“Can You Believe the Insane Feats of Wilt Chamberlain? A Journey Back in Time!”

“Can You Believe the Insane Feats of Wilt Chamberlain? A Journey Back in Time!”

Looking back and witnessing some of Wilt Chamberlain’s wilder acts is still incredible. He was 7-1, weighed between 280 and 300 pounds, and was unquestionably the strongest and fastest player of his time. He also supposedly possessed a 50″ vertical.

And never fouled out of a game, incidentally. It’s even more astounding when you watch this old footage of him playing at his best and see what he can achieve and what his opponents—most notably Bill Russell—have to say about him. LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and other current players all mention him here and acknowledge his exceptional athletic ability. So let me ask you this: what would he do now? Let’s take two approaches to it, then.

And never fouled out of a game, incidentally. It’s even more astounding when you watch this old footage of him playing at his best and see what he can achieve and what his opponents—most notably Bill Russell—have to say about him. LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and other current players all mention him here and acknowledge his exceptional athletic ability. So let me ask you this: what would he do now? Let’s take two approaches to it, then.

Wilt from 1964 would still be a huge load if you could somehow incorporate him into the current game. However, what if Wilt had grown up with all of the resources that modern players have access to, like as proper diet, sophisticated weight training, advancements in general, and the opportunity to master the current game?

He could be superior. Given his talent, Chamberlain should have been able to play an inside-out style similar to that of Durant, for example. Additionally, since the modern game rewards ferocity more than it did in the past, he should be much more physically fit than he was (though, as Phil Jackson noted, given his enormous power, Chamberlain wasn’t particularly physical). Considering it is enjoyable. See what you think after watching this.