Elgin Baylor
Elgin Baylor was a talented shooter, perfect passer, and strong rebounder. Baylor amazed the fans with his signature move hanging jump shots. Baylor is regarded as one of the greatest all-time player in NBA history.
The Minneapolis Lakers were in a very miserable state and on the verge of bankruptcy when they used the first overall pick of 1958 NBA draft to select Baylor as their final stand for survival and he did save the club with his talent.
Baylor won the title of NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, finishing with a scoring average of 24.9 PPG, 15 RPG, and 4.1 APG. Baylor led his team to the NBA Finals eight times before retiring in the 1971-72 season because of his knee problem.
After retirement Baylor was appointed as assistant coach, later head coach for New Orleans Jazz for two years. In 1986 the Los Angeles Clippers made him the team’s Vice President as he continued to quietly provide his services for 22 years.
