Found August 05, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
Kobefingers
The Lakers have had a long list of great centers. So, since 2004, when Shaq left, I have been wondering, who will be next on the list. It all started in 1947, when George Mikan first took the floor for the then Minneapolis Lakers. That game started a string of nine seasons where he won a crazy seven rings. During this span he scored over 10,000 points and grabbed over 4,000 boards. When he retired he was considered the best player on earth. Mikan was the NBA's, and the Lakers' first great big. He started and Laker legacy of dominant centers over the years. After he retired, in 1956, the Lakers went on a short down fall, that is, until Wilt "the stilt" Chamberlain came around in 1968. Wilt had already played with the 76ers and the Warriors and had broken many records, including most points in a game (100). The Big Dipper had been on a recent downfall, although he had recently won his first NBA ring. When he arrived, the Lakers hadn't been playing very well, and...
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