Jerome Purcell "Jerry" Chambers (born July 18, 1943 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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) is a retired American

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 professional basketball

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 player. At 6'5" and 185 pounds, he played as a forward.

Chambers attended the University of Utah

University of Utah

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 during the mid-1960s, winning the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

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 award in 1966 after his team reached the Final Four

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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. He played four professional seasons in the National Basketball Association

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 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers

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, Phoenix Suns

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, Atlanta Hawks

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, and Buffalo Braves

Los Angeles Clippers

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. In 1968, he was involved in one of the most significant transactions in NBA history when the Lakers traded him, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff

Darrall Imhoff

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 to the Philadelphia 76ers

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 for Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

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. Chambers never played for the 76ers, who traded him to Phoenix in 1969.

From 1972 to 1974, Chambers played in the rival American Basketball Association

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 as a member of the San Diego Conquistadors

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 and the San Antonio Spurs

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. He retired with 2,667 combined NBA/ABA career points.