What The Detroit Pistons' Bad Boys Look Like Now

A prolific rebounder with more heart than height, defensive virtuoso Dennis Rodman went after basketballs like they owed him money. Rodman wasn't just talented; he revolutionized the forward position, proving you didn't have to be a 7-footer to play like one. In fact, the 6-foot-8 Rodman out-hustled taller men night in and night out. He

A prolific rebounder with more heart than height, defensive virtuoso Dennis Rodman went after basketballs like they owed him money. Rodman wasn't just talented; he revolutionized the forward position, proving you didn't have to be a 7-footer to play like one. In fact, the 6-foot-8 Rodman out-hustled taller men night in and night out. He "terrorized teams," per Sports Illustrated, and even when opponents double-teamed him he still might grab 34 rebounds in a game.

Nicknamed the "Worm," Rodman had a slim frame and frenetic, almost wriggly defensive style that made him a useful weapon against Michael Jordan. Somewhat mislabeled as a "back-up Jordan-stopper" by Sports Illustrated (Jordan was unstoppa-Bull), Rodman was Detroit's reliable second option behind Joe Dumars for defending against arguably the greatest NBA player who ever lived. Not too shabby.

Rodman left Detroit with two championship rings and roughly 20 bajillion rebounds. He later went to Chicago and grabbed three more titles. A fan of the spotlight, he became a bestselling author, dyed his hair every color in the crayon box, and starred in hilariously bad movies like Double Team, and that's only the tip of his post-Pistons iceberg. Rodman was also married to Carmen Electra for a few months, had a pro-wrestling feud with Karl Malone, a real-life feud with the law, an ill-fated romance with Madonna, an ill-conceived bromance with North Korea's dictator, and got involved with the cryptocurrency PotCoin. What hasn't he done?

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