Allen Iverson is next to get a statue on the Philadelphia 76ers’ Legends Walk at the team’s practice facility in Camden, New Jersey.
Recently, the Hall of Fame guard paid a visit to the facility to check out the Walk while teasing his own statue coming soon.
“Hal Greer,” Iverson said as he started rattling off the names of the statues seen. “Billy Cunningham, Wilt Chamberlain, my man Mo Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Doc, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Dolph Schayes, and you know who up next. Can’t wait.”
Next to Schayes’ statue is an empty base, which will soon feature Iverson. Of course, it’s not a surprise Iverson will be honored with a statue at the Sixers’ facility, considering he’s earned the highest honors with the organization already.
As the team’s former first-overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, Iverson lived up to his pre-draft hype. Although he didn’t stick around in Philly throughout his entire career, Iverson spent more than a decade suiting up for Philadelphia.
The six-foot guard turned into a scoring machine with the Sixers, leading the league in points per game on four different occasions. Before he was traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2007, Iverson averaged 28 points per game across nearly 700 matchups.
He helped lead the Sixers to the playoffs for six straight seasons, spanning runs from 1999 to 2005. In the postseason, Iverson averaged 31 points per game while dishing out six assists. During the Sixers’ 2001 NBA Playoff run, Iverson helped lead Philadelphia to its latest NBA Finals appearance, where they came up short against the Los Angeles Lakers after getting crowned as the Eastern Conference Champions.
Iverson carries along an impressive resume overall. He was an 11-time All-Star, winning MVP of the game twice. He was crowned All-NBA First Team three times and Second Team three times as well, with one Third Team acknowledgment in 2006.
His top personal accolade came in 2001 when Iverson was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. He was the last Sixer to earn the honor behind Joel Embiid, who won it last season.
Following his impressive career, Iverson was named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. He also retired as a member of the Sixers, earning the honor of having his name up in the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center, where Iverson’s name and signature No. 3 is retired by the franchise.
Now, he’ll join the franchise’s other legends with a statue in Camden.
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