2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season

Los Angeles Lakers
2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Luke Walton
General manager	Rob Pelinka
Owners	Jerry Buss family trust (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Spectrum SportsNet
Radio	ESPN LA 710 (English) • 1020 Radio AM (Spanish)

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

Following the signing of NBA superstar and 3-time champion LeBron James on July 1, 2018, the Lakers hoped to finish with a winning record and playoff appearance for the first time since the 2012–13 season. However, after an improved 20–14 start to the season, several injuries accumulated throughout the season including James, Rajon Rondo, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram, and the Lakers fell below .500 by the All-Star break. By March, the Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention, extending the team's postseason drought to a franchise record six seasons, and a sixth straight losing season, even after improving from their 2017–18 campaign by two games. It is the first time James missed the playoffs since 2005 and first time he did not appear in the NBA finals since 2010.

On April 9, the conclusion of the Lakers' season, Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations. Three days later, Luke Walton and the team agreed to part ways.

Draft

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

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Roster

Roster listing

2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	2	Ball, Lonzo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997–10–27	UCLA
G	17	Bonga, Isaac	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999–11–08	Germany
G/F	35	Bullock, Reggie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991–03–16	North Carolina
G	1	Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1993–02–18	Georgia
G	4	Caruso, Alex	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1994–02–28	Texas A&M
C	5	Chandler, Tyson	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1982–10–02	Dominguez HS (CA)
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	10	Jones, Jemerrio	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1995–04–09	New Mexico State
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/C	31	Muscala, Mike	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1991–07–01	Bucknell
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
C	15	Wagner, Moritz	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1997–04–26	Michigan
F	19	Williams, Johnathan (TW)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1995–05–22	Gonzaga

Head coach

Luke Walton

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Madsen
Jesse Mermuys
Miles Simon
Brian Shaw (Associate HC)
Brian Keefe (assistant coach/player development)
Clay Moser (assistant coach/basketball strategy)
Casey Owens (assistant coach/advance professional scout)

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: 2019–03–11

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Golden State Warriors	57	25	.695	0.0	30–11	27–14	13–3	82
x – Los Angeles Clippers	48	34	.585	9.0	26–15	22–19	11–5	82
Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	18.0	24–17	15–26	4–12	82
Los Angeles Lakers	37	45	.451	20.0	22–19	15–26	9–7	82
Phoenix Suns	19	63	.232	38.0	12–29	7–34	3–13	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Golden State Warriors *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	y – Denver Nuggets *	54	28	.659	3.0	82
3	x – Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	4.0	82
4	y – Houston Rockets *	53	29	.646	4.0	82
5	x – Utah Jazz	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	49	33	.598	8.0	82
7	x – San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	9.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Clippers	48	34	.585	9.0	82

9	Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	18.0	82
10	Los Angeles Lakers	37	45	.451	20.0	82
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	36	46	.439	21.0	82
12	Memphis Grizzlies	33	49	.402	24.0	82
13	New Orleans Pelicans	33	49	.402	24.0	82
14	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	24.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	19	63	.232	38.0	82

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

Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 37–45 (Home: 22–19; Road: 15–26)

October: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)

November: 10–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–2)

December: 8–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–5)

January: 6–9 (Home: 3–6; Road: 3–3)

February: 3–6 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–6)

March: 5–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–6)

April: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)

2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

Player	Pos.	GP	GS	MP	Reb.	Ast.	Stl.	Blk.	Pts.
Lonzo Ball	PG	47	45	1,423	251	255	69	19	465
Michael Beasley^†	PF	26	2	277	60	25	9	10	181
Isaac Bonga	PG	22	0	120	25	15	9	4	19
Reggie Bullock^≠	SG	19	16	524	50	20	16	7	177
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	SG	82	23	2,035	238	110	73	13	938
Alex Caruso	PG	25	4	531	67	77	24	9	229
Tyson Chandler^≠	C	48	6	786	268	31	19	22	147
Josh Hart	SG	67	22	1,715	248	93	64	40	525
Andre Ingram^≠	SG	4	0	15	2	0	1	0	0
Brandon Ingram	SF	52	52	1,760	267	154	28	31	950
LeBron James	SF	55	55	1,937	465	454	72	33	1,505
Jemerrio Jones^≠	SF	6	2	143	49	13	7	5	27
Kyle Kuzma	PF	70	68	2,314	382	178	41	26	1,308
Scott Machado^≠	PG	4	0	19	0	3	1	0	10
JaVale McGee	C	75	62	1,671	566	52	47	148	897
Mike Muscala^≠	PF	17	4	265	44	14	4	11	100
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk^†	SF	39	0	420	34	33	13	1	127
Rajon Rondo	PG	46	29	1,369	243	367	57	7	424
Lance Stephenson	SG	68	3	1,123	215	140	41	7	491
Moritz Wagner	C	43	5	446	85	24	11	13	207
Johnathan Williams	C	24	0	372	99	13	8	7	157
Ivica Zubac^†	C	33	12	516	162	25	4	27	281

After all games.[2]
^‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

Signing of LeBron James

On July 9, 2018, superstar LeBron James signed a four-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 led 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 the team to 4 NBA Finals appearances, winning back-to-back in 2012 and 2013. The signing also briefly intensified the Celtics–Lakers rivalry, as his former Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics the year before and when former Celtics star Rajon Rondo joined LeBron in Los Angeles. Irving played 2 seasons for the Celtics before signing with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2019 offseason.

Trades

July 6, 2018[3]	To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Isaac Bonga	To Philadelphia 76ers 2019 second round pick Cash considerations
February 6, 2019[4]	To Los Angeles Lakers Reggie Bullock	To Detroit Pistons Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2021 second round pick
February 7, 2019[5]	To Los Angeles Lakers Mike Muscala	To Los Angeles Clippers Michael Beasley Ivica Zubac

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope[6]	1-year contract worth $12 million
Alex Caruso	Two-way contract

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Rajon Rondo[7]	1-year contract worth $9 million	New Orleans Pelicans
LeBron James[8]	4-year contract worth $156 million	Cleveland Cavaliers
Lance Stephenson[9]	1-year contract worth $4.5 million	Indiana Pacers
JaVale McGee[10]	1-year contract worth $2.4 million	Golden State Warriors
Michael Beasley[11]	1-year contract worth $3.5 million	New York Knicks
Johnathan Williams[12]	Two-way contract	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Tyson Chandler[13]	1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Tyler Ennis[14]	Waived	Fenerbahçe
Thomas Bryant[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

"2018 NBA Draft order: See where your favorite team will be picking in this year's draft". CBSSports.com.
"2018-19 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
"Lakers Acquire Isaac Bonga in Trade with Philadelphia". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
"Lakers Acquire Reggie Bullock". NBA.com. February 6, 2019.
"Lakers Acquire Mike Muscala". NBA.com. February 7, 2019.
"Lakers Re-Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
"Lakers Sign Rajon Rondo". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
"Lakers Sign LeBron James". NBA.com/lakers. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
"Lakers Sign Lance Stephenson". NBA.com/lakers. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
"Lakers Sign JaVale McGee". NBA.com/lakers. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
"Lakers Sign Michael Beasley". NBA.com/lakers. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
"Lakers Sign Johnathan Williams to Two-Way Contract; Waive Travis Wear". NBA.com/lakers. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
"Lakers Sign Tyson Chandler". NBA.com/lakers. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
"Lakers Waive Tyler Ennis". NBA.com/lakers. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
"Lakers Waive Thomas Bryant". NBA.com/lakers. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
"Pelicans sign free agents Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle". NBA.com/pelicans. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
"Denver Nuggets Sign Veteran Guard Isaiah Thomas". NBA.com/nuggets. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
"Milwaukee Bucks Sign Brook Lopez". NBA.com/bucks. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
"Cavaliers Sign Channing Frye". NBA.com/cavaliers. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
"Lakers Waive Luol Deng". NBA.com/lakers. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

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[1] "2018 NBA Draft order: See where your favorite team will be picking in this year's draft". CBSSports.com.

[2] "2018-19 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[3] "Lakers Acquire Isaac Bonga in Trade with Philadelphia". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[4] "Lakers Acquire Reggie Bullock". NBA.com. February 6, 2019.

[5] "Lakers Acquire Mike Muscala". NBA.com. February 7, 2019.

[6] "Lakers Re-Sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[7] "Lakers Sign Rajon Rondo". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[8] "Lakers Sign LeBron James". NBA.com/lakers. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.

[9] "Lakers Sign Lance Stephenson". NBA.com/lakers. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[10] "Lakers Sign JaVale McGee". NBA.com/lakers. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[11] "Lakers Sign Michael Beasley". NBA.com/lakers. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[12] "Lakers Sign Johnathan Williams to Two-Way Contract; Waive Travis Wear". NBA.com/lakers. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[13] "Lakers Sign Tyson Chandler". NBA.com/lakers. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[14] "Lakers Waive Tyler Ennis". NBA.com/lakers. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[15] "Lakers Waive Thomas Bryant". NBA.com/lakers. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 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.