4. Philadelphia 76ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to the Lakers
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Wilt Chamberlain was already an NBA legend when he was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1968. He had led the NBA in scoring and rebounding seven times, including a season in which he scored a jaw-dropping 50.4 points per game (that is not a typo). The Sixers traded Wilt to the Lakers for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark, and Darrall Imhoff — not exactly the type of return you’re looking for when trading one of the league’s best players.
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None of those players had a long-term impact with the 76ers, while Wilt finished his career averaging 17.7 points and 19.2 rebounds per game and winning a championship in Los Angeles.
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