Baylor won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and led the Lakers to the NBA finals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in the first four-game sweep in finals history, [21] kicking off the greatest rivalry in NBA history.

Sep 13, 2021 · That same season, Baylor appeared in the NBA All-Star Game and shared the game’s Most Valuable Player honors with the Hawks’ Bob Pettit.

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.

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NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (Bill Russell Trophy) Western Conference Finals MVP (Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy) Eastern Conference Finals MVP (Larry Bird Trophy)

Most outstanding player of NCAA men's basketball tournament as Seattle University reaches title game, losing 84-72 to Kentucky: 1959: NBA Rookie of the Year: 1959: NBA All-Star Game Co-MVP with Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks: 1960: Scored 71 points against New York Knicks: 1962

A prolific scorer, Baylor poured in 71 points against the New York Knicks on November 15, 1960, which at the time, was the most points scored by any individual in an NBA game. His 61 points in the 1962 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics remains an NBA Finals single-game record.

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From 1959 through 1970, Elgin was an NBA All-Star eleven times. He was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1959, his rookie year. He and Bob Pettit shared the award after a tie in the voting. Baylor was a ten-time selection to the All-NBA First Team during his fourteen-year career.

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