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Most 3PM during 1 playoff series in NBA history: 1. 2020 Donovan Mitchell (33), T2. 2020 Jamal Murray, 2021 Damian Lillard, 2016 Steph Curry x2 (32)

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 PPG during 1 season in NBA history: 1. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain (50.4), 2. 1963 Wilt Chamberlain (44.8), 3. 1961 Wilt Chamberlain (38.4), 4. 1960 Wilt Chamberlain (37.6), 5. 1987 Michael Jordan (37.1), 6. 1964 Wilt Chamberlain (36.9)

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

Most REB during 1 GP in NBA history: 1. 1960 Wilt Chamberlain (55), 2. 1960 Bill Russell (51), T3. 1965 & 1957 Bill Russell (49), 5. 1961 & 1960 Wilt Chamberlain (45), T7. 4x Chamberlain & 1963 Bill Russell (43), T12. 3x Chamberlain & 1965 Nate Thurmond (42)

Wilt Chamberlain’s Warriors records: Career FGM (7,216), Career PPG (41.5), Career RPG (25.1), Career MPG (47.2), Season PTS (4,029) & PPG (50.4), Season REB (2,149) & RPG (27.2), Season MIN (3,882) & MPG (48.5), Season FGM (1,597)

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

Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry is set to break his own record for the highest average salary ($53.8M) in NBA/NFL/MLB history with his new 4y/$215M extension

Steph Curry is the 1st player to sign multiple $200M+ contracts in NBA history

August 3, 1949: The Basketball Association of America (BAA), which included the BOS Celtics, MPLS Lakers, NY Knicks, PHI Warriors, and RNY Royals merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), which included the SYR Nationals and Tri-Cities Blackhawks, to form the NBA

Chris Mullin’s HOF resume: 5x All Star, 1992 All-NBA 1st Team, 2x 2nd Team, 1990 3rd Team, 1998 NBA FT% Leader, #17 retired by Warriors, Only qualified player with 50+ FG%/35+ 3P%/85+ FT% in NBA history

Chris Mullin’s ranks in Golden State Warriors history: 1st in career STL (1,360) & GP (807), 2nd in career MIN (28,225), 4th in career FGM (6,150), 5th in career PTS (16,235), 3PM (590), & FTM (3,345)

Most career STL in Golden State Warriors history: 1. Chris Mullin (1,360), 2. Steph Curry (1,282)^, 3. Rick Barry (929), 4. Draymond Green (894)^, 5. Tim Hardaway (821)

G League had multiple players (Green and Kuminga) selected in the 1st Round for the 1st time in history

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