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The franchise for the Lakers was initial started out in Detroit prior to it was moved to Minneapolis. That is when the group received the famous title that they are recognized for and which the state is nicknamed - Land of the ten,000 Lakes. The infamous team won 5 diverse league championships just before the had been than moved to Los Angeles. The Lakers group was initial produced back in 1944 when Morris Chalfen and Ben Berger decided that they were going to purchase the Detroit Gems (a element of the National Basketball League) for a total of $15. Since the Gems had the worst record of all the teams in the NBL - the Lakers were capable to be the initial to pick out the players they required from the 1947 dispersal draft from the Skilled Basketball League of America. From this draft they chose George Mikan who later in life became one of the basketballs greatest center. With the aid of coach John Kundla the Lakers group was capable to the NBL championship in the course of the 47-48 season. It was throughout this time that they were chosen along with 3 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 in the course of the years of 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, and 1954. When the group moved to Los Angeles in 1960 their game only got better. It was than that Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Gail Goodrich all created their way into the Hall of Fame also. Even with this success the Lakers they constantly seemed to be thwarted by one particular team - the Boston Celtics. They went up against this group six times and every single 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 grow to be the most dominant team in the NBA. Fans had been confident that the Lakers would ultimately secure their win against the Celtics in 1972 when Bill Sharman had taken charge of the group. Sharman was a single of the finest coach (he won Coach of the Year award) and together with his best player - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - the team seemed unstoppable. But, the Lakers had been nonetheless unable to win a championship. That is till Earvin Magic Johnson joined the group. In 1979 Johnson (who at the time was only a rookie) had to take over for the injured Abdul-Jabbar and made an amazing 42 points, 7 assists, and 15 rebounds to secure the championship. Under Coach Pat Riley the Lakers had been in a position to head to the championship finals eight times throughout the 1980's. They won five of these championships out of eight. Even although they were capable to make it after once again to the championship finals in 1991 they spent most of the 1990s playing against teams that most did not consider 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. acting coach