Player Profile
Wallace has primarily played the center position despite being undersized at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 240 lbs, more suited for power forward, although Wallace has admitted that he is closer to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). He has been lauded for his prolific rebounding and shot blocking, and was voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times. However, Wallace has never been a prolific scorer, with most of his points coming from offensive put-backs, baskets in transition, or other high-percentage field goals, and holds the record for worst free throw shooting percentage in NBA history, at under 42 percent (minimum 1,000 free-throw attempts). This often led teams to foul him much like the Hack-a-Shaq defense.
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