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Having played 11 times for the NBA All-Star in the NBA, Baylor spent his entire league career (1958-1971) at the Lakers Club, moving with him from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in the 1960s.
In the 1958 NBA Rookie Trade, E. Baylor was called up first and, in his first season in the championship, became the best rookie in the league.
The 196 cm tall American, who played in the position of lightweight forward with the Lakers, never won the NBA champion title, although the “Lakeers” reached the final 8 times, at that time the league it was completely dominated by the basketball players of the Boston Celtics. .
However, Baylor managed to write on the history of the league somewhat differently. April 14, 1962 scored 61 points in the final match, this final performance record has not improved to date.
Overall, Baylor became the first NBA basketball player to cross the 70-point mark in a game. It happened on December 11, 1960: during the meeting with the New York Knicks, the American scored 71 points.
In total, E. Baylor earned 23,000 in the league. 149 points (average 27.4 per game). This is the 36th result among all players in the league right now.
After ending his playing career, E. Baylor briefly worked as a coach, then became a basketball official and was one of the executives of the Los Angeles Clippers for more than 20 years.
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The Lakers club said Baylor had died of natural causes, with his wife Elaine and daughter Krystal nearby.
Elgin Baylor: Always part of our Lakers family. pic.twitter.com/zcRhVUSSmx
– Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 22, 2021
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