#10 Jamal Wilkes
Jamal Wilkes also known as "Silk" played eight NBA seasons for the Lakers and recorded 10,601 points which are enough to get him the tenth and the final spot in our list. Along with all those points he also recorded 3119 rebounds and 1474 assists.
Wilkes initially played for the Golden State Warriors who picked up him in the 1974 NBA Draft as the 11th overall pick. He also won the Rookie of the Year award. Wilkes stayed in Golden State for three seasons, winning his NBA title in 1975.
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In 1977, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and played there until 1985 winning three more NBA championships with them in 1980,1982 and 1985. Jamal was a three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-Defensive second team.
He was always described as the perfect player by the coaches, "someone who is a good student, polite, good team player and a good defensive player". He retired from the NBA in 1986 and got his jersey number (52) retired by the Lakers.
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