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2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFrank Vogel
General managerRob Pelinka
PresidentJeanie Buss
OwnersJerry Buss family trust (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record42–30 (.583)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Suns 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 74th season, its 73rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 61st season in Los Angeles, and their 22nd season playing home games at Staples Center. The Lakers were coached by Frank Vogel[1][2] in his second year as head coach. The Lakers played their home games at Staples Center as members of the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The Lakers entered the season as the defending Pacific Division, Western Conference, and NBA champions.

On November 10, 2020, the NBA announced that the 2020–21 season would begin on December 22, 2020, following the delayed finish to the 2019–20 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each team was to play a shortened 72-game schedule.[3] A week later, the NBA announced the format for the season which would include a play-in tournament to determine the seventh and eighth seeds in each conference.[4] The second half of the schedule would not be announced until a later date to allow for the makeup of any games postponed due to COVID-19 issues.

The season began just 72 days after the completion of the 2020 finals, giving the Lakers and the Miami Heat the shortest off-season in league history.[5] In February 2021, the Lakers had the second best record in the West at 21–7,[6] two games behind the Utah Jazz,[7] when Anthony Davis suffered a strained calf that sidelined him for 30 games.[8] One game after Davis was injured, Dennis Schröder missed a span of four games, in which the Lakers were winless, due to the league's health and safety protocols.[9] LeBron James missed 26 of the team's final 30 games with a sprained ankle.[10] After Davis returned from his nine-week absence, the Lakers were 35–23, going 14–16 without him,[11] including 6–10 with James out as well.[7] Schröder also missed seven games in the final weeks of the season, again due to health and safety protocols.[12]

In an injury-laden season, the Lakers finished with a 42–30 record (roughly the equivalent of 48–34), the same as the No. 5 Mavericks and No. 6 Trail Blazers; they fell to 7th place due to tiebreakers, resulting in the Lakers having to face the No. 8 Warriors in the play-in tournament, whom they defeated to secure the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. This was the first time in James's career that he did not have home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Against the second-seeded Phoenix Suns in the opening round, they were up 2–1 when Davis suffered a strained groin in Game 4. The Lakers were eliminated in six games, the first time in James's career that his team exited in the first round of the playoffs and the first defending NBA champion that was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs since the 2014–15 San Antonio Spurs.[13]

Previous season

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See also: 2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers season

The Lakers finished the 2019–20 season 52–19 to finish in 1st place in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, and Denver Nuggets each in five games to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. There they defeated the Miami Heat (LeBron's former team) in six games to earn the franchise's 17th NBA championship.

Offseason

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Draft

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Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 28 Jaden McDaniels SF United States United States Washington (Fr.)
  • Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Lakers' first-round selection was held stuck as the 29th pick of the draft with their record being the second-best of all NBA teams behind the Milwaukee Bucks the prior season at 49–14 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020.[15] However, the Lakers did resume their season in the 2020 NBA Bubble, eventually winning their 17th championship there against the Miami Heat, leaving them a chance to move their first-round pick up or down for the 2020 draft. In the bubble, the Toronto Raptors ended up finishing with a better overall record than the Lakers, moving their first-round pick to the 28th selection instead, though still finishing as the best Western Conference team that season. The Lakers only held one first-round selection for this draft, as they traded their second-round pick to the Orlando Magic for the draft rights to Talen Horton-Tucker in last season's draft.[16]

Preseason

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Game log

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2020 preseason game log
Total: (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 11 L.A. Clippers W 87–81 Talen Horton-Tucker (19) Montrezl Harrell (12) Kyle Kuzma (5) Staples Center
0 		1–0
2 December 13 L.A. Clippers W 131–106 Talen Horton-Tucker (33) Montrezl Harrell (11) Quinn Cook (7) Staples Center
0 		2–0
3 December 16 @ Phoenix W 112–107 Kyle Kuzma (23) Marc Gasol (8) Quinn Cook (4) PHX Arena
0 		3–0
4 December 18 @ Phoenix W 114–113 Anthony Davis (35) LeBron James (8) Gasol, James (4) PHX Arena
0 		4–0
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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Division

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Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Phoenix Suns5121.708–27‍–‍924‍–‍127–572
x – Los Angeles Clippers4725.6534.026‍–‍1021‍–‍159–372
x – Los Angeles Lakers4230.5839.021‍–‍1521‍–‍154–872
pi – Golden State Warriors3933.54212.025‍–‍1114‍–‍225–772
Sacramento Kings3141.43120.016‍–‍2015‍–‍215–772

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Utah Jazz *5220.722–72
2y – Phoenix Suns *5121.7081.072
3x – Denver Nuggets4725.6535.072
4x – Los Angeles Clippers4725.6535.072
5y – Dallas Mavericks *4230.58310.072
6x – Portland Trail Blazers4230.58310.072
7x – Los Angeles Lakers4230.58310.072
8pi – Golden State Warriors3933.54213.072
9x – Memphis Grizzlies3834.52814.072
10pi – San Antonio Spurs3339.45819.072
11New Orleans Pelicans3141.43121.072
12Sacramento Kings3141.43121.072
13Minnesota Timberwolves2349.31929.072
14Oklahoma City Thunder2250.30630.072
15Houston Rockets1755.23635.072

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pi – Clinched play-in spot
  • o – Eliminated from playoff contention
  • * – Division leader

Game log

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2020–21 game log
Total: 42–30 (home: 21–15; road: 21–15)
December: 3–2 (home: 2–2; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 22 L. A. Clippers L 109–116 LeBron James (22) Dennis Schröder (12) Dennis Schröder (8) Staples Center
0 		0–1
2 December 25 Dallas W 138–115 Anthony Davis (28) Marc Gasol (9) LeBron James (10) Staples Center
0 		1–1
3 December 27 Minnesota W 127–91 Kyle Kuzma (20) LeBron James (9) Marc Gasol (8) Staples Center
0 		2–1
4 December 28 Portland L 107–115 LeBron James (29) Anthony Davis (10) LeBron James (6) Staples Center
0 		2–2
5 December 30 @ San Antonio W 121–107 LeBron James (26) Montrezl Harrell (9) LeBron James (8) AT&T Center
0 		3–2
January : 11–4 (home: 2–2; road: 9–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 January 1 @ San Antonio W 109–103 Anthony Davis (34) Davis, James, Harrell (11) LeBron James (10) AT&T Center
0 		4–2
7 January 3 @ Memphis W 108–94 LeBron James (22) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (8) FedEx Forum
0 		5–2
8 January 5 @ Memphis W 94–92 Davis, James (26) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (7) FedEx Forum
0 		6–2
9 January 7 San Antonio L 109–118 LeBron James (27) Davis, Kuzma (10) LeBron James (12) Staples Center
0 		6–3
10 January 8 Chicago W 117–115 LeBron James (28) Montrezl Harrell (14) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
0 		7–3
11 January 10 @ Houston W 120–102 Anthony Davis (27) Montrezl Harrell (8) James, Schröder (7) Toyota Center
0 		8–3
12 January 12 @ Houston W 117–100 LeBron James (26) Kyle Kuzma (11) Gasol, James (5) Toyota Center
0 		9–3
13 January 13 @ Oklahoma City W 128–99 LeBron James (26) Davis, Morris (7) LeBron James (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0 		10–3
14 January 15 New Orleans W 112–95 LeBron James (21) Kyle Kuzma (13) LeBron James (11) Staples Center
0 		11–3
15 January 18 Golden State L 113–115 Dennis Schröder (25) Anthony Davis (17) Anthony Davis (7) Staples Center
0 		11–4
16 January 21 @ Milwaukee W 113–106 LeBron James (34) Anthony Davis (9) LeBron James (8) Fiserv Forum
0 		12–4
17 January 23 @ Chicago W 101–90 Anthony Davis (37) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (6) United Center
0 		13–4
18 January 25 @ Cleveland W 115–108 LeBron James (46) Anthony Davis (10) LeBron James (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
2,000 		14–4
19 January 27 @ Philadelphia L 106–107 LeBron James (36) Anthony Davis (8) LeBron James (7) Wells Fargo Center
0 		14–5
20 January 28 @ Detroit L 92–107 James, Kuzma (22) Kyle Kuzma (10) LeBron James (10) Little Caesars Arena
0 		14–6
21 January 30 @ Boston W 96–95 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (14) James, Schröder (7) TD Garden
0 		15–6
February: 9–5 (home: 7–3; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 February 1 @ Atlanta W 107–99 Anthony Davis (25) LeBron James (7) LeBron James (9) State Farm Arena
1,341 		16–6
23 February 4 Denver W 114–93 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (10) Staples Center
0 		17–6
24 February 6 Detroit W 135–129 (2OT) LeBron James (33) Montrezl Harrell (8) LeBron James (11) Staples Center
0 		18–6
25 February 8 Oklahoma City W 119–112 (OT) LeBron James (28) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (12) Staples Center
0 		19–6
26 February 10 Oklahoma City W 114–113 (OT) LeBron James (25) Kyle Kuzma (9) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
0 		20–6
27 February 12 Memphis W 115–105 Anthony Davis (35) Kyle Kuzma (10) LeBron James (8) Staples Center
0 		21–6
28 February 14 @ Denver L 105–122 LeBron James (22) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (9) Ball Arena
0 		21–7
29 February 16 @ Minnesota W 112–104 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (7) Target Center
0 		22–7
30 February 18 Brooklyn L 98–109 LeBron James (32) Kyle Kuzma (10) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
0 		22–8
31 February 20 Miami L 94–96 Kyle Kuzma (23) Montrezl Harrell (10) LeBron James (9) Staples Center
0 		22–9
32 February 22 Washington L 124–127 (OT) LeBron James (31) Kyle Kuzma (11) LeBron James (13) Staples Center
0 		22–10
33 February 24 @ Utah L 89–114 LeBron James (19) Markieff Morris (9) Talen Horton-Tucker (5) Vivint Arena
4,912 		22–11
34 February 26 Portland W 102–93 LeBron James (28) James, Kuzma (11) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
0 		23–11
35 February 28 Golden State W 117–91 LeBron James (19) Kyle Kuzma (11) Dennis Schröder (6) Staples Center
0 		24–11
March: 6–7 (home: 5–4; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 March 2 Phoenix L 104–114 LeBron James (38) Caruso, Morris (6) James, Schröder (6) Staples Center
0 		24–12
37 March 3 @ Sacramento L 120–123 Dennis Schröder (28) Kyle Kuzma (13) Dennis Schröder (9) Golden 1 Center
0 		24–13
38 March 12 Indiana W 105–100 Kyle Kuzma (24) Kyle Kuzma (13) LeBron James (10) Staples Center
0 		25–13
39 March 15 @ Golden State W 128–97 Montrezl Harrell (27) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (11) Chase Center
0 		26–13
40 March 16 Minnesota W 137–121 Harrell, James (25) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (12) Staples Center
0 		27–13
41 March 18 Charlotte W 116–105 LeBron James (37) Montrezl Harrell (11) Dennis Schröder (7) Staples Center
0 		28–13
42 March 20 Atlanta L 94–99 Montrezl Harrell (23) Montrezl Harrell (11) Horton-Tucker, James, Schröder (4) Staples Center
0 		28–14
43 March 21 @ Phoenix L 94–111 Montrezl Harrell (23) Montrezl Harrell (10) Kyle Kuzma (6) Phoenix Suns Arena
3,190 		28–15
44 March 23 @ New Orleans L 111–128 Montrezl Harrell (18) Kyle Kuzma (10) Kuzma, Schröder (7) Smoothie King Center
3,700 		28–16
45 March 25 Philadelphia L 101–109 Kyle Kuzma (25) Kyle Kuzma (9) Dennis Schröder (11) Staples Center
0 		28–17
46 March 26 Cleveland W 100–86 Montrezl Harrell (24) Montrezl Harrell (10) Kuzma, Schröder (7) Staples Center
0 		29–17
47 March 28 Orlando W 96–93 Dennis Schröder (24) Harrell, Kuzma, Morris (11) Dennis Schröder (6) Staples Center
0 		30–17
48 March 31 Milwaukee L 97–112 Montrezl Harrell (19) Kyle Kuzma (7) Dennis Schröder (8) Staples Center
0 		30–18
April: 6–9 (home: 1–3; road: 5–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 April 2 @ Sacramento W 115–94 Kyle Kuzma (30) Caldwell-Pope, Harrell (10) Dennis Schröder (8) Golden 1 Center
0 		31–18
50 April 4 @ L. A. Clippers L 86–104 Montrezl Harrell (19) Kyle Kuzma (7) Dennis Schröder (7) Staples Center
0 		31–19
51 April 6 @ Toronto W 110–101 Talen Horton-Tucker (17) Gasol, Morris (9) Dennis Schröder (9) Amalie Arena
N/A[a] 		32–19
52 April 8 @ Miami L 104–110 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (28) Andre Drummond (12) Dennis Schröder (14) American Airlines Arena
N/A[a] 		32–20
53 April 10 @ Brooklyn W 126–101 Andre Drummond (20) Andre Drummond (11) Talen Horton-Tucker (11) Barclays Center
1,773 		33–20
54 April 12 @ New York L 96–111 Dennis Schröder (21) Andre Drummond (10) Dennis Schröder (6) Madison Square Garden
1,981 		33–21
55 April 13 @ Charlotte W 101–93 Kyle Kuzma (24) Andre Drummond (12) Caruso, Schröder (6) Spectrum Center
3,676 		34–21
56 April 15 Boston L 113–121 Talen Horton-Tucker (19) Montrezl Harrell (8) Dennis Schröder (8) Staples Center
1,915 		34–22
57 April 17 Utah W 127–115 (OT) Andre Drummond (27) Markieff Morris (12) Dennis Schröder (8) Staples Center
1,710 		35–22
58 April 19 Utah L 97–111 Talen Horton-Tucker (24) Andre Drummond (8) Dennis Schröder (6) Staples Center
1,709 		35–23
59 April 22 @ Dallas L 110–115 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (29) Andre Drummond (19) Dennis Schröder (13) American Airlines Center
4,443 		35–24
60 April 24 @ Dallas L 93–108 Ben McLemore (20) Andre Drummond (12) Dennis Schröder (10) American Airlines Center
4,561 		35–25
61 April 26 @ Orlando W 114–103 Dennis Schröder (21) Andre Drummond (11) Dennis Schröder (10) Amway Center
4,099 		36–25
62 April 28 @ Washington L 107–116 Anthony Davis (26) Andre Drummond (11) Kuzma, Schröder (8) Capital One Arena
2,133 		36–26
63 April 30 Sacramento L 106–110 Anthony Davis (22) Anthony Davis (11) James, Schröder (7) Staples Center
2,691 		36–27
May: 6–3 (home: 4–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
64 May 2 Toronto L 114–121 Kyle Kuzma (24) Andre Drummond (11) Davis, Horton-Tucker (7) Staples Center
2,053 		36–28
65 May 3 Denver W 93–89 Anthony Davis (25) Caldwell-Pope, Davis, Gasol (7) Caruso, Horton-Tucker, Morris (3) Staples Center
2,454 		37–28
66 May 6 @ L. A. Clippers L 94–118 Kyle Kuzma (25) Drummond, Harrell (6) Alex Caruso (7) Staples Center
3,275 		37–29
67 May 7 @ Portland L 101–106 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (12) Caldwell-Pope, Davis (5) Moda Center
1,939 		37–30
68 May 9 Phoenix W 123–110 Anthony Davis (42) Anthony Davis (12) Alex Caruso (8) Staples Center
3,144 		38–30
69 May 11 New York W 101–99 (OT) Kyle Kuzma (23) Andre Drummond (18) Talen Horton-Tucker (10) Staples Center
3,550 		39–30
70 May 12 Houston W 124–122 Talen Horton-Tucker (23) Drummond, Kuzma (10) Talen Horton-Tucker (10) Staples Center
4,087 		40–30
71 May 15 @ Indiana W 122–115 Anthony Davis (28) Andre Drummond (15) LeBron James (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0 		41–30
72 May 16 @ New Orleans W 110–98 LeBron James (25) Andre Drummond (13) Caldwell-Pope, James (6) Smoothie King Center
3,700 		42–30
2020–21 season schedule

Player stats

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season statistics

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LeBron James 45 45 33.4 .513 .365 .698 7.7 7.8 1.1 0.6 25.0
Anthony Davis 36 36 32.3 .491 .260 .738 7.9 3.1 1.3 1.6 21.8
Dennis Schröder 61 61 32.1 .437 .335 .848 3.5 5.8 1.1 0.2 15.4
Kyle Kuzma 68 32 28.7 .443 .361 .691 6.1 1.9 0.5 0.6 12.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 67 67 28.4 .431 .410 .866 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.4 9.7
Andre Drummond* 21 21 24.8 .531 .000 .605 10.2 1.4 1.1 1.0 11.9
Montrezl Harrell 69 1 22.9 .622 .000 .707 6.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 13.5
Alex Caruso 58 6 21.0 .436 .401 .645 2.9 2.8 1.1 0.3 6.4
Talen Horton-Tucker 65 4 20.1 .458 .282 .775 2.6 2.8 1.0 0.3 9.0
Markieff Morris 61 27 19.7 .405 .311 .720 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 6.7
Wesley Matthews 58 10 19.5 .353 .335 .854 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.3 4.8
Marc Gasol 52 42 19.1 .454 .410 .720 4.1 2.1 0.5 1.1 5.0
Ben McLemore* 21 1 17.5 .390 .368 .762 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 8.0
Damian Jones^ 8 6 14.0 .941 .000 .917 3.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 5.4
Jared Dudley 12 0 6.8 .222 .333 .000 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 3.1
Alfonzo McKinnie 39 0 6.6 .516 .410 .556 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 3.1
Devontae Cacok 20 1 4.9 .586 .000 .455 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 2.0
Quinn Cook* 16 0 3.9 .462 .385 .800 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 2.1
Kostas Antetokounmpo 15 0 3.7 .300 .000 .462 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8

*Total with the Lakers only


Play-in

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See also: 2021 NBA playoffs and 2020–21 NBA season
2021 play-in game log
Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0)
Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 Golden State W 103–100 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (12) LeBron James (10) Staples Center
6,022 		1–0

Playoffs

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Further information: 2021 NBA playoffs

Game log

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2021 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 1-2; road: 1–2)
First round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23 @ Phoenix L 90–99 LeBron James (18) Andre Drummond (9) LeBron James (10) Phoenix Suns Arena
11,824 		0–1
2 May 25 @ Phoenix W 109–102 Anthony Davis (34) Andre Drummond (12) LeBron James (9) Phoenix Suns Arena
11,919 		1–1
3 May 27 Phoenix W 109–95 Anthony Davis (34) Davis, Drummond (11) LeBron James (9) Staples Center
7,825 		2–1
4 May 30 Phoenix L 92–100 LeBron James (25) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (6) Staples Center
8,025 		2–2
5 June 1 @ Phoenix L 85–115 LeBron James (24) Andre Drummond (13) LeBron James (7) Phoenix Suns Arena
16,163 		2–3
6 June 3 Phoenix L 100–113 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (9) Gasol, James (7) Staples Center
8,550 		2–4
2021 playoff schedule

Roster

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2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 37 Antetokounmpo, Kostas (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-11-20 Dayton
F 12 Cacok, Devontae (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996-10-08 UNC Wilmington
G 1 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
G 4 Caruso, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-28 Texas A&M
F/C 3 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
C 2 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993-08-10 Connecticut
F 10 Dudley, Jared 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1985-07-10 Boston College
C 14 Gasol, Marc 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1985-01-29 Spain
F/C 15 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-01-26 Louisville
G 5 Horton-Tucker, Talen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 2000-11-25 Iowa State
F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
F 0 Kuzma, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1995-07-24 Utah
G 9 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986-10-14 Marquette
G 28 McKinnie, Alfonzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-09-17 Green Bay
G 7 McLemore, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993-02-11 Kansas
F 88 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
G 17 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 7, 2021

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Overview

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Players Added

Via draft Via trade Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency Via retirement Waived

Trades

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November 18, 2020[17] To Los Angeles Lakers
Dennis Schröder 		To Oklahoma City Thunder
Danny Green
Draft rights to Jaden McDaniels (#28)
November 23, 2020[18] To Los Angeles Lakers
Alfonzo McKinnie
Jordan Bell 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Javale McGee
2026 LAL second-round pick

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Contract terms Ref.
November 22 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 year $40 million deal [19]
November 23 Markieff Morris 1 year $1.4 million deal [20]
November 26 Kostas Antetokounmpo Two-way contract [21]
December 1 Jared Dudley 1 year $2.6 million deal [22]
December 2 LeBron James 2 year $85 million deal [23]
December 3 Anthony Davis 5 year $190 million deal [24]
December 4 Quinn Cook 1 year $1.7 million deal [25]
December 20 Kyle Kuzma 3 year $40 million deal [26]

Additions

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Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
November 22 Montrezl Harrell 2 year $19 million deal Los Angeles Clippers [27]
November 22 Wesley Matthews 1 year $3.6 million deal Milwaukee Bucks [28]
November 24 Marc Gasol 2 year $5.3 million deal Toronto Raptors [29]
March 28 Andre Drummond 1 year $794,536 deal Cleveland Cavaliers [30]
April 6 Ben McLemore 1 year $455,000 deal Houston Rockets [31]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New team Ref.
November 21 Dwight Howard 1 year $2.6 million deal Philadelphia 76ers [32]
November 23 Avery Bradley 2 year $11.6 million deal Miami Heat [33]
November 23 Rajon Rondo 2 year $15 million deal Atlanta Hawks [34]
February 22 Quinn Cook Waived Cleveland Cavaliers

References

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  1. ^ "Lakers Announce Hiring of Frank Vogel as Head Coach". NBA.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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  1. ^ a b Attendance not reported.
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