#22 Elgin Baylor
1960-1972
The Minneapolis Lakers selected Baylor with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 NBA Draft. He spent all 13 seasons with the Lakers, leading them to eight NBA Finals appearances. Baylor scored 61 points in leading the Lakers to a 126-121 Game 5 victory over Boston in the 1962 NBA Finals, a record that still stands to this day.
Career
Lakers No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft
NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959
10-time All-NBA First Team from 1959 to 1965 and 1967 to 1969
11-time NBA All-Star from 1959 to 1965 and 1967 to 1970
NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1959
Ranks first in Lakers franchise history in rebounds (11,463)
Ranks fourth in Lakers franchise history in points (23,149)
Retired the #22 jersey for the Los Angeles Lakers
Retired as the NBA's third all-time leading scorer
