10 best NBA players to ever come out of the Philadelphia area
6. Guy Rodgers, PG
A four-time NBA All-Star, Rodgers was the type of aware, play-making teammate that a shooter appreciated.
An alum of Northeast High School, he twice led the league in assists and doled out 20 the night that Wilt Chamberlain notably bucketed a single-game record 100 points for their Philadelphia Warriors. He ultimately closed his career having set a teammate up for a bucket 6,917 times.
Rodgers, who attended Temple University, was part of a 1958 Associated Press first-team All-American team that included four future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers — himself, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Oscar Robertson.
On This Day In Sports History:
1954 – Henry Aaron homers in his first exhibition game.
1960 – Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA playoff record of 53 points.
1962 – Gordie Howe is second NHL player to score 500 goals.
1963 – Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists.#MLB #NBA #NHL pic.twitter.com/KchKWk8kSr— WMWSports (@WMWSports) March 14, 2019
