Elgin Baylor News

Elgin Gay Baylor

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 16, 1934 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Spingarn in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Seattle University
Draft: Minneapolis Lakers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1958 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1958
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1977 (Full List)
As Coach: 4 Yrs, 86-135, .389 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: LAC franchise, 1986-2008 (Full Record)

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News -- May 2013

5/11 HoopsHabit: NBA 2013 Draft: 5 Worst No. 1 Picks in NBA History: It's no surprise that the first overall pick goes on to stardom, if not superstardom. Number-one picks in years past include luminaries...

4/18 Dancing With Noah: Guess Pau’s Strange: Induction into the 20/10 Club (and revisiting Charles Barkley): We used to get 20s & 10s more frequently than we do these days. In the 2000s, we’ve seen at least two players average twenty...
4/5 HoopsHabit: Oklahoma City Thunder: Where Does The Durant-Westbrook Combo Rank In The NBA?: There’s little question that the pairing of Kevin Duran [...]The post Oklahoma City Thunder: Where Does The Durant-Westbrook...
4/5 Sports Out West: Clippers forward Grant Hill may retire after this season: After a 19-year NBA career that includes seven All-Star appearances, 40-year-old Los Angeles Clippers forward Grant Hill may retire...

3/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Heat's Streak by the Numbers: Unless you've been living under a rock since Groundhog Day, you probably heard how the Miami Heat put together an insane winning...
3/14 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Winning Streak One of NBA’s Best Ever: The Miami Heat extended their winning streak to 20 game [...]The post Miami Heat: Winning Streak One of NBA’s Best Ever appeared...

1/12 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Top 10 Players In Franchise History: The Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied teams in NBA history. Since joining the NBA in 1948-49, the Lakers...
1/6 The Basketball Champs Belt: Vern Mikkelsen: The First Power Forward: By Fred CervantezThe words “It’s too darn crowded in here!” echoed throughout the Minneapolis Athletic Club on November...
1/3 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA All Decade Team 1960s: PG Jerry West SG Oscar Robertson--Over Hal Greer and Sam Jones SF Elgin Baylor PF Jerry Lucas C Wilt Chamberlain--I'll...

11/13 Dancing With Noah: Let’s Meet at the Crossroads of LeBron and Russell Jones: It started off on the island, aka Shaolin…it was November 9th, 1993, almost 19 years to the day that the Wu-Tang Clan dropped...

10/23 The Basketball Champs Belt: The Forgotten Wizardry of Bob Cousy: TBCB is pleased to announce our first guest poster, Jacob Frankel. Jacob is the author of the NBA blog, the De-Thurmond Analysis,...
10/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Missing Shots: Where Allen Iverson is an All-Time GreatDre breaks down Allen Iverson's terrible shooting on an epic scale. Continue reading →...

5/29 Chasing 23: A Realist Point Of View: 5/28/2012The NBA Realist offers his thoughts on the Heat vs. Celtics, Doug Collins, and next week's work attire....

3/2 Miami Heat Index: Black History Month: From Basketball Slave to 40 Million Dollar Slaves: From Basketball Slave to Forty Million Dollar Slaves, black players allowed white team owners to exploit their superior...

1/15 Z krainy NBA: Dirk Nowitzki rzucił już 23000 punktów: Dirk Nowitzki został dziś w nocy 23. graczem w historii ligi NBA, który zdobył w sezonie regularnym ponad 23 000 punktów....
1/13 Z krainy NBA: Tim Duncan 28. na liście wszechczasów: Jak zwykle po cichu i niezbyt efektownie Tim Duncan dalej buduje swoją pozycję w historii NBA. Tym razem wyprzedził na liście...

8/25 Z krainy NBA: James Worthy – zawodnik który nie odczuwał presji: James Worthy – zawodnik na którego zawsze można było liczyć w wielkich spotkaniach, który swoje najlepsze mecze rozgrywał...
8/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Grant Hill is NO Dwyane WadeArturo provides a counterpoint in defense of Wade and argues some notable players off the NBA top 50....

5/29 BBR Blog: Miami-Dallas: The Strangest Finals Rematch Ever: Finals rematches usually involve a familiar cast of characters with a great deal of bad blood built up over past battles, right?...
5/5 BBR Blog: Most All-Stars in a Playoff Series (1991-2011): This Heat-Celtics series is nothing if not a star-studded affair. A total of seven current All-Stars (Chris Bosh, LeBron James,...

4/5 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: March 31, 2011 -- The 'Rip Move' Scam, Wall's Lost Mind, Inside Points/FT Prejudice: The "rip move" is a clever way for scorers to exploit a bad NBA rule with no purpose but to produce cheap points. I empathize...

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