Elgin was a shorter, earlier version of LeBron James. Elgin played for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers from 1958 to 1971. He was the first NBA player to play a significant amount of his game in the air. read more
Baylor was very aggressive going to the basket, just like LeBron. People have said that Julius Erving patterned his magnificent game after the style of Elgin Baylor. Comparing Baylor and LeBron on the key basketball skills, we have: (1) scoring- even; (2) shooting- LeBron was a better % shooter; (3) rebounding- Baylor; (4) passing- both excellent, but edge to LeBron; (5) defense- LeBron; and (6) leadership- LeBron. read more
The new book Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball gives us a look at the revolutionary man from his early childhood to his time both on and off the court in the NBA. read more
The author gets a great deal of his material from magazine sources such as Sport magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Jet magazine which is fine. read more