5. George Mikan 

George Mikan was so impactful that he has a whole drill named after him.

The “Mikan Drill,” where hoopers go from block to block and toss in layups, helps teach touch and finishing at the rim.

A Hall of Famer, Mikan played with the Lakers when the franchise was in Minneapolis. He played one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and the league merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949 to form the NBA; Mikan played six NBA seasons.

Mikan was a quality big man, as he averaged at least 27.0 points per game twice during his NBA career. He boasts NBA career averages of 22.3 points per game and 13.4 rebounds.

A four-time NBA champion, Mikan was one of the league’s first stars. For a franchise filled with talented bigs, Mikan was the Lakers’ first great center.

Honorable Mentions: Anthony Davis, Vlade Divac, Andrew Bynum, Dwight Howard.

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