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Elgin Baylor was drafted to the Lakers in 1958 as the first pick of the draft. In his rookie year he averaged 24.9 points a game, 15.0 rebounds per game, and 4.1 assists per game and earned rookie of the year. His career high in points is 71 points against the Knicks in 1960. In his career he was a 11 time NBA all star and won all star MVP in 1959. He was selected to the all NBA team 10 times in his career. Elgin averaged 27.4 points a game, 13.5 rebounds a game, and 4.6 assists a game also altogether he had 23,149 points, 11,463 rebounds, and 3,650 assists in his whole career. Elgin was inducted on to the NBA 35th and 50th anniversary all time team. He has the record for the most scoring championships which stands at 7. Elgin was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977. His jersey number 22 was retired on November 9th, 1983.
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