During his final season in 1972-1973 at age 36 Wilt Chamberlain led the league in rebounding averaging 18.6 over 82 games, which was a full 1.5 more than runner-up Nate Thurmond.

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During his final season in 1972-1973 at age 36 Wilt Chamberlain led the league in rebounding averaging 18.6 over 82 games, which was a full 1.5 more than runner-up Nate Thurmond.

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What's really insane is that this was actually Wilts third worst season purely in terms of rebounding. To put this into perspective a 26 year old...

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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/DuztyDuzIt on 2025-07-24 01:26:01+00:00.

What’s really insane is that this was actually Wilts third worst season purely in terms of rebounding. To put this into perspective a 26 year old Kareem finished 4th that year with 16.1 RPG over 76 games, which would end up being the third highest of his career.

The physical and mental toughness required to want to fight for every single rebound during your 14th season is absolutely ridiculous and I think its sadly overlooked when most people try to evaluate Wilts game.

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