NBA professional basketball team season 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season Division championsHead coachJJ RedickPresident Jeanie Buss Rob Pelinka (vice) General managerRob PelinkaOwnersJerry Buss family trust (majority)[1]Jeanie Buss (controlling owner)Mark Walter, Todd Boehly, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)ArenaCrypto.com ArenaResultsRecord50–32 (.610)PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)Conference: 3rd (Western)Playoff finishFirst round(lost to Timberwolves 1–4)Stats at Basketball ReferenceLocal mediaTelevisionSpectrum SportsNetRadioESPN LA 710 (English)1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
The 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season was 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.[2] On June 24, 2024, the Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach. They entered the season as the defending NBA Cup champions.
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. LeBron James would also become the first player in NBA history to play in the NBA both as a teenager and as a 40 year old on New Year's Eve.[3]
For the first time since 2016–17, the Lakers won on opening night and started 3–0 for the first time since 2010–11. With their victory over the Utah Jazz on November 19, 2024, the Lakers posted their first six game winning streak in five seasons. During this season, the Lakers would see two games of theirs postponed for later into the season due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, which also saw the loss of coach JJ Redick's home in the area of the Palisades Fire.[4][5]
On February 2, 2025, the Lakers were involved in a blockbuster three-team trade with the Dallas Mericks and Utah Jazz, acquiring superstar Luka Dončić alongside Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris while trading Anthony Dis, Max Christie, and a 2029 1st round pick to the Mericks, and Jalen Hood-Schifino and two 2nd round picks to the Jazz. This trade is widely considered to be one of the most shocking in NBA history, with it being the first time ever that two reigning All-NBA players were traded for each other during the season.[6][7][8]
Very notable this season, on March 26, 2025, LeBron James scored a game winning, buzzer-beating tip-in to stun the Indiana Pacers on the road in a 120–119 victory. This was his first game-winning buzzer beater as a Laker, and his eighth such shot in his career. Only Michael Jordan has more, with nine. The very next day, the Lakers lost to the Chicago Bulls on Josh Giddey's game-winning, buzzer-beating half-court shot over LeBron James, making them the fifth team in NBA history to win and lose on a buzzer-beater on consecutive days.
On April 9, the Lakers clinched a playoff berth for a third consecutive year and the first berth since 2020 not to involve the play-in tournament following their win against the Dallas Mericks. On April 11, the Lakers won their first Pacific Division title since 2020 following their victory over the Houston Rockets. Entering the playoffs as forites, the Lakers were upset in the first round by the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. This marks the first time since 2005–06 and 2006–07 the Lakers were eliminated in the first round in back-to-back seasons, and the third time in five seasons that the Lakers were eliminated in the first round. It was also the first time they were eliminated in the first round as the 3rd seed or higher.
Draft[edit] Main article: 2024 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / team 1 17[a] Dalton Knecht SF United States Tennessee 2 55 Bronny James Jr. PG United States USC ^ New Orleans exercised its right to defer the conveyance of this pick until 2025.[9]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.[10][11] 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[edit] 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 77 Luka Dončić 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-02-28 Slovenia F 17 Dorian Finney-Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-05-04 Florida G 30 Jordan Goodwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-10-23 Saint Louis F 28 Rui Hachimura 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-08 Gonzaga C 11 Jaxson Hayes 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-05-23 Texas G 9 Bronny James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-06 USC F 23 LeBron James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) C 55 Trey Jemison (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1999-11-28 UAB G/F 4 Dalton Knecht 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-04-19 Tennessee F 14 Maxi Kleber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-01-29 Germany C 10 Christian Koloko (TW) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-06-20 Arizona C 27 Alex Len 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1993-06-16 Maryland G 20 Shake Milton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-09-26 SMU F 88 Markieff Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas G 15 Austin Rees 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma F 2 Jarred Vanderbilt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky G 7 Gabe Vincent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-07-14 UC Santa Barbara Head coach JJ Redick Assistant(s) 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 lee from the team InjuredRoster Updated: March 27, 2025
Standings[edit] Division[edit] Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGPy – Los Angeles Lakers5032.610–31–1019–2212–482x – Los Angeles Clippers5032.610–30–1120–219–782x – Golden State Warriors4834.5852.024–1724–175–1182pi – Sacramento Kings4042.48810.020–2120–215–1182Phoenix Suns3646.43914.024–1712–299–782 Conference[edit] Western Conference#TeamWLPCTGBGP1z – Oklahoma City Thunder *6814.829–822y – Houston Rockets *5230.63416.0823y – Los Angeles Lakers *5032.61018.0824x – Denver Nuggets5032.61018.0825x – Los Angeles Clippers5032.61018.0826x – Minnesota Timberwolves4933.59819.0827x – Golden State Warriors4834.58520.0828x – Memphis Grizzlies4834.58520.0829pi – Sacramento Kings4042.48828.08210pi – Dallas Mericks3943.47629.08211Phoenix Suns3646.43932.08212Portland Trail Blazers3646.43932.08213San Antonio Spurs3448.41534.08214New Orleans Pelicans2161.25647.08215Utah Jazz1765.20751.082 Game log[edit] Preseason[edit]Due to renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers did not play any preseason games at their regular home arena.
2024 preseason game logTotal: 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 LocationAttendance Record 1 October 4 Minnesota L 107–124 Knecht, Rees (16) Max Christie (7) Austin Rees (7) Acrisure Arena9,235 0–1 2 October 6 Phoenix L 114–118 LeBron James (19) Dis, Hachimura, Hayes (8) Austin Rees (7) Acrisure Arena9,494 0–2 3 October 10 @ Milwaukee W 107–102 Rui Hachimura (14) Dis, Knecht (8) D'Angelo Russell (6) Fiserv Forum15,526 1–2 4 October 15 Golden State L 97–111 Anthony Dis (24) Anthony Dis (12) LeBron James (4) T-Mobile Arena16,907 1–3 5 October 17 @ Phoenix W 128–122 (OT) Dis, Knecht (35) Anthony Dis (10) D'Angelo Russell (10) Footprint Center17,071 2–3 6 October 18 @ Golden State L 74–132 Quincy Olivari (22) Hayes, Olivari, Traoré (7) Jalen Hood-Schifino (7) Chase Center18,064 2–4 2024–25 season schedule Regular season[edit] 2024–25 game logTotal: 50–32 (Home: 31–10; Road: 19–22) October: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 October 22 Minnesota W 110–103 Anthony Dis (36) Anthony Dis (16) D'Angelo Russell (5) Crypto.com Arena18,997 1–0 2 October 25 Phoenix W 123–116 Anthony Dis (35) Anthony Dis (8) L. James, Rees (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 2–0 3 October 26 Sacramento W 131–127 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (10) Crypto.com Arena18,997 3–0 4 October 28 @ Phoenix L 105–109 Anthony Dis (29) Anthony Dis (15) L. James, Russell (8) Footprint Center17,071 3–1 5 October 30 @ Cleveland L 110–134 LeBron James (26) Anthony Dis (13) D'Angelo Russell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 3–2 November: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 6 November 1 @ Toronto W 131–125 Anthony Dis (38) Anthony Dis (11) LeBron James (10) Scotiabank Arena19,800 4–2 7 November 4 @ Detroit L 103–115 Anthony Dis (37) Anthony Dis (9) LeBron James (11) Little Caesars Arena20,062 4–3 8 November 6 @ Memphis L 114–131 LeBron James (39) Jaxson Hayes (10) LeBron James (6) FedExForum17,794 4–4 9 November 8 Philadelphia W 116–106 Anthony Dis (31) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (13) Crypto.com Arena18,485 5–4 10 November 10 Toronto W 123–103 Austin Rees (27) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (16) Crypto.com Arena18,997 6–4 11 November 13 Memphis W 128–123 LeBron James (35) Anthony Dis (14) LeBron James (14) Crypto.com Arena18,997 7–4 12 November 15 @ San Antonio W 120–115 Anthony Dis (40) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (12) Frost Bank Center18,916 8–4 13 November 16 @ New Orleans W 104–99 Anthony Dis (31) Anthony Dis (14) Austin Rees (7) Smoothie King Center18,761 9–4 14 November 19 Utah W 124–118 Dalton Knecht (37) Anthony Dis (14) LeBron James (12) Crypto.com Arena18,997 10–4 15 November 21 Orlando L 118–119 Anthony Dis (39) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (7) Crypto.com Arena18,997 10–5 16 November 23 Denver L 102–127 Austin Rees (19) Anthony Dis (10) LeBron James (7) Crypto.com Arena18,997 10–6 17 November 26 @ Phoenix L 100–127 Anthony Dis (25) Anthony Dis (15) LeBron James (10) Footprint Center17,071 10–7 18 November 27 @ San Antonio W 119–101 Dalton Knecht (20) Anthony Dis (14) LeBron James (11) Frost Bank Center19,120 11–7 19 November 29 Oklahoma City L 93–101 Dalton Knecht (20) Anthony Dis (12) Anthony Dis (7) Crypto.com Arena18,997 11–8 December: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 20 December 1 @ Utah W 105–104 Anthony Dis (33) Anthony Dis (11) LeBron James (14) Delta Center18,175 12–8 21 December 2 @ Minnesota L 80–109 D'Angelo Russell (20) Anthony Dis (11) Dis, Russell (5) Target Center18,978 12–9 22 December 4 @ Miami L 93–134 LeBron James (29) Christie, Dis (7) LeBron James (8) Kaseya Center19,657 12–10 23 December 6 @ Atlanta L 132–134 (OT) LeBron James (39) Dis, L. James (10) LeBron James (11) State Farm Arena18,040 12–11 24 December 8 Portland W 107–98 Anthony Dis (30) Anthony Dis (11) D'Angelo Russell (14) Crypto.com Arena18,997 13–11 25 December 13 @ Minnesota L 87–97 Anthony Dis (23) Anthony Dis (11) Austin Rees (5) Target Center18,978 13–12 26 December 15 Memphis W 116–110 Anthony Dis (40) Anthony Dis (16) L. James, Rees (8) Crypto.com Arena15,106 14–12 27 December 19 @ Sacramento W 113–100 Austin Rees (25) Anthony Dis (19) LeBron James (7) Golden 1 Center17,832 15–12 28 December 21 @ Sacramento W 103–99 LeBron James (32) Anthony Dis (15) LeBron James (6) Golden 1 Center17,832 16–12 29 December 23 Detroit L 114–117 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (11) Crypto.com Arena18,997 16–13 30 December 25 @ Golden State W 115–113 LeBron James (31) Austin Rees (10) L. James, Rees (10) Chase Center18,064 17–13 31 December 28 Sacramento W 132–122 Anthony Dis (36) Anthony Dis (15) Austin Rees (16) Crypto.com Arena18,997 18–13 32 December 31 Cleveland L 110–122 Austin Rees (35) Anthony Dis (13) Austin Rees (10) Crypto.com Arena18,997 18–14 January: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 33 January 2 Portland W 114–106 LeBron James (38) Koloko, Rees (8) Austin Rees (11) Crypto.com Arena17,812 19–14 34 January 3 Atlanta W 119–102 LeBron James (30) Anthony Dis (19) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 20–14 35 January 5 @ Houston L 115–119 Anthony Dis (30) Dis, L. James (13) Austin Rees (10) Toyota Center18,055 20–15 36 January 7 @ Dallas L 97–118 Anthony Dis (21) Anthony Dis (12) LeBron James (8) American Airlines Center20,126 20–16 — January 9 Charlotte Postponed due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.[12] Makeup date February 19.[13] — January 11 San Antonio Postponed due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. Makeup date March 17. 37 January 13 San Antonio L 102–126 Anthony Dis (30) Anthony Dis (13) James, Rees (8) Crypto.com Arena18,737 20–17 38 January 15 Miami W 117–108 Rui Hachimura (23) Anthony Dis (11) Austin Rees (15) Crypto.com Arena17,005 21–17 39 January 17 Brooklyn W 102–101 Austin Rees (38) Jaxson Hayes (9) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena18,473 22–17 40 January 19 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–116 LeBron James (25) Anthony Dis (10) LeBron James (11) Intuit Dome17,927 22–18 41 January 21 Washington W 111–88 Anthony Dis (29) Anthony Dis (16) LeBron James (13) Crypto.com Arena18,672 23–18 42 January 23 Boston W 117–96 Anthony Dis (24) LeBron James (14) James, Rees (6) Crypto.com Arena18,997 24–18 43 January 25 @ Golden State W 118–108 Anthony Dis (36) Anthony Dis (13) LeBron James (12) Chase Center18,064 25–18 44 January 27 @ Charlotte W 112–107 Anthony Dis (42) Anthony Dis (23) LeBron James (8) Spectrum Center19,483 26–18 45 January 28 @ Philadelphia L 104–118 LeBron James (31) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (9) Wells Fargo Center19,775 26–19 46 January 30 @ Washington W 134–96 LeBron James (24) Jaxson Hayes (10) LeBron James (11) Capital One Arena17,491 27–19 February: 10–2 (home: 6–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 47 February 1 @ New York W 128–112 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (12) Madison Square Garden19,812 28–19 48 February 4 @ L.A. Clippers W 122–97 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (8) James, Rees (9) Intuit Dome17,927 29–19 49 February 6 Golden State W 120–112 LeBron James (42) LeBron James (17) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 30–19 50 February 8 Indiana W 124–117 Austin Rees (45) Jaxson Hayes (12) Rees, Vincent (7) Crypto.com Arena18,997 31–19 51 February 10 Utah W 132–113 LeBron James (24) Austin Rees (9) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 32–19 52 February 12 @ Utah L 119–131 Rui Hachimura (19) Alex Len (7) Austin Rees (11) Delta Center18,175 32–20 All-Star Game 53 February 19 Charlotte L 97–100 LeBron James (26) Luka Dončić (11) LeBron James (11) Crypto.com Arena18,997 32–21 54 February 20 @ Portland W 110–102 LeBron James (40) Rui Hachimura (12) Austin Rees (7) Moda Center19,399 33–21 55 February 22 @ Denver W 123–100 Luka Dončić (32) Luka Dončić (10) Dončić, Rees (7) Ball Arena19,998 34–21 56 February 25 Dallas W 107–99 LeBron James (27) Luka Dončić (15) Luka Dončić (12) Crypto.com Arena18,997 35–21 57 February 27 Minnesota W 111–102 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (17) LeBron James (6) Crypto.com Arena18,997 36–21 58 February 28 L.A. Clippers W 106–102 Luka Dončić (31) LeBron James (13) Luka Dončić (5) Crypto.com Arena18,997 37–21 March : 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 59 March 2 L.A. Clippers W 108–102 Luka Dončić (29) Jarred Vanderbilt (9) Dončić, L. James (9) Crypto.com Arena18,997 38–21 60 March 4 New Orleans W 136–115 LeBron James (34) Jaxson Hayes (10) Luka Dončić (15) Crypto.com Arena18,997 39–21 61 March 6 New York W 113–109 (OT) Luka Dončić (32) LeBron James (12) Luka Dončić (12) Crypto.com Arena18,997 40–21 62 March 8 @ Boston L 101–111 Luka Dončić (34) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (9) TD Garden19,156 40–22 63 March 10 @ Brooklyn L 108–111 Gabe Vincent (24) Luka Dončić (12) Luka Dončić (12) Barclays Center18,215 40–23 64 March 13 @ Milwaukee L 106–126 Luka Dončić (45) Luka Dončić (11) Dončić, Goodwin, Knecht, Rees (3) Fiserv Forum18,017 40–24 65 March 14 @ Denver L 126–131 Austin Rees (37) Austin Rees (8) Austin Rees (13) Ball Arena19,946 40–25 66 March 16 Phoenix W 107–96 Luka Dončić (33) Luka Dončić (11) Luka Dončić (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 41–25 67 March 17 San Antonio W 125–109 Austin Rees (30) Jaxson Hayes (11) Luka Dončić (14) Crypto.com Arena17,723 42–25 68 March 19 Denver W 120–108 Luka Dončić (31) Luka Dončić (8) Austin Rees (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 43–25 69 March 20 Milwaukee L 89–118 B. James, Knecht (17) Alex Len (9) Goodwin, B. James (5) Crypto.com Arena17,709 43–26 70 March 22 Chicago L 115–146 Luka Dončić (34) Luka Dončić (8) Luka Dončić (6) Crypto.com Arena18,997 43–27 71 March 24 @ Orlando L 106–118 Luka Dončić (32) Dončić, Finney-Smith (7) Dončić, L. James (7) Kia Center19,598 43–28 72 March 26 @ Indiana W 120–119 Luka Dončić (34) LeBron James (13) Dončić, L. James (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 44–28 73 March 27 @ Chicago L 117–119 Austin Rees (30) Luka Dončić (10) LeBron James (12) United Center21,957 44–29 74 March 29 @ Memphis W 134–127 Austin Rees (31) Luka Dončić (8) Luka Dončić (9) FedExForum18,087 45–29 75 March 31 Houston W 104–98 Dončić, Finney-Smith, Vincent (20) L. James, Rees (8) Luka Dončić (9) Crypto.com Arena18,997 46–29 April: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 76 April 3 Golden State L 116–123 LeBron James (33) Luka Dončić (8) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena18,997 46–30 77 April 4 New Orleans W 124–108 Luka Dončić (35) Jaxson Hayes (12) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 47–30 78 April 6 @ Oklahoma City W 126–99 Luka Dončić (30) Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hachimura (7) LeBron James (7) Paycom Center18,203 48–30 79 April 8 @ Oklahoma City L 120–136 LeBron James (28) Jarred Vanderbilt (12) Dončić, Rees (5) Paycom Center18,203 48–31 80 April 9 @ Dallas W 112–97 Luka Dončić (45) Luka Dončić (8) Luka Dončić (6) American Airlines Center20,841 49–31 81 April 11 Houston W 140–109 Luka Dončić (39) Luka Dončić (8) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 50–31 82 April 13 @ Portland L 81–109 Dalton Knecht (27) Jemison III, Koloko, Knecht (8) B. James, Morris (6) Moda Center19,335 50–32 2024–25 season schedule Playoffs[edit] Further information: 2025 NBA playoffs 2025 playoff game logTotal: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) First round: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 April 19 Minnesota L 95–117 Luka Dončić (37) Luka Dončić (8) James, Rees (3) Crypto.com Arena18,997 0–1 2 April 22 Minnesota W 94–85 Luka Dončić (31) Luka Dončić (12) Luka Dončić (9) Crypto.com Arena18,997 1–1 3 April 25 @ Minnesota L 104–116 LeBron James (38) LeBron James (10) Luka Dončić (8) Target Center19,312 1–2 4 April 27 @ Minnesota L 113–116 Luka Dončić (38) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (8) Target Center19,289 1–3 5 April 30 Minnesota L 96–103 Luka Dončić (28) Dončić, James, Vanderbilt (7) Luka Dončić (9) Crypto.com Arena18,997 1–4 2025 playoff schedule NBA Cup[edit] Main article: 2024 NBA CupThe groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[14][15] The Lakers initially won their first two games of the NBA Cup and looked to continue their win streak in the mid-season tournament play that started last season back in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, but losses to the Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder near the end of Group B play would eliminate the Lakers' run at repeating as champions of the renamed NBA Cup.
West Group B[edit]Pos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 3 1 437 392 +45 Advance to knockout stage 2 Phoenix Suns 4 3 1 434 404 +30 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 2 2 437 461 −24 4 San Antonio Spurs 4 2 2 446 443 +3 5 Utah Jazz 4 0 4 451 505 −54 Source: NBARules for classification: Tiebreakers Game log[edit] 2024–25 game logTotal: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) NBA Cup: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 November 15 @ San Antonio W 120–115 Anthony Dis (40) Anthony Dis (16) LeBron James (12) Frost Bank Center18,916 1–0 2 November 19 Utah W 124–118 Dalton Knecht (37) Anthony Dis (14) LeBron James (12) Crypto.com Arena18,997 2–0 3 November 26 @ Phoenix L 100–127 Anthony Dis (25) Anthony Dis (15) LeBron James (10) Footprint Center17,071 2–1 4 November 29 Oklahoma City L 93–101 Dalton Knecht (20) Anthony Dis (11) Anthony Dis (8) Crypto.com Arena18,997 2–2 2024–25 season schedule Transactions[edit] Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions Trades[edit] December 29, 2024 To Brooklyn Nets Maxwell Lewis D'Angelo Russell 2027 conditional Lakers second-round pick[a] 2030 Lakers second-round pick 2031 Lakers second-round pick To Los Angeles Lakers Dorian Finney-Smith Shake Milton [16][17] February 2, 2025 Three-team trade [18] To Dallas Mericks Max Christie (from Los Angeles) Anthony Dis (from Los Angeles) 2029 LAL first-round pick To Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić (from Dallas) Maxi Kleber (from Dallas) Markieff Morris (from Dallas) To Utah Jazz Jalen Hood-Schifino (from Los Angeles) 2025 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) 2025 LAC second-round pick (from Los Angeles) Free agency[edit] Re-signed[edit] Date Player Contract terms Ref. July 6, 2024 Max Christie 4-year $32M contract [19] July 6, 2024 LeBron James 2-year $101M contract [20] Additions[edit] Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref. July 5, 2024 Armel Traoré Two-way contract ADA Blois [21] August 14, 2024 Quincy Olivari Two-way contract Xier Musketeers [22] September 16, 2024 Christian Koloko Two-way contract Toronto Raptors [23] December 29, 2024 Dorian Finney-Smith Traded Brooklyn Nets [24] December 29, 2024 Shake Milton Traded Brooklyn Nets [25] February 1, 2025 Luka Dončić Trade Dallas Mericks [26] February 1, 2025 Maxi Kleber Trade Dallas Mericks [26] February 1, 2025 Markieff Morris Trade Dallas Mericks [26] February 11, 2025 Alex Len Free Agent Sacramento Kings [27] Subtractions[edit] Date Player Reason New team Ref. July 9, 2024 Taurean Prince Free Agent Milwaukee Bucks [28] August 3, 2024 Spencer Dinwiddie Free Agent Dallas Mericks [29] September 25, 2024 Skylar Mays Two-way contract Minnesota Timberwolves [30] September 28, 2024 Harry Giles III Two-way contract Charlotte Hornets [31] December 29, 2024 D'Angelo Russell Trade Brooklyn Nets [24] December 29, 2024 Maxwell Lewis Trade Brooklyn Nets [25] February 1, 2025 Max Christie Trade Dallas Mericks [26] February 1, 2025 Anthony Dis Trade Dallas Mericks [26] February 1, 2025 Jalen Hood-Schifino Trade Utah Jazz [26] Notes[edit] ^ If the Lakers' pick is at No. 1–4 during that year, their second-round pick will go to Utah instead. References[edit] ^ "Team Directory" (PDF). 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021. ^ "Lakers Part Ways with Head Coach Darvin Ham". NBA.com. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024. ^ Bhattacharya, Ishaan (December 31, 2024). 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