Wilt Chamberlain/C – (Philadelphia Warriors – 1959-65), Sixers (1965-68).   Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain was one of the most dominating basketball players of all time. His list of NBA records is as long as his 7’1” frame. The four-time NBA MVP (1-Warriors, 3-Sixers) was the 1960 NBA All-Star game MVP (Warriors) and Rookie of the Year. Chamberlain was an NBA All-Star five times with the Warriors, and four times with the Sixers. He was the NBA scoring champ seven times (1960-68), four-time Rebounding Champ as a Warrior, and three times as a Sixer,  and led the NBA in assists in 1968 (Sixers). Chamberlain holds the team record for points in a game with the Warriors (100 vs. New York Knicks 3/2/62) and the Sixers (68 vs Chicago Bulls 12/16/67). In his rookie season 1961-62, Chamberlain missed only seven minutes of playing time the entire season! His 48.5 minutes per game average is an NBA record that is unlikely to ever be broken. Chamberlain owns the highest single season scoring average (50.4 points per game) and had a team record 43 rebounds in one game (3/6/65). He has the only double-triple-double in NBA history scoring 22 points, with 25 rebounds and 21 assists vs. Detroit Pistons on 2/2/68.   

Just how dominant was Chamberlain? No other NBA player has ever averaged 30 points per game and 20 rebounds per game over an entire NBA season. The Big Dipper not only managed that feat seven times, but averaged those numbers for his entire CAREER!  The Warriors, Sixers, and Lakers all retired Wilt’s #13.  He was selected for the NBA 35^th and 50^th Anniversary teams, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.  Chamberlain still holds over 70 NBA records… THAT’S how dominant he was!

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