Wilt Chamberlain
A territorial pick in the 1959 NBA Draft
- Position
- Center
- Height
- 7'1"
- Born
- 21 August 1936
- Drafted
- 1959, territorial pick — Philadelphia Warriors
- Teams
- Philadelphia Warriors, San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
- Career
- 14 seasons, 1959-60 to 1972-73
- Averages
- 30.1 PPG · 22.9 RPG · 4.4 APG
- 2× NBA champion
- Finals MVP
- 4× MVP
Wilt Chamberlain left Kansas early, spent a year with the Harlem Globetrotters and joined his hometown Warriors in 1959. In fourteen seasons he won two championships, four MVPs and seven straight scoring titles, and he averaged 50.4 points a game in 1961-62.
Wilt Chamberlain's NBA career
Every season, the team and what he won.
| Season | Team | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | — | Played for the Harlem Globetrotters. |
| 1959-60 | Philadelphia Warriors | MVP, Rookie of the Year, Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1960-61 | Philadelphia Warriors | Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1961-62 | Philadelphia Warriors | Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1962-63 | San Francisco Warriors | Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA Second TeamThe Warriors moved to San Francisco. |
| 1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1964-65 | San Francisco WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers | Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA Second TeamTraded to Philadelphia in January. |
| 1965-66 | Philadelphia 76ers | MVP, Scoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | NBA champion, MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1967-68 | Philadelphia 76ers | MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| 1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star |
| 1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | Knee injury; played 12 games. |
| 1970-71 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA champion, Finals MVP, All-Star, All-NBA Second Team, All-Defensive First Team |
| 1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | All-Star, All-Defensive First TeamFinal season. |
Career achievements
2Championships
4MVPs
1Finals MVP
13All-Star selections
10All-NBA teams
2All-Defensive teams
7Scoring titles
ROYRookie of the Year
31,419Career points
23,924Career rebounds
4,643Career assists
3,607Playoff points
Championships
- 1967 Philadelphia 76ers
- 1972 Los Angeles Lakers
Milestones
- 100 points against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, the NBA's single-game record.
- 50.4 points per game in 1961-62, the highest season average in NBA history.
- 23,924 rebounds, the most in NBA history.
- Led the league in assists in 1967-68.
Draft history
- Draft
- 1959 NBA Draft
- Pick
- Territorial pick
- Team
- Philadelphia Warriors
- From
- Kansas
- Age
- 22 on draft night
Philadelphia claimed him as a territorial pick on the strength of his high-school years in the city, though he had played college basketball at Kansas.
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