 Although he suffered a long string of professional losses , Chamberlain had a successful career , winning two NBA championships , earning four regular @-@ season Most Valuable Player awards , the Rookie of the Year award , one NBA Finals MVP award , and being selected to 13 All @-@ Star Games and ten All @-@ NBA First and Second teams . Chamberlain was subsequently enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 , elected into the NBA 's 35th Anniversary Team of 1980 , and chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History of 1996 . 
