lˈeɪkɚz ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ dɹˈæft, ænd hiː wʊdhɐv ɐ pɹədˈʌktɪv tˈɛnjˈɪɹ kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪnðə lˈiːɡ, plˈeɪɪŋ fɚðə lˈeɪkɚz æz wˈɛl æz ðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi ɹˈɔɪəlz æz hiː ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd sˈɪks,sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː kɚɹˈɪɹ pˈɔɪnts ænd fˈoːɹ,sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən kɚɹˈɪɹ ɹᵻbˈaʊndz.
Lakers in the first round of the 1959 NBA draft, and he would have a productive ten-year career in the league, playing for the Lakers as well as the Cincinnati Royals as he registered 6,672 career points and 4,607 career rebounds.