He won MVP his ROOKIE YEAR, and you probably haven't heard of him

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When you discuss the greatest centers of all time, Wes Unseld's name almost never comes up. However as a champion, finals MVP and coming into the league as the most valuable player his rookie year, it definitely should.
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[@leaguestories1568]

Rest In Peace, Champ

[@tw69hands2]

The amazing thing about Wes Unseld is that he accomplished what he did without a vertical jump. I grew up watching him play as a little guy and I never saw him dunk a basketball in an NBA game in an over the rim era. He wasn't only tough, but he was really smart. I mean Jedi Knight-type smart.. He knew angles and positions so well that he could do all the things that taller and more agile centers (meaning better leapers) could do around the basket. He was amazing.

[@gynandroidhead]

You have a new subscriber. I was fortunate enough to remember the second half of Unseld's career. Kareem said that running into Wes was similar to running into a cement highway divider, and I believe Wilt used a fire hydrant as an analogy. He was also an amazing outlet passer with a sizzling two-handed chest pass. Wes Unseld earned a great deal of respect from the many, hard-working blue collar basketball fans I encountered in my formative years. He was a "lunch pail" player, the guy on the construction site with a hearty lunch and a Thermos of high-test coffee.

[@JackFlaps]

one of my all time favorites, tough as they come. best outlet pass ever

[@Maximillian200HP]

He is probably one of the least talked about among the 50 Greatest NBA Players from the Anniversary Team. I never see anything about Wes Unseld, he's very rarely mentioned.

[@justinterry7853]

Heck, i haven't heard from him until 2k

[@MrVvulf]

Quiet guys who lead by example, and are more known for their defense - like Wes Unseld, Tim Duncan, and Bill Russell rarely get the recognition they deserve. Obviously, Russell and Duncan played on amazing teams, so their profiles were raised considerably compared to Unseld, who played at (let's face it) second rate club. Put Unseld and Rodman on the same team, and there might only be 2 offensive rebounds in an entire game.

[@kinodelacruz4700]

I think you haven’t heard of my myplayer in 2k

[@Crlongboarder]

And now you can play him at PG on MyTeam

[@maxbryant8131]

😂😂I knew someone would say that

[@Crlongboarder]

Max Bryant this video came up on my feed, saw the thumbnail and was like “no waaaaay” lol, to be fair his card is a bastard to guard lol

[@ethanknutsen7892]

And it’s an insane card

[@khicruz6657]

Better than most opals.

[@ethanknutsen7892]

NG Savo insta cop for me

[@jimmarble1425]

He was the kind of player any guard would love to have as a teammate. Getting rebounds, throwing great outlet passes, and setting bone shaking picks!

[@Sillsss]

Wes is a top 10 center of all time

[@jaykaynum5569]

I win Rookie of the year/MVP in video games. That's unheard of in real life. Still say MJ should've been MVP his first season 🐐Wes Wes rest n peace💯

[@randomcat5262]

Yeah his name is MOSES CUH Anyway RIP Rookie MVP

[@jamiecarpenter7779]

100th subscriber congrats and I'm glad it was me.

[@svfox]

this nailed it 100%%%%%%%!!!!!!!!!!!!! nobody knows wes, unreal and you probably haven't heard of him

[@ReverendMike100]

Wes Unseld was my idol in High School and "Uns" was my nickname. I played center at 6'3" and on our team we had a 6'9" 6'8" and a 6'6" ...yet I led in rebounds ...

[@f.b.i3050]

Michael Jackson same but I played jv basketball in 10th grade and I played center and power forward and started over guys who were 6’1”,6’3”,6,5”, and 6’0” and I was only 5’10” and averaged 8 rpg I’m still a short center and power forward at only 6’0”

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Did you got any D1 Offers?

[@ReverendMike100]

@@sacramentokingswillrise7525 Yes. Wisconsin, Temple, University of New Mexico

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

@@ReverendMike100 Which School did you went to?

[@ReverendMike100]

These were football scholarship offers from 1973....Thank you for your inquiry.

[@user-ux3gd5ox8q]

R.I.P Wes unseld

[@mrdrfez]

In the season that Wes Unseld won MVP as a rookie, the NBA scoring title was also won by a rookie (Elvin Hayes; who averaged more than twice as many points and almost as many rebounds as Wes Unseld). When Wes Unseld won the Finals MVP, he did not lead his team in any statistical category during the finals. Meanwhile, Elvin Hayes (who was Unseld's teammate by then) led the Bullets in points, rebounds, and blocks in that Finals. Hayes was drafted #1 overall in 1968. Unseld was #2. But despite Hayes' being superior to Unseld on paper, it was Unseld who won the MVP awards because Hayes was notorious for being selfish and an overall bad teammate (whereas Unseld was the opposite).

[@housesports000]

Wes Unseld in retirement looked like that professor you knew but always thought he had a secret

[@kitkatkalem2141]

Rip Wes Unseld

[@christophergooding9820]

I just want to note that Bob Pettit likely would’ve been among the players to win ROTY, and MVP, and a Finals MVP if FMVPs were around when he played as he led his team in points and rebounds and had a 50 point closeout game in the 58 finals.

[@zrt7863]

Ive heard of wes unseld,especially on 2K BROOOO ONE OF THE BEST PGS IN THE GAME

[@historicalswimfr.6982]

He's a center

[@urimazizi6445]

@@historicalswimfr.6982 I know its late to respond to this but he was a pg in 2k

[@zach.3x.189]

Bruh who hasn’t heard of Wes unseld

[@BigCobra191]

People who don't play ball

[@zach.3x.189]

@@BigCobra191 ok you have a good point

[@monkeyman6142]

Rip wes

[@K_N_Jsquad]

I have heard of him

[@greekgamer387]

rip

[@oteri_]

Rip Wes 🥺

[@sbgken]

I use him on all time wizards😂😂

[@LanceDa510]

Rip

[@derrickrose9122]

So who is the real youngest mvp

[@CareFreeCommuting]

2:10 that’s a high scores laker trio

[@Nhilzer]

It's funny, almost every american player will always tell "I wanna be mvp" or rookie of the year, etc... Any individual trophy. While a few other ones like Doncic will just say "i want us to win a championship cause everyone's gonna be happy".

[@YoungBlood507]

how didn’t wilt win that mvp season when he had better numbers in every category

[@thenintengamer5378]

who hasn't heard of wes unseld

[@xtuneskki]

everyone heard of unseld are you serious?

[@-ben--]

Ybc?

[@jospehnever]

Come on bro get it right Charles Barkley is 6’4 smh

[@justinterry7853]

Chill lol

[@Wallyworld30]

I'm gonna say it... Wes Unseld 14/18/3 shouldn't have won MVP his Rookie season. Wilt averaged 20/21/5 led the Lakers to a 55-27 record and didn't win it??? If they gave Wes ROY and DPOTY fine but no way in hell should he have won MVP. The reason they gave it to Wes instead of Wilt was a combination of Voter Fatigue (See Giannis) and the fact the Bullets only won 36 games and 57 with him.

[@Diego-un8yo]

Markelle who

[@arpangurung8273]

Fultz

[@itzyahir1008]

If there were rookie mvps why do people call d rose the youngest mvp

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Wilt and Unseld were 22-23 Years Old. Rose was 22 Years old

[@notablepuffin1769]

Wilt and Wes stayed in college for 4 years

[@RandyDubin]

Actually, Wilt player College for there years (two on the varsity, back when freshmen weren't eligible), then played one year for the Harlem Globetrotters, then joined the NBA. (Actually, he was drafted by the then-Philadelphia Warriors after his senior year in HS, but NBA rules at the time said that players had to be four years out of HS to be eligible for the NBA Draft.