However, as pivotal as he was to the foundation of the storied franchise, "The Logo" himself was indebted to his fellow Lakers legend, Elgin Baylor. West acknowledged that without the presence and ...

Ranking the top-10 Los Angeles Lakers of all time... 14 seasons (1958-1972) Rings: 0 MVPs: 0 Stats with Lakers Other Accolades with Lakers HoopsHype on Baylor: "With ridiculous scoring and ...

Final: Lakers 111 ... (1985-86): 0.727 -via Bluesky / January 12, 2025 StatMuse: Nikola Jokic tonight: 36 PTS 22 REB 11 AST 4 STL Passes Elgin Baylor for the third-most 30/20/10 games in NBA ...

Seems like the Lakers are able to get to the basket and ... LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor in rebounds last night and is No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Charles Jones in blocks ...

Elgin Baylor, the former College of Idaho star, and Jerry West score 43 points each for the L.A. Lakers—but it takes a 41-16 fourth quarter blitz to beat the Golden State Warriors 125-115 in the ...

The trio of Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain was one that was nearly unstoppable once they all came together with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1969. Success for them was almost certain ...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a bronze statue of Elgin Baylor in the middle of Staples Center's Star Plaza before Friday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Named for a timepiece, Elgin Baylor ... referred to Baylor as “the godfather of hangtime,” for Baylor’s ability to hang in midair seemingly forever. Baylor saved a franchise and transformed his sport.

Elgin Baylor | 1974 ... seasons and led them to the 1957-58 national title game. Baylor was drafted No. 1 overall by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1958, where he was named the Rookie of the Year.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first five players to put up at least 45 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in one game for the Los Angeles Lakers were Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson ...