2037 - Bill Russell (DET) (204 views)

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Bill Russell


Detroit Pistons (2022-2036)
Harlem Globetrotters (2037)

At a Glance

- Retires fourth all-time in win shares with 217.7, trailing only Kyrie Irving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Simisola Shittu
- TMBSL’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 3,372
- Retires third all-time in rebounds with 15,584
- His 1,947 steals rank 15th all time and second all time among bigs
- While he is acknowledged as arguably the greatest defender of all time, Russell was also an elite rebounder and no slouch offensively, averaging 21.2 points per-36 and 1.10 pts/tsa
- Holds the records for single-season rebounds per game (16.3 in 2024) and double doubles (75 in 2026)
- Averaged over 15 rebounds per game for four consecutive years between 2024-2027
- His 11 Defensive Player of the Year awards are the most by an individual in TMBSL history
- His 12 All-Defensive First Team awards are the most by an individual in TMBSL history
- Immediately led the league in blocked shots as a rookie in 2022 with 3.4 per game and led the league for the next six consecutive seasons
- Led the league in rebounding from 2023-2027
- Made the Finals in his final year with the Harlem Globetrotters

Career Stats

Years played: 16
Games played: 1241
Points per game: 19.8
Rebounds per game: 12.6
Assists per game: 4.1
Steals per game: 1.6
Blocks per game: 2.7
Turnovers per game: 1.4
FG%: .501
FT%: .676
3P%: .000



Achievements

Most Valuable Player (2x)
Defensive Player of the Year (11x)
All-Defensive Team (12x)
All-Defensive Second Team
All-League First Team (9x)
All-League Second Team
All-League Third Team (2x)
All-Star Game MVP (2x)
All-Star Game Participant (10x)

2022 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2022 - Rookie Game MVP
2022 - All-League Third Team
2022 - All-Rookie Second Team
2022 - Defensive Player of the Year
2022 - All-Defensive Team
2023 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2023 - All-Star Game Participant
2023 - All-League First Team
2023 - Defensive Player of the Year
2023 - All-Defensive Team
2024 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - Most Valuable Player
2024 - All-League First Team
2024 - Defensive Player of the Year
2024 - All-Defensive Team
2025 - All-Star Game Participant
2025 - All-Star Game MVP
2025 - Most Valuable Player
2025 - All-League First Team
2025 - Defensive Player of the Year
2025 - All-Defensive Team
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-League First Team
2026 - Defensive Player of the Year
2026 - All-Defensive Team
2027 - All-League Third Team
2027 - Defensive Player of the Year
2027 - All-Defensive Team
2028 - All-Star Game Participant
2028 - All-League First Team
2028 - Defensive Player of the Year
2028 - All-Defensive Team
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2029 - All-Star Game MVP
2029 - All-League First Team
2029 - Defensive Player of the Year
2029 - All-Defensive Team
2030 - All-Star Game Participant
2030 - All-League First Team
2030 - Defensive Player of the Year
2030 - All-Defensive Team
2031 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-League First Team
2031 - Defensive Player of the Year
2031 - All-Defensive Team
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-League First Team
2032 - Defensive Player of the Year
2032 - All-Defensive Team
2033 - All-League Second Team
2033 - All-Defensive Team
2034 - All-Star Game Participant
2034 - All-Defensive Second Team

Championships: 0
Player of the Game: 537
Player of the Week: 30
Player of the Month: 8
Double Doubles: 828
Triple Doubles: 34

Career Highs

Points: 52
Rebounds: 36
Assists: 14
Steals: 7
Blocks: 12

Biography

Height: 6’10
Weight: 226
College: San Francisco

Transactions

- Chosen with the third overall selection in the 2022 TMBSL Rookie Draft by the Detroit Pistons after Wilt Chamberlain went first overall to Orlando and Elgin Baylor went second to Portland
- After offering to re-sign a MAX with the Pistons following the expiration of his rookie deal, made the unprecedented choice not to re-sign on day 1 after the Pistons attempted to illegally accept his re-sign which would have put them over the hard cap. Spurning multiple other MAX offers, Russell waited until day 2 to re-sign with Detroit after they cleared cap space by amnestying Chris Webber
- Re-signed again with the Pistons in 2032 for $94,500,000 over five years
- Left the only city he had ever called home to sign an MLE with the Harlem Globetrotters in 2037
- Retired as a Globetrotter following the 2037 season