Big Ben's Detroit days are numbered

Updated: September 26, 2003, 10:46 AM ET

The Pistons added Elden Campbell and draft-pick Darko Milicic, meaning Ben Wallace might be on his way out.

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By By Terry Brown
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Eventually, the fat lady does sing, Jo-Jo the dog-faced boy runs away and the undersized center for the Detroit Pistons -- the one with the big biceps and even bigger afro who led the league in rebounding for the past two seasons -- gets replaced.

Don't get me wrong. Ben Wallace will still be the Detroit Pistons' starting power forward when the season opens, but with the additions of Elden Campbell at center and Darko Milicic at forward, as well as the continued progress of Mehmet Okur and Zeljko Rebraca, Big Ben's days in Detroit are numbered.

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