Joined the Pistons in 1982 via trade from Cleveland. Twelve seasons in Detroit, two championships, four All-Star games. The center the Bad Boys built around.
Set screens that left bruises and took charges that left lawsuits. He could shoot from the perimeter before the perimeter had a name. Averaged a double-double for his career and rebounded like the floor owed him money — but his real value was the snarl.
He could be coached. He could not be intimidated. The arena turned against him every night and he never flinched. Detroit decided that was the kind of person they wanted their team named after.