2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 78th season of the franchise, its 77th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 65th season in Los Angeles, and its 26th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. On May 3, 2024, the Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham and all of their assistant coaches, including Phil Handy, who had been with the team since their 2020 championship season. On June 24, 2024, the Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach. They entered the season as the defending NBA Cup champions.

2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	JJ Redick
General manager	Rob Pelinka
President	Jeanie Buss Rob Pelinka (vice)
Owners	Jerry Buss family trust (majority) Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
Arena	Crypto.com Arena
Results
Record	4–4 (.500)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Spectrum SportsNet
Radio	ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish)

Prior to the start of the season, the Lakers announced that jersey No. 21 would be retired in honor of Michael Cooper during their game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 13, 2025, after he was announced as a finalist for the 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In their season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the league.

For the first time since 2016–17, the Lakers won on opening night and started 3–0 for the first time since 2010–11.

Draft

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / team
1	17	Dalton Knecht	SF	United States	Tennessee
2	55	Bronny James	PG	United States	USC

The Lakers entered this draft (which was two days long instead of one day long like it had been since 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick. On the first night of the draft, the Lakers selected small forward Dalton Knecht from the University of Tennessee with the first round pick that was conveyed to the Lakers after the New Orleans Pelicans decided to defer it back to the Lakers in exchange for the Lakers' 2025 first-round pick through a previous trade they made. Then, on the second day of the draft, the Lakers selected University of Southern California guard Bronny James, the son of current Lakers player LeBron James, with the 55th pick of the draft. It would famously become the first time in NBA history that a father-son duo would play together in the NBA.

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 12 Christie, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-10 Michigan State F/C 3 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky F 28 Hachimura, Rui 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-08 Gonzaga F/C 11 Hayes, Jaxson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2000-05-23 Texas G 0 Hood-Schifino, Jalen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-06-19 Indiana G 9 James, Bronny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-06 USC F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) G/F 4 Knecht, Dalton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 2001-04-19 Tennessee C 10 Koloko, Christian (TW) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-06-20 Arizona F 20 Lewis, Maxwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-07-27 Pepperdine G 41 Olivari, Quincy (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-05-27 Xavier G 15 Reaves, Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma G/F 5 Reddish, Cam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1999-09-01 Duke G 1 Russell, D'Angelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-02-23 Ohio State F 94 Traoré, Armel (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-01-23 France F 2 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky G 7 Vincent, Gabe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-07-14 UC Santa Barbara F/C 35 Wood, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1995-09-27 UNLV

Head coach JJ Redick Assistant coach(es) Bob Beyer Scott Brooks Lindsey Harding Beau Levesque Nate McMillan Greg St. Jean 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 Roster Last transaction: October 19, 2024

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Phoenix Suns	7	1	.875	–	5‍–‍0	2‍–‍1	3–1	8
Golden State Warriors	7	1	.875	–	2‍–‍1	5‍–‍0	0–1	8
Sacramento Kings	5	3	.625	2.0	2‍–‍1	3‍–‍2	0–1	8
Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	.500	3.0	3‍–‍0	1‍–‍4	2–1	8
Los Angeles Clippers	4	4	.500	3.0	2‍–‍4	2‍–‍0	1–2	8

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Phoenix Suns *	7	1	.875	–	8
2	Oklahoma City Thunder *	7	1	.875	–	8
3	Golden State Warriors	7	1	.875	–	8
4	Houston Rockets *	5	3	.625	2.0	8
5	Dallas Mavericks	5	3	.625	2.0	8
6	Minnesota Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0	8
7	Sacramento Kings	5	3	.625	2.0	8
8	Denver Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0	8
9	Memphis Grizzlies	5	4	.556	2.5	9
10	Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	.500	3.0	8
11	Los Angeles Clippers	4	4	.500	3.0	8
12	San Antonio Spurs	4	5	.444	3.5	9
13	Portland Trail Blazers	3	6	.333	4.5	9
14	New Orleans Pelicans	3	6	.333	4.5	9
15	Utah Jazz	1	7	.125	6.0	8

Game log

Preseason

Due to renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers did not play any preseason games at their regular home arena.

2024 preseason game log Total: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 Minnesota L 107–124 Knecht, Reaves (16) Max Christie (7) Austin Reaves (7) Acrisure Arena 9,235 0–1 2 October 6 Phoenix L 114–118 LeBron James (19) Davis, Hachimura, Hayes (8) Austin Reaves (7) Acrisure Arena 9,494 0–2 3 October 10 @ Milwaukee W 107–102 Rui Hachimura (14) Davis, Knecht (8) D'Angelo Russell (6) Fiserv Forum 15,526 1–2 4 October 15 Golden State L 97–111 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (12) LeBron James (4) T-Mobile Arena 16,907 1–3 5 October 17 @ Phoenix W 128–122 (OT) Davis, Knecht (35) Anthony Davis (10) D'Angelo Russell (10) Footprint Center 17,071 2–3 6 October 18 @ Golden State L 74–132 Quincy Olivari (22) Hayes, Olivari, Traoré (7) Jalen Hood-Schifino (7) Chase Center 18,064 2–4
2024–25 season schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–4)
October: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 22 Minnesota W 110–103 Anthony Davis (36) Anthony Davis (16) D'Angelo Russell (5) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 1–0 2 October 25 Phoenix W 123–116 Anthony Davis (35) Anthony Davis (8) James, Reaves (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 2–0 3 October 26 Sacramento W 131–127 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (10) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 3–0 4 October 28 @ Phoenix L 105–109 Anthony Davis (29) Anthony Davis (15) James, Russell (8) Footprint Center 17,071 3–1 5 October 30 @ Cleveland L 110–134 LeBron James (26) Anthony Davis (13) D'Angelo Russell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 3–2
November: 1–2 (home: 0–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 1 @ Toronto W 131–125 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (11) LeBron James (10) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 4–2 7 November 4 @ Detroit L 103–115 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (9) LeBron James (11) Little Caesars Arena 20,062 4–3 8 November 6 @ Memphis L 114–131 LeBron James (39) Jaxson Hayes (10) LeBron James (6) FedExForum 17,794 4–4 9 November 8 Philadelphia Crypto.com Arena 10 November 10 Toronto Crypto.com Arena 11 November 13 Memphis Crypto.com Arena 12 November 15 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 13 November 16 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 14 November 19 Utah Crypto.com Arena 15 November 21 Orlando Crypto.com Arena 16 November 23 Denver Crypto.com Arena 17 November 26 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 18 November 27 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 19 November 29 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 1 @ Utah Delta Center 21 December 2 @ Minnesota Target Center 22 December 4 @ Miami Kaseya Center 23 December 6 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 24 December 8 Portland Crypto.com Arena 25 December TBD TBD 26 December TBD TBD 27 December 19 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 28 December 21 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 29 December 23 Detroit Crypto.com Arena 30 December 25 @ Golden State Chase Center 31 December 28 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena 32 December 31 Cleveland Crypto.com Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 Portland Crypto.com Arena 34 January 3 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena 35 January 5 @ Houston Toyota Center 36 January 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 37 January 9 Charlotte Crypto.com Arena 38 January 11 San Antonio Crypto.com Arena 39 January 13 San Antonio Crypto.com Arena 40 January 15 Miami Crypto.com Arena 41 January 17 Brooklyn Crypto.com Arena 42 January 19 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 43 January 21 Washington Crypto.com Arena 44 January 23 Boston Crypto.com Arena 45 January 25 @ Golden State Chase Center 46 January 27 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 47 January 28 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 48 January 30 @ Washington Capital One Arena
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 @ New York Madison Square Garden 50 February 4 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 51 February 6 Golden State Crypto.com Arena 52 February 8 Indiana Crypto.com Arena 53 February 11 Utah Crypto.com Arena 54 February 12 @ Utah Delta Center All-Star Game 55 February 20 @ Portland Moda Center 56 February 22 @ Denver Ball Arena 57 February 25 Dallas Crypto.com Arena 58 February 27 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena 59 February 28 L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2 L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena 61 March 4 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena 62 March 6 New York Crypto.com Arena 63 March 8 @ Boston TD Garden 64 March 10 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 65 March 13 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 66 March 14 @ Denver Ball Arena 67 March 16 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena 68 March 18 Milwaukee Crypto.com Arena 69 March 19 Denver Crypto.com Arena 70 March 22 Chicago Crypto.com Arena 71 March 24 @ Orlando Kia Center 72 March 26 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 73 March 27 @ Chicago United Center 74 March 29 @ Memphis FedExForum 75 March 31 Houston Crypto.com Arena
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 3 Golden State Crypto.com Arena 77 April 4 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena 78 April 6 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 79 April 8 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center 80 April 9 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 81 April 11 Houston Crypto.com Arena 82 April 13 @ Portland Moda Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

West Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Oklahoma City Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Phoenix Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Los Angeles Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Utah Jazz	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	San Antonio Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: November 12, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
NBA Cup: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 15 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 2 November 19 Utah Crypto.com Arena 3 November 26 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 4 November 29 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
2024–25 season schedule