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	Nazr Mohammed Ron Hoskins/NBAE/Getty Images
	Fast Fact Over his first four NBA seasons forward Tayshaun Prince has already appeared in 81 playoff games. That figure is the highest in league history for a player so early in his career. Telling Numbers Record: 64-18 (1st in East) Points scored: 96.8 (19th in NBA) Points allowed: 90.2 (3rd) Coach: Flip Saunders (second season with the Pistons)

Despite a sizable loss in the middle, they won't take a huge step backward

Nazr Mohammed has no illusions about replacing Ben Wallace. "I'm not going to try to emulate Ben's game," says Mohammed, a 6'10" journeyman center who will fill the void created by Wallace's off-season signing with the Bulls. "I'm not going to go out and try to get 20 rebounds a game or block 10 shots. I'm just going to do what I do: rebound, play solid D and score when the opportunity arises."

It was just this kind of no-nonsense attitude that prompted G.M. Joe Dumars to pry Mohammed, 29, away from the Spurs with a five-year, $30 million deal. In eight seasons Mohammed has averaged a respectable 7.1 points (on 47.8% shooting) and 5.7 rebounds in just 18.8 minutes. Two years ago he started for a San Antonio team that defeated Detroit to claim the title.

Mohammed averaged 14.4 boards per 48 minutes in 2005-06; Wallace was at 15.4. Mohammed isn't going to inspire fans to wear Afro wigs and he won't wreak Big Ben-like havoc in the lane -- he's averaged more than a block a game just once -- but he can do one thing Wallace can't: hit an open 12-footer. "We had to have a better inside presence offensively," said coach Flip Saunders. "If you want to beat Miami, you have to have a center who can score against Shaq."

Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince made a recruiting pitch to Mohammed even before Wallace joined the Bulls. "It definitely meant a lot to me that a team of their stature really wanted me," Mohammed says. Still, he knows he won't really win over Motown fans unless he helps the Pistons win another title. -- Mark Bechtel

Issue date: October 23, 2006