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Orange Immortal [63772]
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Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
Mar 14, 2025, 11:55 PM
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Wilt Chamberlin? Chucky Hepburn?
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
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Mar 14, 2025, 11:56 PM
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Andre Bovain
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Orange Blooded [2111]
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
Mar 14, 2025, 11:56 PM
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No Mj is insane
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
Mar 14, 2025, 11:56 PM
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I get you’re making a joke but still
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
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Mar 14, 2025, 11:56 PM
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Chicky is what the guy said!
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Oscar
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Mar 15, 2025, 12:28 AM
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Oscar Robertson
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
Mar 15, 2025, 12:30 AM
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Michael Jordan followed by Lebron due to his career.
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Wilt and it isnt even close.***
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Mar 15, 2025, 12:51 AM
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Re: Wilt and it isnt even close.***
Mar 15, 2025, 1:07 AM
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MJ - then Wilt.
Think about it - if they played 1 on 1, MJ would beat him. Wilt wouldn’t be able to drive past him.
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Re: Wilt and it isnt even close.***
Mar 15, 2025, 4:07 AM
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Kareem Abdul Jabbar
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Re: Wilt and it isnt even close.***
Mar 15, 2025, 4:59 AM
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MJ #1. Bird would eat Lebron up and talk trash to him while doing it.
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
Mar 15, 2025, 5:09 AM
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Michael Jordan
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Mar 15, 2025, 5:10 AM
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MJ is 1. Wilt is 2. Y’all can debate 3 with lots of good choices.
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Mar 15, 2025, 7:45 AM
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Darryl Dawkins (Chocolate Thunder)
Side note: Cousin of Brian Dawkins.
Another side note: Holds record for most fouls in one season.
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Re: Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? LeBron James? Larry Bird?
Mar 15, 2025, 7:48 AM
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Wilt the Stilt, MJ, LeBron
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Mar 15, 2025, 8:18 AM
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Jordan, Wilt, Bird , Jabbar, Magic, Kobe.
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Mar 15, 2025, 10:58 AM
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Larry Bird
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Will Solomon***
Mar 15, 2025, 11:20 AM
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Wilt
Mar 15, 2025, 11:45 AM
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Most consecutive 20+ point games
126 by Wilt Chamberlain from October 19, 1961 – January 19, 1963
Most consecutive 25+ point games
80 by Wilt Chamberlain
Most consecutive 30+ point games
65 by Wilt Chamberlain from November 4, 1961 – February 22, 1963
Most consecutive 35+ point games
33 by Wilt Chamberlain (Jan 3 to February 22, 1962)
Most consecutive 40+ point games
14 by Wilt Chamberlain (Dec 8 to 30, 1961) and Wilt Chamberlain (Jan 11 to February 1, 1962)
Most consecutive 45+ point games
9 by Wilt Chamberlain (Nov 9 to 23, 1962)[
Most consecutive 50+ point games
7 by Wilt Chamberlain (Dec 16 to 29, 1961)
Most consecutive 55+ point games
5 by Wilt Chamberlain (Feb 25 to March 4, 1962)
Most consecutive 60+ point games
4 by Wilt Chamberlain (Feb 25 to March 2, 1962)
Most minutes per game averaged, career
45.8 by Wilt Chamberlain
Most consecutive seasons leading league in total points
7 by Wilt Chamberlain (1959–60–1965–66) and Michael Jordan (1986–87–1992–93)
Most 40-point games, career
271 by Wilt Chamberlain
Most 50-point games, career
118 by Wilt Chamberlain
Most consecutive field goals made
35 by Wilt Chamberlain from February 17–28, 1967
Most rebounds, career
23,924 by Wilt Chamberlain
Highest rebounds per game average, career
22.9 by Wilt Chamberlain
Most point-rebound double-doubles, career
968 by Wilt Chamberlain
Longest continuous streak of double-doubles
227 consecutive double-doubles by Wilt Chamberlain from 1964 to 1967
Most seasons leading league in rebounds
11 by Wilt Chamberlain
Only player with a quadruple double-double (40 or more in two of five stats) in a game
Wilt Chamberlain (8 times): On November 4, 1959 (41pts, 40rebs) - On January 15, 1960 (44pts, 42rebs) - On January 25, 1960 (58pts, 42rebs) - On February 6, 1960 (44pts, 45rebs) - On January 21, 1961 (56pts, 45rebs) - On December 8, 1961 (78pts, 43rebs) - On October 26, 1962 (50pts, 41rebs) - On November 22, 1964 (50pts, 40rebs)
Wilt Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times.
Averaging 30 points and 20 rebounds:
Chamberlain is the only player to ever average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, and he did this seven times throughout his career.
Other notable achievements:
He also once averaged 50 points per game and 48 minutes per game in a season.
Most 30-30 games:
Chamberlain holds the record for the most games with at least 30 points and rebounds in NBA history, with 124.
Chamberlain led the league in total assists 1967–68, with 702 assists; he remains the only center to lead the league in assists. Only player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounds and assists the same season (a feat he accomplished during the '67-68 season)
Only double-triple-doubles (20/20/20s) in a game (20+ in any 3 stats)
Wilt Chamberlain had 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists on February 4, 1968
Russell Westbrook had 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 21 assists on April 2, 2019
Nikola Jokić had 31 points, 23 rebounds, and 22 assists on March 8, 2025
Only player with at least 35 points, 15 assists, 20 rebounds in a game
Wilt Chamberlain (24rebs) vs. the Seattle SuperSonics on February 14, 1968
Most points in a game by a rookie
58 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors (vs. Detroit Pistons) on January 25, 1960
58 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors (at New York Knicks) on February 21, 1960
Most points in first career game (NBA debut)
43 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on October 24, 1959
Fewest games played to reach 30,000 points
940 by Wilt Chamberlain
Fewest games played to reach 25,000 points
691 by Wilt Chamberlain
Fewest games played to reach 20,000 points
499 by Wilt Chamberlain
Fewest games played to reach 15,000 points
358 by Wilt Chamberlain
Fewest games played to reach 10,000 points
236 by Wilt Chamberlain
Most points per game by a rookie
37.6 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1959–60
10,000 Rebounds – Wilt Chamberlain (28 years, 81 days) on November 10, 1964
15,000 Rebounds – Wilt Chamberlain (30 years, 176 days) on February 13, 1967
Most rebounds in a game by a rookie
45 by Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors (vs. Syracuse Nationals) on February 6, 1960
Most rebounds in first career game (NBA debut)
28 by Wilt Chamberlain vs. the New York Knicks on October 24, 1959
Most rebounds in rookie season
1,941 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1959–60
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I remember a kid
Mar 15, 2025, 12:41 PM
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Named Maravich who was pretty good! His dad was the Tiger coach when I was a cadet.
Pistol Pete.
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