2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season

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The 2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the 80th season of the franchise, its 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 67th season in Los Angeles, and its 28th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. This will be the first season since 2017–18 to not feature LeBron James, who announced that he would no longer be playing for the Lakers for his 24th season; he would later sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.[1]

Head coachJJ Redick
President
General managerRob Pelinka
OwnerMark Walter
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2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachJJ Redick
President
General managerRob Pelinka
OwnerMark Walter
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
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Draft picks

Main article: 2026 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 25 Sergio de Larrea PG/SG Spain Spain Valencia (Liga ACB)
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The Lakers entered the draft holding one first-round selection.[2][3] They have previously traded their second-round selection to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2020 and the pick was eventually used by the Golden State Warriors in the draft.

Roster

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Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 43 Cameron Carr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2004-11-21 Baylor
G 77 Luka Dončić 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-02-28 Slovenia
G 5 Quentin Grimes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-05-08 Houston
G 7 Jaden Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-07-05 Coronado HS (NV)
G 9 Bronny James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-06 USC
F 47 Arthur Kaluma (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002-03-01 Texas
C 14 Walker Kessler 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2001-07-26 Auburn
G/F 4 Dalton Knecht 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-04-19 Tennessee
F 12 Jake LaRavia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2001-11-03 Wake Forest
C 55 Kevon Looney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1996-02-06 UCLA
F/C 54 Sandro Mamukelashvili 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-05-23 Seton Hall
G 30 Chris Mañon (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-12-09 Vanderbilt
F 31 AK Okereke (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 2003-07-02 Vanderbilt
G 15 Austin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma
G 10 Collin Sexton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama
F 1 Adou Thiero 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2004-05-08 Arkansas
G/F – Matisse Thybulle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-03-04 Washington
F 2 Jarred Vanderbilt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky
F 11 Ziaire Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-12 Stanford
Head coach
Assistant(s)
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
Updated: July 22, 2026

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Game log

Preseason

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2026 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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2 October 6 @ Golden State Chase Center
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3 October 8 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
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4 October 13 Golden State T-Mobile Arena
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5 October 16 Denver Crypto.com Arena
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2026–27 preseason schedule
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Regular season

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2026–27 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2026–27 season schedule
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NBA Cup

Main article: 2026 NBA Cup

West Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Golden State Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First game(s) will be played: October 30, 2026. Source:

Transactions

Main article: List of 2026–27 NBA season transactions

Trades

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Date Trade Ref.
June 24, 2026 Four-team trade [4]
To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Dallas Mavericks
To New York Knicks
  • Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (2024 No. 51) (from Dallas)
  • Draft rights to Chinemelu Elonu (2009 No. 59) (from Los Angeles)
  • Draft rights to Louis Labeyrie (2014 No. 57) (from Los Angeles)
  • 2026 PHI second-round pick (No. 47) (from Phoenix)
  • 2029 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix)
  • 2030 PHI second-round pick (from Dallas)
  • 2032 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)
  • 2033 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix)
  • Cash considerations (from Los Angeles)
  • Cash considerations (from Phoenix)
 To Phoenix Suns
To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Chicago Bulls
  • Cash considerations
 [5]
To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Cash considerations
 To Dallas Mavericks
 [6]
Reported[a] To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Utah Jazz
  • 2028 first-round pick swap right
  • 2030 first-round pick swap right
  • 2031 LAL first-round pick
  • 2033 LAL first-round pick
 [7]
To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Jaden Hardy
  • 2031 WAS second-round pick
  • 2032 WAS second-round pick
 To Washington Wizards
 [8]
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Free agency

Re-signed

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Date Player Ref.
Reported Austin Reaves [9]
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Additions

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Date Player Former Team Ref.
July 7, 2026 Quentin Grimes Philadelphia 76ers [10][11]
July 7, 2026 Sandro Mamukelashvili San Antonio Spurs [10][12]
July 8, 2026 Walker Kessler Utah Jazz [13][14]
July 12, 2026 Collin Sexton Chicago Bulls [10][15]
July 13, 2026 Kevon Looney New Orleans Pelicans [16]
July 19, 2026 Ziaire Williams Brooklyn Nets [17]
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Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team Ref.
Jaxson Hayes Free agency Utah Jazz [18]
Luke Kennard Free agency Phoenix Suns [19]
Marcus Smart Free agency Houston Rockets [20]
Rui Hachimura Free agency Los Angeles Clippers [21]
Deandre Ayton Trade Washington Wizards [22]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Reported on NBA.com but not yet official. Some trades are agreed to but not made official for salary cap reasons until after the free-agent moratorium ends on July 6, sometimes with modifications from the initial reported trade or multiple trades combined. Trade details may be supplemented with information from sites other than NBA.com.

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