Ratliff was selected with the 18th overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, for whom he played 2½ seasons. During the 1997–98 season he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Aaron McKie, in a package for Eric Montross and Jerry Stackhouse.Theo Ratliff Transactions That season, on March 22, 1998, Ratliff scored a career-high 27 points during a 108-90 loss against the Boston Celtics.Theo Ratliff
