1. Ben Wallace
2. Isiah Thomas (but I have to mention Dave Bing, who was a monster back in the day)
3. The 1987-88 team -- because it finally cleared the infamous Celtics hurdle and because of the incredible performance of a one-legged Zeke in Game 6 of the finals against the Lakers. And because of Ricky's incredibly sinister smile when he knew he had gotten away with one. Bad Boys for real.
4. For as long as I can remember -- and that's a mighty long time. Goes back to Bing, Jimmy Walker, Bob Lanier -- before regularly televised games.
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