The legend of Wilt Chamberlain is, obviously, known. A Hall of Famer and 13-time All-Star, Chamberlain has a game where he scored the most points in NBA history of 100 points, and has career averages of 30.1 points and 22.9 rebounds.<\/p>\n
He played four seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Where does he rank all-time? Bleacher Report put together a list of the top 100 players in NBA history<\/a> and Chamberlain comes in ranked No. 9 on the list:<\/p>\n Chamberlain began his career by averaging 37.6 points and 27.0 rebounds for the Philadelphia Warriors<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n In 1967-68, he made a conscious effort to lead the league in assists\u2014like, just because. His 702 total dimes were more than anyone else handed out.<\/p>\n The unfathomable stats speak to Chamberlain\u2019s physical dominance. He was simply on an athletic level no one had ever reached\u2014a combination of size, strength and dexterity that a fledgling NBA couldn\u2019t contain.<\/p>\n Chamberlain would then go on to play for the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> and would retire in 1973 after 14 stellar years in the NBA. His No. 13 is retired in the franchise history of the Sixers.<\/p>\n