 In the 1962 – 63 NBA season , Eddie Gottlieb sold the Warriors franchise for $ 850 @,@ 000 ( equal to about $ 6 @.@ 65 million today ) to a group of businessmen led by Marty Simmons from San Francisco , and the team relocated to become the San Francisco Warriors under a new coach , Bob Feerick . This also meant , however , that the team broke apart , as Paul Arizin chose to retire rather than move away from his family and his job at IBM in Philadelphia , and Tom Gola was homesick , requesting a trade to the lowly New York Knicks halfway through the season . With both secondary scorers gone , Chamberlain continued his array of statistical feats , averaging 44 @.@ 8 points and 24 @.@ 3 rebounds per game that year . Despite his individual success , the Warriors lost 49 of their 80 games and missed the playoffs . 
