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#4 Wilt Chamberlain - 23 years old
In 1959, Wilton Norman Chamberlain made his NBA debut, starting for the Philadelphia Warriors.
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At 23, Chamberlain took the league by storm, winning Rookie of the Year, All-Star Game MVP and league MVP. In that season his Philadelphia Warriors would fall to Russell's Celtics in the Finals though. Many credit the increase in the popularity of professional basketball to the excitement generated by these two men playing against each other.
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Chamberlain owns some of the most impressive records in the history of basketball, highlighted by his 100 point game, and his rookie averages of 37.6 points and 27 rebounds are unlikely to be matched ever by any other MVP.
One of Chamberlain’s most incredible feats was never having being fouled out of an NBA game. A 13-time NBA All-star and 4-time regular season MVP, Wilt was chosen(in 1996) by the NBA as one of the 50 greatest players ever to play in the NBA.
"Wilt The Stilt" (as nicknamed by his friends) was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
