# 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 71st season, its 70th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 59th in Los Angeles.
Following the signing of LeBron James on July 1, 2018, the Lakers hoped to finish with a winning record and playoff appearance for the first time since the 2012–13 season. However, after an improved 20–14 start to the season, several injuries accumulated throughout the season including James, Rajon Rondo, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram, and the Lakers fell below .500 by the All-Star break. By March, the Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention, extending the team's postseason drought to a franchise record six seasons, and a sixth straight losing season, even after improving from their 2017–18 campaign by two games. It is the first time that James missed the playoffs since 2005 and first time he did not appear in the NBA Finals since 2010. This was the last time until 2022 that the Lakers missed the playoffs.
On April 9, the conclusion of the Lakers' season, Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations. Three days later, Luke Walton and the team agreed to part ways.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / Club team |
| 1 | 25 | Moritz Wagner | PF | Germany | Michigan |
| 2 | 39 | Isaac Bonga | SF | Germany | Frankfurt Skyliners |
| 2 | 47 | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | SG | Ukraine | Kansas |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Point guard Lonzo Ball played 47 games (his last game being on January 19, 2019) but missed the rest of the season due to a Grade 3 left ankle sprain.
* Shooting guard Josh Hart played 67 games (his last game being on March 19, 2019) but missed the remainder of the season after having an ultrasonic debridement procedure on the patella tendon in his right knee.
* Small forward Brandon Ingram played 52 games (his last game being on March 2, 2019) but missed the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a deep venous thrombosis in his right arm. He underwent successful thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm on March 16, 2019.

## Standings
### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Golden State Warriors | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30‍–‍11 | 27‍–‍14 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 22‍–‍19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 15‍–‍26 | 4–12 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 22‍–‍19 | 15‍–‍26 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 12‍–‍29 | 7‍–‍34 | 3–13 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Golden State Warriors * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0) :
Preseason: 3–3 (home: 2–3; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 30
Denver
L 107–124
JaVale McGee (17)
McGee, Rondo (7)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Valley View Casino Center 13,565
0–1
2
October 2
Denver
L 111–113
JaVale McGee (15)
JaVale McGee (8)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Staples Center 18,997
0–2
3
October 4
Sacramento
W 128–123
Brandon Ingram (31)
Brandon Ingram (9)
Lance Stephenson (5)
Staples Center 18,997
1–2
4
October 6
LA Clippers
L 87–103
Kyle Kuzma (15)
JaVale McGee (9)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Honda Center 18,040
1–3
5
October 10
Golden State
W 123–113
Brandon Ingram (26)
LeBron James (10)
Rajon Rondo (7)
T-Mobile Arena 1,763
2–3
6
October 12
@ Golden State
W 119–105
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (22)
Johnathan Williams (12)
Lonzo Ball (7)
SAP Center 18,523
3–3 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 37–45 (Home: 22–19; Road: 15–26) :
October: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 18
@ Portland
L 119–128
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (12)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Moda Center 19,996
0–1
2
October 20
Houston
L 115–124
LeBron James (24)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Staples Center 18,997
0–2
3
October 22
San Antonio
L 142–143 (OT)
Kyle Kuzma (37)
Josh Hart (10)
LeBron James (14)
Staples Center 18,997
0–3
4
October 24
@ Phoenix
W 131–113
Lance Stephenson (23)
Lance Stephenson (8)
LeBron James (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
1–3
5
October 25
Denver
W 121–114
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (11)
Staples Center 18,997
2–3
6
October 27
@ San Antonio
L 106–110
LeBron James (35)
LeBron James (11)
Rajon Rondo (5)
AT&T Center 18,589
2–4
7
October 29
@ Minnesota
L 120–124
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Target Center 18,978
2–5
8
October 31
Dallas
W 114–113
LeBron James (29)
JaVale McGee (15)
Lonzo Ball (7)
Staples Center 18,997
3–5 :
November: 10–4 (home: 6–2; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 3
@ Portland
W 114–110
LeBron James (28)
Rajon Rondo (10)
LeBron James (7)
Moda Center 19,848
4–5
10
November 4
Toronto
L 107–121
Kyle Kuzma (24)
Lonzo Ball (9)
LeBron James (6)
Staples Center 18,997
4–6
11
November 7
Minnesota
W 114–110
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (10)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Staples Center 18,997
5–6
12
November 10
@ Sacramento
W 101–86
LeBron James (25)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
6–6
13
November 11
Atlanta
W 107–106
LeBron James (26)
JaVale McGee (9)
Lonzo Ball (11)
Staples Center 18,997
7–6
14
November 14
Portland
W 126–117
LeBron James (44)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 18,997
8–6
15
November 17
@ Orlando
L 117–130
LeBron James (22)
Kuzma, Stephenson, Ingram (6)
Ingram, James (7)
Amway Center 19,249
8–7
16
November 18
@ Miami
W 113–97
LeBron James (51)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Lonzo Ball (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,686
9–7
17
November 21
@ Cleveland
W 109–105
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
10–7
18
November 23
Utah
W 90–83
Brandon Ingram (24)
Ball, James (10)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 18,997
11–7
19
November 25
Orlando
L 104–108
LeBron James (24)
Lonzo Ball (10)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 18,997
11–8
20
November 27
@ Denver
L 85–117
Kyle Kuzma (21)
LeBron James (7)
Kuzma, Stephenson, Hart (3)
Pepsi Center 19,583
11–9
21
November 29
Indiana
W 104–96
LeBron James (38)
Chandler, James, Kuzma (9)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 18,997
12–9
22
November 30
Dallas
W 114–103
LeBron James (28)
Kyle Kuzma (12)
Kyle Kuzma (6)
Staples Center 18,997
13–9 :
December: 8–7 (home: 5–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
December 2
Phoenix
W 120–96
Kyle Kuzma (23)
Tyson Chandler (11)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
14–9
24
December 5
San Antonio
W 121–113
LeBron James (42)
Chandler, Kuzma (9)
Lonzo Ball (9)
Staples Center 18,997
15–9
25
December 7
@ San Antonio
L 120–133
LeBron James (35)
JaVale McGee (12)
Ball, James (11)
AT&T Center 18,354
15–10
26
December 8
@ Memphis
W 111–88
Kuzma, James (20)
Tyson Chandler (14)
LeBron James (9)
FedExForum 17,794
16–10
27
December 10
Miami
W 108–105
Kyle Kuzma (33)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (12)
Staples Center 18,997
17–10
28
December 13
@ Houston
L 111–126
LeBron James (29)
Tyson Chandler (8)
Lonzo Ball (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
17–11
29
December 15
@ Charlotte
W 128–100
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (11)
Spectrum Center 19,641
18–11
30
December 16
@ Washington
L 110–128
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25)
Tyson Chandler (7)
Caldwell-Pope, Stephenson (5)
Capital One Arena 20,409
18–12
31
December 18
@ Brooklyn
L 110–115
LeBron James (36)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (8)
Barclays Center 17,735
18–13
32
December 21
New Orleans
W 112–104
Kyle Kuzma (23)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (14)
Staples Center 18,997
19–13
33
December 23
Memphis
L 99–107
LeBron James (22)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 18,997
19–14
34
December 25
@ Golden State
W 127–101
Kyle Kuzma (19)
LeBron James (13)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–14
35
December 27
@ Sacramento
L 116–117
Kyle Kuzma (33)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Lonzo Ball (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
20–15
36
December 28
LA Clippers
L 107–118
Kyle Kuzma (24)
Tyson Chandler (15)
Lonzo Ball (6)
Staples Center 18,997
20–16
37
December 30
Sacramento
W 121–114
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26)
JaVale McGee (12)
Brandon Ingram (9)
Staples Center 18,997
21–16 :
January: 6–9 (home: 3–6; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 2
Oklahoma City
L 100–107
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25)
Josh Hart (15)
Lonzo Ball (7)
Staples Center 18,997
21–17
39
January 4
New York
L 112–119
Brandon Ingram (21)
Ingram, McGee (9)
Lance Stephenson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
21–18
40
January 6
@ Minnesota
L 86–108
Lance Stephenson (14)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Lance Stephenson (6)
Target Center 18,978
21–19
41
January 7
@ Dallas
W 107–97
Brandon Ingram (29)
Josh Hart (12)
Hart, Ingram (6)
American Airlines Center 20,354
22–19
42
January 9
Detroit
W 113–100
Kyle Kuzma (41)
Ingram, Zubac (9)
Lonzo Ball (11)
Staples Center 18,997
23–19
43
January 11
@ Utah
L 95–113
Michael Beasley (17)
Kuzma, McGee (9)
Lonzo Ball (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
23–20
44
January 13
Cleveland
L 95–101
Kyle Kuzma (29)
Kyle Kuzma (9)
Lonzo Ball (8)
Staples Center 18,997
23–21
45
January 15
Chicago
W 107–100
Lonzo Ball (19)
Kyle Kuzma (12)
Brandon Ingram (7)
Staples Center 18,997
24–21
46
January 17
@ Oklahoma City
W 138–128 (OT)
Kyle Kuzma (31)
Ivica Zubac (12)
Brandon Ingram (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
25–21
47
January 19
@ Houston
L 134–138 (OT)
Kyle Kuzma (32)
JaVale McGee (14)
Lonzo Ball (11)
Toyota Center 18,055
25–22
48
January 21
Golden State
L 111–130
Ivica Zubac (18)
JaVale McGee (9)
Lance Stephenson (5)
Staples Center 18,997
25–23
49
January 24
Minnesota
L 105–120
Brandon Ingram (20)
Ivica Zubac (8)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Staples Center 18,997
25–24
50
January 27
Phoenix
W 116–102
Caldwell-Pope, Zubac (24)
Ivica Zubac (16)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Staples Center 18,997
26–24
51
January 29
Philadelphia
L 105–121
Brandon Ingram (36)
JaVale McGee (14)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Staples Center 18,997
26–25
52
January 31
@ LA Clippers
W 123–120 (OT)
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 19,068
27–25 :
February: 3–6 (home: 2–0; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
@ Golden State
L 101–115
Brandon Ingram (20)
Ivica Zubac (9)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
27–26
54
February 5
@ Indiana
L 94–136
LeBron James (18)
LeBron James (7)
LeBron James (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,265
27–27
55
February 7
@ Boston
W 129–128
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (12)
TD Garden 18,624
28–27
56
February 10
@ Philadelphia
L 120–143
Kyle Kuzma (39)
JaVale McGee (13)
LeBron James (9)
Wells Fargo Center 18,624
28–28
57
February 12
@ Atlanta
L 113–117
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (16)
State Farm Arena 16,824
28–29
58
February 21
Houston
W 111–106
LeBron James (29)
Brandon Ingram (13)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Staples Center 18,997
29–29
59
February 23
@ New Orleans
L 115–128
Brandon Ingram (29)
Kyle Kuzma (8)
LeBron James (12)
Smoothie King Center 18,626
29–30
60
February 25
@ Memphis
L 105–110
Brandon Ingram (32)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (11)
FedExForum 17,794
29–31
61
February 27
New Orleans
W 125–119
LeBron James (33)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Rajon Rondo (16)
Staples Center 18,997
30–31 :
March: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 1
Milwaukee
L 120–131
James, Ingram (31)
Rondo, Ingram (8)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
30–32
63
March 2
@ Phoenix
L 109–118
LeBron James (27)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (16)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
30–33
64
March 4
LA Clippers
L 105–113
LeBron James (27)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Staples Center 18,997
30–34
65
March 6
Denver
L 99–115
LeBron James (31)
James, Rondo (7)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Staples Center 18,997
30–35
66
March 9
Boston
L 107–120
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (12)
Staples Center 18,997
30–36
67
March 12
@ Chicago
W 123–107
LeBron James (36)
JaVale McGee (11)
Rajon Rondo (10)
United Center 21,359
31–36
68
March 14
@ Toronto
L 98–111
LeBron James (29)
JaVale McGee (9)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,962
31–37
69
March 15
@ Detroit
L 97–111
JaVale McGee (20)
JaVale McGee (13)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
Little Caesars Arena 20,768
31–38
70
March 17
@ New York
L 123–124
LeBron James (33)
McGee, Williams (7)
James, Kuzma (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
31–39
71
March 19
@ Milwaukee
L 101–115
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (35)
JaVale McGee (11)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,879
31–40
72
March 22
Brooklyn
L 106–111
JaVale McGee (33)
JaVale McGee (20)
LeBron James (14)
Staples Center 18,997
31–41
73
March 24
Sacramento
W 111–106
James, Kuzma (29)
JaVale McGee (14)
LeBron James (11)
Staples Center 18,997
32–41
74
March 26
Washington
W 124–106
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (29)
JaVale McGee (15)
LeBron James (14)
Staples Center 18,997
33–41
75
March 27
@ Utah
L 100–115
Kyle Kuzma (21)
JaVale McGee (13)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
33–42
76
March 29
Charlotte
W 129–115
LeBron James (23)
JaVale McGee (9)
Rajon Rondo (17)
Staples Center 18,997
34–42
77
March 31
@ New Orleans
W 130–102
Rajon Rondo (24)
JaVale McGee (12)
Rajon Rondo (16)
Smoothie King Center 18,562
35–42 :
April: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
@ Oklahoma City
L 103–119
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
35–43
79
April 4
Golden State
L 90–108
Johnathan Williams (17)
McGee, J. Williams (13)
Alex Caruso (6)
Staples Center 18,997
35–44
80
April 5
@ LA Clippers
W 122–117
Alex Caruso (32)
Caruso, J. Jones, McGee (10)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Staples Center 17,910
36–44
81
April 7
Utah
W 113–109
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (32)
Jemerrio Jones (16)
Alex Caruso (11)
Staples Center 18,997
37–44
82
April 9
Portland
L 101–104
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (32)
Jemerrio Jones (15)
Alex Caruso (13)
Staples Center 18,997
37–45 :
2018–19 season schedule :

## Player statistics

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Lonzo Ball | PG | 47 | 45 | 1,423 | 251 | 255 | 69 | 19 | 465 |
| Michael Beasley$^†$ | PF | 26 | 2 | 277 | 60 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 181 |
| Isaac Bonga | PG | 22 | 0 | 120 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| Reggie Bullock$^≠$ | SG | 19 | 16 | 524 | 50 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 177 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | SG | 82 | 23 | 2,035 | 238 | 110 | 73 | 13 | 938 |
| Alex Caruso | PG | 25 | 4 | 531 | 67 | 77 | 24 | 9 | 229 |
| Tyson Chandler$^≠$ | C | 48 | 6 | 786 | 268 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 147 |
| Josh Hart | SG | 67 | 22 | 1,715 | 248 | 93 | 64 | 40 | 525 |
| Andre Ingram$^≠$ | SG | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram | SF | 52 | 52 | 1,760 | 267 | 154 | 28 | 31 | 950 |
| LeBron James | SF | 55 | 55 | 1,937 | 465 | 454 | 72 | 33 | 1,505 |
| Jemerrio Jones$^≠$ | SF | 6 | 2 | 143 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| Kyle Kuzma | PF | 70 | 68 | 2,314 | 382 | 178 | 41 | 26 | 1,308 |
| Scott Machado$^≠$ | PG | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| JaVale McGee | C | 75 | 62 | 1,671 | 566 | 52 | 47 | 148 | 897 |
| Mike Muscala$^≠$ | PF | 17 | 4 | 265 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 100 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk$^†$ | SF | 39 | 0 | 420 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 127 |
| Rajon Rondo | PG | 46 | 29 | 1,369 | 243 | 367 | 57 | 7 | 424 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 68 | 3 | 1,123 | 215 | 140 | 41 | 7 | 491 |
| Moritz Wagner | C | 43 | 5 | 446 | 85 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 207 |
| Johnathan Williams | C | 24 | 0 | 372 | 99 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 157 |
| Ivica Zubac$^†$ | C | 33 | 12 | 516 | 162 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 281 |
After all games. $^‡$Waived during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

## Transactions
### Signing of LeBron James

On July 9, 2018, superstar LeBron James signed a four-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers after playing a second stint with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. He led the team to their first championship title in 2016, and led them to the NBA Finals 4 other times (2007, 2015, 2017, and 2018). This marked his second time leaving the Cavs, after controversially doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat, where he led the team to 4 consecutive NBA Finals appearances, winning back-to-back in 2012 and 2013. The signing also briefly intensified the Celtics–Lakers rivalry, as his former Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics the year before and when former Celtics star Rajon Rondo joined LeBron in Los Angeles. Irving played 2 seasons for the Celtics before signing with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2019 offseason.

### Trades

| July 6, 2018 | To Los Angeles LakersDraft rights to Isaac Bonga | To Philadelphia 76ers2019 second round pick Cash considerations |
| February 6, 2019 | To Los Angeles LakersReggie Bullock | To Detroit PistonsSviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2021 second round pick |
| February 7, 2019 | To Los Angeles LakersMike Muscala | To Los Angeles ClippersMichael Beasley Ivica Zubac |

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

| Player | Signed |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 1-year contract worth $12 million |
| Alex Caruso | Two-way contract |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Rajon Rondo | 1-year contract worth $9 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| LeBron James | 4-year contract worth $156 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Lance Stephenson | 1-year contract worth $4.5 million | Indiana Pacers |
| JaVale McGee | 1-year contract worth $2.4 million | Golden State Warriors |
| Michael Beasley | 1-year contract worth $3.5 million | New York Knicks |
| Johnathan Williams | Two-way contract | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Tyson Chandler | 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Phoenix Suns |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Tyler Ennis | Waived | Fenerbahçe |
| Thomas Bryant | Waived | Washington Wizards |
| Julius Randle | 2-year contract worth $18 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Isaiah Thomas | 1-year contract worth $2 million | Denver Nuggets |
| Brook Lopez | 1-year contract worth $3.3 million | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Channing Frye | 1-year contract worth $2.4 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Luol Deng | Waived | Minnesota Timberwolves |