According to MLive.com, defensive power Ben Wallace has hired super agent Arn Tellem to represent him as he approaches free agency this summer.

The decision to hire Tellem will surely raise some eyebrows about the possibility that Wallace, who is expected to re-sign with Detroit, might be willing to entertain offers from other teams when he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

However, Wallace said his intentions are the same as they were before he hired Tellem.

"It hasn't changed me," Wallace said. "Or how I approach going into this summer with the free agency or anything like that."

Wallace is expected to sign a multi-year contract, probably for at least four seasons, that will start at more than $12 million per season.