Vote: Who are the 10 greatest L.A. Lakers of all time?

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Who are the 10 greatest L.A. Lakers of all time? This is your chance, readers of latimes.com/sports, to choose who you think are the best of the best. The 10 greatest. Is Kobe No. 1? Magic? Chick Hearn? Jerry Buss? Kareem?

Send me an e-mail listing your choices for the 10 greatest L.A. Lakers, in order from 1-10. You can pick anyone associated with the franchise, from coaches to announcers to players. When balloting closes, the votes will be tabulated, with 12 points for first place, 9 for second, 8 for third, all the way down to 1 point for 10th place.

And remember, these are for L.A. Lakers, so please, as great as he was, no votes for George Mikan,

The results will be revealed, one player at a time, beginning Thursday. Balloting closes Wednesday at 8 p.m. So e-mail me, houston.mitchell@latimes.com or leave your picks in our comment field below. And may the best Laker win.

-- Houston Mitchell