NBA Facts to Know

August 29, 1974: C Moses Malone became the very 1st player to turn pro directly out of high school in NBA/ABA history, joining the ABA’s Utah Stars. Malone evolving into a NBA Hall of Famer would later influence many HS prospects to skip college & turn pro

Highest career 3P% in NBA Postseason history: 1. Seth Curry (46.8), 2. Raja Bell (46.6), 3. Kenny Smith (44.8), 4. Channing Frye (44.4)

Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA records include: Career REB (23,924) & RPG (22.9), Career MPG (45.8), Top 2 Season PTS (4,029) & Top 4 PPG (50.4), Top 7 Season REB (2,149) & Top 3 RPG (27.2), Top 5 Season MIN (3,882) & Top 7 MPG (48.5), Top 4 Season FGM (1,597)

Chamberlain’s NBA records include: Season PPG (50.4), RPG (25.7), MPG (48.5), GP with 60+/50+/40+ PTS (32/118/271), Consecutive GP with 50+ PTS (7) & 25+ PTS (106), Career Triple-Doubles (78) & Season APG (8.5) by a C, Only C to lead NBA in AST (702)

Most PTS during 1 GP in NBA history: 1. Wilt Chamberlain (100), 2. Kobe Bryant (81), 3. Wilt Chamberlain (78), T4. David Thompson & Wilt Chamberlain 2x (73), 7. Wilt Chamberlain (72)

Wilt Chamberlain’s single-game NBA records include: PTS (100) in 1 GP (5 of top 7), REB in 1 GP (55) & 1 Playoff GP (41); PTS in 1 GP (58) & 1 Playoff GP (53) by a rookie, Only player with 40+ PTS/30+ REB/10+ AST in 1 GP

Wilt Chamberlain’s 76ers records: Career PPG (27.6) & FG% (.583), Career RPG (23.9), Career Triple-Dubs (62), Career Playoff Triple-Dubs (8), Career MPG (46.3), Season PTS (2,649) & PPG (33.5), Season REB (1,957) & RPG (24.6), Season FGM (1,074)

Wilt Chamberlain’s HOF resume: 13x All-Star, 10 All-NBA, 4x NBA MVP, 2x All-Defensive 1st Team, 2x NBA Champ, 1972 Finals MVP, 1960 ROY, 11x REB Leader, 7x Scoring Champ, Most PTS in 1 GP (100), #13 retired by Warriors, Lakers, & 76ers

Joel Embiid signed the largest contract in Philadelphia 76ers franchise history (4y/$196M)

Joel Embiid has the most consecutive GP (14) of 25+ PTS & 5+ REB in Philadelphia 76ers history

Joel Embiid recorded the most PPG (28.5) during 1 season (2020-21) by a NBA Center since Shaquille O’Neal (28.7) in 2000-01

August 10, 2012: Lakers, 76ers, Nuggets, & Magic completed a 4-team, 12-player trade involving multiple draft picks that sent C Dwight Howard to LAL, C Andrew Bynum to PHI, SF Andre Iguodala to DEN, and C Nikola Vucevic to ORL

Andre Drummond has the most REB (8,839), OREB (3,024), Double-Doubles (435), GP with 20+ PTS & 20+ REB (44), and GP with 10+ REB (506) in the NBA since he entered the league in 2012

Andre Drummond has the lowest FT% (47.0) among active NBA players

Ben Simmons already has the highest career APG (7.7) in Philadelphia 76ers history

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