Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace found himself on the trading block after a rough season last year, but new Coach Larry Brown is very impressed with his game.

"My whole career, guys like him have been the backbone of every team I've coached," said Brown. "Athletic guys that can run the floor, that can defend, can rebound. Not necessarily shooters, but just basketball players."

Brown doesn't favor Wallace's gambling style on defense, which is one of the reasons he was believed to be on the block this summer.

"He's trying to break me out of the one-man defensive thing," Wallace said. "He wants all five guys to play defense. ... If you go for those steals and miss and the way you're going to leave your teammates hanging."

Via ESPN

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