The 76ers honored former great Wilt Chamberlain in a ceremony last Saturday, unveiling a new statue that will stand outside the team's practice facilities in remembrance of a legend of Philadelphia basketball.

Although he spent several years in San Francisco when the Warriors franchise moved in 1961, Chamberlain, a Philly native, always remained true to his roots. Chamberlain was Philadelphia born and bred, honing his skills on the courts of the local Overbrook High School as a teenager.

Before joining the Lakers and after being traded back to Philadelphia with the new 76ers team, Chamberlain went on to lead the “super team” of 1967 to win a national championship, stamping their names as one of the greatest teams to ever play the game. Chamberlain's upward trajectory never slowed, and he became a four-time MVP and 13-time All Star before his retirement following his second national championship in 1972.

“If there is a Mount Rushmore [of basketball] he is the cornerstone of it, and it is not even close,” Sixers CEO Scott O'Neill said during the dedication ceremony, via Marc Narducii of philly.com.

The unveiling of his statue also served as a moment to recognize all that Chamberlain did off the court. Members of the Chamberlain family took time to shine light on the Wilt Chamberlain Memorial Fund, a foundation created in 2001 to honor his legacy. Over the past 16 years, the fund has donated over $1 million to basketball organizations and scholarships for high school athletes in the Philadelphia area.

“He was a man who not only helped me on the court, but with Wilt it was intellectual,” said Wali Jones, a member of the 1967 title team. “When I went to high school at Overbrook, he talked to Walt Hazzard and I [about being a] scholar-athlete. I think a lot of people don't [recognize] him as a renaissance man, but his intellect was so much more than his physical aspect.”

The day concluded with the unveiling of the statue, which will stand in the heart of Philadelphia to remember the man who cemented the city's place in the history of the game.