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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Minneapolis Lakers arenas, Minneapolis Lakers draft picks, Minneapolis Lakers personnel, Minneapolis Lakers players, List of Los Angeles Lakers first and second round draft picks, George Mikan, Bud Grant, Elgin Baylor, Rod Hundley, Johnny Orr, K. C. Jones, Jim Krebs, Frank Selvy, Jim Pollard, Sam Jones, Clyde Lovellette, Slater Martin, Doug Atkins, Vern Mikkelsen, Boo Ellis, Al Bianchi, Minneapolis Armory, Steve Hamilton, Bob Harrison, Rod Fletcher, Joe Richey, Howie Schultz, Bobby Leonard, Bill Chambers, Arnie Ferrin, Rudy LaRusso, Bob Casey, Hal Haskins, Gary Thompson, 1949 BAA Finals, Myer Skoog, Walter Dukes, Dick Schnittker, 1959 NBA Finals, Ray Felix, Larry Foust, Gale McArthur, Frank Saul, Mike Bloom, Paul Walther, Jack Tingle, Tony Jaros, Lew Hitch, Billy Hassett, 1952 NBA Finals, Tom Hawkins, Jim Holstein, Don Carlson, Herm Schaefer, Whitey Kachan, 1950 NBA Finals, 1954 NBA Finals, Jim Paxson, Sr., Ron Sobieszczyk, Chuck Share, Earl Gardner, Joe Hutton, 1953 NBA Finals, Johnny Jorgensen, Walter Devlin, Phil Jordon, Dick Garmaker, Ed Beach, Ed Kalafat, Jack Dwan, Ron Feiereisel, Jerry Bird, Bob Burrow, Don Sunderlage, Donnie Forman, Minneapolis Auditorium, Kevin O'Shea, Wayne Glasgow, George Brown, Chuck Mencel, Ray Ellefson, Bob Carney, Bobby Smith. Excerpt: The Los Angeles Lakers joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1948-49 BAA season as the Minneapolis Lakers, but moved to Los Angeles, California for the 1959-60 NBA season, where they have been located ever since. They play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Clippers. The Minneapolis Lakers took its official name from Minnesota's nickname, Land of 10,000 Lakes. The NBA started as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). To help teams acquire local players, territorial picks were...
