Former Lakers big man Elden Campbell, who spent the first 8 ½ years of his 15-season NBA career with the franchise, died on Tuesday.

He was 57 years old.

The cause of death wasn’t known as of Wednesday morning.

Campbell, who went to Morningside High before playing for Clemson from 1986-1990, was the Lakers’ first-round draft pick in 1990.

The 6-foot-11 Campbell averaged 10.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots during his NBA career.

Campbell’s most productive years with the Lakers came from 1993-98, when he averaged 12.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots across five seasons.

He averaged a career-high 14.9 points with the Lakers in 1996-97.

Campbell also played for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets during his N

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