Stephen A. Smith was asked by a fan with a very interesting question regarding the GOAT debate and Wilt Chamberlain. The GOAT conversation usually revolves around Michael Jordan and LeBron James, but the fan was curious why people don’t consider Chamberlain in the same.
On “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the ESPN analyst answered fan questions, and one of the things that popped up was about Chamberlain. The aforementioned fan is baffled why “Wilt The Stilt” is not in the GOAT debate despite owning some unbreakable records.
Stephen A. Smith has a point about why Chamberlain is not part of many GOAT conversations. Chamberlain is one of the greatest players ever, and his rivalry with Bill Russell helped shape the NBA, but Russell won nine more championships than Chamberlain.
Chamberlain did have more individual accomplishments than Russell, but people look at the overall resume. “The Big Dipper” might not get mentioned in the GOAT debate, but he’s either No. 1 or No. 2 in the most dominant player in NBA history with Shaquille O’Neal.
Shaq even admitted that he and Chamberlain are two of the most dominant players ever. He did not pass Chamberlain because he failed to pass him on the all-time scoring list, but he has two more NBA championships than the latter.
records that remain unbroken up to this date, from scoring, rebounding, versatility, durability and accuracy records. Chamberlain also could have set unbreakable records in blocks if they were tallied in his time.
