The Lakers franchise predates the NBA.
The Minneapolis Lakers' first season was
1947-48, when the team entered the National
Basketball League. A strange series of
events early that year landed the Lakers
the biggest prize in the game at that
time-center George Mikan.
Mikan was a 6-10 giant of a man who had
dominated college basketball in his four
years at DePaul. He joined the Chicago
American Gears at the end of the 1945-46
season, then led the Gears to the NBL
Championship the following year. Buy
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