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Detroit Pistons great Bill Laimbeer played in the NBA for 13 seasons, 12 as a member of the Pistons. Despite a stellar career as a player, and later as a WNBA coach, he has yet to be recognized by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bill Laimbeer was an integral part of of the Detroit Pistons ‘Bad Boys’ NBA championship teams of 1989-90. Unlike three of his teammates, he is not enshrined in the Naismith Basketball hall of Fame.
Let us look at his career as a player and as a coach:
Playing Career
An unconventional big man with three-point range, Laimbeer played alongside Hall-of-Famers Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Dennis Rodman on one of the greatest teams in NBA history.