#BAYLOR B ASSOCIATION PRO#

His best years as a scorer coincided with Wilt ChamberlainвЂ™s peak years, and Baylor never captured a scoring title. In 1962-63, he became the first NBA player to finish in the top five in four different statistical categories - scoring, rebounding, assists, and free-throw percentage.Д«ecause his career paralleled the succession of juggernaut Boston Celtics teams in the 1950s and 1960s, Baylor never played on a club that won an NBA Championship. He led the Lakers to the NBA Finals eight times, was a 10-time All-NBA First Team selection, and played in 11 NBA All-Star Games.ДЄt one time Baylor owned records for most points in a game, in a playoff game, and in one half of a playoff game. In 134 playoff games, he averaged 27.0 points and 12.9 rebounds.ДЇrom 1960-61 through 1962-63 he averaged 34.8, 38.3, and 34.0 points, respectively. Strong and graceful at 6-5 and 225 pounds, Baylor averaged 27.4 points and 13.5 rebounds during his 14-year career with the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers. Tommy Hawkins, BaylorвЂ™s teammate for six seasons and opponent for four (and later a basketball broadcaster) declared to the San Francisco Examiner that вЂњpound for pound, no one was ever as great as Elgin Baylor.вЂќ

#BAYLOR B ASSOCIATION PRO#

вЂњI say without reservation that Elgin Baylor is the greatest cornerman who ever played pro basketball,вЂќ he told the Los Angeles Times at BaylorвЂ™s retirement in 1971. вЂњI hear people talking about forwards today and I havenвЂ™t seen many that can compare with him.вЂќД«ill Sharman played against Baylor and coached him in his final years with the Lakers. вЂњHe was one of the most spectacular shooters the game has ever known,вЂќ BaylorвЂ™s longtime teammate Jerry West told HOOP magazine in 1992. But he played before the days of widespread television exposure, so among the only records of his prowess that remain are the words of those who saw one of the greatest ever to play. Had Elgin Baylor been born 25 years later, his acrobatic moves would have been captured on video, his name emblazoned on sneakers, and his face plastered on cereal boxes.

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