2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season in Los Angeles, and its 27th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena.
President
- Jeanie Buss
- Rob Pelinka (vice)
OwnersMark Walter[1](majority)[2]
Jeanie Buss (controlling owner)
Todd Boehly, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
Jeanie Buss (controlling owner)
Todd Boehly, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
| 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | JJ Redick |
| President |
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| General manager | Rob Pelinka |
| Owners | Mark Walter[1](majority)[2] Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Todd Boehly, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority) |
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 53–29 (.646) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (Lost to Thunder 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet |
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) |
The Lakers advanced to the 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage as the winner of West Group B. However, they were eliminated by the eventual runner-up San Antonio Spurs in the quarterfinals.
On March 31, the Lakers clinched the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and their second consecutive Pacific Division title following a win by the Orlando Magic over the Phoenix Suns. They also won 50 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2009–10 and 2010–11. On April 9, the Lakers improved on their 50–32 record from the previous season with a win over the Golden State Warriors. For the second season in a row, the Lakers have home-court advantage in the first round. However, Luka Dončić sustained a left hamstring strain during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sidelining him beginning on April 2.
The Lakers finished the regular season with a 53–29 record, ranking fourth in the Western Conference. They faced the Houston Rockets in the first round in a rematch of the 2020 Semifinals, in which the Lakers defeated the Rockets in five games en route to their 17th championship. Los Angeles defeated Houston in six games of the first round, but were later swept by the top-seeded (and defending NBA champion) Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals, ending their season.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 2 | 55 | Lachlan Olbrich | PF |  Australia |
Illawarra Hawks (Australia) |
The Lakers entered the draft with only one second-round selection.[3][4] They traded their original first-round pick, along with a second-round pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers through separate transactions involving star players with the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, respectively. Throughout the process, the Lakers retained their own second-round pick.
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 28–13 | 25–16 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | 25–16 | 20–21 | 10–6 | 82 |
| pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| pi – Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 22–19 | 15–26 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 15–26 | 7–34 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Los Angeles Lakers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 53–29 (Home: 28–13; Road: 25–16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
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November: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
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December: 5–7 (home: 1–4; road: 4–3)
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January: 9–7 (home: 4–2; road: 5–5)
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February: 6–6 (home: 4–4; road: 2–2)
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March: 15–2 (home: 10–0; road: 5–2)
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April: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
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Playoffs
| 2026 playoff game log Total: 4–6 (home: 2–3; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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NBA Cup
West Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 499 | 453 | +46 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 464 | 450 | +14 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 465 | 485 | −20 | |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 455 | 476 | −21 | |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 0 | 4 | 465 | 484 | −19 |
Source: NBA
Game log
| 2025–26 game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA Cup: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Player statistics
| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Deandre Ayton | 72 | 72 | 27.2 | .671 | .645 | 8.0 | .8 | .6 | 1.0 | 12.5 | |
| Kobe Bufkin | 16 | 1 | 7.4 | .300 | .192 | .917 | .8 | .6 | .1 | .2 | 2.9 |
| Luka Dončić | 64 | 64 | 35.8 | .476 | .366 | .780 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 1.6 | .5 | 33.5 |
| Rui Hachimura | 68 | 41 | 28.3 | .514 | .443 | .694 | 3.3 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 11.5 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 66 | 9 | 18.3 | .756 | 1.000 | .653 | 4.1 | .9 | .4 | .8 | 7.5 |
| Bronny James | 42 | 1 | 8.9 | .409 | .386 | .857 | .5 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 2.9 |
| LeBron James | 60 | 60 | 33.2 | .515 | .317 | .737 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | .6 | 20.9 |
| Luke Kennard† | 32 | 6 | 23.0 | .527 | .448 | .912 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .7 | .1 | 9.0 |
| Maxi Kleber | 43 | 1 | 10.7 | .452 | .231 | .538 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 2.0 |
| Dalton Knecht | 54 | 1 | 10.2 | .455 | .342 | .727 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 4.2 |
| Christian Koloko† | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |||
| Jake LaRavia | 82 | 43 | 25.1 | .459 | .321 | .763 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .5 | 8.2 |
| Chris Mañon | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 1.1 | .3 | .6 | .2 | .8 |
| Austin Reaves | 51 | 45 | 34.5 | .490 | .360 | .871 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 23.3 |
| Marcus Smart | 62 | 54 | 28.5 | .395 | .331 | .822 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .4 | 9.3 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 30 | 1 | 12.5 | .435 | .395 | .733 | .8 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Adou Thiero | 25 | 0 | 6.0 | .516 | .333 | .636 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Drew Timme | 27 | 1 | 8.7 | .576 | .440 | .556 | 1.2 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 3.4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 65 | 3 | 17.4 | .471 | .293 | .589 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 4.4 |
| Gabe Vincent† | 29 | 7 | 19.3 | .346 | .369 | .909 | .9 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 4.8 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Deandre Ayton | 10 | 10 | 28.5 | .548 | .615 | 9.6 | .9 | .2 | .8 | 10.0 | |
| Rui Hachimura | 10 | 10 | 38.6 | .549 | .569 | .727 | 4.0 | 1.7 | .9 | .6 | 17.5 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 10 | 0 | 16.3 | .679 | .000 | .704 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | .8 | 5.7 |
| Bronny James | 8 | 0 | 5.3 | .500 | .333 | .4 | .9 | .1 | .0 | 1.5 | |
| LeBron James | 10 | 10 | 38.4 | .459 | .327 | .746 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 1.3 | .3 | 23.2 |
| Luke Kennard | 10 | 5 | 32.6 | .488 | .474 | .826 | 3.5 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | 11.5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .000 | .500 | .7 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | |
| Dalton Knecht | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | .375 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jake LaRavia | 8 | 0 | 14.3 | .333 | .286 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .8 | .5 | .8 | 3.3 |
| Austin Reaves | 6 | 5 | 36.8 | .407 | .257 | .860 | 4.0 | 5.8 | .0 | 1.2 | 20.0 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 10 | 34.5 | .394 | .340 | .791 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | .429 | .429 | .500 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Adou Thiero | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | .409 | .111 | .333 | 3.4 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.
Transactions
Trades
| Date | Trade | Ref. | |
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| July 1, 2025 | To Chicago Bulls
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To Los Angeles Lakers
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| July 6, 2025 | Seven-team trade | [6] [7] | |
To Atlanta Hawks
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To Los Angeles Lakers
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| To Brooklyn Nets |
To Houston Rockets | ||
To Phoenix Suns
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To Golden State Warriors
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| February 5, 2026 | To Los Angeles Lakers |
To Atlanta Hawks
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- LA Lakers flipped Rocco Zikarsky's rights to Minnesota in a separate trade.
- The second-most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Boston, Indiana, Los Angeles, and Miami.
- The second-most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Philadelphia.
- The less favorable of the picks originally belonging to Denver and Golden State.
- Golden State flipped Jahmai Mashack's rights to Memphis in a separate trade.
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Jaxson Hayes | 1-year $3.4M contract | |
| July 22, 2025 | Christian Koloko | Two-way contract |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former Team | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Deandre Ayton | 2-year $16M contract | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Jake LaRavia | 2-year $12M contract | Sacramento Kings | ||
| July 22, 2025 | Marcus Smart | 2-year $11M contract | Washington Wizards | |
| July 24, 2025 | Chris Mañon | Two-way contract | Vanderbilt Commodores | |
| September 30, 2025 | Nick Smith Jr. | Charlotte Hornets | ||
| November 24, 2025 | Drew Timme | Brooklyn Nets |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Dorian Finney-Smith | 4-year $53M contract | Houston Rockets | |
| July 20, 2025 | Jordan Goodwin | Waived | Phoenix Suns | |
| Shake Milton | KK Partizan | |||
| Trey Jemison | Westchester Knicks | |||
| Christian Koloko | Memphis Grizzlies | |||
| N/A | Markieff Morris | Expired contract | ||
| Alex Len | Real Madrid Baloncesto |
