Elgin Baylor
FameRank: 4

"As player:"

* 11× List of NBA All-Stars/NBA All-Star (–, –)

* NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award/NBA All-Star Game MVP (1959)

* 10× All-NBA Team/All-NBA First Team (1959–, –)

* NBA Rookie of the Year Award/NBA Rookie of the Year

* NBA 35th Anniversary Team

* 50 Greatest Players in NBA History/NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

* No. 22 Los Angeles Lakers#Hall of Famers, retired and honored numbers/retired by Los Angeles Lakers

* NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player/NCAA Final Four MOP (1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament/1958)

* Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year/Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season/1958)

* Consensus first-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/All-American (1958 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/1958)

* Consensus second-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/All-American (1957 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/1957)

* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders/NCAA rebounding leader (1957)

"As executive:"

* NBA Executive of the Year Award/NBA Executive of the Year

/ stat1label = Point (basketball)/Points

/ stat1value = 23,149 (27.4 ppg)

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If you look up the definition of greatness in the dictionary, it will say Michael Jordan.

Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

We're excited to bring in a veteran player like Sam, who brings nine years of playoff experience and two championships. The addition of Sam strengthens our backcourt. He's a big-time scorer who is one of the best in the league when it comes to taking and making the big shot in the closing moments of a ballgame.

We're looking for somebody that can play the two (shooting guard) or the three (small forward). If we find somebody, it's going to be someone with NBA experience and primarily we're looking for a three because we have Mobley and Livingston that can play the two.

We're excited to bring in a veteran player like Sam who brings nine years of playoff experience and two championships, ... The addition of Sam strengthens our backcourt. He's a big-time scorer who is one of the best in the league when it comes to taking and making the big shot in the closing moments of a ballgame.

Scoring 81 points is a truly amazing accomplishment. Of course, the most important thing is that his effort contributed to a victory for his team.

Vladimir gives us versatility and he fits very well into our system. He's agile and he runs the floor well. We see him playing multiple positions and his outside shooting will stretch the defense and be a big positive for our inside players.

At times we've had lapses. You're not going to be able to do it every game, night after night. But for the most part, the effort has been there.