2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season
| 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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| Head coach | JJ Redick |
| President |
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| General manager | Rob Pelinka |
| Owners | Mark Walter[1](majority)[2] Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Todd Boehly, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority) |
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 19–7 (.731) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet |
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) |
The 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season is the ongoing 79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season in Los Angeles, and its 27th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 2 | 55 | Lachlan Olbrich | PF | Australia | Illawarra Hawks (Australia) |
The Lakers entered the draft with only one second-round selection.[3][4] They traded their original first-round pick, along with a second-round pick acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers through separate transactions involving star players with the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz, respectively. Throughout the process, the Lakers retained their own second-round pick.
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0.5 | 7–4 | 12–3 | 3–2 | 26 |
| Phoenix Suns | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5.0 | 9–5 | 6–7 | 6–3 | 27 |
| Golden State Warriors | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7.5 | 7–4 | 6–11 | 3–2 | 28 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 21 | .222 | 14.0 | 3–8 | 3–13 | 1–4 | 27 |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 21 | .222 | 14.0 | 3–8 | 3–13 | 1–3 | 27 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder * | 25 | 3 | .893 | – | 28 |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 6 | .769 | 4.0 | 26 |
| 3 | San Antonio Spurs * | 20 | 7 | .741 | 4.5 | 27 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 19 | 7 | .731 | 5.0 | 26 |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | 16 | 8 | .667 | 7.0 | 24 |
| 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 18 | 10 | .643 | 7.0 | 28 |
| 7 | Phoenix Suns | 15 | 12 | .556 | 9.5 | 27 |
| 8 | Memphis Grizzlies | 13 | 14 | .481 | 11.5 | 27 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 13 | 15 | .464 | 12.0 | 28 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 11 | 16 | .407 | 13.5 | 27 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 17 | .393 | 14.0 | 28 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14.0 | 26 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 21 | .222 | 18.5 | 27 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 6 | 21 | .222 | 18.5 | 27 |
| 15 | New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 22 | .214 | 19.0 | 28 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
| 2025–26 game log Total: 19–7 (Home: 7–4; Road: 12–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
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November: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
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December: 4–3 (home: 0–2; road: 4–1)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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NBA Cup
West Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 499 | 453 | +46 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 464 | 450 | +14 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 465 | 485 | −20 | |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 455 | 476 | −21 | |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 0 | 4 | 465 | 484 | −19 |
Source: NBA
Game log
| 2025–26 game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA Cup: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Transactions
Trades
| July 1, 2025[5] | To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Rocco Zikarsky (No. 45) |
To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Lachlan Olbrich (No. 55) Cash considerations |
| July 6, 2025[6][7][8] | Seven–team trade | |
To Houston Rockets
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To Golden State Warriors
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To Minnesota Timberwolves
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To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Phoenix Suns
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^ I: The 2026 second-round pick that originally would be going to Phoenix before sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the seven-team mega-trade would either be the lesser 2026 NBA draft selection previously held by the Denver Nuggets due to a previous trade the Suns made with Charlotte earlier in the year back in their previous season of play or by the Golden State Warriors through multiple trades on their end.
^ II: The 2032 second-round pick that would be sent to Minnesota will be the selection that's considered the higher selection between Houston and Phoenix, while the Suns would keep the lesser of the second-round picks between the Rockets and Timberwolves. As such, if the Suns have a worse record by 2032 than Houston, the trade would effectively be the Suns getting the worst selection between the Timberwolves and Rockets, while Houston sends out the Suns' second-round pick that year out to Minnesota alongside the Timberwolves keeping the remaining second-round pick of the three teams instead. However, if the Rockets hold a better record than the Suns by 2032, then Houston would send Phoenix's second-round pick either right back to the Suns or out to the Timberwolves (depending on which team between them had the better overall record by that year), while Minnesota would have both of the remaining second-round picks between the three teams instead.
^ III: Due to another trade the Brooklyn Nets made with the Memphis Grizzlies (thus making the transaction more complex to cover efficiently due to the amount of previous trades involved before this one (including a previous deal involving the Suns, funnily enough)), the Nets will receive either the Los Angeles Clippers' own 2026 second-round pick without any stipulations involved with it or one of the second-round picks that was originally held by either the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, or Miami Heat, depending on which option is the least favorable amongst the four teams for this season of play.
^ IV: Due to multiple trades that involved the Houston Rockets before the massive deal that the Suns made, the Rockets will give Phoenix the middle-valued draft pick in the 2026 NBA draft (with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder getting the most valuable of the upcoming selections and the San Antonio Spurs getting the least valuable of the upcoming selections by a different trade involving them) between the Dallas Mavericks, the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Jaxson Hayes | 1-year $3.4M contract | |
| July 22, 2025 | Christian Koloko | Two-way contract |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former Team | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Deandre Ayton | 2-year $16M contract | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Jake LaRavia | 2-year $12M contract | Sacramento Kings | ||
| July 22, 2025 | Marcus Smart | 2-year $11M contract | Washington Wizards | |
| July 24, 2025 | Chris Mañon | Two-way contract | Vanderbilt Commodores | |
| September 30, 2025 | Nick Smith Jr. | Charlotte Hornets | ||
| November 24, 2025 | Drew Timme | Brooklyn Nets |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Dorian Finney-Smith | 4-year $53M contract | Houston Rockets | |
| July 20, 2025 | Jordan Goodwin | Waived | Phoenix Suns | |
| Shake Milton | KK Partizan | |||
| Trey Jemison | Westchester Knicks | |||
| N/A | Markieff Morris | Expired contract | ||
| Alex Len | Real Madrid Baloncesto |
References
- ^ "NBA Board of Governors approves sale of majority interest in Lakers to Mark Walter". NBA.com. October 30, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ "Team Directory" (PDF). 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "CHICAGO BULLS COMPLETE TRADE WITH LOS ANGELES LAKERS". NBA.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/07/seven-team-kevin-durant-trade-officially-finalized.html
- ^ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights of Center Rocco Zikarsky from the Chicago Bulls as Part of a Planned Trade". NBA.com. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ "Kevin Durant traded to Rockets as part of historic 7-team deal". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.