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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 ...

Despite his individual greatness, Baylor’s Lakers fell short in eight NBA Finals, often to the dynastic Boston Celtics led by ...

For years it was the saddest sound in Los Angeles sports, the public greeting of the retired Elgin Baylor at a Lakers home game. Silence. The ovation given other Lakers legends was absent.

By Richard Goldstein Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ Hall of Fame forward who became one of the N.B.A.’s greatest players, displaying acrobatic brilliance that foreshadowed the athleticism of later ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

In front of the Crypto Arena sits a 2,300-pound, nearly 17-foot statue of Elgin Baylor, a tribute to a player who set the standard for aerial artistry in basketball. Unveiled in 2018, Baylor ...

The LA Lakers' Elgin Baylor isn't a name that comes up very often when talking about the greatest players in the history of the NBA, but his talent was undeniable. The late Naismith Basketball ...