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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.
| 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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| Head coach | JJ Redick |
| 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 | 23–18 (.561) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet |
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) |
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. LeBron James would also become the first player in NBA history to play in the NBA both as a teenager and as a 40 year old on New Year's Eve.[3]
For the first time since 2016–17, the Lakers won on opening night and started 3–0 for the first time since 2010–11. With their victory over the Utah Jazz on November 19, 2024, the Lakers posted their first six game winning streak in five seasons. During this season, the Lakers would see two games of theirs postponed for later into the season due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, which also saw the loss of coach JJ Redick's home in the area of the Palisades Fire.[4][5]
Draft
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Perspective
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / team |
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| 1 | 17[a] | Dalton Knecht | SF |  United States |
Tennessee |
| 2 | 55 | Bronny James | PG | United States |
USC |
- New Orleans exercised its right to defer the conveyance of this pick until 2025.[6]
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.[7][8] 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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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 18 | .571 | – | 15–7 | 9–11 | 6–2 | 42 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 18 | .561 | 0.5 | 15–6 | 8–12 | 6–3 | 41 |
| Sacramento Kings | 22 | 20 | .524 | 2.0 | 12–12 | 10–8 | 3–6 | 42 |
| Phoenix Suns | 21 | 21 | .500 | 3.0 | 13–8 | 8–13 | 5–4 | 42 |
| Golden State Warriors | 21 | 21 | .500 | 3.0 | 11–11 | 10–10 | 1–6 | 42 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder * | 35 | 7 | .833 | – | 42 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 28 | 14 | .667 | 7.0 | 42 |
| 3 | Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 15 | .651 | 7.5 | 43 |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | 43 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Clippers * | 24 | 18 | .571 | 11.0 | 42 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 18 | .561 | 11.5 | 41 |
| 7 | Dallas Mavericks | 23 | 20 | .535 | 12.5 | 43 |
| 8 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 20 | .524 | 13.0 | 42 |
| 9 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 21 | .512 | 13.5 | 43 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 21 | .500 | 14.0 | 42 |
| 11 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 21 | .500 | 14.0 | 42 |
| 12 | San Antonio Spurs | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15.5 | 41 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 15 | 28 | .349 | 20.5 | 43 |
| 14 | New Orleans Pelicans | 12 | 32 | .273 | 24.0 | 44 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 10 | 31 | .244 | 24.5 | 41 |
Game log
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Preseason
Due to renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers did not play any preseason games at their regular home arena.
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Preseason: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1)
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Regular season
| 2024–25 game log Total: 23–18 (Home: 15–6; Road: 8–12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
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November: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
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December: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4)
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January: 5–4 (home: 5–1; road: 0–3)
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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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NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[11][12]
West Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 3 | 1 | 437 | 392 | +45 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 434 | 404 | +30 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 437 | 461 | −24 | |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 446 | 443 | +3 | |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 451 | 505 | −54 |
Game Log
| 2024–25 game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA Cup: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Transactions
Trades
| December 29 | To Brooklyn Nets
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To Los Angeles Lakers |
[13][14] |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2024 | Max Christie | 4-year $32M contract | [15] |
| July 6, 2024 | LeBron James | 2-year $101M contract | [16] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 5, 2024 | Armel Traoré | Two-way contract |  ADA Blois |
[17] |
| August 14, 2024 | Quincy Olivari | Two-way contract | Xavier Musketeers | [18] |
| September 16, 2024 | Christian Koloko | Two-way contract | Toronto Raptors | [19] |
| December 29, 2024 | Dorian Finney-Smith | Traded | Brooklyn Nets | [20] |
| December 29, 2024 | Shake Milton | Traded | Brooklyn Nets | [21] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| July 9, 2024 | Taurean Prince | Free Agent | Milwaukee Bucks | [22] |
| August 3, 2024 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Free Agent | Dallas Mavericks | [23] |
| September 25, 2024 | Skylar Mays | Two-way contract | Minnesota Timberwolves | [24] |
| September 28, 2024 | Harry Giles III | Two-way contract | Charlotte Hornets | [25] |
| December 29, 2024 | D'Angelo Russell | Trade | Brooklyn Nets | [20] |
| December 29, 2024 | Maxwell Lewis | Trade | Brooklyn Nets | [21] |
Notes
References
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