is only a matter of time before they rebuild, and leaving Ben Wallace and others behind is just a matter of breathing. If sooner or later the Pistons have to rebuild, why not sooner? At least now the Pistons have enough chips to trade for draft picks and potential stars.

As soon as Jackson arrived in Detroit, Joe Dumas knew it.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had already sent a trade request to the Pistons, and they offered Theolatliffe, Wallis Zebiak, and Mark Jaric plus a 2005 and 2007 first-round pick in exchange for Ben Wallace, Campbell (garbage contract), and Daco Milicic (water and fire list).

The Pistons are on the horizon, and draft picks have always been what Joe Dumas wanted.

Although the Timberwolves' 2005 draft pick is now destined to be very late, in Joe Dumas's view, the 2007 pick is worth looking forward to. After all, with the stingy character of the Timberwolves owner, it is impossible to maintain a huge luxury tax for a long time! Then the Timberwolves' current luxury roster is bound to not last long.

And both Ratliff and Szzebiak are quality players who have the quality to be a regular in the team with the form they showed last season. And Ben Wallace is 30 years old, and he has already separated from the Pistons, and forcibly keeping him in the Pistons is a time bomb.

This proposal really moved Dumas, and the reason why he didn't agree to it immediately was because Joe Dumas still wanted to sell at a price and wanted to get more benefits.

While Jo Dumas was sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, Pistons owner Gels was a little unable to sit still.

"Joe, now I want to hear your opinion!" Faced with the Pistons' current situation that is not embarrassing, Gers can't make up his mind for a while.

After thinking about it for a while, Jo Dumas decided to have a heart-to-heart chat with the owner Gers: "Actually, there is nothing difficult about this matter, just look at our results last season, the combination of the Five Tigers has been playing for three seasons, but we still haven't won the championship." And now that Van Axel is retired, Prince's rookie contract for next season is expiring, and if we meet Ben's demands, the luxury tax is inevitable!"

"Are you saying that what we need now is to change our team, or even tear down and rebuild?" Gers was secretly happy to see that Dumas was of the same opinion as himself.

Gels had been worried that he wouldn't be able to convince his stubborn assistant, but now it looked like everything could be solved.

Who knew that before Gers's words fell, Dumas was heard to say in a different tone: "But if we trade a big book, we are likely to regret our current decision in the future." Ben Wallace's defensive prowess is second to none in the league, and even at the age of 30, he is still the most feared Big Ben in the league. ”

Gers shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about that far away now, now! I want now! I need to give the fans a new excitement to pull them back from the hockey and football arena to the Auburn Hills Center." ”

"Then let's trade!" Dumas took a deep breath and gave a definite opinion: "But you can't just be so cheap with those Timberwolves guys!"

At the same time that Gers and Dumas had already made their decision, Phil Jackson and Morey also arrived.

Although the hole cards of the three parties have been revealed, the two sides have no intention of shaking hands and reaching an agreement. Even at the last minute, they want to work hard for their team to get more benefits.

While Phil Jackson and Joe Dumas began to fight over Ben Wallace's transfer deal, Morey and Dumas also began to fight over Prince's affairs.

Before Morey and Thomas came to Detroit, Dumas never thought of trading Prince. Especially after the loss of Van Axel and the imminent loss of Ben Wallace, Joe Dumas has made Prince the foundation of the team's rebuilding and intends to rebuild a new Pistons team around Prince.

But after listening to Morey's proposal, not only Phil Jackson, who had just quarreled with him, brightened his eyes, but even Dumas himself seemed to be moved.

The Pistons, after losing Ben Wallace, are in dire need of a strong big man interior player. Although Dumas is not interested in Kenyon Martin, who is recommended by Morey, he is very interested in the Knicks' rookie Al Jefferson selected this year.

It's just that Dumas is still hesitant if the price of getting El Jefferson is Prince. After all, Prince was cultivated by him, and if he released it like this, the last traces of the Pistons Five Tigers would be Hamilton and Rashid Wallace.

Although the Pistons were ready to rebuild the moment they decided to trade Ben Wallace, Dumas was still reluctant to say goodbye to an era that he had built with his own hands.

Of course, this is only one reason, and more importantly, in this transaction, the price paid by the Knicks is still a little smaller in Dumas's opinion. Although it was very exciting, this kind of thing was not something that the shrewd Dumas was willing to do.

"Darrell, if you just want to get Prince with Grant Hill and next year's draft pick, it's obviously not fair to make such a deal! You're getting too much, and it's not in the Pistons' interest. ”

Seeing the appearance of his good friend Dumas, Thomas, who was sitting next to Morey, was also a little anxious, and loudly defended: "The price you said is too small, but I am afraid that Hill's injury has not healed yet! You should know his strength very well." ”

"But it's not us who will benefit in the end!"

Hill left the Pistons back then, and Dumas certainly knew what the guy was capable of in his heyday. But the hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, Hill has now experienced a major injury, and he still looks more favorably than Prince, who has played at a high level in the NBA at a young age.

Morey also knew that he had been reimbursed for the purpose of the robbery, so he said helplessly: "I think it's better for us to invite the representatives of the New Jersey Nets to talk about this matter." You just have to tell me now, if you get enough good, will you give up Prince?"

"Of course! The interests of the alliance here are always greater than the feelings. ”

Thomas glared angrily: "Of course a Prince is more important than the friendship between us for many years!"

After the New Jersey Nets joined, the four-way negotiations began to go smoothly.

The New Jersey Nets have apparently had enough of the Kenyon Martin who always asks for this and that. He is not very resistant to swallowing Grant Hill's big contract, after all, Hill showed good competitive form last season.

In the end, after negotiations, the four parties confirmed the details of the transaction.

The New York Knicks paid Grant Hill, Al Jefferson and next year's first- and second-round picks, got their long-awaited Pistons youngster Tysha Springs, parallel No. 1 Daco Milicic, and Sam Kassel from the Timberwolves.

The New Jersey Nets paid Kenyon Martin, Jason Collins and next year's first-round pick, got the Timberwolves' Rutliffe, the Knicks' Grant Hill and two draft picks next year, and the Pistons' second-round pick next year.

The Detroit Pistons paid Darko Milicic, Campbell, Ben Wallace, Tysa Ann Prince and next year's second-round pick, got the Knicks' Al Jefferson Timberwolves' Szczebiak and two first-round picks in 2005 and 2007, and the New Jersey Nets' Kenyon Martin and a first-round pick.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, after paying Wallis Zebiak, Theolatliffe, and Sam Kassel have already two first-round picks, got Big Ben from the Pistons, and of course, Campbell with a garbage contract, and Jason Collins from the New Jersey Nets.