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Hal Greer · For 15 seasons, Hal Greer walked into NBA arenas and did the same thing every night: score, compete, and leave opponents searching for answers against a mid-range game that his Hall of Fame teammate Dolph Schayes called the greatest from 15 to 18 feet in basketball history. On February 7, 1970, the 33-year-old guard pulled up for a textbook elbow jumper against the San Francisco Warriors, the kind of silky stroke that carried the Syracuse Nationals-turned-76ers through an era dominated by Boston's dynasty. Greer's 36 points, five rebounds and seven assists powered Philadelphia's 115-111 victory, another virtuoso performance in a career that produced a 1967 NBA championship alongside Wilt Chamberlain, 10 consecutive All-Star selections, the 1968 All-Star Game MVP, and seven All-NBA Second Team nods. The first player in franchise history to have his number retired, Greer's No. 15 hangs in the rafters as the enduring symbol of a man who scored 21,586 points and played 1,122 games, a mark that stood as the NBA's all-time record when he hung up his sneakers. Named to both the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams, Greer remains Philadelphia's all-time leader in points, games, and field goals made, a pillar of the franchise's identity whose statue stands outside the team's training complex. · State of Mint