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1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers Transactions

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Record: 25-50, Finished 3rd in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: John Castellani (11-25), Jim Pollard (14-25)

PTS/G: 107.3 (8th of 8) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 111.5 (2nd of 8)
SRS: -4.14 (7th of 8)
Expected W-L: 28-47 (7th of 8)

Arena: Minneapolis Armory ▪ Attendance: 106,859 (7th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Finals (4-3) versus St. Louis Hawks
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Detroit Pistons

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960.
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December 1, 1959

Purchased Ron Sobie from the New York Knicks.

January 24, 1960

Traded Dick Garmaker and a 1960 2nd round draft pick (Dave Budd) to the New York Knicks for Ray Felix and a 1960 4th round draft pick (Ben Warley).

February 1, 1960

Traded Larry Foust to the St. Louis Hawks for Nick Mantis, Chuck Share and Willie Merriweather.

April 11, 1960

Drafted Jerry West in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Jim Hagan in the 3rd round (18th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Wally Frank in the 4th round (26th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Ben Warley in the 4th round (27th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted George Farley in the 5th round (34th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Bobby Goodall in the 6th round (42nd pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Howie Jolliff in the 7th round (50th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted John Werhas in the 8th round (57th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Claude Lefevre in the 9th round (64th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Dick Harvey in the 10th round (70th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Sterling Forbes in the 11th round (75th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

Drafted Will Jones in the 12th round (80th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

December 15, 1959

Purchased Frank Selvy from the Syracuse Nationals.