Tom Chambers was an ultra-athletic white guy who played power forward for 16 seasons in the NBA and was known primarily for his time with the Suns and Sonics. At 6’10”, he used a combination of size, skill, and athleticism most effectively on the offensive side of the ball where he was a career 18ppg scorer and maxed out with seasons of 25 and 27ppg. He struggled to get notoriety against the bigger and bolder bodies of work of Barkley and Karl Malone, but make no mistake, this one-time all-star MVP was like a more fluid, less violent version of Amare Stoudemire.
My strongest memories of Chambers are dunk-related. As a kid, I played the shit out of some Sega Genesis and the pixelated Tom Chambers looked like some kind of tanned surfer-turned-basketball player with an array of dunks so unfathomable as to appear as if he sprouted from the imagination of a panel of dunk gods insistent on challenging existing dunker archetypes. In truth, his pixelated doppelganger was likely inspired by his legendary dunk on Mark Jackson in which he caught the ball on a break and used the chest of the 6’3” Jackson as a springboard to reach heights that wouldn’t be realized until the Blake Griffin/LeBron James era of dunkers.
Chambers would also match-up at small forward; for instance, he started at small forward for the 1990 Phoenix team that defeated Magic Johnson’s 63-win Lakers in the playoffs (Kurt Rambis started for the Suns at power forward). And with his versatility, Chambers would also play center in small lineups.
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Chambers would also match-up at small forward; for instance, he started at small forward for the 1990 Phoenix team that defeated Magic Johnson’s 63-win Lakers in the playoffs (Kurt Rambis started for the Suns at power forward). And with his versatility, Chambers would also play center in small lineups.