Elgin Baylor is one of the forgotten greats of the NBA. He had a strange path to the league, being a mediocre high school student first. That forced him to The College of Idaho, which limited scholarships after his first season. A fan helped him get to the University of Seattle but he had to sit out a year and played AAU ball instead.
He was actually drafted but chose to play for Seattle and then left after his junior year when the was the #1 pick, which was unusual then.
He was drafted by Minneapolis and played there for one year before the team moved to Los Angeles.