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Measuring Up to Wilt Chamberlain May Take More Than Stats

Several N.B.A. players have had Chamberlain-like performances this season. But to some, he will always be untouchable.

Wilt Chamberlain once averaged 50 points per game for a season, a notable statistical feat in a career full of them.Credit...Bettmann, via Getty Images

From a courtside folding chair at Fiserv Forum, where Dick Garrett has assisted fans as a Milwaukee Bucks employee for more than two decades, he recently watched Giannis Antetokounmpo toy with the Washington Wizards, levitating above the rim as if he were frolicking in a slam-dunk contest.