Top Ten Talented NBA Players Who Scored Less In Order to Make Their Teams Better
Players who have tremendous Offensive talent but are forced to change their talent in the NBAPerfect example he was a scoring threat but had to change to passing
Wilt Chamberlain set the books by scoring the most points scored in a single game (100), most rebounds in a game (55), and most consecutive field goals (18).
He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. His biggest rival was former Boston Celtics center Bill Russell, but they are also good friends. He won 2 NBA Titles, 1 with the 76ers and one with the Lakers. ...read more.
After proving he could average 38-50 PPG during his early years, Wilt's coaches asked him to shoot less, but pass more and concentrate on rebounding and defense.
In the second half of his career, Wilt became the only center to ever lead the NBA in assists, he also set the record for highest shooting percentage from the field for a season, an amazing.727, became the NBA's all-time rebounding champ, and even became the all-time blocks leader, although they were not counted during his playing career.
He was even NBA Finals MVP one year playing with a cast on his broken wrist.
He scored 50 per game in college but his coaches to pass more and he did
He could have been a Wilt Chamberlain in scoring but Phil Jackson even said that he held back.