In the conversation about great NBA big men, Bill Walton sort of gets an asterisk. Everyone acknowledges his brilliance, but his fragile body, especially his feet, kept him from playing consistently.
Out of 1,148 possible games, Walton played in just 468, meaning that he missed 59.23 percent of those contests.
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But when he was healthy, Walton was an astonishing basketball player.
He wasn’t an immense scorer. His best season scoring wise was 18.9 ppg. He was a very good rebounder, averaging 10.5 for his career. He was an excellent passer, too.
But mostly what made Walton great was his understanding that the team’s success was the most…
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