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Rolling a Seven, One Foot at a Time

A look at the Sixers' all-time seven-footers.

    by Bob Vetrone Jr.
    Published 

Once he sets foot on the basketball court this fall, Andrew Bynum will become the 18th player listed at 7-foot (or taller) to play for the Philadelphia 76ers.

And while the club has employed the greatest 7-footer in NBA history (Wilt Chamberlain), the rest of the tall cast runs from the reliable (Dikembe Mutombo) to the curious (Manute Bol) to the mundane (Primoz Brezec).

Consider: If Bynum's teammate Spencer Hawes plays in all 82 contests this season, he'll become just the third of those 18 to appear in 200 games for the Sixers.

Here are those 7-footers with the date they came to the Sixers and their career averages with the club: