2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season

2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Luke Walton
General manager Rob Pelinka
Owner(s) Jerry Buss family trust (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 0–0
Place Division: 0th (Pacific)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum Deportes
Radio 710 ESPN (English) • 1020 Radio AM (Spanish)

The 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the franchise's 71st season, its 70th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 59th in Los Angeles.

Following the signing of superstar LeBron James on July 1, 2018, the Lakers will attempt to finish with a winning record and playoff appearance for the first time since 2012–13.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / Club team
1 25 Moritz Wagner PF  Germany Michigan
2 39 Isaac Bonga SF  Germany Germany Frankfurt Skyliners
2 47 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG  Ukraine Kansas

[1]

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 2 Ball, Lonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–10–27 UCLA
F 11 Beasley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–01–09 Kansas State
G 17 Bonga, Isaac 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1999–11–08 Germany
G 1 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–02–18 Georgia
G 4 Caruso, Alex (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994–02–28 Texas A&M
G 3 Hart, Josh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995–03–06 Villanova
F 14 Ingram, Brandon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–09–02 Duke
F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
F 0 Kuzma, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–07–24 Utah
C 7 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988–01–19 Nevada
F 10 Mykhailiuk, Svi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1997–06–10 Kansas
G 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky
G 6 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–09–05 Cincinnati
F 15 Wagner, Moritz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 241 lb (109 kg) 1997–04–26 Michigan
F 21 Wear, Travis (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–09–21 UCLA
C 40 Zubac, Ivica 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997–03–18 Croatia
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
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018–10–08

Standings

Division

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Golden State Warriors 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Phoenix Suns 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
Sacramento Kings 0 0 – – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Dallas Mavericks 0 0 – – 0
2 Denver Nuggets 0 0 – 0.0 0
3 Golden State Warriors 0 0 – 0.0 0
4 Houston Rockets 0 0 – 0.0 0
5 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 – 0.0 0
6 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 – 0.0 0
7 Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 – 0.0 0
8 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 – 0.0 0
9 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 – 0.0 0
10 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 – 0.0 0
11 Phoenix Suns 0 0 – 0.0 0
12 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 – 0.0 0
13 Sacramento Kings 0 0 – 0.0 0
14 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 – 0.0 0
15 Utah Jazz 0 0 – 0.0 0

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0)
2018–19 season schedule

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Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2018–19 season schedule

Transactions

Signing of LeBron James

On July 9, 2018, superstar LeBron James signed a 4-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers after playing a second stint with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, he led the team to their first championship title in 2016, and leading them to the NBA Finals 4 other times (2007, 2015, 2017, and 2018). This marked his second time leaving the Cavs, after controversially doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat, where he led them to 4 NBA Finals appearances and winning back-to-back in 2012 and 2013. The signing also renewed the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, as his former Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics the year before and the former Celtic Rajon Rondo joined LeBron in Los Angeles.

Trades

July 6, 2018[3] To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Isaac Bonga		 To Philadelphia 76ers
2019 second round pick
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope[4] 1-year contract worth $12 million
Travis Wear[5] Two-way contract

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Rajon Rondo[6] 1-year contract worth $9 million New Orleans Pelicans
LeBron James[7] 4-year contract worth $156 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Lance Stephenson[8] 1-year contract worth $4.5 million Indiana Pacers
JaVale McGee[9] 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Golden State Warriors
Johnathan Williams[10] Gonzaga Bulldogs
Michael Beasley[11] 1-year contract worth $3.5 million New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Tyler Ennis[12][13] Waived Turkey Fenerbahçe
Thomas Bryant[14][15] Waived Washington Wizards
Julius Randle[16] 2-year contract worth $18 million New Orleans Pelicans
Isaiah Thomas[17] 1-year contract worth $2 million Denver Nuggets
Brook Lopez[18] 1-year contract worth $3.3 million Milwaukee Bucks
Channing Frye[19] 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Luol Deng[20] Waived Minnesota Timberwolves

References

  1. ↑ "2018 NBA Draft order: See where your favorite team will be picking in this year's draft". CBSSports.com.
  2. ↑ "Lakers Announce 2018-19 Preseason Schedule". www.nba.com/lakers.
  3. ↑ "Lakers Acquire Isaac Bonga in Trade with Philadelphia". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lakers Re-Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lakers Sign Travis Wear to a Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lakers Sign Rajon Rondo". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lakers Sign LeBron James". NBA.com/lakers. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lakers Sign Lance Stephenson". NBA.com/lakers. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lakers Sign JaVale McGee". NBA.com/lakers. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lakers Sign Johnathan Williams". NBA.com. July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lakers Sign Michael Beasley". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lakers Waive Tyler Ennis". NBA.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Tyler Ennis joins Fenerbahce". euroleague.net. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Lakers Waive Thomas Bryant". NBA.com/lakers. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Wizards Claim Thomas Bryant off Waivers". NBA.com. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Pelicans sign free agents Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle". NBA.com/pelicans. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Denver Nuggets Sign Veteran Guard Isaiah Thomas". NBA.com/nuggets. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Brook Lopez". NBA.com/bucks. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Cavaliers Sign Channing Frye". NBA.com/cavaliers. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Lakers Waive Luol Deng". NBA.com/lakers. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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