Ranking the top 50 players in NBA history…

9. Wilt Chamberlain

Chamberlain was a physical and statistical colossus. What people don’t realize about Wilt was that he wasn’t just absurdly tall; he was also very fast . Chamberlain was a track star before committing to basketball full-time.

“Wilt the Stilt” was a freak athlete even by today’s standards — you can only imagine what people in the 1950s and 60s thought of his stature and impossible athleticism.

After playing for the Harlem Globetrotters, Chamberlain entered the NBA with the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959 and ended up playing 14 seasons for the Warriors/76ers (1959-1968) and Los Angeles Lakers (1968-1973).

He averaged a mind-boggling 30.1 points and 22.9 rebounds in his career. A 13-time All-Star, Chamberlain won two champion

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