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The franchise for the Lakers was very first started out in Detroit just before it was moved to Minneapolis. That is when the group received the well-known title that they are known for and which the state is nicknamed - Land of the 10,000 Lakes. The infamous team won five distinct league championships ahead of the had been than moved to Los Angeles. The Lakers team was very first developed back in 1944 when Morris Chalfen and Ben Berger decided that they had been going to buy the Detroit Gems (a portion of the National Basketball League) for a total of $15. Simply because the Gems had the worst record of all the teams in the NBL - the Lakers were capable to be the 1st to choose out the players they required from the 1947 dispersal draft from the Professional Basketball League of America. From this draft they chose George Mikan who later in life became one particular of the basketballs greatest center. With the aid of coach John Kundla the Lakers team was capable to the NBL championship in the course of the 47-48 season. It was for the duration of this time that they had been chosen along with three other teams to compete in the Basketball Association of America. From this they won the 48-49 BAA championship. George Mikan wasnt the only player that would assist to bring greatness to the Lakers. Vern Mikkelsen, Slater Martin, Jim Pollard, and Clyde Lovellette all played big roles and together with George Mikan they all reached the NBA Hall of Fame during the years of 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, and 1954. When the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960 their game only got far better. It was than that Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Gail Goodrich all made their way into the Hall of Fame also. Even with this results the Lakers they always seemed to be thwarted by one group - the Boston Celtics. They went up against this team six occasions and each time they lost the championship. It wasnt till the late 1970s, early 1980s that they would ultimately take the championship away from the Boston Celtics and turn out to be the most dominant group in the NBA. Fans had been sure that the Lakers would finally secure their win against the Celtics in 1972 when Bill Sharman had taken charge of the team. Sharman was one of the very best coach (he won Coach of the Year award) and with each other with his greatest player - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - the group seemed unstoppable. But, the Lakers were still unable to win a championship. That is till Earvin Magic Johnson joined the team. In 1979 Johnson (who at the time was only a rookie) had to take over for the injured Abdul-Jabbar and produced an incredible 42 points, 7 assists, and 15 rebounds to secure the championship. Below Coach Pat Riley the Lakers had been able to head to the championship finals eight times for the duration of the 1980's. They won five of these championships out of 8. Even even though they had been capable to make it as soon as once again to the championship finals in 1991 they spent most of the 1990s playing against teams that most did not think about to be legitimate title contenders. Factors started to look up for them in 1996 when they signed on the rookie from the Charlotte Hornets - Kobe Bryant and Shaquille ONeal. next