The 2019–20

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season was the franchise's 72nd season, its 71st season in the

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(NBA), and its 60th in

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. The Lakers were coached by

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in his first year as team head coach. The team played its home games at

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as members of the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The team dedicated the season to retired Lakers superstar

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, who was killed in a

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on January 26, 2020. On March 6, 2020, the Lakers clinched their first playoff berth since the 2012–13 season. Five days later, due to the ongoing

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, the season was suspended. On July 5, the NBA announced a return of the season in the NBA Bubble, with 22 teams playing eight seeding games followed by a full postseason. Play resumed on July 30, with all games being played in

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. On August 3, the Lakers clinched the top seed in the Western Conference

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for the first time since the 2009–10 season. The Lakers finished the shortened season 52–19, with a winning percentage roughly equivalent to 60 wins in a full season. They defeated the

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, and

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to advance to the

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. There, they defeated the

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(

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' former team) in six games to earn the franchise's 17th NBA championship. The Lakers also became the first and only team in NBA history to be undefeated in a season when leading entering the fourth quarter, going a combined 57–0 record in the

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and

Previous season

In the 2018–19 season the

Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

amassed a record of 37–45. The team finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division and failed to qualify for the

for the sixth consecutive year. The season marked the first time since

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that Lakers star

did not appear in the playoffs and first time since

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

that he missed the Finals.

Offseason

Front office and coaching changes

On April 9, 2019,

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stepped down as president of basketball operations. Three days after that, coach

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and the team agreed to part ways. On May 13, the team hired Frank Vogel as their new head coach and

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was named an assistant coach.

Draft

The Lakers held one first-round draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Lakers initially held the rights to two second-round picks in the 2019 draft as well, but later traded those picks to the

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and

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, respectively. On the night of the

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, the Lakers received the fourth overall pick in the draft; the team had been projected to receive the 11th overall pick. The Lakers used the fourth overall draft pick to select De'Andre Hunter; the team later sent the rights to Hunter to the

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in a trade that brought

Anthony Davis Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...

to Los Angeles.

Trades

On June 15, 2019, the Lakers agreed to acquire six-time

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power forward

from the New Orleans Pelicans. (The deal did not take full effect until July 6). In exchange for Davis, the Lakers gave up forward

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, guards

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and Josh Hart, and three first-round picks (including De'Andre Hunter, the No. 4 draft overall selection in 2019). On June 27, the

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joined the trade, obtaining Moritz Wagner, Isaac Bonga, Jemerrio Jones, and a 2022 second-round pick from the Lakers in exchange for cash considerations.

Free agents

During the offseason, the Lakers re-signed guard

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, guard Alex Caruso, guard/forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and center JaVale McGee. The Lakers also signed several veteran free agents to complement James and Davis; those veteran free agents included guard/forward Danny Green, guard Avery Bradley, and center

Dwight Howard Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess, he is an NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time All-Defen ...

Preseason

Game log

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Standings

Division

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No In-Person Attendance , 50–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , August 1 , @

, , LeBron James (20) , LeBron James (10) , LeBron James (5) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 50–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , August 3 , @

, , Anthony Davis (42) , Anthony Davis (12) , LeBron James (9) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 51–15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , August 5 ,

, , LeBron James (19) , LeBron James (11) , Anthony Davis (5) , HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance , 51–16 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , August 6 , @

, , Kyle Kuzma (21) ,

(15) , Quinn Cook (4) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 51–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , August 8 , @

, , LeBron James (31) , Dwight Howard (12) , LeBron James (7) , HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance , 51–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , August 10 ,

, , LeBron James (29) ,

Markieff Morris Markieff Morris ( ; born September 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before being drafted 13th over ...

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Dion Waiters Dion Waiters Jr. (born December 10, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2020. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was selec ...

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Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

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Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

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Season notes

The Lakers got off to a fast start to the season, amassing a franchise best 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 113–103 win over the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

on March 6, 2020. Five days after the Lakers clinched their playoff berth, the NBA season was abruptly suspended by league officials after it was reported that

Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( , ; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Utah Jazz who acquired him during the 2013 NBA d ...

of the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

tested positive for

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

. Two unidentified players of the Lakers would later test positive for COVID-19 on March 19. When the season resumed, Avery Bradley declined to play because his oldest child had a history of struggling to recover from respiratory illnesses. The Lakers replaced Bradley on the roster with J. R. Smith, who was James' teammate on the NBA championship-winning

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

Death of Kobe Bryant

On January 26, 2020, tragedy struck the Lakers organization when retired Lakers superstar

died in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant and seven other passengers. Bryant was 41 at the time of his death, and Gigi was 13. Bryant's death prompted the Lakers to dedicate the rest of their season to his memory.

Playoffs

Game log

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(17) , LeBron James (16) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , August 20 , Portland , , Anthony Davis (31) , Anthony Davis (11) , LeBron James (7) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , August 22 , @ Portland , , LeBron James (38) , LeBron James (12) , Davis, James (8) , AdventHealth Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , August 24 , @ Portland , , LeBron James (30) ,

, McGee (8) , LeBron James (10) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , August 29† , Portland , , Anthony Davis (43) , LeBron James (10) , LeBron James (10) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 4–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , September 4 ,

, ,

(25) , Anthony Davis (14) ,

(7) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , September 6 , Houston , , Anthony Davis (34) , LeBron James (11) , James,

(9) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , September 8 , @ Houston , , LeBron James (36) , Anthony Davis (15) , Rajon Rondo (9) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , September 10 , @ Houston , , Anthony Davis (29) , LeBron James (15) , LeBron James (9) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , September 12 , Houston , , LeBron James (29) , Davis, James (11) , LeBron James (7) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 4–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , September 18 ,

, ,

(37) , Anthony Davis (10) ,

(12) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , September 20 , Denver , , Anthony Davis (31) , LeBron James (11) ,

(9) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , September 22 , @ Denver , , LeBron James (30) , LeBron James (10) , LeBron James (11) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , September 24 , @ Denver , , Anthony Davis (34) ,

(11) , LeBron James (8) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , September 26 , Denver , , LeBron James (38) , LeBron James (16) , LeBron James (10) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 4–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , September 30 ,

, ,

(34) ,

(13) , LeBron James (9) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , October 2 , Miami , , LeBron James (33) , Anthony Davis (14) ,

(10) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , October 4 , @ Miami , , LeBron James (25) , LeBron James (10) , LeBron James (8) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , October 6 , @ Miami , , LeBron James (28) , LeBron James (12) , LeBron James (8) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 3–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , October 9 , Miami , , LeBron James (40) , LeBron James (13) , LeBron James (7) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , October 11 , @ Miami , , LeBron James (28) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (10) , The Arena
No In-Person Attendance , 4–2
† Originally scheduled for August 26. Game 5 was rescheduled due to a boycott from NBA players after a police officer shot Jacob Blake.

Playoff notes

In the

NBA playoffs The NBA playoffs is the annual Playoffs, postseason Tournament#Knockout tournaments, tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA) held to determine the league champion. Since 1949, the four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held afte ...

, the Lakers faced off against the eight-seed

in the first round and won the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they faced the fourth-seeded

, again winning in five games. The Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since

, where they defeated the

in five games. The Lakers reached the

for the first time in a

decade A decade (from , , ) is a period of 10 years. Decades may describe any 10-year period, such as those of a person's life, or refer to specific groupings of calendar years. Usage Any period of ten years is a "decade". For example, the statement ...

. In the Finals, the Lakers competed against the Eastern Conference champion

; this was the first time that the two teams had met in the NBA Finals. The Lakers won the series in six games, winning the championship for the first time since the 2010 season. They became the first team since the 2007–08 Boston Celtics to miss the playoffs one season and win a championship the following season. The Lakers also tied the Celtics for the highest-ever number of NBA championship wins with 17. The Lakers'

was named the

NBA Finals Most Valuable Player The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven medi ...

(MVP) for the fourth time in his career. He became the first player in league history to be named Finals MVP with three different franchises (twice with the Heat, once with the

, and once with the Lakers). James and Danny Green became the third and fourth players, respectively, to win NBA championships with three different teams. Lakers president

Jeanie Buss Jeanie Marie Buss (born September 26, 1961) is an American sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and co-owner and promoter of the U.S. women's professio ...

became the first female controlling owner to guide her team to an NBA title.

Roster

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 26 , , 25.5 , , .467 , , .385 , , .775 , , 2.1 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , .2 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 69 , , 2 , , 18.9 , , .729 , , .600 , , .514 , , 7.3 , , .7 , , .4 , , 1.1 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 68 , , 68 , , 24.8 , , .416 , , .367 , , .688 , , 3.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 68 , , 68 , , 16.6 , , .637 , , .500 , , .646 , , 5.7 , , .5 , , .5 , , 1.4 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 67 , , 67 , , 34.6 , , .493 , , .348 , , .693 , , 7.8 , , 10.2 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 25.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 64 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , .412 , , .333 , , .734 , , 1.9 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 62 , , 62 , , 34.4 , , .503 , , .330 , , .846 , , 9.3 , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , 2.3 , , 26.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 61 , , 9 , , 25.0 , , .436 , , .316 , , .735 , , 4.5 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .4 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 49 , , 44 , , 24.2 , , .444 , , .364 , , .833 , , 2.3 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .1 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 48 , , 3 , , 20.5 , , .418 , , .328 , , .659 , , 3.0 , , 5.0 , , .8 , , .0 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 45 , , 1 , , 8.1 , , .400 , , .429 , , 1.000 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 1.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 44 , , 1 , , 11.5 , , .425 , , .365 , , .786 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .0 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 41 , , 0 , , 11.1 , , .392 , , .357 , , .625 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .2 , , .1 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 14 , , 1 , , 14.2 , , .406 , , .333 , , .833 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .4 , , .4 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 7 , , 0 , , 23.6 , , .425 , , .233 , , .875 , , 1.9 , , 2.4 , , .6 , , .6 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 1 , , 13.5 , , .467 , , .308 , , .500 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 13.2 , , .318 , , .091 , , 1.000 , , .8 , , .5 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 5 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , 1.000 , , , , .500 , , .6 , , .4 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", ^† , 2 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .000 , , , , , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 1 , , 0 , , 9.0 , , .500 , , , , , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 6.0

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 21 , , 36.6 , , .571 , , .383 , , .832 , , 9.7 , , 3.5 , , 1.2 , , 1.4 , , 27.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 21 , , 36.3 , , .560 , , .370 , , .720 , , 10.8 , , 8.8 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , 27.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 21 , , 29.0 , , .418 , , .378 , , .815 , , 2.1 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 21 , , 25.0 , , .347 , , .339 , , .667 , , 3.1 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 2 , , 18.3 , , .449 , , .420 , , .778 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .1 , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 1 , , 24.3 , , .425 , , .279 , , .800 , , 2.3 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 21 , , 0 , , 23.0 , , .430 , , .313 , , .784 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .3 , , .3 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 18 , , 7 , , 15.7 , , .684 , , .500 , , .556 , , 4.6 , , .5 , , .4 , , .4 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 16 , , 0 , , 24.7 , , .455 , , .400 , , .684 , , 4.3 , , 6.6 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 14 , , 11 , , 9.6 , , .625 , , .000 , , .500 , , 3.1 , , .5 , , .1 , , .7 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 10 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .269 , , .273 , , , , .3 , , .3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 9 , , 0 , , 3.4 , , .000 , , .000 , , , , .2 , , .0 , , .4 , , .1 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .500 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , .2 , , .8 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 5 , , 0 , , 7.6 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .500 , , .400 , , , , 2.5 , , .0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 7.0

Previous season

Offseason

Front office and coaching changes

Draft

Trades

Free agents

Preseason

Game log

Regular season

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Season notes

Death of Kobe Bryant

Playoffs

Game log

Playoff notes

Roster

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References