2016β17 Los Angeles Lakers season | |||
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Head coach | Luke Walton | ||
General manager | Mitch Kupchak (until February 21) Rob Pelinka | ||
Owners | Jerry Buss family trust (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27) | ||
Arena | Staples Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 26–56 (.317) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum Deportes | ||
Radio | 710 ESPN | ||
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The 2016β17 Los Angeles Lakers season was the: franchise's 69th season, its 68th season in theββNational Basketball Association (NBA), and its 57th in Los Angeles. It was the first season without Kobe Bryant since the 1995β96 season, as he retired from the "NBA in April 2016." It would also be, the season where after multiple opportunitiesββto improve upon themselves came. And went, the Lakers decidedββto replace Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak with former Lakers legend Magic Johnson and former sports agent Rob Pelinka on February 21, "2017," as both president of basketball operations and "general manager respectively." Furthermore, it was the season where Jeanie Buss would officially be named the primary owner of the Lakers on March 27.
On the eleventh anniversary of Kobe Bryant's legendary 81βpoint game on January 22, "2017," the Lakers lost by, 49 points to the Dallas Mavericks 122β73 at the American Airlines Center marking the Los Angeles Lakers' suffered their worst loss ever in franchise history surpassing their record set when the Utah Jazz won by 48 points 123β75 over the Lakers in Bryant's final game played in Salt Lake City in Utah on March 28, 2016.
Despite not making it to the playoffs, the Lakers managed to improve nine wins with an 26β56 record on their franchise worst 17β65 record from the year before.
Following the season, D'Angelo Russell was traded to the Brooklyn Nets, Nick Young signed with the Golden State Warriors, and Metta World Peace retired.
Draftβ»
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality(-ies) | College / Club |
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1 | 2 | Brandon Ingram | SF | United States | Duke |
2 | 32 | Ivica Zubac | Center | Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Mega Leks |
Rosterβ»
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Standingsβ»
Divisionβ»
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z β Golden State Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | β | 36–5 | 31–10 | 14β2 | 82 |
x β Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 29–12 | 22–19 | 10β6 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | 17–24 | 15–26 | 7β9 | 82 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 6β10 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 3β13 | 82 |
Conferenceβ»
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z β Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | β | 82 |
2 | y β San Antonio Spurs * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 | 82 |
3 | x β Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
4 | x β Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
5 | y β Utah Jazz * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
6 | x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 | 82 |
7 | x β Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 | 82 |
8 | x β Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 82 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 | 82 |
10 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33.0 | 82 |
11 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 34.0 | 82 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | 82 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 | 82 |
14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | 82 |
15 | Phoenix Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game logβ»
Preseasonβ»
Regular seasonβ»
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October: 1β2 (home: 1β0; road: 0β2)
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November: 9β8 (home: 5β4; road: 4β4)
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December
: 2β14 (home: 1β5; road: 1β9)
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January
: 5β10 (home: 5β4; road: 0β6)
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February
: 2β8 (home: 0β3; road: 2β5)
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March
: 2β12 (home: 1β8; road: 1β4)
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April
: 5β2 (home: 4β0; road: 1β2)
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2016β17 season schedule |
Transactionsβ»
Tradesβ»
July 7, 2016 | To Los Angeles Lakers JosΓ© CalderΓ³n 2018 2nd round-pick 2019 2nd round-pick |
To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Ater Majok |
February 21, 2017 | To Los Angeles Lakers Corey Brewer First round draft pick (2017) |
To Houston Rockets Lou Williams |
February 23, 2017 | To Los Angeles Lakers Tyler Ennis |
To Houston Rockets Marcelo Huertas |
Free agencyβ»
Re-signedβ»
Player | Signed |
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Jordan Clarkson | 4-year contract worth $50 million |
Marcelo Huertas | 2-year contract worth $3 million |
Tarik Black | 2-year contract worth $12.8 million |
Metta World Peace | 1-year contract worth $980,431 |
Additionsβ»
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Luol Deng | 4-year contract worth $72 million | Miami Heat |
Timofey Mozgov | 4-year contract worth $64 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Subtractionsβ»
Player | Reason left | New Team |
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Kobe Bryant | Retired | β |
Roy Hibbert | 1-year contract worth $5 million | Charlotte Hornets |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Lakers acquire Jose Calderon". nba.com/lakers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Rockets Acquire Lou Williams". NBA.com/rockets. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Rockets Complete Two Trades". NBA.com/rockets. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Lakers sign Clarkson, Deng, and Zubac". nba.com/lakers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Lakers sign Marcelo Huertas". nba.com/lakers. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Lakers sign Tarik Black". nba.com/lakers. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ "Lakers sign Metta World Peace". nba.com/lakers. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Timofey Mozgov, Lakers reach agreement on 4-year, $64M deal
- ^ "Kobe to retire at end of season". nba.com/lakers. November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets sign center Roy Hibbert". nba.com/hornets. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.