Tag: Chet Walker

Reports: Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker has passed away

Walker is a Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor member, and passed away in Long Beach, California on June 8, 2024. Rest in peace.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame small forward and Chicago Bulls alum Chet Walker has passed away per multiple reports. Walker, a native of Bethlehem, Mississippi, played his college ball at Bradley, where he garnered All-American honors twice and three-time First-Team All Missouri Valley Conference before being drafted by the then-Syracuse Nationals (now, Philadelphia 76ers) 14th overall in the 1962 NBA draft. The 6-foot-7 forward would win a title with the Sixers in 1967.

Chet “the Jet” (as he was sometimes called for a nickname) would play seven seasons with that ball club before being traded with Shaler Halimon to the Chicago Bulls for Bob Kauffman and Jim Washington in 1969. Walker would play the final six seasons of his career with Chicago, making All-Star with the Bulls for four of his seven career nods.

He is also a Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor member, and passed away in Long Beach, California on June 8, 2024. Rest in peace, Chet.

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Every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn No. 25

Here is a list of all 21 players in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers who have worn the No. 25 uniform.

It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season.

With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 25 which has been worn by a whopping 21 of those players in the history of the franchise.

This running series will go through all of the uniform numbers worn in franchise history. The previous edition of this series was a list compiling the nine players who have worn the No. 26.

Here is the list of the 21 players who have worn No. 25 in Sixers history:

Chicago Bulls all-time roster: See which legends made the cut

In honor of the NBA’s 75th anniversary, we present the best rosters in Bulls history.

As part of celebrating their 75th anniversary, the NBA is releasing a list of the greatest 75 players of all-time, which they’re calling NBA 75.

In honor of NBA 75, we have put together a similar list — the Chicago Bulls all-time roster. The roster is made up of the most important 15 players and three coaches in Bulls history, starting from 1966 to present day.

Now, for players like Dwyane Wade, who are undeniable Hall of Famers, don’t fit the bill of making the all-time roster for the Bulls with playing such small stints with the franchise.

Check out our Chicago Bulls all-time roster below.

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Ranking the top 5 small forwards in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers

Sixers Wire has now made a list of the top five small forwards in the franchise’s history.

The small forward position is always one of prestige. A lot of great athletes have played the position from Larry Bird to LeBron James to Julius “Dr. J” Erving. The position is marked by greatness and guys who can do a lot of different things and for the Philadelphia 76ers, that goes for them as well.

During this time of quarantine, there is not much else to do rather than to debate about basketball of the past since there is no basketball going on right now. So, we have decided to come up with the top five players at each position in the history of the Sixers.

We have already made our lists for the top five point guards in the franchise’s history as well as the list for the shooting guards. Naturally, we move on to the small forwards as we go down the list of positions.

Just as we did with the first two positions, the list will be in reverse order. Now, it’s time to get into it.

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