NBA Hall of Famer Walt Frazier has never been shy about sharing his thoughts on basketball’s greatest players, but his latest take has reignited one of the sport’s longest-standing debates—the GOAT discussion. While names like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are often thrown into the conversation, Frazier believes that Wilt Chamberlain is the one who truly deserves the title of greatest of all time.
And in Frazier’s eyes, it’s not even close.
Frazier: “Without Wilt, There Might Not Be an NBA”
During a recent interview, Frazier reflected on Chamberlain’s impact on basketball, arguing that the league owes its very existence to Wilt.
“People always talk about Jordan, LeBron, or Kareem, but without Wilt Chamberlain, there might not be an NBA,” Frazier said. “He was bigger than life, a guy who dominated the game so much they had to change the rules to slow him down. He put basketball on the map.”
Frazier, who played against Chamberlain in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasized how Wilt’s influence transcended statistics, even though his numbers alone make the case for his GOAT status.
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