Sixers legend Wilt Chamberlain ranks in top 10 of all-time greats list
He played four seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers from 1964 through 1968 and won three MVP awards during that time. He led the Sixers to a championship in 1967 when he averaged 21.7 points and 29.1 rebounds during the playoff run. The legend of Chamberlain is truly otherworldly.
Where does he rank all-time? Bleacher Report put together a list of the top 100 players in NBA history and Chamberlain comes in ranked No. 9 on the list:
Chamberlain began his career by averaging 37.6 points and 27.0 rebounds for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959-60, winning Rookie of the Year and MVP. Two seasons later, he averaged 48.5 minutes and put up 50.4 points per game.
He scored 100 points on March 2, 1962. He grabbed 55 rebounds on Nov. 24, 1960. He played 63 minutes in a game twice, on Dec. 8, 1961 and Feb. 2, 1969. Nobody has more baffling single-game or full-season numbers than Wilt.
In 1967-68, he made a conscious effort to lead the league in assists—like, just because. His 702 total dimes were more than anyone else handed out.
The unfathomable stats speak to Chamberlain's physical dominance. He was simply on an athletic level no one had ever reached—a combination of size, strength and dexterity that a fledgling NBA couldn't contain.
Chamberlain would then go on to play for the Los Angeles Lakers and would retire in 1973 after 14 stellar years in the NBA. His No. 13 is retired in the franchise history of the Sixers.
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