By Dimitris Minaretzis/ info@eurohoops.net
A longtime player of the Los Angeles Lakers and NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons, Elden Campbell has passed away.
He was 57.
The cause of death was not immediately released, but was mentioned by several of his teammates during a 15-year career in the NBA, offering their condolences on Tuesday.
Campbell, a towering center at 2.13 meters, became a household name with the Lakers, where he spent the first nine years of his professional career, between 1990 and 1999.
Coming out of Clemson with plenty of success at the college level, the Lakers selected him with the 27th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft. In his best year with the storied franchise, he averaged 13.9 points and 2.6 blocks per contest, starting in all 82 games of the 1995-96 Regular Season.
Campbell established himself in the league with a seemingly effortless style of play and a calm and easy-going demeanor.
Toward the end of his career with the Pistons, he won the championship in 2004 as a backup center, with 65 appearances in the Regular Season and 14 in the Playoffs.
He returned to Detroit the following year to end his career in 2005.
Campbell also played for the New Jersey Nets, Seattle SuperSonics, and New Orleans/Charlotte Hornets. He recorded over 1,000 regular-season appearances, reaching 1,045, and added 106 more in the Playoffs. Over his 15 years, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per regular-season game, and is 35th on the all-time list of players with the most blocks.
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