NBA title. He also played with scoring star Joe Fulks early in his career, and with Philadelphia legends Tom Gola and Wilt Chamberlain toward the end of his career in the early 1960s. Arizin chose to retire from the NBA rather than move with the Warriors to San Francisco. At the time of his retirement, no player had retired from the game with a higher scoring average (21.9 points per game) in his final season. This record would stand until Bob Pettit's retirement in 1965 following a season in which he averaged 22.5 PPG. Arizin played in a total of 10 NBA All-Star Games (he was the 1952 NBA All-Star Game MVP) and was named to the All-NBA First-Team in 1952, 1956, and 1957. Camden Bullets (1962–1965) After retiring from the NBA, Arizin played for three seasons with the Camden Bullets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, who won the 1964 title. Averaging over 20 points per game each season, he was named the EBL MVP in 1963, was named to the EBL All-Star First Team in 1963 and 1964 and to the EBL All-Star Second Team in 1965. Legacy Arizin was named to the NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was selected to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. In October 2021, Arizin was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Arizin died in his sleep at age 78 on December 12, 2006, in Springfield, Pennsylvania. NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs See also List of individual National Basketball Association scoring leaders by season List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association annual minutes leaders Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise References External links Basketball Hall of Fame profile Extensive audio interview on Paul Arizin with his son Michael; from 6:50 mark 1928 births