10 best NBA players to ever come out of the Philadelphia area

9. Walt Hazzard, PG

Hazzard’s teams went a combined 89-3 at Overbrook High School, where he was the city’s Player of the Year as a senior. Hazzard then helped UCLA to its first Final Four in 1962 and a national title in 1964.

Hazzard played for five teams after being taken fifth overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1964 NBA Draft. He was an All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1967-68 season when he averaged a career-best 24 points.

Hazzard later coached UCLA’s men team and worked with the Lakers after that.

Walt Hazzard was born #OTD in 1942👍

Walt played in ATL from 1968-71🏀 pic.twitter.com/63EvwTbxJa

— Goat Jerseys (@GoatJerseys) April 15, 2020