George Mikan, who wore #99 throughout his 10 year career with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Hall of Famer George Mikan. ABA and NBA star George McGinnis. Former Bullets center Gheorge Muresan. Former Celtics guard Glenn McDonald.
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1984
1948
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2003
they were started because George Mikan was very tall when he played and he played on both teams so they made to finals so every team had an even chance and winning not just the team george was on but the fuy hing was george neer won a championship
...of DePaul University was the first "Big Man" and had quite a significant impact on basketball *He was the NBA's first "superstar" when he played for the Minneapolis Lakers *Mikan and the Lakers won the NBA championship in five out of six seasons from 1948-9 to 1954-5 *"Goaltending" was enacted as a rule in college basketball as an effort to mitigate Mikan's dominance at the Center position *The free-throw lane's width was doubled because of Mikan *The 24 second shot clock was instituted to stop slow down tactics against Mikan *Mikan led the NBA in scoring and rebounding six times *Mikan frequently scored well over half of his team's points, including one game where he scored 61 of the Laker's 91 points and led the NBA in scoring when he retired *Mikan was selected as the greatest player of the first half century in 1950 *As Commissioner of the American Basketball Association, Mikan implemented the 3-point shot line
i think it is pretty sure 1946
1996-97
Anyone can enter the NBA.