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The 2010 championship marks the 16th NBA championship in Lakers franchise history. The Lakers would claim their first championship led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis in 2020 after defeating the Miami Heat, marking the 17th and tying the Celtics. The list is composed of players who played at least one BAA/NBA game for the Lakers franchise.
He was named a finalist in 2022 and was selected for induction into the Hall of Fame in 2024. [9] He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1987. He, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, was a member of five Lakers championship teams in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988. [10]
Los Angeles Lakers: G 2006–2016 Only player to have two numbers retired by the same team. 25: Gail Goodrich † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1965–1968 1970–1976 Wore no. 11 from 1965 to 1968. Eddie Jones, the last Lakers player to wear no. 25, switched to no. 6 shortly before Goodrich's number was retired. 32: Earvin "Magic" Johnson † Los ...
L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke gives his take on the 75 greatest players in Lakers history.
The Lakers compiled a 60–22 record in the regular season and reached the 1980 NBA Finals, [56] where they faced the Philadelphia 76ers, who were led by forward Julius Erving. The Lakers took a 3–2 lead in the series, but Abdul-Jabbar, who averaged 33 points a game in the series, [57] sprained his ankle in Game 5 and could not play in Game 6 ...
Pages in category "Los Angeles Lakers players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 444 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Lakers, behind 38-year-old Finals MVP Abdul-Jabbar, recovered to defeat the Celtics in six games. [124] The team won the title in the Boston Garden and became the first visiting team to ever win an NBA championship in Boston, as the Golden State Warriors later achieved this feat in 2022. [123] Los Angeles drafted James Worthy first overall ...
Magic, Kobe and Kareem were listed first, second or third on five of six ballots, with Jerry West a close fourth. The L.A. Times panelists discuss why.