# 2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 75th season of the franchise, its 74th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 62nd season in Los Angeles, and its 23rd season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. The team was coached by Frank Vogel. The Lakers competed as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific Division, finishing the season with a 33–49 record.
The Lakers, who had acquired veteran All-Stars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony during the offseason, were widely considered by experts as favorites to win the Western Conference. Despite LeBron James' best points per game average since 2005–06, and a number of scoring and age-related records, the Lakers disappointed, with a combination of injuries and underperformances, as well as an aging roster. The Lakers were eliminated from both playoff and play-in contention on April 5, 2022, as their underperformance fell short of securing a direct playoff berth was widely regarded as one of the biggest disappointments in franchise history. Following the conclusion of the season, head coach Frank Vogel was fired.

## Previous season

The Lakers concluded the 2020–21 season with a 42–30 record, finishing with the third seed in the Pacific Division and the seventh seed in the Western Conference, which was not enough for a direct playoff spot. In the NBA play-in tournament, they defeated the Golden State Warriors to earn them the seventh seed in the 2021 NBA playoffs. The Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns in the first round in six games despite being up 2–1, making it the first time that LeBron James lost in the first round of the playoffs. Anthony Davis suffered a strained left groin in Game 4, and he was also sidelined in Game 5, when the Suns took a 3–2 lead. He returned in Game 6 but played only five minutes after reaggravating the injury. The Lakers were eliminated 4–2.

## Offseason

In June 2021, longtime minority owner and team landlord Philip Anschutz sold his 27% stake in the team to Los Angeles Dodgers co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly for an estimated $1.35 billion. The NBA approved the sale that July. Shortly before the sale, the team extended its Crypto.com Arena lease with Anschutz Entertainment Group until 2041, and upgrades to the arena worth "nine figures" were promised.
In August 2021, the Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook in a trade that also sent two future 2nd round draft picks (2024 and 2028) to the Lakers and Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and the 22nd pick of the 2021 NBA draft to the Washington Wizards. This trade formed a new superteam of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Westbrook in the Western Conference. In 2022, Claire de Lune of The Guardian described the Westbrook trade as a "'disaster'". In 2023, Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report named the Lakers' acquisition of Westbrook as the worst trade in the NBA over the past five years.

### Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
| 1 | 22 | Isaiah Jackson | C/PF | United States | Kentucky (Fr.) |

## Preseason
### Game log

2021 preseason game log Total: 0–6 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–3) :
Preseason: 0–6 (home: 0–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
Brooklyn
L 97–123
Malik Monk (15)
Kendrick Nunn (7)
Bazemore, Horton-Tucker (3)
Staples Center 16,000
0–1
2
October 6
@ Phoenix
L 105–117
Malik Monk (18)
Anthony Davis (8)
Rajon Rondo (5)
Footprint Center 12,434
0–2
3
October 8
@ Golden State
L 114–121
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (12)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Chase Center 18,064
0–3
4
October 10
Phoenix
L 94–123
Anthony Davis (19)
DeAndre Jordan (5)
Anthony Davis (6)
Staples Center 13,844
0–4
5
October 12
Golden State
L 99–111
Anthony Davis (20)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Staples Center 11,526
0–5
6
October 14
@ Sacramento
L 112–116
LeBron James (30)
Anthony Davis (12)
Austin Reaves (7)
Golden 1 Center Attendance not reported
0–6 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Regular season

The regular season was the 75th season of the franchise, its 74th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 62nd season in Los Angeles, and its 23rd season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. The team was coached by Frank Vogel in his third and final year as Lakers head coach. They competed as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific Division, finishing the season 11th with a 33–49 record, one game behind the last spot for the NBA play-in tournament. It was the team's worst record since 2016–17, slightly better than the Lakers' worst five seasons.
After the acquisitions of Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony in the offseason, the Lakers were widely considered by experts to be the favorites to win the Western Conference. The team remained stable with a .500 percentage for the last direct playoff access spot until January 7, and remained within play-in contention until March 30. Despite LeBron James' best points per game average since 2005–06, and a number of scoring and age-related records, the Lakers disappointed, with a combination of injuries and underperformances. Following the season, Sam Quinn of CBS News stated that an aged and mismanaged roster was also responsible for the disappointing outcome.
On April 5, the Lakers were eliminated from both playoff and play-in contention for the first time since 2018–19 and the seventh time in nine years after a 121–110 loss to the Phoenix Suns. It was the fourth time in James' career that he missed the NBA playoffs and the second time in his four years with the Lakers. It was also the third time and first since 2015 that Westbrook missed the playoffs when he played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, having previously only missed the playoffs in his debut in 2009. The Lakers' failure to make the play-in/playoffs was widely regarded to be one of the most biggest disappointments in franchise history, if not one of the greatest underachievements in NBA history. James, Davis, Westbrook, and Anthony were selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, the Lakers being the team with the most active players.
James was the only Laker to make the All-Star cut, with Anthony Davis having a second consecutive injury-laden season. Due to injuries, the Lakers used 41 different starting lineups, and the trio of James, Davis, and Westbrook played only 21 games together, compiling an 11–10 record; the Lakers were just 20–33 when only two of the three were playing together. Due to an ankle injury in March, James fell out of a close three-player race for the NBA scoring title, finishing with only 56 games played, two less than necessary to qualify.
Following the season, head coach Frank Vogel was fired on April 11, 2022. Vogel led the team in 2020 to their first title since 2010 and one first-round exit in 2021, and he finished with an overall 127–98 record with the team.

### Standings
#### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Phoenix Suns | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 32‍–‍9 | 32‍–‍9 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 31‍–‍10 | 22‍–‍19 | 12–4 | 82 |
| pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 17‍–‍24 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 12‍–‍29 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 16‍–‍25 | 14‍–‍27 | 6–10 | 82 |

#### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Phoenix Suns * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | 82 |

### Game log

2021–22 game log Total: 33–49 (Home: 21–20; Road: 12–29) :
October: 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
Golden State
L 114–121
LeBron James (34)
Davis, James (11)
James, Rondo (5)
Staples Center 18,997
0–1
2
October 22
Phoenix
L 105–115
LeBron James (25)
Anthony Davis (14)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Staples Center 18,997
0–2
3
October 24
Memphis
W 121–118
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Davis, Jordan (8)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Staples Center 18,997
1–2
4
October 26
@ San Antonio
W 125–121 (OT)
Anthony Davis (35)
Anthony Davis (17)
Russell Westbrook (8)
AT&T Center 18,354
2–2
5
October 27
@ Oklahoma City
L 115–123
Anthony Davis (30)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Paycom Center 15,783
2–3
6
October 29
Cleveland
W 113–101
LeBron James (26)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
3–3
7
October 31
Houston
W 95–85
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 16,448
4–3 :
November: 8–8 (home: 5–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 2
Houston
W 119–117
LeBron James (30)
Davis, Westbrook (9)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
5–3
9
November 4
Oklahoma City
L 104–107
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (18)
Davis, Westbrook (5)
Staples Center 18,997
5–4
10
November 6
@ Portland
L 90–105
Malik Monk (13)
Jordan, Westbrook (9)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Moda Center 19,393
5–5
11
November 8
Charlotte
W 126–123 (OT)
Anthony Davis (32)
Davis, Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Staples Center 18,997
6–5
12
November 10
Miami
W 120–117 (OT)
Malik Monk (27)
Anthony Davis (13)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Staples Center 18,997
7–5
13
November 12
Minnesota
L 83–107
Anthony Davis (22)
Dwight Howard (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Staples Center 18,997
7–6
14
November 14
San Antonio
W 114–106
Anthony Davis (34)
Anthony Davis (15)
Rondo, Westbrook (7)
Staples Center 18,997
8–6
15
November 15
Chicago
L 103–121
Talen Horton-Tucker (28)
Horton-Tucker, Westbrook, Davis, Howard (6)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Staples Center 18,997
8–7
16
November 17
@ Milwaukee
L 102–109
Talen Horton-Tucker (25)
Talen Horton-Tucker (12)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
8–8
17
November 19
@ Boston
L 108–130
Anthony Davis (31)
Davis, James (6)
Russell Westbrook (6)
TD Garden 19,156
8–9
18
November 21
@ Detroit
W 121–116
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Little Caesars Arena 15,532
9–9
19
November 23
@ New York
L 100–106
Russell Westbrook (31)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
9–10
20
November 24
@ Indiana
W 124–116 (OT)
LeBron James (39)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
LeBron James (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,572
10–10
21
November 26
Sacramento
L 137–141 (3OT)
LeBron James (30)
Russell Westbrook (10)
James, Westbrook (10)
Staples Center 18,997
10–11
22
November 28
Detroit
W 110–106
LeBron James (33)
Anthony Davis (10)
James, Westbrook (9)
Staples Center 18,997
11–11
23
November 30
@ Sacramento
W 117–92
Anthony Davis (25)
Dwight Howard (13)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Golden 1 Center 12,459
12–11 :
December: 6–8 (home: 3–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
December 3
L.A. Clippers
L 115–119
Anthony Davis (27)
LeBron James (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Staples Center 18,997
12–12
25
December 7
Boston
W 117–102
LeBron James (30)
Anthony Davis (16)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Staples Center 18,997
13–12
26
December 9
@ Memphis
L 95–108
Anthony Davis (22)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
FedExForum 16,334
13–13
27
December 10
@ Oklahoma City
W 116–95
LeBron James (33)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Paycom Center 16,523
14–13
28
December 12
Orlando
W 106–94
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
15–13
29
December 15
@ Dallas
W 107–104 (OT)
LeBron James (24)
Anthony Davis (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
American Airlines Center 20,270
16–13
30
December 17
@ Minnesota
L 92–110
Isaiah Thomas (19)
LeBron James (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Target Center 17,136
16–14
31
December 19
@ Chicago
L 110–115
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (14)
Russell Westbrook (8)
United Center 20,917
16–15
32
December 21
Phoenix
L 90–108
LeBron James (34)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Staples Center 18,997
16–16
33
December 23
San Antonio
L 110–138
LeBron James (36)
Howard, James (9)
LeBron James (6)
Staples Center 18,997
16–17
34
December 25
Brooklyn
L 115–122
LeBron James (39)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
16–18
35
December 28
@ Houston
W 132–123
LeBron James (32)
Russell Westbrook (12)
LeBron James (11)
Toyota Center 18,104
17–18
36
December 29
@ Memphis
L 99–104
LeBron James (37)
LeBron James (13)
Russell Westbrook (12)
FedExForum 17,794
17–19
37
December 31
Portland
W 139–106
LeBron James (43)
LeBron James (14)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
18–19 :
January: 6–8 (home: 4–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 2
Minnesota
W 108–103
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (7)
James, Westbrook (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,343
19–19
39
January 4
Sacramento
W 122–114
LeBron James (31)
Dwight Howard (14)
Talen Horton-Tucker (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,919
20–19
40
January 7
Atlanta
W 134–118
LeBron James (32)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
21–19
41
January 9
Memphis
L 119–127
LeBron James (35)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,288
21–20
42
January 12
@ Sacramento
L 116–125
LeBron James (34)
Russell Westbrook (12)
James, Westbrook (6)
Golden 1 Center 12,199
21–21
43
January 15
@ Denver
L 96–133
LeBron James (25)
LeBron James (9)
Malik Monk (6)
Ball Arena 19,520
21–22
44
January 17
Utah
W 101–95
LeBron James (25)
Howard, Westbrook (8)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 17,238
22–22
45
January 19
Indiana
L 104–111
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (12)
Talen Horton-Tucker (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,818
22–23
46
January 21
@ Orlando
W 116–105
LeBron James (29)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Amway Center 18,846
23–23
47
January 23
@ Miami
L 107–113
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
FTX Arena 19,973
23–24
48
January 25
@ Brooklyn
W 106–96
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (7)
James, Reaves (6)
Barclays Center 18,126
24–24
49
January 27
@ Philadelphia
L 87–105
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (12)
Malik Monk (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,953
24–25
50
January 28
@ Charlotte
L 114–117
Russell Westbrook (35)
Austin Reaves (8)
Anthony, Westbrook (5)
Spectrum Center 19,469
24–26
51
January 30
@ Atlanta
L 121–129
Malik Monk (33)
Malik Monk (10)
Russell Westbrook (12)
State Farm Arena 17,391
24–27 :
February: 3–6 (home: 3–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
Portland
W 99–94
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (15)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Crypto.com Arena 17,259
25–27
53
February 3
@ L.A. Clippers
L 110–111
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (17)
Malik Monk (7)
Crypto.com Arena 19,068
25–28
54
February 5
New York
W 122–115 (OT)
James, Monk (29)
Anthony Davis (17)
LeBron James (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
26–28
55
February 8
Milwaukee
L 116–131
LeBron James (27)
Russell Westbrook (10)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
26–29
56
February 9
@ Portland
L 105–107
LeBron James (30)
Davis, James (7)
Horton-Tucker, James (7)
Moda Center 19,393
26–30
57
February 12
@ Golden State
L 115–117
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (8)
Chase Center 18,064
26–31
58
February 16
Utah
W 106–101
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (8)
James, Westbrook (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,787
27–31
59
February 25
L.A. Clippers
L 102–105
LeBron James (21)
Dwight Howard (16)
Malik Monk (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
27–32
60
February 27
New Orleans
L 95–123
LeBron James (32)
Dwight Howard (11)
LeBron James (3)
Crypto.com Arena 17,536
27–33 :
March: 4–12 (home: 2–3; road: 2–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
Dallas
L 104–109
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (12)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Crypto.com Arena 17,857
27–34
62
March 3
@ L.A. Clippers
L 111–132
LeBron James (26)
James, Westbrook (8)
D. J. Augustin (6)
Crypto.com Arena (LAC) 19,068
27–35
63
March 5
Golden State
W 124–116
LeBron James (56)
LeBron James (10)
Malik Monk (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
28–35
64
March 7
@ San Antonio
L 110–117
Talen Horton-Tucker (18)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (6)
AT&T Center 18,354
28–36
65
March 9
@ Houston
L 130–139 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (30)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
28–37
66
March 11
Washington
W 122–109
LeBron James (50)
LeBron James (7)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
29–37
67
March 13
@ Phoenix
L 111–140
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (7)
LeBron James (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
29–38
68
March 14
Toronto
L 103–114
LeBron James (30)
Gabriel, James (9)
Talen Horton-Tucker (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,228
29–39
69
March 16
@ Minnesota
L 104–124
LeBron James (19)
Dwight Howard (6)
Malik Monk (6)
Target Center 17,136
29–40
70
March 18
@ Toronto
W 128–123 (OT)
LeBron James (36)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
30–40
71
March 19
@ Washington
L 119–127
LeBron James (38)
James, Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Capital One Arena 20,476
30–41
72
March 21
@ Cleveland
W 131–120
LeBron James (38)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
31–41
73
March 23
Philadelphia
L 121–126
Howard, Westbrook (24)
Gabriel, Westbrook (9)
Johnson, Westbrook (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31–42
74
March 27
@ New Orleans
L 108–116
LeBron James (39)
Dwight Howard (10)
Monk, Reaves, Westbrook (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,516
31–43
75
March 29
@ Dallas
L 110–128
Malik Monk (28)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (6)
American Airlines Center 20,382
31–44
76
March 31
@ Utah
L 109–122
Russell Westbrook (24)
Dwight Howard (12)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Vivint Arena 18,306
31–45 :
April: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1
New Orleans
L 111–114
LeBron James (38)
Anthony Davis (12)
Malik Monk (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31–46
78
April 3
Denver
L 118–129
Anthony Davis (28)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Anthony Davis (8)
Crypto.com Arena 16,273
31–47
79
April 5
@ Phoenix
L 110–121
Russell Westbrook (28)
Anthony Davis (13)
Austin Reaves (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
31–48
80
April 7
@ Golden State
L 112–128
Talen Horton-Tucker (40)
Dwight Howard (12)
Malik Monk (4)
Chase Center 18,064
31–49
81
April 8
Oklahoma City
W 120–101
Stanley Johnson (21)
Horton-Tucker, Howard, Johnson (8)
Horton-Tucker, Monk (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–49
82
April 10
@ Denver
W 146–141 (OT)
Malik Monk (41)
Austin Reaves (16)
Austin Reaves (10)
Ball Arena 19,520
33–49 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player stats
### Regular season statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| LeBron James | 56 | 56 | 37.2 | .524 | .359 | .756 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 30.3 |
| Anthony Davis | 40 | 40 | 35.1 | .532 | .186 | .713 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 23.2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 78 | 78 | 34.3 | .444 | .298 | .667 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| Malik Monk | 76 | 37 | 28.1 | .473 | .391 | .795 | 3.4 | 2.9 | .8 | .4 | 13.8 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 69 | 3 | 26.0 | .441 | .375 | .830 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .7 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 60 | 19 | 25.2 | .416 | .269 | .800 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 21 | 1 | 25.3 | .308 | .227 | .727 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| Austin Reaves | 61 | 19 | 23.2 | .459 | .317 | .839 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Sekou Doumbouya | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .625 | .500 | .750 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Mason Jones | 4 | 0 | 12.8 | .467 | .250 | .800 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| Wenyen Gabriel* | 19 | 5 | 16.4 | .505 | .261 | .650 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| Wayne Ellington | 43 | 9 | 18.8 | .413 | .389 | .818 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| Stanley Johnson | 48 | 27 | 22.8 | .466 | .314 | .716 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| Avery Bradley | 62 | 45 | 22.7 | .423 | .390 | .889 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| Dwight Howard | 60 | 27 | 16.2 | .612 | .533 | .658 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| Mac McClung* | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | .400 | .333 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| D. J. Augustin* | 21 | 0 | 17.8 | .452 | .426 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| DeAndre Jordan* | 32 | 19 | 12.8 | .674 | .000 | .462 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Trevor Ariza | 24 | 11 | 19.3 | .333 | .270 | .556 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Kent Bazemore | 39 | 14 | 14.0 | .324 | .363 | .765 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Rajon Rondo* | 18 | 0 | 16.1 | .324 | .267 | .500 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Jemerrio Jones | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .667 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Darren Collison | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Chaundee Brown Jr.* | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | .143 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Jay Huff | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
*Total with the Lakers only

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players added Via trade Russell Westbrook Via free agency Carmelo Anthony Trevor Ariza Kent Bazemore Wayne Ellington Dwight Howard DeAndre Jordan Malik Monk Kendrick Nunn Rajon Rondo | Players lost Via free agency Alex Caruso Andre Drummond Devontae Cacok Ben McLemore Markieff Morris Dennis Schröder Via trade Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Marc Gasol Montrezl Harrell Isaiah Jackson Kyle Kuzma Waived Alfonzo McKinnie |

### Trades

| August 6, 2021 |
| August 6, 2021 | Five-team trade |
| August 6, 2021 | To Brooklyn Nets2024 second-round pick (from Washington) 2025 second-round pick swap right (from Washington) Draft rights to Nikola Milutinov (2015 No. 26) (from San Antonio) | To Indiana PacersDraft rights to Isaiah Jackson (No. 22) (from Los Angeles) |
| August 6, 2021 | To Los Angeles LakersRussell Westbrook 2023 CHI second-round pick (from Washington) 2024 second-round pick (from Washington) 2028 WAS second-round pick (from Washington) | To San Antonio Spurs Chandler Hutchison 2022 second-round pick (from Washington) |
| August 6, 2021 | To Washington WizardsKyle Kuzma Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Montrezl Harrell Aaron Holiday Spencer Dinwiddie Draft rights to Isaiah Todd (No. 31) Cash considerations |
| September 10, 2021 | To Los Angeles LakersDraft rights to Wang Zhelin (2016, No. 57) | To Memphis GrizzliesMarc Gasol 2024 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| January 3, 2022 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| January 3, 2022 | To Cleveland CavaliersRajon Rondo (from Los Angeles) | To Los Angeles LakersDraft rights to Louis Labeyrie (2014 No. 57) (from New York) |
| January 3, 2022 | To New York KnicksDenzel Valentine (from Cleveland) Draft rights to Brad Newley (2007 No. 54) (from Los Angeles) Draft rights to Wang Zhelin (2016 No. 57) (from Los Angeles) |

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

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
| August 6 | Talen Horton-Tucker | 3 year, $32 million deal | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| August 3 | Joël Ayayi | Two-way contract | Gonzaga |
| August 3 | Austin Reaves | Two-way contract | Oklahoma |
| August 6 | Carmelo Anthony | 1 year, $2.6 million deal | Portland Trail Blazers |
| August 6 | Trevor Ariza | 1 year, $2.6 million deal | Miami Heat |
| August 6 | Kent Bazemore | 1 year, $2.4 million deal | Golden State Warriors |
| August 6 | Wayne Ellington | 1 year, $2.6 million deal | Detroit Pistons |
| August 6 | Dwight Howard | 1 year, $2.6 million deal | Philadelphia 76ers |
| August 6 | Malik Monk | 1 year, $1.7 million deal | Charlotte Hornets |
| August 6 | Kendrick Nunn | 2 year, $10 million deal | Miami Heat |
| August 10 | Chaundee Brown | Exhibit 10 contract | Michigan |
| August 10 | Mac McClung | Exhibit 10 contract | Texas Tech |
| August 31 | Rajon Rondo | 1 year, $2.6 million contract | Memphis Grizzlies |
| September 9 | DeAndre Jordan | 1 year, $2.6 million contract | Detroit Pistons |
| October 18 | Jay Huff | Two-way contract | Virginia |
| October 18 | Avery Bradley | 1 year, $2.6 million contract | Golden State Warriors |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| August 4 | Andre Drummond | 1 year, $2.4 million deal | Philadelphia 76ers |
| August 4 | Alfonzo McKinnie | Waived | Chicago Bulls |
| August 5 | Ben McLemore | 1 year, $2.4 million deal | Portland Trail Blazers |
| August 6 | Markieff Morris | 1 year, $2.6 million deal | Miami Heat |
| August 10 | Alex Caruso | 4 year, $37 million deal | Chicago Bulls |
| August 13 | Dennis Schröder | 1 year, $5.9 million deal | Boston Celtics |
| September 20 | Devontae Cacok | Training Camp contract | Brooklyn Nets |