Complex sentence: Thurmond placed second to Chamberlain in the MVP balloting in the 1966-67 season, and averaged over 20 points per game each season from 1967-68 through 1971-72, and played in seven NBA All-Star Games while with the Warriors.
Split into simpler sentences: Thurmond placed second to Chamberlain in the MVP balloting in the 1966-67 season. Thurmond also averaged over 20 points per game each season from 1967-68 through 1971-72, and played in seven NBA All-Star Games while with the Warriors.