2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Darvin Ham
General manager Rob Pelinka
Owner(s) 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 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(lost to Nuggets 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Spectrum SportsNet
Radio ESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

The 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 77th season of the franchise, its 76th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 64th season in Los Angeles, and its 25th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. This is the Lakers' second season with Darvin Ham as head coach, with Ham joining the team as the Lakers coach on June 3, 2022, before the end of the 2021–22 season.

Prior to the start of the season, LeBron James announced that he would switch his jersey number back to #23 after wearing #6 (which he also wore with the Miami Heat) the previous two seasons. On August 24, 2023, the Lakers announced that a statue of Kobe Bryant would be unveiled in front of Crypto.com Arena on February 8, 2024.

The Lakers held a perfect 7–0 record in the inaugural In-Season Tournament,[2] winning the inaugural NBA Cup on December 9 by defeating the Indiana Pacers.[3] The Lakers improved to the 4th seed in the Western Conference after their In-Season Tournament run, having a 14–9 record. However, they struggled immediately after the run, going 3–10 from the rest of December all the way until January 5, 2024 and eventually falling to 17–19 and the 9th seed. On March 2, 2024, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, James became the first player in NBA history to record 40,000 career points.[4]

With a 124–108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on April 14, the Lakers qualified for the NBA play-in tournament for the second straight year and third overall. The win capped off a record of 23–10 since February 1, which also contributed to their play-in berth. They defeated the Pelicans in a rematch 110–106 to advance to the playoffs for the second straight year.

The Lakers faced the defending champions Denver Nuggets in the first round in a rematch of the 2023 Western Conference finals, which the Nuggets swept in four games. This time, the Lakers trailed 3–0, before winning the fourth game to avoid a sweep, then went on to lose Game 5 and the series, thus ending their season. This is the first time that the Lakers lost in the first round since 2021 when they lost to the eventual Conference champion Phoenix Suns in six games and the second time that James lost in the first round in his career, having also lost to the 2020–21 Suns.

Draft

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Main article: 2023 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 17 Jalen Hood-Schifino PG/SG  United States Indiana (Fr.)
2 40 Maxwell Lewis SF  United States Pepperdine (So.)

The Lakers held the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with the 47th pick entering the draft.[5] On draft day, in a four-team trade, they traded their 47th pick (which became NBA G League Ignite player Mojave King) and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers for the 40th pick.[6]

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 7 Brown, Troy, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon
C 31 Bryant, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana
G 10 Christie, Max 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-10 Michigan State
F/C 3 Davis, Anthony (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
F 35 Gabriel, Wenyen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-03-26 Kentucky
G 5 Horton-Tucker, Talen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 2000-11-25 Iowa State
F 6 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
F 14 Johnson, Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1996-05-29 Arizona
C 30 Jones, Damian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-06-30 Vanderbilt
G 12 Nunn, Kendrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-08-03 Oakland
G 1 Pippen, Scotty, Jr. (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-11-10 Vanderbilt
G 15 Reaves, Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma
F 21 Swider, Cole (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-05-08 Syracuse
F 95 Toscano-Anderson, Juan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993-04-10 Marquette
G 4 Walker, Lonnie, IV 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-14 Miami (FL)
G 0 Westbrook, Russell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 • Transactions
Last transaction: July 1, 2022

Standings

Division

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Los Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 6.0 25–16 26–15 9‍–‍7 82
x – Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 8.0 25–16 24–17 9‍–‍9 82
x – Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 10.0 28–14 19–21 7‍–‍10 82
pi – Sacramento Kings 46 36 .561 11.0 24–17 22–19 10‍–‍7 82
pi – Golden State Warriors 46 36 .561 11.0 21–20 25–16 7‍–‍9 82

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Oklahoma City Thunder * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 x – Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 0.0 82
3 x – Minnesota Timberwolves 56 26 .683 1.0 82
4 y – Los Angeles Clippers * 51 31 .622 6.0 82
5 y – Dallas Mavericks * 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – New Orleans Pelicans 49 33 .598 8.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 10.0 82
9 pi – Sacramento Kings 46 36 .561 11.0 82
10 pi – Golden State Warriors 46 36 .561 11.0 82
11 Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 16.0 82
12 Utah Jazz 31 51 .378 26.0 82
13 Memphis Grizzlies 27 55 .329 30.0 82
14 San Antonio Spurs 22 60 .268 35.0 82
15 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 36.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Play-in

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See also: NBA play-in tournament § 2024
2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

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Further information: 2024 NBA playoffs
2024 playoff game log
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

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Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

During the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, the Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 122–119. Later, the Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Utah Jazz, with each of those victories being won by at least 12 points. The team advanced into the knockout tournament rounds of the in-season tournament with the best point differential of the entire event with a +74 in the Western Conference.[citation needed] They then entered the proper tournament with a rematch against the Suns at home before going to Las Vegas, Nevada's T-Mobile Arena for a semifinals match against the New Orleans Pelicans and a championship match against the Indiana Pacers.

Overall, the team held a perfect 7–0 record in the inaugural In-Season Tournament.[2] On December 9, the team won the inaugural NBA Cup, defeating Indiana Pacers.[3]

West group A

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
July 1, 2023 Rui Hachimura 3 years $51M [7]
July 1, 2023 Austin Reaves 4 years $56M [8]
July 1, 2023 D'Angelo Russell 2 years $37M [9]
September 18, 2023 Jarred Vanderbilt 4 years $48M [10][11]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 1, 2023 Gabe Vincent 3 years $33M Miami Heat [12]
July 1, 2023 Taurean Prince 1 year $4.5M Minnesota Timberwolves [13]
July 1, 2023 Cam Reddish 2 years $4.6M Portland Trail Blazers [14]
July 1, 2023 Jaxson Hayes 2 years $4.6M New Orleans Pelicans [15]
July 3, 2023 Colin Castleton Two-way contract [16]
September 5, 2023 Christian Wood 2 years $5.7M Dallas Mavericks [17]
January 6, 2024 Dylan Windler Two-way contract Westchester Knicks [18]
January 8, 2024 Skylar Mays Two-way contract Portland Trail Blazers [19]
February 10, 2024 Spencer Dinwiddie 1 year $20M Brooklyn Nets [20]
March 2, 2024 Harry Giles III Two-way contract Brooklyn Nets [21]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
June 29, 2023 Mo Bamba Waived Philadelphia 76ers [22]
June 29, 2023 Shaquille Harrison Waived Memphis Grizzlies [22]
June 30, 2023 Dennis Schröder 2 years $26M Toronto Raptors [23]
July 3, 2023 Malik Beasley 1 year $2.7M Milwaukee Bucks [24]
July 8, 2023 Troy Brown Jr. 2 years $8M Minnesota Timberwolves [25][26]
July 10, 2023 Lonnie Walker IV 1 year $2.3M Brooklyn Nets [27][28]
September 12, 2023 Tristan Thompson 1 year $3.2M Cleveland Cavaliers [29][30]
October 4, 2023 Wenyen Gabriel 1 year Boston Celtics [31][32]
January 6, 2024 Alex Fudge Waived South Bay Lakers [33]
January 6, 2024 D'Moi Hodge Waived Rip City Remix [33]
March 2, 2024 Dylan Windler Waived College Park Skyhawks [34]

References

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