Name | Elgin Baylor |
---|---|
Number | 22 |
Position | Small forward |
Height ft | 6 |
Height in | 5 |
Weight lb | 225 |
League | NBA |
Birth date | September 16, 1934 |
Birth place | Washington, D.C. |
Nationality | American |
High school | Spingarn |
College | College of Idaho (1954–1955)Seattle (1956–1958) |
Draft year | 1958 |
Draft round | 1 |
Draft pick | 1 |
Draft team | Minneapolis Lakers |
Career start | 1958 |
Career end | 1971 |
Years1 | – |
Team1 | Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers |
Cyears1 | |
Cteam1 | New Orleans Jazz |
Cyears2 | – |
Cteam2 | New Orleans Jazz |
Highlights | |
Stat1label | Points |
Stat1value | 23,149 (27.4 ppg) |
Stat2label | Rebounds |
Stat2value | 11,463 (13.5 rpg) |
Stat3label | Assists |
Stat3value | 3,650 (4.6 apg) |
Bbr | bayloel01 |
Letter | b |
Hof player | elgin-baylor |
Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, and an 11-time NBA All-Star, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Baylor spent twenty-two years as GM of the Los Angeles Clippers, being named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2006, before being relieved of his duties slightly before the 2008-09 season began.
Baylor led the Seattle Chieftains (now known as the Redhawks) to the NCAA championship game in 1958, falling to the Kentucky Wildcats, Seattle's last trip to the Final Four. Following his junior season, Baylor joined the Minneapolis Lakers in 1958.
In his three collegiate seasons, one at Idaho and two at Seattle, Baylor averaged 31.3 points per game. Baylor is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
With his superb athletic talents and all-round game, Baylor was seen as the kind of player who could save a franchise, and he did. According to Minneapolis Lakers owner Bob Short in a 1971 interview with the Los Angeles Times: "If he had turned me down then, I would have been out of business. The club would have gone bankrupt."
Baylor began to be hampered with knee problems during the 1963-64 season. The problems culminated in a severe knee injury, suffered during the 1965 Western Division playoffs. Baylor, while still a very powerful force, was never quite the same, never again averaging above 30 points per game.
The 71 points Baylor scored on November 15, 1960 was a record at the time. The 61 points he scored in game 5 of the NBA Finals in 1962 is still an NBA Finals record. An underrated rebounder, Baylor averaged 13.5 rebounds per game during his career, including a sterling 19.8 rebounds per game during the 1960-61 season — a season average exceeded by only five other players in NBA history—all of whom were 6'9" or taller.
A 10-time All-NBA First Team selection and 11-time NBA All-Star, Baylor was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977. He was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1980 and the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996. in 2009, SLAM Magazine ranked him number 11 among its Top 50 NBA players of all time.
Baylor was selected as the NBA Executive of the Year in 2006. That year the Clippers won their first playoff series since 1976, when the franchise was located in Buffalo, New York and named the Buffalo Braves.
In February 2009, Baylor filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Clippers, team owner Donald Sterling, team president Andy Roeser, and the NBA. He alleged that he was underpaid during his tenure with the team and then fired because of his age and race. Baylor's claim was rejected by a Los Angeles state court jury on March 30, 2011 by a unanimous 12-0 vote.
! Stat | ! High | ! Opponent | ! Date |
at New York Knicks | |||
vs. Boston Celtics | |||
Field goal percentage | |||
Field goals made | 28 | at New York Knicks | |
Field goal attempts | 55 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | |
Free throws made, none missed | — | ||
Free throws made, one missed | 20—21 | at St. Louis Hawks | |
Free throws made | 20 | at St. Louis Hawks | |
Free throw attempts | |||
Rebounds | 30 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | |
Assists | 16 | vs. Phoenix Suns |
! Stat | ! High | ! Opponent | ! Date |
at Boston Celtics | |||
Points | 49 | vs. Detroit Pistons | |
Field goal percentage | |||
Field goals made | 22 | at Boston Celtics | |
Field goal attempts | 46 | at Boston Celtics | |
Field goal attempts | 45 | at St. Louis Hawks | |
Free throws made, none missed | — | ||
Free throws made, one missed | — | ||
Free throws made | |||
Free throw attempts | |||
Rebounds | |||
Assists |
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