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2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFrank Vogel
General managerRob Pelinka
PresidentJeanie Buss
OwnersBuss Family Trusts (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
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The 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the franchise's 73rd season, its 72nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 61st season in Los Angeles, and their 21st season playing home games at Staples Center. The Lakers will be coached by Frank Vogel[1][2] in his 2nd year as team head coach.

The Lakers will enter the season as the defending Pacific Division, Western Conference Champions, and NBA champions, and will attempt to win back-to-back division titles for the first time since the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The Lakers will also attempt to win back-to-back conference titles for the first time since the 2009 and 2010 seasons, as well as their first back-to-back NBA titles since 2009 and 2010.

Draft

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.[4] 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.[5]

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 14 Castleton, Colin (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 2000-05-25 Florida
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/C 20 Giles, Harry III (FA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-04-22 Duke
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
F 36 Hinson, Blake (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-12-26 Pittsburgh
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
F 21 Lewis, Maxwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-07-27 Pepperdine
G — Mays, Skylar (FA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-09-05 LSU
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 37 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: August 5, 2024

Standings

Division

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

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

Game log

Preseason

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) James,
Gasol (4) 		PHX Arena
0 		4-0
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 22 LA Clippers Staples Center
0
2 December 25 Dallas Staples Center
0
3 December 27 Minnesota Staples Center
0
4 December 28 Portland Staples Center
0
5 December 30 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 January 1 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
7 January 3 @ Memphis FedEx Forum
8 January 5 @ Memphis FedEx Forum
9 January 7 San Antonio Staples Center
0
10 January 8 Chicago Staples Center
0
11 January 10 @ Houston Toyota Center
12 January 12 @ Houston Toyota Center
13 January 13 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
14 January 15 New Orleans Staples Center
0
15 January 18 Golden State Staples Center
0
16 January 21 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
0
17 January 23 @ Chicago United Center
18 January 25 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19 January 27 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
20 January 28 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
21 January 30 @ Boston TD Garden
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 February 1 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
23 February 4 Denver Staples Center
0
24 February 6 Detroit Staples Center
0
25 February 8 Oklahoma City Staples Center
0
26 February 10 Oklahoma City Staples Center
0
27 February 12 Memphis Staples Center
0
28 February 14 @ Denver Ball Arena
29 February 16 @ Minnesota Target Center
30 February 18 Brooklyn Staples Center
0
31 February 20 Miami Staples Center
0
32 February 22 Washington Staples Center
0
33 February 24 @ Utah Staples Center
0
34 February 26 Portland Staples Center
0
35 February 28 Golden State Staples Center
0
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 March 2 Phoenix Staples Center
0
37 March 3 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
2020–21 season schedule


Transactions

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft Via trade Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency Via retirement Waived

Trades

November 18, 2020[6] To Los Angeles Lakers
Dennis Schröder 		To Oklahoma City Thunder
Danny Green
Draft rights to Jaden McDaniels (#28)
November 23, 2020[7] To Los Angeles Lakers
Alfonzo McKinnie
Jordan Bell 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Javale McGee
2026 LAL second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
November 22 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 year $40 million deal [8]
November 23 Markieff Morris 1 year $1.4 million deal [9]
November 26 Kostas Antetokounmpo Two-way contract [10]
December 1 Jared Dudley 1 year $2.6 million deal [11]
December 3 Anthony Davis 5 year $190 million deal [12]
December 4 Quinn Cook 1 year $1.7 million deal [13]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
November 22 Montrezl Harrell 2 year $19 million deal Los Angeles Clippers [14]
November 22 Wesley Matthews 1 year $3.6 million deal Milwaukee Bucks [15]
November 24 Marc Gasol 2 year $5.3 million deal Toronto Raptors [16]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
November 21 Dwight Howard 1 year $2.6 million deal Philadelphia 76ers [17]
November 23 Avery Bradley 2 year $11.6 million deal Miami Heat [18]
November 23 Rajon Rondo 2 year $15 million deal Atlanta Hawks [19]

References

  1. ^ "Lakers Announce Hiring of Frank Vogel as Head Coach". NBA.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Baer, Jack (May 11, 2019). "Lakers land on former Pacers coach Frank Vogel as next head coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lakers Acquire Dennis Schröder". Lakers.com. November 18, 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.otgbasketball.com/post/nba-mock-draft-2020-march-sadness-edition
  5. ^ "Lakers Acquire Talen Horton-Tucker". National Basketball Association. June 20, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lakers Acquire Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire JaVale McGee from Los Angeles Lakers". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Lakers re-sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Lakers re-sign Markieff Morris". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lakers re-sign Kostas Antetokounmpo". NBA.com. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Lakers re-sign Jared Dudley". NBA.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Lakers re-sign Anthony Davis". NBA.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "Lakers re-sign Quinn Cook". NBA.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Lakers Sign Montrezl Harrell". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Lakers Sign Wesley Matthews". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Veteran center Marc Gasol signs with Lakers | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "76ers sign Dwight Howard". NBA.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  18. ^ "Avery Bradley signs with the Heat". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "Atlanta Hawks sign free agent Rajon Rondo". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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