Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. They are notable for having the highest number of wins (>2621), the highest winning percentage (~61.9%), the most number of finals appearances (28), and the second most championships (14).

Table of contents

1 General information
2 Players of note

2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers
2.2 Current stars

3 Coaches and others
4 External links

General information

Founded: 1947 in National Basketball League, joined NBA in 1948.
Formerly known as: Minneapolis Lakers 1947-60
Home Arena: Staples Center
Uniform colors: Purple and yellow
Logo design: A yellow basketball, the purple letters "LOS ANGELES LAKERS" superimposed
National Basketball League Championship: 1947-48.
NBA Championships: 1948-49, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1971-72, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers

13
Wilt Chamberlain
17 Jim Pollard (Minneapolis)
19 Vern Mikkelsen (Minneapolis)
22 Slater Martin (Minneapolis)
22 Elgin Baylor (Mpls-LA)
25 Gail Goodrich
32 Magic Johnson
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
34 Clyde Lovellette (Minneapolis)
42 James Worthy
44 Jerry West
99 George Mikan (Minneapolis)

Current stars

Draft Picks (June 2004):

Sasha Vujacic
Marcus Duthit

Coaches and others

Chick Hearn (broadcaster; Basketball Hall of Famer)
Bill Sharman (Basketball Hall of Famer; enshrined both for his playing career with the Boston Celtics and as a coach)
John Kundla (Hall of Fame coach during Minneapolis years)
Bud Grant played for team before playing and coach football
Jerry Buss
Pat Riley