Jerry West
FameRank: 6

"As player:"

* List of NBA champions/NBA champion ()

* Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award/NBA Finals MVP ()

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

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

* 10× All-NBA Team/All-NBA First Team (–, 1970–)

* 2× All-NBA Second Team (, )

* 4× NBA All-Defensive Team/NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970–1973)

* NBA All-Defensive Team/NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1969)

* List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders/NBA scoring champion ()

* List of National Basketball Association season assists leaders/NBA assists leader (1972)

* NBA 35th Anniversary Team

* 50 Greatest Players in NBA History/NBA 50th Anniversary Team

* No. 44 Los Angeles Lakers#Hall of Famers, retired and honored numbers/retired by Los Angeles Lakers

* NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player/NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament/1959)

* 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/All-American (1959 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/1959–1960 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans/1960)

* 2× Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year/SoCon Player of the Year (1959–1960)

"As executive:"

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Our players are gonna be in for a shock, ... In a positive way.

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You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

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Rik Smits would be a good comparison. But Rik had that little hook shot from the right block. Right now, [Yao] looks more comfortable facing the basket.

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I never felt that anybody -- anybody -- ever played the game better than Oscar. You just always felt he would find a way to beat you.

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I am thrilled to be able to stay on, and continue to build a winning franchise for Memphis.

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This is a very innovative man.

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Playing in Miami, where he will not have to be the player that has to carry the load all the time, will make it an easier job for him. If he's going to prosper, he will there. Jason is a very good player, a good guy. He's complex at times.

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I think you can build a successful team without [a superstar], but to what extent?

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We're excited about how Pau and Shane have developed during their last two seasons in the NBA and we're hopeful they will to continue to play well for us, which will greatly enhance our team in the future, ... Both players had great summers preparing for this season, and we're pleased about having them on our squad.

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