# 2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 69th season, its 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 57th in Los Angeles. It was the first season without Kobe Bryant since the 1995–96 season, as he retired from the NBA in April 2016. It would also be the season where after multiple opportunities to improve upon themselves came and went, the Lakers decided to 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 Bryant's legendary 81–point game on January 22, 2017, the Lakers lost by 49 points to the Dallas Mavericks 122–73 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 123–75 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 26–56 record on their franchise worst 17–65 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 where he won a championship, and Metta World Peace retired.
Until 2024–25, this was the last time that the Lakers won on opening night.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality(-ies) | College / Club |
| 1 | 2 | Brandon Ingram | SF | United States | Duke |
| 2 | 32 | Ivica Zubac | Center | Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mega Leks |

## Standings
### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Golden State Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 36‍–‍5 | 31‍–‍10 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 22‍–‍19 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 15‍–‍26 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 9‍–‍32 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 | 15‍–‍26 | 9‍–‍32 | 3–13 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – 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 log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 2–6 (Home: 2–6; Road: 0–0) :
Pre-season: 2–6 (home: 2–6; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
Sacramento
W 103–84
Tarik Black (15)
Timofey Mozgov (9)
José Calderón (3)
Honda Center (Anaheim) 9,187
1–0
2
October 7
Denver
L 97–101
D'Angelo Russell (21)
Julius Randle (6)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Staples Center 16,461
1–1
3
October 9
Denver
W 124–115
D'Angelo Russell (33)
Tarik Black (5)
Julius Randle (5)
Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario) 8,389
2–1
4
October 11
Portland
L 106–109 (OT)
Jordan Clarkson (15)
Julius Randle (13)
Marcelo Huertas (5)
Staples Center 15,290
2–2
5
October 13
Sacramento
L 104–116
D'Angelo Russell (31)
Julius Randle (10)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) 8,905
2–3
6
October 15
Golden State
L 107–112
Nick Young (17)
Julius Randle (7)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) 13,669
2–4
7
October 19
Golden State
L 112–123
Brandon Ingram (21)
Brandon Ingram (7)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Valley View Casino Center (San Diego) 15,821
2–5
8
October 21
Phoenix
L 94–98
D'Angelo Russell (17)
Julius Randle (8)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Honda Center 13,489
2–6 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 26–56 (Home: 17–24; Road: 9–32) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
Houston
W 120–114
Jordan Clarkson (25)
Timofey Mozgov (8)
Julius Randle (6)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2
October 28
@ Utah
L 89–96
Lou Williams (17)
Luol Deng (12)
Lou Williams (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
1–1
3
October 30
@ Oklahoma City
L 96–113
Randle, Russell (20)
Julius Randle (9)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–2 :
November: 9–8 (home: 5–4; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
@ Indiana
L 108–115
Lou Williams (19)
Julius Randle (10)
Lou Williams (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
1–3
5
November 2
@ Atlanta
W 123–116
D'Angelo Russell (23)
Luol Deng (10)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Philips Arena 13,800
2–3
6
November 4
Golden State
W 117–97
Julius Randle (20)
Julius Randle (14)
Jordan Clarkson (5)
Staples Center 18,997
3−3
7
November 6
Phoenix
W 119–108
Nick Young (22)
Timofey Mozgov (8)
Russell, Williams (6)
Staples Center 18,997
4−3
8
November 8
Dallas
L 97–109
Jordan Clarkson (22)
Julius Randle (10)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
4−4
9
November 10
@ Sacramento
W 101–91
Lou Williams (21)
Julius Randle (8)
Clarkson, Randle (5)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
5−4
10
November 12
@ New Orleans
W 126–99
Jordan Clarkson (23)
Julius Randle (11)
Julius Randle (8)
Smoothie King Center 17,138
6−4
11
November 13
@ Minnesota
L 99–125
Lou Williams (17)
Julius Randle (6)
Williams, Russell (4)
Target Center 14,432
6−5
12
November 15
Brooklyn
W 125–118
D'Angelo Russell (32)
Julius Randle (14)
Julius Randle (10)
Staples Center 18,426
7−5
13
November 18
San Antonio
L 107–116
Lou Williams (24)
Julius Randle (9)
Julius Randle (7)
Staples Center 18,997
7−6
14
November 20
Chicago
L 110–118
Lou Williams (25)
Young, Nance Jr., Black (6)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
7−7
15
November 22
Oklahoma City
W 111–109
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Calderón, Black (6)
Lou Williams (5)
Staples Center 18,997
8−7
16
November 23
@ Golden State
L 106–149
Clarkson, Williams, Ingram (16)
Nance Jr., Deng (7)
José Calderón (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
8−8
17
November 25
Golden State
L 85–109
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Thomas Robinson (10)
José Calderón (6)
Staples Center 18,997
8−9
18
November 27
Atlanta
W 109–94
Lou Williams (21)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
Jordan Clarkson (5)
Staples Center 18,997
9−9
19
November 29
@ New Orleans
L 88–105
Lou Williams (16)
Julius Randle (10)
José Calderón (6)
Smoothie King Center 14,024
9−10
20
November 30
@ Chicago
W 96–90
Clarkson, Williams (18)
Julius Randle (20)
Lou Williams (5)
United Center 21,773
10–10 :
December
: 2–14 (home: 1–5; road: 1–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 2
@ Toronto
L 80–113
Brandon Ingram (17)
Julius Randle (8)
Lou Williams (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
10–11
22
December 3
@ Memphis
L 100–103
Lou Williams (40)
Randle, Black (6)
Marcelo Huertas (7)
FedExForum 17,017
10–12
23
December 5
Utah
L 101–107
Lou Williams (38)
Julius Randle (11)
Lou Williams (7)
Staples Center 18,279
10–13
24
December 7
@ Houston
L 95–134
Lou Williams (24)
Julius Randle (10)
Marcelo Huertas (7)
Toyota Center 16,141
10–14
25
December 9
Phoenix
L 115–119
Lou Williams (35)
Luol Deng (11)
Julius Randle (5)
Staples Center 18,997
10–15
26
December 11
New York
L 112–118
Lou Williams (24)
Julius Randle (10)
Russell, Williams (5)
Staples Center 18,997
10–16
27
December 12
@ Sacramento
L 92–116
D'Angelo Russell (17)
Julius Randle (8)
Russell, Deng (4)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
10–17
28
December 14
@ Brooklyn
L 97–107
Lou Williams (16)
Timofey Mozgov (13)
Nance Jr., Russell, Deng, Williams (2)
Barclays Center 17,732
10–18
29
December 16
@ Philadelphia
W 100–89
Julius Randle (25)
Julius Randle (9)
Deng, Williams (3)
Wells Fargo Center 20,491
11–18
30
December 17
@ Cleveland
L 108–119
Nick Young (32)
Brandon Ingram (10)
Brandon Ingram (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
11–19
31
December 20
@ Charlotte
L 113–117
Jordan Clarkson (25)
Luol Deng (7)
Lou Williams (8)
Spectrum Center 19,093
11–20
32
December 22
@ Miami
L 107–115
Lou Williams (27)
Thomas Robinson (12)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,712
11–21
33
December 23
@ Orlando
L 90–109
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Thomas Robinson (11)
Huertas, Deng, Russell (3)
Amway Center 18,846
11–22
34
December 25
LA Clippers
W 111–102
Mozgov, Young (19)
Luol Deng (12)
Julius Randle (8)
Staples Center 18,997
12–22
35
December 27
Utah
L 100–102
Julius Randle (25)
Julius Randle (12)
D'Angelo Russell (4)
Staples Center 18,997
12–23
36
December 29
Dallas
L 89–101
Julius Randle (18)
Thomas Robinson (10)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Staples Center 18,997
12–24 :
January
: 5–10 (home: 5–4; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 1
Toronto
L 114–123
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Black, Randle, Robinson (9)
Julius Randle (6)
Staples Center 18,997
12–25
38
January 3
Memphis
W 116–102
Nick Young (20)
Julius Randle (14)
Julius Randle (11)
Staples Center 18,997
13–25
39
January 5
@ Portland
L 109–118
D'Angelo Russell (22)
Julius Randle (9)
Julius Randle (5)
Moda Center 19,403
13–26
40
January 6
Miami
W 127–100
Lou Williams (24)
Luol Deng (14)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Staples Center 18,997
14–26
41
January 8
Orlando
W 112–95
Julius Randle (19)
Randle, Mozgov (9)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
15–26
42
January 10
Portland
L 87–108
Luol Deng (14)
Julius Randle (10)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Staples Center 18,483
15–27
43
January 12
@ San Antonio
L 94–134
Julius Randle (22)
Julius Randle (6)
Julius Randle (5)
AT&T Center 18,418
15–28
44
January 14
@ LA Clippers
L 97–113
Jordan Clarkson (21)
Julius Randle (8)
Russell, Ingram (5)
Staples Center 19,060
15–29
45
January 15
Detroit
L 97–102
Lou Williams (26)
Julius Randle (10)
Williams, Randle (4)
Staples Center 18,997
15–30
46
January 17
Denver
L 121–127
Lou Williams (24)
Ivica Zubac (13)
Julius Randle, Lou Williams (7)
Staples Center 18,412
15–31
47
January 20
Indiana
W 108–96
Lou Williams (27)
Tarik Black (13)
José Calderón (6)
Staples Center 18,412
16–31
48
January 22
@ Dallas
L 73–122
Lou Williams (15)
Timofey Mozgov (8)
Julius Randle (4)
American Airlines Center 19,484
16–32
49
January 25
@ Portland
L 98–105
Lou Williams (31)
Ivica Zubac (10)
Lou Williams (5)
Moda Center 19,393
16–33
50
January 26
@ Utah
L 88–96
Lou Williams (20)
Ivica Zubac (10)
Jordan Clarkson (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
16–34
51
January 31
Denver
W 120–116
Nick Young (23)
Tarik Black (8)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Staples Center 18,997
17–34 :
February
: 2–8 (home: 0–3; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
@ Washington
L 108–116
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Tarik Black (11)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Verizon Center 16,473
17–35
53
February 3
@ Boston
L 107–113
Lou Williams (21)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
TD Garden 18,624
17–36
54
February 6
@ New York
W 121–107
Lou Williams (22)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–36
55
February 8
@ Detroit
L 102–121
Randle, Williams (17)
Tarik Black (10)
Russell, Ingram (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,121
18–37
56
February 10
@ Milwaukee
W 122–114
Nick Young (26)
Julius Randle (7)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,380
19–37
57
February 14
Sacramento
L 96–97
Lou Williams (29)
Randle, Clarkson (7)
Lou Williams (5)
Staples Center 18,997
19–38
58
February 15
@ Phoenix
L 101–137
Russell, Williams (21)
Julius Randle (10)
Larry Nance Jr. (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
19–39
59
February 24
@ Oklahoma City
L 93–110
D'Angelo Russell (29)
Julius Randle (11)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
19–40
60
February 26
San Antonio
L 98–119
Brandon Ingram (22)
Julius Randle (12)
Julius Randle (4)
Staples Center 18,997
19–41
61
February 28
Charlotte
L 104–109
Russell, Randle (23)
Julius Randle (18)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Staples Center 18,997
19–42 :
March
: 2–12 (home: 1–8; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 3
Boston
L 95–115
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Julius Randle (7)
Russell, Nance Jr. (4)
Staples Center 18,997
19–43
63
March 5
New Orleans
L 97–105
Nick Young (19)
Julius Randle (12)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
19–44
64
March 7
@ Dallas
L 111–122
Russell, Clarkson (22)
Julius Randle (18)
Julius Randle (10)
American Airlines Center 20,484
19–45
65
March 9
@ Phoenix
W 122–110
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Randle, Nance Jr. (8)
Randle, Brewer (4)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,552
20–45
66
March 12
Philadelphia
L 116–118
Jordan Clarkson (30)
Julius Randle (12)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
20–46
67
March 13
@ Denver
L 101–129
Ivica Zubac (25)
Ivica Zubac (11)
Russell, Clarkson (3)
Pepsi Center 17,344
20–47
68
March 15
@ Houston
L 100–139
Julius Randle (32)
Julius Randle (8)
Ingram, Clarkson (3)
Toyota Center 18,055
20–48
69
March 17
Milwaukee
L 103–107
Jordan Clarkson (21)
Julius Randle (12)
Julius Randle (8)
Staples Center 18,997
20–49
70
March 19
Cleveland
L 120–125
D'Angelo Russell (40)
Corey Brewer (9)
Julius Randle (7)
Staples Center 18,997
20–50
71
March 21
LA Clippers
L 109–133
Brandon Ingram (21)
Randle, Zubac (7)
Russell, Clarkson (5)
Staples Center 18,724
20–51
72
March 24
Minnesota
W 130–119 (OT)
Jordan Clarkson (35)
Julius Randle (12)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Staples Center 18,997
21–51
73
March 26
Portland
L 81–97
D'Angelo Russell (22)
Julius Randle (9)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Staples Center 18,698
21–52
74
March 28
Washington
L 108–119
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Staples Center 18,997
21–53
75
March 30
@ Minnesota
L 104–119
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Julius Randle (13)
Jordan Clarkson (7)
Target Center 18,179
21–54 :
April
: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ LA Clippers
L 104–115
David Nwaba (19)
Thomas Robinson (9)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Staples Center 19,060
21–55
77
April 2
Memphis
W 108–103
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Larry Nance Jr. (14)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Staples Center 18,997
22–55
78
April 5
@ San Antonio
W 102–95
Tyler Ennis (19)
Larry Nance Jr. (9)
Tyler Ennis (6)
AT&T Center 18,418
23–55
79
April 7
Sacramento
W 98–94
Julius Randle (25)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Staples Center 18,997
24–55
80
April 9
Minnesota
W 110–109
Tyler Ennis (20)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Staples Center 18,997
25–55
81
April 11
New Orleans
W 108–96
Metta World Peace (18)
Tarik Black (9)
Brandon Ingram (6)
Staples Center 18,997
26–55
82
April 12
@ Golden State
L 94–109
Jordan Clarkson (17)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Ingram, Ennis (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
26–56 :
2016–17 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jordan Clarkson | 82 | 19 | 29.2 | .445 | .329 | .798 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 14.7 |
| Brandon Ingram | 79 | 40 | 28.8 | .402 | .294 | .621 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .6 | .5 | 9.4 |
| Julius Randle | 74 | 73 | 28.8 | .488 | .270 | .723 | 8.6 | 3.6 | .7 | .5 | 13.2 |
| Tarik Black | 67 | 16 | 16.3 | .510 | .500 | .752 | 5.1 | .6 | .4 | .7 | 5.7 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 63 | 60 | 28.7 | .405 | .352 | .782 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .3 | 15.6 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 63 | 7 | 22.9 | .526 | .278 | .738 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .6 | 7.1 |
| Nick Young | 60 | 60 | 25.9 | .430 | .404 | .856 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | 13.2 |
| Lou Williams$^†$ | 58 | 1 | 24.2 | .444 | .385 | .884 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 18.6 |
| Luol Deng | 56 | 49 | 26.5 | .387 | .309 | .730 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 7.6 |
| Timofey Mozgov | 54 | 52 | 20.4 | .515 | .000 | .808 | 4.9 | .8 | .3 | .6 | 7.4 |
| Thomas Robinson | 48 | 1 | 11.7 | .536 | .000 | .470 | 4.6 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 5.0 |
| Ivica Zubac | 38 | 11 | 16.0 | .529 | .000 | .653 | 4.2 | .8 | .4 | .9 | 7.5 |
| Metta Sandiford-Artest | 25 | 2 | 6.4 | .279 | .237 | .625 | .8 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 2.3 |
| José Calderón$^†$ | 24 | 11 | 12.2 | .416 | .353 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Corey Brewer$^†$ | 24 | 3 | 14.9 | .438 | .208 | .750 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.4 |
| Marcelo Huertas | 23 | 1 | 10.3 | .368 | .211 | .529 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .4 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Tyler Ennis$^†$ | 22 | 2 | 17.8 | .451 | .389 | .864 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .9 | .1 | 7.7 |
| David Nwaba | 20 | 2 | 19.9 | .580 | .200 | .641 | 3.2 | .7 | .7 | .4 | 6.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 7, 2016 | To Los Angeles LakersJosé Calderón 2018 2nd round-pick 2019 2nd round-pick | To Chicago BullsDraft rights to Ater Majok |
| February 21, 2017 | To Los Angeles LakersCorey Brewer First round draft pick (2017) | To Houston RocketsLou Williams |
| February 23, 2017 | To Los Angeles LakersTyler Ennis | To Houston RocketsMarcelo Huertas |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| 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 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Luol Deng | 4-year contract worth $72 million | Miami Heat |
| Timofey Mozgov | 4-year contract worth $64 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New Team |
| Kobe Bryant | Retired | — |
| Roy Hibbert | 1-year contract worth $5 million | Charlotte Hornets |