3 ways in which Ben Wallace's appointment to the Detroit Pistons' front office can elevate them in the 2021-22 NBA season and beyond

The Detroit Pistons have continued to add pieces to the puzzle in an effort to speed up their re-build. After another impressive strategic offseason of adding some young talent to their roster, it looks as if the Pistons are now bringing in a familiar face to help out in the front office. Shams Charania reported today that the Detroit Pistons will bring in former Pistons Hall of Famer Ben Wallace for a front office role.

It's been a big offseason for the former Detroit Pistons legend. After Ben Wallace represented the Pistons at the Draft Lottery, in which Detroit won the first overall selection, he was also honored as a member of the NBA Hall of Fame. It was also reported that Wallace had been helping out some of the young Pistons players with their development on the court. Let's take a look at what the news could mean for the Detroit Pistons organization moving forward.

How Can Ben Wallace Impact the Detroit Pistons organization?

Hall of Famer Ben Wallace will now focus his effort on helping the Pistons young roster

It's always a smart decision to bring back a familiar face to an NBA organization. For the Pistons, who are slowly trying to make the smart moves necessary to accelerate their re-building efforts, it's another step in the right direction. Ben Wallace was one of the most respected players to come through the Detroit Pistons organization. Here are three reasons why Ben Wallace can help the Pistons move forward.

#3 Respect

Ben Wallace won for the city of Detroit and now he plans to give back more to this organization.

Ben Wallace was a player who played the game with passion and contagious intensity on a nightly basis. After becoming the first undrafted player to make it to the Hall of Fame, there's no doubt that Wallace will have the respect of players for years to come. That type of presence won't go unnoticed, as Wallace built a reputation over the course of his career as a player with a relentless worth ethic. Now the Pistons organization gets to surround their young core of talent with a player who worked his way into becoming one of the best defensive players of his era.

#2 Mentality

You could argue that no player had the passion and mentality to match Ben Wallace during his era of reign. Wallace was known for giving it 110% on a nightly basis. He became one of the most dominant defensive big men in the game. Now Wallace has got to continue to showcase that passion for the organization he called home for nine years. Throughout his 16-years in the NBA, Wallace rarely ever took his foot off the gas. He was a player who never backed down from a challenge. With his new role in the Front Office, you can bet that Wallace will be a relentless worker to help the Pistons organization in any way possible. It's always a great idea to have a former player inside the organization as well, as these players have continued to build relationships throughout the NBA.

#1 Player Development

A fearless competitor on the court, Ben Wallace should help the Pistons youth in a hurry.

This is the most crucial part of Ben Wallace's hiring. It's crucial to the future of the Detroit Pistons as Wallace could be the perfect asset to help the young culture of incoming talent. It had been reported throughout the offseason that Wallace was spending a lot of time working with the bigs for the Pistons on crafting their games. One of the rising stars on the Detroit Pistons roster is second-year big man Isaiah Stewart. Ironically enough, Stewart has the exact type of mentality and defensive skill that his mentor had. Earlier, head coach Dwane Casey was asked about how it's been having Wallace around on a more permanent basis.

"Huge, huge," Casey said last week. "Just showing them tricks of the trade, post defense. Ben is going to be with us this week in training camp working with our big guys with post defense and showing them the tricks of the trade there. Just to have Ben around and have him as an example for Isaiah and Luka (Garza) and Kelly (Olynyk) is so important just because of his experience and what he’s done and what he means to this franchise."

There's no doubt that this was a great move for the Pistons organization moving forward. Wallace will get to spend time around this team and help them learn the ropes when it comes to developing as players in the NBA. For a young Pistons team that is still extremely young in their re-build process, adding a legend with the knowledge that Wallace is only going to help them in a big way.