No school like the old school. Before Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain there was a man by the name of Schayes, Dolph Schayes. 12 Straight All-Star seasons and all 15 years of his illustrious career were spent with the Nationals/76ers franchise.
Schayes competed with the best of the best during his tenure in the league, playing pre and post NBA merger. Schayes led the Nationals to a Championship in 1955, leading all players in the post-season in both points and rebounds. Unfortunately for Schayes and the Nationals in 1957 Russell and the Celtics ended all future title aspirations.
The Resume:
Fourth overall pick 1948 – New York Knicks
12x All-Star
12x All NBA
Champion
Hall of Fame
How did the guys rank him?
The Flag Bearer: Adi Joseph, (29).
The Barn Burner: Nine tied, (NR).
Others to rank Schayes: Lang Greene (32), Brian Geltzeiler (32), Will Reeve (37), and Marc Griffin (41).
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James Holas – hoopscritic.com / BballBreakdown, @SnottieDrippen
Adi Joseph – sportingnews.com, @AdiJoseph
Matt Drappel – sportsnet.ca, @MattyD416
Justin Rowan – fearthesword.com / hoopslounge.com, @Cavsanada
Robert Littal – blacksportsonline.com, @BSO
Shane Young – hoopshabit.com, @YoungNBA
Justin Termine – Sirius XM NBA / cinesport.com host, @TermineRadio
Marc Griffin – hoopslounge.com / sportsnet.ca, @montrealmarc
Lang Greene – basketballinsiders.com, @LangGreene
Justin Salkin – hoopscritic.com / brooklynsbeat.com, @brooklynsbeat
Will Reeve – awfsports.com / Host of the All Weather Fan Podcast, contributor for hoopscritic.com @WillReeveJr
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Brian Geltzeiler – hoopscritic.com / Sirius XM NBA / the-cauldron.com / 120sports.com, @hoopscritic
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