In this series, we will count down the days until the Lakers first regular season game on October 28th. Each day we will discuss who wore that number best, and who wears it now or who wore it last.
We're getting ready for a brand new season of Los Angeles Lakers basketball, so to count down the days we'll be looking at the best Lakers to wear the number. We'll continue at 17 days until the regular season begins, with a player responsible for more Laker Championships than Kobe Bryant.
Who wore it the best: Jim Pollard
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Although several players have had great Laker careers wearing #17 for the Lakers, mainly Rick Fox and Andrew Bynum, they don't even come close to the success that Jim Pollard had for the Minneapolis Lakers.