Favorite Lakers Players #6 - Jerry West
@teamfreak16 (43685)
Denver, Colorado
December 15, 2016 6:04pm CST
For #6 in my Favorite Lakers Players series, all you need to know is "legend:" point and shooting guard Jerry West.
Nicknamed "Mr.Clutch" for his ability to make clutch shots, Jerry West played 14 years in the NBA, all with the Lakers. During his career, West won one NBA championship, was named NBA Finals MVP, was a 14 time All Star, NBA Scoring Champion, and is on both the 35th and 50th Anniversary teams(there's a lot more, but you get the idea.) He is in both the Basketball and College Basketball Halls of Fame, and his #44 is retired by the Lakers. West also coached the Lakers for three years, and won seven NBA championships as long time General Manager of the team. The NBA logo is a silhouette of Jerry West.
West played in 932 games, scoring 25,192 points and dishing out 6,238 assists.
As I've pointed out before, I've kept this countdown to players I actually remember watching. And watch Jerry West I did. My mother instructed me to pay attention whenever he had the ball.
And I did.
Take a look at Jerry West's NBA highlights. Like me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dunkman827 Music: Ludovico Einaudi - Fly
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
16 Dec 16
Go Lakers! He also was pretty good as GM for the Lakers and with Memphis for the Lakers. That Ga sol trade was something else. lol
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Dec 16
I love Pau. I was very happy when we got him.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
16 Dec 16
@teamfreak16 Indeed just funny Jerry West was manager of Memphis at the time It was like to good to be true on what we gave them to get Pau. lol You have to love Jerry West.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Dec 16
@crossbones27 At the time every one screamed about Pau being "given" to the Lakers but brother Marc became one of the league's best centers so the deal was not lopsided.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Dec 16
You said it all. The man is the epitome of basketball.
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Dec 16
Plus, he's always been a class act. A true legend of the game.
