NBA Special Report: Greatest Point Guards in the history of Los Angeles Lakers (Part 1)
The Los Angeles Lakers are known for the big stars, this franchise has been able to produce talent like Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain. In this article, we will going into the history and also keeping the present day Lakers in mind, come
up with a list of players who can be without a doubt be regarded as the greatest guards to have played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The fourth spot in the list of the greatest point guards in the history of the Lakers is occupied by Byron Scott. This superb and extremely talented player as drafted by the San Diego Clippers during the 1983 draft. After spending a few seasons with the
Clippers this players caught the eyes of many managers and was regarded as being on the road to becoming the best guard the NBA had seen for quite some time. This player eventually managed to make his way into the Lakers team that was greatly impressed by
him and expected him to shine here too.
This splendid player who currently is coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers team was able to make his way into the starting line up of the Lakers due the hard work and consistent performances that he came up with. This player along with the other Lakers players
was able to convert his performances being one of the key elements in the Lakers glorious years during the 1980s that saw them winning three titles. Some experts say that Scott was the best player to date that played for the Lakers due to the diversity of
his game that enabled him to play in any position.
Adding to this experts say that he is also one of the best players to have made his way into the All-Star teams who led the Lakers in the department of scoring the 1987-88 season with average of 21.7 points per game. What makes him so unique is the fact
the scoring average that he was able to maintain was truly an amazing for a guard to maintain. This extravagant player moved to the Indiana Pacer after signing for them in 1993 but eventually returned to the Lakers for his final season. The final season of
his career were the 1996-97 seasons that saw him being a mentor for the today’s great shooting guard Kobe Bryant.
The third spot in the history of Lakers of being the best guard is occupied by Jerry West. Even after retiring this player served as a manager for the Lakers and came up with signing players like Shaq that eventually led the franchise to new heights and
then gave them loads of success. Coupled with this was the deal he made that brought in the Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Coming to him being a player for the Lakers, this player was one of the greatest that the Lakers had seen.
The greatness of his game can be evaluated from the fact that his silhouette was used by the NBA as a logo.
This great player was the overall second pick in the 1960 NBA draft after the great Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. This extravagant player the 14 seasons of his career in the Lakers Jersey and achieved another of his great achievements that was of being
able to make the All-Star team during each season.
The level of skill and perfection in his game could be seen from the clutches he made every now and then. This player is also one of the unique players in the NBA and the only one who managed to win the MVP award in the 1969 NBA Finals, despite the fact
that Lakers didn’t win the title that season. However, this player was fortunate enough to win the NBA title in 1972. After this he became one of the most achieved and best guards not only in the history of the Lakers but the NBA as well.
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