Ben Wallace is happy to be back in Detroit, but doesn't regret the time he spent in Chicago.

Wallace signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Bulls in 2006 after helping lead the Pistons to many successful seasons.

He was labeled as a bust when he failed to dominate and the Bulls soon shipped him to the Cavaliers.

"It wasn't a mistake," Wallace said of signing with Chicago. "At that time, I couldn't have played [in Detroit]. I would've been more of a distraction than a help. And that's the last thing I wanted to be.

"Our style had changed. Me and (then-coach Flip Saunders) constantly butted heads about what was best for the team. I had reached the end.

"But I never really left from the organization and the fans. They cheered me because they loved me. Then they booed me, which meant they still loved me but hated the fact I'm gone. This is where I belong."