Telfair, and draft picks, to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett. In February 2008 Ratliff was waived by the Timberwolves, and he rejoined the Detroit Pistons in March. Ratliff returned to the Philadelphia 76ers for 2008–09 season. In the offseason he was signed by the San Antonio Spurs. In February 2010, he was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for a projected second round draft pick in 2016. Ratliff was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 22, 2010 to a one-year deal. In December 2011, Ratliff retired from basketball. Awards and honors Ratliff won numerous awards during his career. The following are some of his collegiate achievements: First Team All-Western Athletic Conference (1994, 1995) Inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame (2005) Personal life and business ventures Ratliff played basketball at Demopolis High School in Demopolis, Alabama, and later graduated from the University of Wyoming. He created The Theo Ratliff Center in Demopolis, Alabama which is a recreation center with a basketball court. Ratliff was the owner of the Rome Gladiators basketball team. In 2020, Ratliff wrote and published Theo The Hero, a children’s book on how to deal with bullying. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 75 || 2 || 17.4 || .557 || .000 || .708 || 4.0 || .2 || .2 || 1.5 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 76 || 38 || 17.0 || .531 || .000 || .698 || 3.4 || .2 || .4 || 1.5 || 5.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 24 || 12 || 24.4 || .514 || .000 || .683 || 5.0 || .6 || .5 || 2.3 || 6.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 58 || 55 || 32.1 || .512 || .000 || .706 || 7.3 || .7 || .7 || 3.5 || 11.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 50 || 50 || 32.5 || .470 || .000 || .725 || 8.1 || .6 || .9 || 3.0 || 11.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 57 || 56 || 31.5 || .503 || .000 || .771 || 7.6 || .6 || .6 || 3.0 || 11.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 50 || 50 || 36.0 || .499 || .000 || .760