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The Lakers finished their 2014–15 season with a record of 21–61, missing the playoffs, and earning the worst record in franchise history. The Lakers obtained the second pick of the 2015 NBA draft at the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery where they drafted Ohio State University freshman point guard D'Angelo Russell.
Washington, who stated that he assumed Tomjanovich was a combatant, was suspended for two months by the NBA, and released by the Lakers. [104] The team won 45 games despite being down a starter in Washington and not having Abdul-Jabbar for nearly two months, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to Seattle. [ 105 ]
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. [1] 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 Crypto.com Arena since 1999 ...
The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League (NBL) before moving the following season to Minneapolis, Minnesota, [1] [2] where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". [3]
Current players wearing no. 6, such as the Lakers' LeBron James, would be grandfathered by the rule. Honored Minneapolis Lakers: Next to their retired numbers, the Lakers have hung a banner with the names of five Hall-of-Famers who were instrumental to the franchise's success during its days in Minneapolis: 17 Jim Pollard, F, 1947–55
The franchise was founded in 1946 as the Detroit Gems. It played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Detroit before new ownership moved the team to Minneapolis [2] [3] and renamed the team as the Minneapolis Lakers, after Minnesota's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". [4]
6'10" George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers proved dominant. They routed the Washington Capitols in six games. This was the first of several successive NBA titles for the Lakers. It was the beginning of the George Mikan and the Lakers Dynasty.
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season was the second season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers repeated as NBA Champions, defeating the Syracuse Nationals in six games in the NBA Finals , making it (to date) the only franchise to win the championship in each of its first two NBA seasons.