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2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachJJ Redick
General managerRob Pelinka
President
OwnersJerry Buss family trust (majority)[1]
Jeanie Buss (controlling owner)
Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Results
Record5–4 (.556)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2023–24 2025–26 >

The 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 78th season of the franchise, its 77th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 65th season in Los Angeles, and its 26th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. On May 3, 2024, the Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham and all of their assistant coaches, including Phil Handy, who had been with the team since their 2020 championship season.[2] On June 24, 2024, the Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach. They entered the season as the defending NBA Cup champions.

Prior to the start of the season, the Lakers announced that jersey No. 21 would be retired in honor of Michael Cooper during their game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 13, 2025, after he was announced as a finalist for the 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In their season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the league.

For the first time since 2016–17, the Lakers won on opening night and started 3–0 for the first time since 2010–11.

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / team
1 17[a] Dalton Knecht SF United States United States Tennessee
2 55 Bronny James PG United States United States USC
  1. ^ New Orleans exercised its right to defer the conveyance of this pick until 2025.[3]

The Lakers entered this draft (which was two days long instead of one day long like it had been since 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick.[4][5] On the first night of the draft, the Lakers selected small forward Dalton Knecht from the University of Tennessee with the first round pick that was conveyed to the Lakers after the New Orleans Pelicans decided to defer it back to the Lakers in exchange for the Lakers' 2025 first-round pick through a previous trade they made. Then, on the second day of the draft, the Lakers selected University of Southern California guard Bronny James, the son of current Lakers player LeBron James, with the 55th pick of the draft. It would famously become the first time in NBA history that a father-son duo would play together in the NBA.

Roster

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Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 12 Christie, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-10 Michigan State
F/C 3 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
F 28 Hachimura, Rui 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-08 Gonzaga
F/C 11 Hayes, Jaxson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2000-05-23 Texas
G 0 Hood-Schifino, Jalen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-06-19 Indiana
G 9 James, Bronny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-06 USC
F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
G/F 4 Knecht, Dalton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 2001-04-19 Tennessee
C 10 Koloko, Christian (TW) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-06-20 Arizona
F 20 Lewis, Maxwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-07-27 Pepperdine
G 41 Olivari, Quincy (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-27 Xavier
G 15 Reaves, Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma
G/F 5 Reddish, Cam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1999-09-01 Duke
G 1 Russell, D'Angelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-02-23 Ohio State
F 94 Traoré, Armel (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-01-23 France
F 2 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky
G 7 Vincent, Gabe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-07-14 UC Santa Barbara
F/C 35 Wood, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1995-09-27 UNLV
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: October 19, 2024

Standings

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Division

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Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Phoenix Suns81.889–5‍–‍03‍–‍13–19
Golden State Warriors72.7781.02‍–‍15‍–‍10–19
Los Angeles Lakers54.5563.04‍–‍01‍–‍42–19
Los Angeles Clippers54.5563.02‍–‍43‍–‍02–29
Sacramento Kings54.5563.02‍–‍23‍–‍20–29

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Phoenix Suns *81.889–9
2Oklahoma City Thunder *81.889–9
3Golden State Warriors72.7781.09
4Minnesota Timberwolves63.6672.09
5Denver Nuggets63.6672.09
6Memphis Grizzlies *64.6002.510
7Los Angeles Lakers54.5563.09
8Houston Rockets54.5563.09
9Los Angeles Clippers54.5563.09
10Dallas Mavericks54.5563.09
11Sacramento Kings54.5563.09
12San Antonio Spurs45.4444.09
13Portland Trail Blazers37.3005.510
14New Orleans Pelicans37.3005.510
15Utah Jazz17.1256.58

Game log

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Preseason

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Due to renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers did not play any preseason games at their regular home arena.

2024 preseason game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 Minnesota L 107–124 Knecht, Reaves (16) Max Christie (7) Austin Reaves (7) Acrisure Arena
9,235 		0–1
2 October 6 Phoenix L 114–118 LeBron James (19) Davis, Hachimura, Hayes (8) Austin Reaves (7) Acrisure Arena
9,494 		0–2
3 October 10 @ Milwaukee W 107–102 Rui Hachimura (14) Davis, Knecht (8) D'Angelo Russell (6) Fiserv Forum
15,526 		1–2
4 October 15 Golden State L 97–111 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (12) LeBron James (4) T-Mobile Arena
16,907 		1–3
5 October 17 @ Phoenix W 128–122 (OT) Davis, Knecht (35) Anthony Davis (10) D'Angelo Russell (10) Footprint Center
17,071 		2–3
6 October 18 @ Golden State L 74–132 Quincy Olivari (22) Hayes, Olivari, Traoré (7) Jalen Hood-Schifino (7) Chase Center
18,064 		2–4
2024–25 season schedule

Regular season

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2024–25 game log
Total: 5–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–4)
October: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 Minnesota W 110–103 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (16) D'Angelo Russell (5) Crypto.com Arena
18,997 		1–0
2 October 25 Phoenix W 123–116 Anthony Davis (35) Anthony Davis (8) James, Reaves (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997 		2–0
3 October 26 Sacramento W 131–127 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (10) Crypto.com Arena
18,997 		3–0
4 October 28 @ Phoenix L 105–109 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (15) James, Russell (8) Footprint Center
17,071 		3–1
5 October 30 @ Cleveland L 110–134 LeBron James (26) Anthony Davis (13) D'Angelo Russell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 		3–2
November: 2–2 (home: 1–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 1 @ Toronto W 131–125 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (11) LeBron James (10) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		4–2
7 November 4 @ Detroit L 103–115 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (9) LeBron James (11) Little Caesars Arena
20,062 		4–3
8 November 6 @ Memphis L 114–131 LeBron James (39) Jaxson Hayes (10) LeBron James (6) FedExForum
17,794 		4–4
9 November 8 Philadelphia W 116–106 Anthony Davis (31) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (13) Crypto.com Arena
18,485 		5–4
10 November 10 Toronto Crypto.com Arena
11 November 13 Memphis Crypto.com Arena
12 November 15 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
13 November 16 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
14 November 19 Utah Crypto.com Arena
15 November 21 Orlando Crypto.com Arena
16 November 23 Denver Crypto.com Arena
17 November 26 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
18 November 27 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
19 November 29 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 December 1 @ Utah Delta Center
21 December 2 @ Minnesota Target Center
22 December 4 @ Miami Kaseya Center
23 December 6 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
24 December 8 Portland Crypto.com Arena
25 December TBD TBD
26 December TBD TBD
27 December 19 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
28 December 21 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
29 December 23 Detroit Crypto.com Arena
30 December 25 @ Golden State Chase Center
31 December 28 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
32 December 31 Cleveland Crypto.com Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2 Portland Crypto.com Arena
34 January 3 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
35 January 5 @ Houston Toyota Center
36 January 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
37 January 9 Charlotte Crypto.com Arena
38 January 11 San Antonio Crypto.com Arena
39 January 13 San Antonio Crypto.com Arena
40 January 15 Miami Crypto.com Arena
41 January 17 Brooklyn Crypto.com Arena
42 January 19 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
43 January 21 Washington Crypto.com Arena
44 January 23 Boston Crypto.com Arena
45 January 25 @ Golden State Chase Center
46 January 27 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
47 January 28 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
48 January 30 @ Washington Capital One Arena
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 1 @ New York Madison Square Garden
50 February 4 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
51 February 6 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
52 February 8 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
53 February 11 Utah Crypto.com Arena
54 February 12 @ Utah Delta Center
All-Star Game
55 February 20 @ Portland Moda Center
56 February 22 @ Denver Ball Arena
57 February 25 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
58 February 27 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
59 February 28 L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 2 L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
61 March 4 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena
62 March 6 New York Crypto.com Arena
63 March 8 @ Boston TD Garden
64 March 10 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
65 March 13 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
66 March 14 @ Denver Ball Arena
67 March 16 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
68 March 18 Milwaukee Crypto.com Arena
69 March 19 Denver Crypto.com Arena
70 March 22 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
71 March 24 @ Orlando Kia Center
72 March 26 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
73 March 27 @ Chicago United Center
74 March 29 @ Memphis FedExForum
75 March 31 Houston Crypto.com Arena
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 3 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
77 April 4 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena
78 April 6 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
79 April 8 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
80 April 9 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
81 April 11 Houston Crypto.com Arena
82 April 13 @ Portland Moda Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

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Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[6][7]

West Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Phoenix Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Utah Jazz 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 12, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


2024–25 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
NBA Cup: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 15 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
2 November 19 Utah Crypto.com Arena
3 November 26 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
4 November 29 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
2024–25 season schedule


References

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  1. ^ "Team Directory" (PDF). 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lakers Part Ways with Head Coach Darvin Ham". NBA.com. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Eichenhofer, Jim (June 2, 2024). "Pelicans defer rights to Lakers first-round pick to 2025". NBAcom. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Quinn, Sam (June 1, 2024). "Why Pelicans are deferring the final Lakers' first-round pick from Anthony Davis trade until 2025". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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