Monday, May 4th, 2009 at 5:38 pm  |  96 responses

Sheed to retire?

SLAM contributor J. Gamble [making his debut with us next issue] hears from a close personal friend of Rasheed Wallace’s that unless Sheed gets $8 million to play next year, he’s going to retire. If that’s true, we’ve probably seen the last of Sheed in the NBA.

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  • kevin

    i love sheed i’m from philly if he retires fine
    long as nike keep making those air force 1 high sheeds i’ll be ok

  • http://slamonline.com Russ Bengtson

    A thoroughly disinterested Sheed would help the Spurs more than a fully engaged Drew Gooden (if there even is such a thing) or Fabricio Oberto.

  • Peter Treadwell

    Good riddens throw that over paid thug out on his tail and don’t allow him in the hall of fame even as a vistor !!!!

  • Tavoris

    Russ, the Spurs fans (myself) can only dream of Duncan and Sheed in the frontcourt. Who would score on those 2?

  • http://idunkonthem.blogspot.com/ albie1kenobi

    wow, really Russ? you think so? i was just sad at the prospect that we won’t hear gems like “both teams played hard” anymore. he should get traded back to ATL so Dumars can say, thanks for the lease.

  • Jeff

    Sheed retiring? never been a happier moment than when he left Portland and took all of his bullcrap and trouble with him. Worked out great for the blazers as well. Sheed is a cancer- glad he got his ring- now he needs to retire to his little pot farm where ever that maybe and let the game return to players the NBA are proud to put out of front for the public- and trust me sheed is one of them! He will not be missed!

  • Tavoris

    Jeff….trust that Sheed will definitely be coaching as soon as he retires. The trailblazers may have been glad 2 get rid of him (altho they were only four minutes away from a Finals appearance with him), but he won’t be gone from the game.

  • http://www.shawn-kemps-offspring.blogspot.com/ TADOne

    Peter Treadwell: Um, thug? Really?? Rasheed is definitely outspoken on the court, but off the court he is a married family man with multiple kids from his wife of many years and is very invested in the communities in the cities he has played in as well as the Philly community he grew up in. Know what you are saying before speaking.

  • http://www.alllooksame.com Tarzan Cooper

    now see this children? this, is cally sihtty journalism. so and so heard from so and so that if so and so doesnt get such and such, blank might happen. what is this? a fifth rate middle school newspaper????

  • http://www.alllooksame.com Tarzan Cooper

    SLAM, youre better than that.

  • Cizzo

    Sheed can retire now he did his thing, one love to that kid Roscoe!

  • Tavoris

    thanks 4 the rebuttal, TADOne…everybody thinks Sheed was a bad dude cuz he played 4 the Blazers… I think people get mistaken when players don’t act like PR puppets…

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    NOOOOOOOO!
    Sheed is the man!

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    Co-Sign TADONE 2:27

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  • Tavoris

    ditto…we get so caught up in placing expectations on people, that we don’t even notice what they ARE DOING. Sheed played defense at the 4 as well as ANYONE ever has (his rotations ARE as good as KG, and he plays physical defense as well as Duncan). I know the stats don’t tell the story, but Sheed is pretty much universally respected by players and coaches alike.

  • http://vnsny.org Spaceship Jay

    I’d love to see a pay like you play league.

  • Tavoris

    lol @ Spaceship…

  • http://www.slamonline.com wayno

    I love the guy, but I’ll be happy when he’s gone from Detroit. He needs to go to a veteran team or a team with a good coach to be successful. He was out of control this season because he didn’t have any kind of accountability. He’s deffinitly a good player still.

  • Brian

    Wasn’t this Portland’s first year making the playoffs since Sheed left? Not sure how that turned out great for them.

  • http://slamonline.com Michael Tillery

    This was actually printed? Sheed talks to no one except his wife on these matters and even if he did, I would have been the first one to know.

    Just effed it up for everybody.

    Absurd.

    Thanks.

  • G6 KNICKS

    I USED TO HATE SHEED. DON’T KNOW WHY BUT SOMETHIN ABOUT HIM…..KINDA LIKE THE GUY YOU LOVE TO HATE. BUT I HOPE HE SWALLOWS HIS PRIDE AND EXCEPTS A REASONABLE PAY THAT HE DESERVES. 8 MILLION FOR A PLAYER WHO HAS BECOME AVERAGE AT BEST IS JUST WISHFUL THINKING FOR THIS GUY.

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  • Jim Jones Drew

    Michel T. I think the sooner you get info out the better. what was wrong with printing this ? you sound like a hater, so stop hating and break some stories. `

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    Come to the Rockets!

  • CDef28

    So long Sheed. Loved your game and thanks for the 2004 Championship.

  • $tev3

    TDP L0L
    0KC ANY0NE?

  • $DAVID$

    good cuz he sux!

  • http://www.broy7.com nate the great

    bye bye bye *nynsic*

  • http://lifeondumars.com/ toasterhands

    I wouldn’t pay him 3 million.

    Sheed would make a brilliant coach, he might gather lots of techs, but there’s not a better guy to coach a team, especially college guys I would think.

  • http://www.nba.com JE

    I think Utah might do it if Boozer leaves.

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  • Blazer Fan Phil

    CrazyNLazy should retire!

  • AVP

    C’ya Rasheed…. Now you can go hang out with Sprewell, who turned down a decent offer because he couldnt “feed his family” with 7 mil/per year offer or so. You will be lucky if anyone would consider signing you up for anything more than the mid level exemption.

  • http://www.nba.com JE

    Utah.

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  • Julian Harry

    Sheed is gone if he doean’t get 8 mill per..I think he’ll get it so that proves this story to be true either way. I think teh Spurs will give him up to $10 million for one last run at a championship !!! Great scoop j.Gamble. I used to read your stuff in the newspapers when you covered the NBA. Another great job, I hope to hear you back on the radio too soon.keep up the good work

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  • Holly

    Rasheed Wallace is without a doubt one of the most talented big men to ever step onto a professional basketball court. As I have watched him over the years I have been amazed at times at how beautiful he can make the game of basketball, but I have seen the ugly side too . There is no doubt in my mind that he has alot of good he could still bring to the game, however with his age and uncontrollable emotion, the time has passed for anyone to ever see the best that Rasheed Wallace could have brought to the game of basketball. Sad as it is when so many others have strived so hard to be the best in the game, but never had the ability to have reached that goal, but Sheed had it all right there within his reach and chose to settle. We may never know the reason he chose to stand in the background, the limelight isn’t for everyone . As for myself I would like to thank the big man for a glimpse of glory.

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  • Chris

    Yeah Witness, lets pay the man because we all love him, good idea, the only way he’s gettin 8 million is if some team wants to lead the league in technical fouls

  • http://yahoo.com Enrique

    SHEED IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED BIG MAN AT 4 spot.BUT JUST TO BAD THEY SPLIT THAT 2004 PISTON TEAM. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM IN BOSTON CELTICS JERSEY.BYE SHEED

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