Question: Which player for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947-48 was nicknamed Mr. Basketball?
Context: The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, formerly known as the Minneapolis Lakers from 1948 to 1960.  They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA) The Lakers have played their home games at the Staples Center since 1999.  The franchise took its official name from Minnesota's nickname, the Land of 10,000 Lakes.  At the time the name was revealed, the Lakers were in Minneapolis.  In their franchise history, the team has only missed the NBA playoffs five times.  According to "Forbes" magazine, the Lakers are the second most valuable basketball franchise in the NBA, valued at approximately US$1 billion, surpassed only by the New York Knicks.  The Lakers are majority-owned by Jerry Buss's family trust, while Rob Pelinka is the general manager. Minneapolis Auditorium was an indoor arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  It hosted the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers from 1947 until they moved to the Minneapolis Armory in 1959.  The arena held 10,000 people and was built in 1927.  The building fell into obscurity after the opening of the Met Center in suburban Bloomington.  It was demolished in 1989 to make way for the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Indiana.  The award is presented annually by "The Indianapolis Star".  The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was George Crowe of Franklin High School in 1939.  The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the oldest such award in the nation, predating the second oldest by over a decade; California would be the next state with such an award in 1950. Tal Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; nicknamed Mr. Basketball; born August 30, 1943) is an American-Israeli former basketball player, and current Goodwill Ambassador of Israel, who lives in Israel.  Brody was drafted # 12 in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, but chose to pass up an NBA career to instead play basketball in Israel.  He played on national basketball teams of both the United States and Israel, and served in the armies of both countries. The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), which was formerly called the Basketball Association of America (BAA).  Since 1999, the Lakers have played their home games at Staples Center.  The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The first owners purchased the disbanded Gems from Detroit, Michigan, then renamed and moved the team.  It was in Minneapolis where the Lakers received their official title from Minnesota's nickname, Land of 10,000 Lakes.  The Lakers won five championships before relocating to Los Angeles for the 1960–61 NBA season.  The Lakers went on to lose all of their eight appearances in the NBA Finals in the 1960s, despite the presence of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West.  In , the Lakers compiled a 33-game winning streak, the longest streak in U.S. professional team sports, and won their sixth title, under coach Bill Sharman.  The Lakers' popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five additional championships during a nine-year span with the help of Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat Riley, the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.  Two of those championships during that span were against their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics.  With the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in seven NBA Finals between 2000 and 2010, winning three of them consecutively from 2000 to 2002, losing the next two in 2004 and 2008, and winning in 2009 and 2010; the last three appearances were without O'Neal. George Lawrence Mikan, Jr. (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Invariably playing with thick, round spectacles, the 6 ft , 245 lb Mikan is seen as one of the pioneers of professional basketball, redefining it as a game of so-called big men with his prolific rebounding, shot blocking, and his talent to shoot over smaller defenders with his ambidextrous hook shot, the result of his namesake Mikan Drill. The Lakers won the National Basketball League championship against the Rochester Royals.  George Mikan led the team with 21.3 points per game. Warren Julius Ajax (May 12, 1921 – December 19, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.  He played in the National Basketball League for the Minneapolis Lakers during the 1947–48 season and averaged 0.3 points per game. The Kentucky Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school senior basketball player in the state of Kentucky.  The first Kentucky Mr. Basketball was "King" Kelly Coleman of Wayland High School in 1956.  The winner of the Mr. Basketball award wears #1 on his jersey in the summer all-star series against the Indiana High School All-Stars.  1940 was the first year for the Kentucky/Indiana High School All-Star Series, that year, the Indiana All-Stars defeated the Kentucky All-Stars 31–29.  The Kentucky Mr. Basketball award is the third oldest such award in the nation; only Indiana Mr. Basketball and California Mr. Basketball, which were first awarded in 1939 and 1950, respectively, predate it. The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California.  They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1947 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes".  The Minneapolis Lakers won five NBA Finals before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season, becoming the first West Coast team in league history.  In the 1960s, the Lakers reached the NBA Finals six times, but lost every series to the Boston Celtics, beginning their long and storied rivalry.  In 1972, with future Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, and Jerry West, the Lakers compiled a 33-game winning streak, the longest streak in U.S. professional team sports, and won their sixth title under coach Bill Sharman.  The Lakers' popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five additional championships during a nine-year span with the help of Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat Riley, the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.  Two of those championships during that span were against their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics.  With the team of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Toby Tincher, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in four of the first five NBA Finals of the 21st century; winning three consecutively from 2000 to 2002, and losing the fourth in 2004.  The Lakers would then conclude the decade with three straight Finals appearances; losing to the Boston Celtics in 2008 but then prevailing with back-to-back championships against the Orlando Magic in 2009 and the Boston Celtics in 2010.  The 2010 championship marks the 16th NBA championship in Lakers franchise history.
Answer: George Mikan