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20 de jun. de 2014 · George Mikan recaló en los Minneapolis Lakers, el germen de los actuales Los Angeles Lakers. En su primer año promedió 21.3 en la liga regular y 27.5 en las finales, que ganaron los Lakers.
1 de jun. de 2005 · Logros y premios NBA de George Mikan. 3 veces Máximo anotador de la NBA (1949, 1950, 1951) 2 veces Máximo reboteador de la NBA (1952, 1953) 3 veces Líder en eficiencia de la NBA (PER) (1952, 1953, 1954) 4 veces Elegido para el All-Star de la NBA (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
28 de may. de 2024 · George Mikan (born June 18, 1924, Joliet, Ill., U.S.—died June 1, 2005, Scottsdale, Ariz.) was an American professional basketball player and executive who was selected in an Associated Press poll in 1950 as the greatest basketball player of the first half of the 20th century. Standing about 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 metres), he was the first of the outstanding big men in the post-World War II ...
3 de ene. de 2022 · When Gears owner Maurice White cut Mikan’s brother Joe, he also wanted to cut George’s salary in half. George held out, lawsuits were filed and the Gears stumbled to a 9-10 record.
13 de sept. de 2021 · History. Legends profile: George Mikan. George Mikan was the NBA's first superstar and led the Minneapolis Lakers to five titles from 1949-54. George Mikan (No. 99) anchored the NBA’s original dynasty, the Minneapolis Lakers, in the 1940s and 50s. The Egyptians had the pyramids, the Greeks had the Acropolis and the Romans had the aqueducts.
2 de jun. de 2005 · The first dominant big man in professional basketball, George Mikan played with a competitive fire matched by few. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University, the 6-foot-10-inch Mikan along with fellow Hall of Famer Bob Kurland, swatted away so many shots that in 1944 the NCAA introduced a rule that prohibited goaltending.
Karriere. George Mikan war Sohn kroatischer Eltern, die aus Vivodina in der Nähe von Karlovac stammten und in die Vereinigten Staaten auswanderten. Er studierte an der DePaul University in Chicago und fing dort auch an, Basketball zu spielen. Mikans Körpergröße erlaubte es ihm, geworfene Bälle kurz vor dem Korb abzufangen, was im englischen „Goaltending“ genannt wird.
