2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season is the franchise's 72nd season, its 71st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 60th in Los Angeles.

2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFrank Vogel
General managerRob Pelinka
OwnersJerry Buss family trust (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record49–14 (.778)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English) • 1020 Radio AM (Spanish)

On April 9, 2019, Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations.[1] Three days after that, Luke Walton and the team agreed to part ways.[2] On May 13, the team hired Frank Vogel as their new head coach[3] and Jason Kidd was appointed as assistant coach.[4]

On June 15, the Lakers agreed to a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire 6-time NBA All-Star player Anthony Davis, though the deal would not take full effect until July 6.[5] In exchange for Davis, the Lakers agreed to give up Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, three first round picks (including their No. 4 overall selection in 2019), and a first round pick swap in 2023. On June 27, the Washington Wizards joined the trade to get Moritz Wagner, Isaac Bonga, Jemerrio Jones and the Lakers' 2022 second-round pick in exchange for cash considerations.[6]

LeBron James and Davis would be selected to the All-Star Game for the 16th straight, and 7th straight years respectively. James would take Davis with the #1 pick in the All-Star draft. Additionally, Vogel was also selected to coach Team LeBron in the All-Star Game. Team LeBron would go on to win 157-155, with Davis hitting a game-winning free throw.

By adding Davis, the Lakers went off to a fast start to the season, which included a 17-2 record by the end of November. Four months later, they were able to clinch their first playoff berth since the 2012-13 season with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on March 6th.

However, 5 days after clinching their playoff berth, the NBA season was abruptly suspended by league officials [7] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19.[8] Two unidentified players of the Lakers would later test positive for COVID-19 on March 19.[9]

Draft
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / Club team
1 4 De'Andre Hunter SF American Virginia

The Lakers hold one first round draft pick for the 2019 NBA Draft.[10][11] They previously held the rights to two second rounders in this year's draft as well, but those selections were later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks as picks 34 and 41, respectively.[12][13] On the night of the NBA draft lottery, the Lakers rose up seven spots from the projected 11th selection to the 4th pick of the draft.[14] On June 15, the Lakers agreed to a trade that will send players Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart, and multiple draft picks, including the Lakers' 2019 1st round draft pick, to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Anthony Davis. However, the trade was not finalized until July 6, during which time, the Washington Wizards were included in the deal as well.[5]

Roster
Roster listing
Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 37 Antetokounmpo, Kostas (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–11–20 Dayton
G 11 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–11–26 Texas
F 12 Cacok, Devontae (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996–10–08 UNC Wilmington
G 1 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 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
G 28 Cook, Quinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–03–23 Duke
F/C 3 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993–03–11 Kentucky
F 10 Dudley, Jared 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1985–07–10 Boston College
G/F 14 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–06–22 North Carolina
G 5 Horton-Tucker, Talen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 2000–11–25 Iowa State
C 39 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
F 0 Kuzma, Kyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 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 88 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–09–02 Kansas
G 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky
G/F – Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
G 18 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991–12–10 Syracuse
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: 2020–06–29

Standings

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
x – Los Angeles Lakers 49 14 .778 0.0 23–8 26–6 9–2 63
x – Los Angeles Clippers 44 20 .688 5.5 25–7 19–13 8–4 64
Sacramento Kings 28 36 .438 21.5 14–17 14–19 7–5 64
Phoenix Suns 26 39 .400 24.0 13–22 13–17 5–9 65
o – Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 35.0 8–26 7–24 2–11 65

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 x – Los Angeles Lakers * 49 14 .778 – 63
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 44 20 .688 5.5 64
3 x – Denver Nuggets * 43 22 .662 7.0 65
4 x – Utah Jazz 41 23 .641 8.5 64
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 40 24 .625 9.5 64
6 x – Houston Rockets * 40 24 .625 9.5 64
7 Dallas Mavericks 40 27 .597 11.0 67
8 Memphis Grizzlies 32 33 .492 18.0 65
9 Portland Trail Blazers 29 37 .439 21.5 66
10 New Orleans Pelicans 28 36 .438 21.5 64
11 Sacramento Kings 28 36 .438 21.5 64
12 San Antonio Spurs 27 36 .429 22.0 63
13 Phoenix Suns 26 39 .400 24.0 65
14 o – Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 30.5 64
15 o – Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 35.0 65

Game log

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1)
2019–20 season schedule

[15]

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 49–14 (Home: 23–8; Road: 26–6)
October: 3–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 14–1 (Home: 6–1; Road: 8–0)
December : 9–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 7–2)
January : 10–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–2)
February : 9–2 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–1)
March: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59 March 1 @ New Orleans W 122–114 LeBron James (34) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (13) Smoothie King Center
18,547		 46–13
60 March 3 Philadelphia W 120–107 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (13) LeBron James (14) Staples Center
18,997		 47–13
61 March 6 Milwaukee W 113–103 LeBron James (37) JaVale McGee (11) LeBron James (8) Staples Center
18,997		 48–13
62 March 8 @ LA Clippers W 112–103 Anthony Davis (30) Kyle Kuzma (10) LeBron James (9) Staples Center
19,068		 49–13
63 March 10 Brooklyn L 102–104 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (9) Staples Center
18,997		 49–14
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
64 July 30 LA Clippers The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
65 August 1 @ Toronto The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
66 August 3 @ Utah The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
67 August 5 Oklahoma City HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
68 August 6 @ Houston The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
69 August 8 @ Indiana HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
70 August 10 Denver The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
71 August 13 Sacramento ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
No In-Person Attendance
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Trade

Free agency

Two-way contract

 Players Lost

Trade

Free agency

Waived

Trades
Three-team trade [18][19][20]
To Los Angeles Lakers
 To New Orleans Pelicans
To Washington Wizards

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope[23] 2-year contract worth $16.5 million
JaVale McGee[23] 2-year contract worth $8.2 million
Alex Caruso[24] 2-year contract worth $5.5 million
Rajon Rondo[25] 2-year contract worth $5.1 million

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Zach Norvell Jr.[26] Two-way contract Gonzaga
Troy Daniels[27] 1-year contract worth $2 million Phoenix Suns
Jared Dudley[27] 1-year contract worth $2.5 million Brooklyn Nets
Quinn Cook[28] 2-year contract worth $6 million Golden State Warriors
DeMarcus Cousins[28] 1-year contract worth $3.5 million Golden State Warriors
Danny Green[28] 2-year contract worth $30 million Toronto Raptors
Avery Bradley[29] 2-year contract worth $9.7 million Memphis Grizzlies
Talen Horton-Tucker[30] 2-year contract worth $2.4 million Iowa State
Kostas Antetokounmpo[31] Two-way contract Dallas Mavericks
Dwight Howard[32] 1-year contract worth $2.8 million Memphis Grizzlies
Devontae Cacok[33] Two-way contract South Bay Lakers
Markieff Morris[34] 1-year contract worth $1.7 million Detroit Pistons
Dion Waiters[35] 1-year contract worth $503,656 Memphis Grizzlies

Subtractions
Player Reason left New Team
Mike Muscala[36] 1-year contract worth $1.6 million Oklahoma City Thunder
Reggie Bullock[37] 2-year contract worth $8.2 million New York Knicks
Tyson Chandler[38] 1-year contract worth $2.5 million Houston Rockets
Zach Norvell Jr.[39] 10-day contract worth $50,752 Golden State Warriors
DeMarcus Cousins Waived
Troy Daniels[40] Waived Denver Nuggets

Notes
  1. New Orleans will receive the pick if it's #1-7, else they will receive the Lakers' 2022 pick.[21]
  2. New Orleans may choose to take the Lakers' 2025 first-round pick instead.[22]
  3. Washington will receive the best of the picks originally belonging to Chicago, Detroit, and the Lakers.[22]

References
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  24. "Lakers Re-sign Alex Caruso". NBA.com/lakers. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  25. "Lakers Re-Sign Rajon Rondo". NBA.com/lakers. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  26. "Lakers Sign Zach Norvell Jr. to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/lakers. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  27. "Lakers Sign Troy Daniels and Jared Dudley". NBA.com/lakers. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  28. "Lakers Sign Quinn Cook, DeMarcus Cousins, and Danny Green". NBA.com/lakers. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  29. "Lakers Sign Avery Bradley". NBA.com/lakers. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  30. "Lakers Sign Talen Horton-Tucker". NBA.com/lakers. July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  31. "Lakers Awarded Kostas Antetokounmpo on Waiver Claim". NBA.com/lakers. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  32. "Lakers Sign Dwight Howard". NBA.com/lakers. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  33. "Lakers Sign Devontae Cacok to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/lakers. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  34. "Lakers Sign Markieff Morris". NBA.com/lakers. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  35. "Lakers Sign Dion Waiters". NBA.com/lakers. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  36. "Thunder Signs Mike Muscala". NBA.com/thunder. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  37. "New York Knicks Sign Reggie Bullock and Marcus Morris". NBA.com/knicks. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  38. "Rockets Sign Free Agent Tyson Chandler". NBA.com/rockets. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  39. "Warriors Sign Guards Zach Norvell Jr. and Jeremy Pargo to 10-Day Contracts". NBA.com/warriors. February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  40. "Lakers Waive Troy Daniels". NBA.com/lakers. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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