The NBA's four ancient mythical beasts refer to "Mr. Basketball" George McCann, "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and "Sky hook" Karim Abdul-Jabbar, in no particular order, in order of age, these four people are named "mythical beasts" because they are too tall and have unparalleled dominance on the court. #NBA #
The four ancient mythical beasts, the four centers of the early NBA, fans are very familiar with Russell, Chamberlain and Abbad, but they are relatively unfamiliar with McCann.
George McCann joined the Lakers in 1946 and later joined the NBA league with the Lakers, a true veteran and the first generation of legendary big men in the NBA.
If Curry led the NBA into the small-ball era, then the person who changed the pattern of the NBA by small-ball players as the main force is George McCann, the three-second zone increased from 6 feet to 12 feet is determined by him, and the first player in NBA history to score 10,000 points is also McCann, the first dynasty in Lakers history was opened under his leadership, and he won the NBA championship four times in 5 years.
McCann officially retired in 1956, the same year "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell entered the NBA draft, was selected by the St. Louis Eagles with the second pick in the first round, and moved to the Celtics under the operation of legendary coach Auerbach, opening another legend in the NBA.
The longest eight consecutive titles in NBA history were the Celtics with Russell, who became the first black coach in NBA history in 1966. During his tenure as player and coach, he won two more championships, plus 9 championship rings during his time as a player, and Russell had a total of 11 rings, thus earning the title of Lord of the Rings. The most powerful is that he has faced the "grab seven" situation 10 times in his career, and his record is 10 wins.
Chamberlain joined the NBA 3 years later than Russell, the two have very different styles, unlike Russell's focus on defense, Chamberlain is more aggressive, with 100 points per game, Averaging 50.4 points per game in a single season, with a total of more than 4,000 points, a career average of 22.9 rebounds per game, the first in NBA history, Russell 22.5, the second in history, Chamberlain's total rebounds of 23,924, the first in NBA history, Russell 21,620, the second in history, Chamberlain beat Russell in terms of personal data, but unfortunately Russell was far ahead of Chamberlain in terms of championships.
Russell retired in 1969 and Chamberlain retired in May 1973, leaving the NBA with two legendary centers. In 1969, when Russell retired, Karim Abdul Abdul Abdul joined the Milwaukee Bucks through a draft.
Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar, who won the first championship trophy in franchise history, is the player with the most points in NBA history, the third-highest total blocks, the most regular season MVPs, the most All-Stars selected, and the longest career season. He also set a staggering record of double-digit scoring in 787 consecutive games.
In June 1989, Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement, and the four ancient mythical beasts of the NBA withdrew from the NBA stage. Although the number of NBA teams in the early years was small and the rules needed to be perfected, the ability of superstars did not fade too much for these reasons, and the records they left for basketball were earned by their own efforts and sweat, all of which were great and respectable!