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Lakers all-time roster

50 Lakers legends across 7 decades are in the draft pool. Spin into Lakers in any of those eras and this is the board you are picking from.

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The all-time Lakers starting five

Best available at each position by era-adjusted overall rating — the same number the game drafts on.

  1. Point Guard — Magic Johnson (1980s) · 99 OVR · 20.0 pts, 7.3 reb, 11.7 ast
  2. Shooting Guard — Kobe Bryant (1990s) · 99 OVR · 15.1 pts, 3.8 reb, 2.9 ast
  3. Small Forward — LeBron James (2010s) · 99 OVR · 26.5 pts, 8.2 reb, 9.5 ast
  4. Power Forward — Happy Hairston (1960s) · 92 OVR · 20.6 pts, 12.3 reb, 2.0 ast
  5. Center — Wilt Chamberlain (1960s) · 99 OVR · 21.4 pts, 20.8 reb, 4.1 ast

What this franchise gives you

Best rated
Wilt Chamberlain (1960s) — 99 overall
Deepest era
1980s, with 8 draftable players
Top scorer
Jerry West — 27.9 points per game
Top rebounder
Wilt Chamberlain — 20.8 rebounds per game
Top playmaker
Magic Johnson — 11.7 assists per game

Every Lakers player, by era

1960s Lakers — 6 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Wilt Chamberlain C 99 21.4 20.8 4.1 Paint Beast
Jerry West SG 97 27.9 5.2 4.4 Sharpshooter
Elgin Baylor SF 95 27.6 12.1 3.3 Slasher
Happy Hairston PF 92 20.6 12.3 2.0 Paint Beast
Johnny Egan PG 80 8.0 1.6 2.7 Playmaker
Rudy LaRusso PF 76 14.2 7.2 1.0 Paint Beast

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1970s Lakers — 7 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 99 25.7 13.4 4.7 Paint Beast
Jerry West PG 97 24.6 4.2 8.9 Playmaker
Gail Goodrich SG 86 22.5 3.2 5.0 Sharpshooter
Spencer Haywood PF 82 9.7 4.6 1.2 Paint Beast
Jamaal Wilkes SF 80 17.8 7.0 3.1 Slasher
Don Ford SF 80 7.1 3.8 1.4 Slasher
Pat Riley SG 78 7.8 1.5 1.7 Sharpshooter

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1980s Lakers — 8 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Magic Johnson PG 99 20.0 7.3 11.7 Playmaker
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 99 20.2 7.2 2.6 Paint Beast
James Worthy SF 94 18.3 5.7 2.9 Slasher
A.C. Green PF 85 11.0 7.8 1.0 Paint Beast
Bob McAdoo C 83 12.1 4.4 1.0 Paint Beast
Michael Cooper SG 82 8.9 3.2 4.4 Lockdown Defender
Kurt Rambis PF 82 5.3 5.9 0.9 Paint Beast
Byron Scott SG 79 16.6 3.2 3.1 Sharpshooter

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1990s Lakers — 7 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Kobe Bryant SG 99 15.1 3.8 2.9 Slasher
Shaquille O'Neal C 97 24.9 10.9 2.7 Paint Beast
Cedric Ceballos SF 89 20.9 7.3 1.7 Slasher
Eddie Jones SG 86 15.0 3.7 3.0 Lockdown Defender
Vlade Divac C 86 13.2 9.1 2.9 Two-Way Star
Rick Fox SF 81 8.9 3.0 2.4 Lockdown Defender
Nick Van Exel PG 77 14.4 2.7 7.0 Playmaker

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2000s Lakers — 8 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Kobe Bryant SG 99 27.2 5.5 5.0 Sharpshooter
Shaquille O'Neal C 99 23.6 10.4 2.9 Paint Beast
Pau Gasol PF 92 17.5 9.4 3.2 Two-Way Star
Lamar Odom PF 89 13.0 9.2 3.7 Two-Way Star
Derek Fisher PG 86 9.7 2.3 2.9 Sharpshooter
Robert Horry PF 83 6.0 5.2 2.4 Sharpshooter
Rick Fox SF 82 8.1 4.0 3.2 Lockdown Defender
Brian Grant PF 78 3.8 3.7 0.5 Paint Beast

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2010s Lakers — 8 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
LeBron James SF 99 26.5 8.2 9.5 Playmaker
Dwight Howard C 98 12.3 9.7 1.0 Paint Beast
Anthony Davis C 97 24.5 8.6 2.9 Two-Way Star
Kobe Bryant SG 96 20.8 4.3 4.1 Two-Way Star
Pau Gasol PF 89 14.7 8.4 3.1 Two-Way Star
Steve Nash PG 89 7.5 1.7 4.3 Playmaker
Brandon Ingram SF 88 13.1 4.4 2.7 Slasher
Julius Randle PF 85 12.7 8.4 2.4 Paint Beast

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2020s Lakers — 6 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
LeBron James SF 98 25.1 7.4 7.3 Playmaker
Anthony Davis C 97 23.6 10.8 3.0 Two-Way Star
Austin Reaves SG 85 15.0 3.7 4.2 Sharpshooter
D'Angelo Russell PG 85 15.7 2.9 5.6 Sharpshooter
Russell Westbrook PG 78 17.2 6.8 7.1 Slasher
Jaxson Hayes C 72 5.7 3.6 0.7 Paint Beast

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How the ratings work

OVR is a real NBA 2K peak rating, normalised across eras so a 1960s center and a 2020s guard can sit on the same board without the older player being punished for the league he played in. PPG, RPG and APG are peak-season averages. Both feed the season simulator directly, so the numbers on this page are the numbers your roster plays with.

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