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The NBA All-60's Team

A Lineup made up of the best NBA players from the 1960s

Drew King
Dec 10, 2018
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In a decade owned by the Celtics, how many of them make the all-decade team?

Point Guard: Oscar Robertson

The Big O was probably the most dynamic guard of the 60's. He was the only player for 50 years to average a triple-double until Russell Westbrook did it in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons. Robertson did it in the 1961-'62 season, averaging 31 points, 11 assists, and 13 rebounds a game. Robertson led the NBA in assists in seven seasons in the 60's. He also led the league in scoring in the '67-'68 season. Sadly, steals weren't kept as a stat until Robertson's last season, so we will never know how many steals he had in his career.

Shooting Guard: Jerry West

You know a player is great when he becomes the league logo. Mr. Clutch was as good a point guard as he was a shooting guard, that just adds to his legendary status. West didn't capture a championship until the 70's, but that can be forgiven considering he had to complete with an eight-time consecutive champion in the Celtics. As it was for Robertson, steals were not kept as a stat until West's final season. If we knew how many career steals West had, he may have been up there with John Stockton.

Small Forward: Elgin Baylor

The other Laker in this lineup, Elgin Baylor was MJ before MJ. One of the most explosive players of the 1960s. If not for Wilt Chamberlain's amazing numbers, Baylor would be recognized for his incredible stats. In the 1959-'60 season, Baylor averaged 30 points and 16 rebounds a game. The next season he averaged 35 points and 20 rebounds a game. The season after that he averaged 38 points and 19 rebounds a game. For the next eight seasons in the 60's, Baylor averaged a double-double. For seven of those seasons, he averaged at least 24 points a game. This was as a small forward before the three-point line! Sadly, Baylor suffered in the same way West did. The Celtics owned the 1960s, so Baylor did not win a championship until 1971.

Power Forward: Bill Russell

The ultimate champion, Bill Russell led the Celtics to nine championships in the 60's. Russell was not known for his scoring ability, his career high was only 19 points per games. Russell was known mainly for his rebounding and defensive ability. Russell averaged at least 20 points per game in eight seasons in the 60's. Included in these seasons were two seasons in which Russell led the NBA in rebounds. Unfortunately, blocks were never kept as a stat during Russell's playing career, but it is likely that if they were, Russell would rank among the best rim protectors of all-time. Not to mention Russell coached the Celtics to two titles in his final two seasons playing. Sure, Russell was a center, but I think he'd be willing to move down for our next player.

Center: Wilt Chamberlain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Wilt_Chamberlain

Wilt is known best for his 100 point game, but that is only one of his few accomplishments. If I were going to type out every reason Wilt should be on this team, I probably wouldn't finish for about two years. First, I'll list some of his awards: four-time MVP, seven-time scoring leader, 11-time rebound leader, one-time assist leader, and two-time champion. Now some of the records Chamberlain holds as I'm writing this: most points per game in a season with 50, most points in a season with 4,029, most points scored in a game with 100, most career rebounds with 23,924, most career double-doubles with 968. You know what, I'll just put a link to the Wikipedia page devoted to Chamberlain's records under the picture.

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