Knicks could bring Rasheed Wallace back into our lives

Rasheed Wallace to sign with Knicks Monday, per report

Knicks fans, you're one step closer to having a lot more 'Sheed in your life. According to a report from the New York Post, the New York Knicks are set to announce the signing of Rasheed Wallace on Monday, during the team's media day, before practice begins on Tuesday.

Apparently, Wallace has already been working out with the Knicks during voluntary sessions this past week, according to the Post's Marc Berman. Amar'e Stoudemire, whose minutes figure to lessen a tad with 'Sheed's addition, seemed optimistic. "I don't know if he signed yet but he has looked good from the time he has been with us,'' Stoudemire told The Post yesterday during his visit to Rikers Island to speak with adolescent prisoners. The Post also reported that Tyson Chandler also approved of the addition.

Berman also writes that head coach Mike Wallace was the reason for Wallace's potential decision to come out of retirement; Woodson was an assistant under Larry Brown when the Detroit Pistons, with Wallace, won the NBA title in 2004. If the move comes to fruition, which at this point looks like a certainty, Wallace will become the fourth-oldest player on the Knicks' roster, behind Jason Kidd, Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby.

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The deal is expected to be for the veteran's minimum of 1.7 million, according to Marc Berman. Wallace, who just turned 38, was last seen by NBA fans in 2009-2010, when he was playing for the Boston Celtics. Boston lost to the Lakers in the NBA finals that season.

Overall, the 6'11 veteran has played 15 seasons with five different clubs, averaging 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Wallace made it to four All-Star games, and has the dubious distinction of being the NBA's all-time leader in technical fouls, with 304.

He joins a New York roster that already features several veteran big men. Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, who are 38 and 39 respectively, are both older than Wallace.

In 2004, Wallace picked up his only NBA championship, when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers.

Rasheed Wallace initiated contract talks with Knicks, according to report

Rasheed Wallace, who retired after the 2009-10 season, initiated contract talks with the New York Knicks and set up a workout with the club, his agent told Nate Taylor of the New York Times on Monday. The team and Wallace haven't yet agreed to a deal, which would need to be really quite cheap given the Knicks' salary cap restraints.

Wallace last played for the Boston Celtics. He'd joined the C's in 2009 on a mid-level deal, but cut it short to end his career after Boston's NBA Finals loss in 2010. Heavy rumors last season suggested a deal with the Knicks or L.A. Lakers was possibly, but Sheed never returned. New York has a veteran frontcourt led by Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby. Wallace is 38, younger than Thomas and Camby.

Wallace is reportedly considering the Knicks because of his relationship with coach Mike Woodson, who was on the Detroit Pistons' staff when Sheed won his only NBA title.

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