Top five snubs of the NBA 2K18 All-Time rosters

AUBURN HILLS. MI - NOVEMBER 2: Rasheed Wallace #36 of the Detroit Pistons gets congratulated by NBA Commissioner David Stern during the championship ring ceremony prior to facing the Houston Rockets on November 2, 2004 at the Palace at Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit began its title defense with a 87-79 victory over Houston. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright: Copyright 2004 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
AUBURN HILLS. MI - NOVEMBER 2: Rasheed Wallace #36 of the Detroit Pistons gets congratulated by NBA Commissioner David Stern during the championship ring ceremony prior to facing the Houston Rockets on November 2, 2004 at the Palace at Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit began its title defense with a 87-79 victory over Houston. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright: Copyright 2004 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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AUBURN HILLS, MI – MAY 24: Kevin Garnett
AUBURN HILLS, MI – MAY 24: Kevin Garnett /

2. Rasheed Wallace, Portland Trailblazers and Detroit Pistons

Rasheed Wallace is one of the most fun, wacky NBA personalities ever. The classic basketball quotes “Ball don’t lie!” and “Both teams played hard,” are vintage Rasheed phrases that fans invoke on an everyday basis. Aside from all the ridiculous on-court antics and his epic technical foul record, Sheed could really play. Wallace had a unique game that would translate quite well to the modern NBA; he was a big that bombed 3-pointers but also played tough defense. Sheed should be on the All-Time squads of the Blazers and the Pistons.

In Portland, Rasheed was a two-time All-Star and a big contributor on the 2000 team which came tantalizingly close to preventing the start of the Shaq/Kobe dynasty. The trade that sent Wallace to Detroit in February 2004 helped swing the 2004 championship to the Pistons! That’s one of the only instances in NBA history where a big midseason trade ended up pushing a team to a Finals victory. Wallace also got his revenge on the Lakers and helped end the Shaq/Kobe connection for good. He played in Detroit for six seasons and was a key part of the second best period in team history (after the Bad Boy Pistons era). Wallace helped the Pistons reach two NBA Finals runs and five consecutive Eastern Finals. Get that man onto the All-Time squad!