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Jerry West y Elgin Baylor lo hicieron a menudo. Kyrie Irving y LeBron James lo hicieron un par de veces. Magic Johnson y ...
Jerry West and Elgin Baylor did it often. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James did it a couple of times. And now, Jalen Williams and ...
For the Lakers, Elgin Baylor came along at precisely the right time. Still in Minneapolis, where the George Mikan glory years were well past, they used the No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 draft to ...
One of the game's most gifted players, Elgin Baylor made 10 appearances on the All-NBA first team. From NBA.com Staff Elgin Baylor was drafted No. 1 overall in the 1958 NBA Draft. > Archive 75: ...
Lakers legend Elgin Baylor has died of natural causes at age 86, the team announced Monday. He was surrounded by his wife, Elaine, and his daughter, Krystal, per the Lakers. "Elgin was the love of ...
No appreciation of Elgin Baylor should go without mentioning that Baylor might be the most underrated NBA star ever. For his career, he averaged 27.4 points and 13.5 rebounds – one of two ...
Elgin Baylor, a Hall of Fame forward who helped lead the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers to eight NBA Finals, driving to the hoop and soaring above the rim with a gravity-defying style that ...
There is a delicate difference between sacrifice and surrender. Elgin Baylor understood the difference. Elgin made many sacrifices, but he never surrendered. He was a man that understood when it ...
Los Angeles Lakers' Elgin Baylor, center, in a game against the New York Knicks on May 1, 1970. (Harold Filan/Associated Press) The tying shot at the buzzer in last week’s Virginia Tech-Florida ...
14 seasons (1958-1972) Rings: 0 MVPs: 0 Stats with Lakers Other Accolades with Lakers HoopsHype on Baylor: "With ridiculous scoring and rebounding numbers, especially for a non-big man ...
In the 1990s, Elgin Baylor’s Clippers co-workers sometimes referred to the general manager around the office as “legend.” The nickname wasn’t hyperbole. During 14 seasons with the Lakers ...
Like so many Angelenos first introduced to pro basketball in 1960 when the Lakers moved from Minnesota, Gail Goodrich wanted to be just like Elgin Baylor. Baylor’s play and Chick Hearn’s ...