Elgin Baylor
Sports Cards, Basketball, Lakers era
Elgin Baylor was the first pick of the 1958 NBA draft and spent 14 seasons with the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers. The 1959 Rookie of the Year was an 11-time All-Star and 10-time All-NBA first-team selection, and remains the Lakers' career leader in rebounds. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Small forward
- Career
- 1958–1971 (NBA)
- Draft
- Round 1, No. 1 overall, 1958 (Minneapolis Lakers)
Accolades
- Championships
- League MVP
- Finals MVP
- All-Star selections
- 11
- Hall of Fame
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1977
- Rookie of the Year
- 1 (1959)
- All-NBA First Team
- 10
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