nheacquiredthedraftrightstoBillRussell,plementBobCousyandBillSharmaninthebackcourt.WiththeadditionofRussell,theCelticsbecamethebestproteamever,winningelevenofthenextthirteenchampionshiptitlesbeforeexpansiondilutedthetalentintheNBA.TheSt.LouisHawks,withBobPettit,beattheCelticsin1958,andthePhiladelphia76ers,withChamberlain,beatthemin1967.ButRussell,aplayer-coachfortwotitles,andhisteammatesformedthegreatestdynastyinproball.EventheLosAngelesLakers,whohadmovedfromMinneapolisin1960,withWestandBaylor,werenomatchfortheCelticsovertheseyears.WhileWest,Baylor,Chamberlain—whoaveragedoverfiftypointsagamein1962—andOscarRobertson—whointhesameyearaveragedatripledoublepergameinpoints,assists,andrebounds—weresuperiortoanyindividualCeltic,nootherteamcouldconsistentlyplaydefense,re-bound,andrunwiththeCeltics.