| 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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| Head coach | Darvin Ham |
| General manager | Rob Pelinka |
| President |
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| Owners | Jerry Buss family trust (majority)[1] Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority) |
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–9 (.571) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet |
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) |
The 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 77th season of the franchise, its 76th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 64th season in Los Angeles, and its 25th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. This is the Lakers' second season with Darvin Ham as head coach.
Prior to the start of the season, LeBron James announced that he would switch his jersey number back to #23 after wearing #6 (which he also wore with the Miami Heat) the previous two seasons. On August 24, 2023, the Lakers announced that a statue of Kobe Bryant would be unveiled in front of Crypto.com Arena on February 8, 2024.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
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| 1 | 17 | Jalen Hood-Schifino | PG/SG |  United States |
Indiana (Fr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Maxwell Lewis | SF | United States |
Pepperdine (So.) |
The Lakers held the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with the 47th pick entering the draft.[2] On draft day, in a four-team trade, they traded their 47th pick (which became NBA G League Ignite player Mojave King) and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers for the 40th pick.[3]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Phoenix Suns | 12 | 8 | .600 | – | 5–5 | 7–3 | 2–2 | 20 |
| Sacramento Kings | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0.5 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 19 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0.5 | 8–2 | 4–7 | 3–2 | 21 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2.5 | 6–3 | 3–7 | 2–2 | 19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.0 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 20 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Minnesota Timberwolves * | 15 | 4 | .789 | – | 19 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 13 | 6 | .684 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.0 | 21 |
| 4 | Phoenix Suns * | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.5 | 20 |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.0 | 19 |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks * | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.0 | 19 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 8 | New Orleans Pelicans | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.5 | 22 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 10 | .474 | 6.0 | 19 |
| 10 | Houston Rockets | 8 | 9 | .471 | 6.0 | 17 |
| 11 | Golden State Warriors | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.5 | 20 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.5 | 20 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 6 | 13 | .316 | 9.0 | 19 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 5 | 14 | .263 | 10.0 | 19 |
| 15 | San Antonio Spurs | 3 | 16 | .158 | 12.0 | 19 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 2–4 (home: 2–3; road: 0–1)
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Regular season
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October: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)
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November: 9–7 (home: 5–2; road: 4–5)
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December: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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In-Season Tournament
This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[4][5] During the in-season tournament period, the Lakers will compete in Group A of the Western Conference, which will include the Memphis Grizzlies, the long-time rivaling Phoenix Suns, the Utah Jazz, and the Portland Trail Blazers. After a close 122–119 comeback win over the Suns in their first ever In-Season Tournament game, the Lakers provided more convincing wins over the Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, and Jazz, with all of those victories being won by at least 12 points. With the Lakers winning all four of their In-Season Tournament games, they advanced into the knockout tournament rounds of the In-Season Tournament in December. Not only that, but with their blowout wins over the Grizzlies and Jazz, the Lakers earned home-court advantage and will play against the Wild Card winner of the Western Conference, which became the Phoenix Suns from Group A, on December 5 at the Crypto.com Arena. This now became the third match between the two teams in the regular season, with the Lakers already beating the Suns twice beforehand, and it will also become both teams' 81st confirmed game of the regular season.
West Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LAL | PHX | UTA | POR | MEM | |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 494 | 420 | +74 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 122–119 | 131–99 | 107–95 | 134–107 | |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 480 | 446 | +34 | 119–122 | — | 131–128 | 120–107 | 110–89 | ||
| 3 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 469 | 482 | −13 | 99–131 | 128–131 | — | 115–99 | 127–121 | ||
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 416 | 455 | −39 | 95–107 | 107–120 | 99–115 | — | 115–113 (OT) | ||
| 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 486 | −56 | 107–134 | 89–110 | 121–127 | 113–115 (OT) | — |
| 2023–24 game log Total: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In-Season Tournament: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
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| July 1, 2023 | Rui Hachimura | 3 years $51M | [6] |
| July 1, 2023 | Austin Reaves | 4 years $56M | [7] |
| July 1, 2023 | D'Angelo Russell | 2 years $37M | [8] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 1, 2023 | Gabe Vincent | 3 years $33M | Miami Heat | [9] |
| July 1, 2023 | Taurean Prince | 1 year $4.5M | Minnesota Timberwolves | [10] |
| July 1, 2023 | Cam Reddish | 2 years $4.6M | Portland Trail Blazers | [11] |
| July 1, 2023 | Jaxson Hayes | 2 years $4.6M | New Orleans Pelicans | [12] |
| September 5, 2023 | Christian Wood | 2 years $5.7M | Dallas Mavericks | [13] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| June 29, 2023 | Mo Bamba | Waived | Philadelphia 76ers | [14] |
| June 29, 2023 | Shaquille Harrison | Waived | Memphis Grizzlies | [14] |
| July 3, 2023 | Malik Beasley | 1 year $2.7M | Milwaukee Bucks | [15] |
References
- ↑ "Team Directory" (PDF). 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ↑ Camras, Noah (May 16, 2023). "What Pick Do the Lakers Have in the 2023 NBA Draft?". All Lakers | News, Rumors, Videos, Schedule, Roster, Salaries And More. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Lakers Acquire Maxwell Lewis". NBA.com. June 23, 2023.
Los Angeles received Lewis from the Denver Nuggets and traded Mojave King (47th overall pick) and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers.
- ↑ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ↑ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Re-Sign Rui Hachimura". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Lakers Officially Re-Sign Austin Reaves To Four-Year Contract". www.lakernation.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Re-Sign D'Angelo Russell". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Gabe Vincent". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Taurean Prince". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Cam Reddish". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Jaxson Hayes". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Christian Wood". NBA.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- 1 2 "Lakers land four on first day of free agency, including Rui Hachimura". www.latimes.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Sources: Malik Beasley agrees to 1-year, $2.7M deal with Bucks". www.espn.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
External links
- 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers at Basketball-Reference.com
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