![]() ![]() In the spring of 1963, Irv Kosloff and Ike Richman teamed to buy the Syracuse Nationals and moved the team to Philadelphia and rebrand it as the 76ers. When Warriors owner Eddie Gottlieb had sold his club to a San Francisco group, team west, it wasn’t long before the void was to filled. Schayes, a fundamentally minded set-shooter held his own with 22.5 points per game, which ranked seventh in the league that year. After the Warriors moved west and the Nationals relocated and rebranded, bringing professional basketball back to Philadelphia, it was only a matter of time before Chamberlain came home.Īs a young player, Chamberlain brought a new surge of offense to a league suddenly overflowing with scorers, leading the league that season with 37.6 points per game led the NBA, followed by gunners Elgin Baylor (29.6) and Bob Pettit (26.1), among others. In the 1959-60 season, the city’s native son Wilt Chamberlain arrived in the NBA after time at the University of Kansas and a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters as the centerpiece of the Philadelphia Warriors. After a memorable career, he was rightfully inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.Philadelphia has long been a basketball town. J led the 76ers to many playoff appearances and even helped them win the NBA championship in 1983. Regarded as one of the greatest slam dunkers of all time, he exemplified the art of being an acrobatic player and seemingly floating through the air when he jumped. ![]() ![]() Since retiring from basketball, he has spent time as a sports analyst, NBA executive, coach, and has also been involved with several business ventures.Įrving truly had an impact on the game of basketball as we know it today. J,” is an American former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. Erving also played for the Virginia Squires and the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Sports Sporting Events Shopping Games Activities Basketball What is Basketball? Basketball Articles Basketball Biographies Anthony Davis Biography Bill Russell Bio And Facts Bob Knight Bio And Facts Brandon Miller Bio And Facts Carmelo Anthony Bio And Facts Damian Lillard Bio And Facts Dean Smith Bio And Facts Dennis Rodman Bio And Facts James Harden Bio And Facts Jerry West Bio And Facts Jim Boeheim Bio And Facts John Wooden Bio And Facts Julius Erving Bio And Facts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio And Facts Kevin Durant Bio And Facts Kobe Bryant Bio And Facts Larry Bird Bio And Facts Lebron James Bio And Facts Magic Johnson Bio And Facts Michael Jordan Bio And Facts Mike Krzyzewski Bio And Facts Paolo Banchero Bio And Facts Roy Williams Bio And Facts Russell Westbrook Bio And Facts Scoot Henderson Bio And Facts Shaquille O'Neal Bio And Facts Sheryl Swoopes Bio And Facts Stephen Curry Bio And Facts Tim Duncan Bio And Facts Victor Wembanyama Bio And Facts Wilt Chamberlain Bio And Facts Basketball Courts Basketball Drills Basketball Equipment Basketball Fouls and Fouling Basketball Glossary Basketball How Tos Basketball Leagues Basketball Players Basketball Positions Basketball Referees Basketball Rules Basketball Skills Basketball Statistics Basketball Tournaments Basketball Training Coaching Basketball College Basketball March Madness NBA All-Star Weekend NBA Basketball NBA Draft Olympic Basketball Play Basketball WNBA Basketball
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