# 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers season is the ongoing 78th season of the franchise, its 77th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 65th season in Los Angeles, and its 26th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. On May 3, 2024, the Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham and all of their assistant coaches, including Phil Handy, who had been with the team since their 2020 championship season. On June 24, 2024, the Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach. They entered the season as the defending NBA Cup champions.
Prior to the start of the season, the Lakers announced that jersey No. 21 would be retired in honor of Michael Cooper during their game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 13, 2025, after he was announced as a finalist for the 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In their season-opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James and his son Bronny made NBA history by becoming the first father-son duo to play together in the league. LeBron James would also become the first player in NBA history to play in the NBA both as a teenager and as a 40 year old on New Year's Eve.
For the first time since 2016–17, the Lakers won on opening night and started 3–0 for the first time since 2010–11. With their victory over the Utah Jazz on November 19, 2024, the Lakers posted their first six game winning streak in five seasons. During this season, the Lakers would see two games of theirs postponed for later into the season due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, which also saw the loss of coach JJ Redick's home in the area of the Palisades Fire.
On February 2, 2025, the Lakers were involved in a blockbuster three-team trade with the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, acquiring superstar Luka Dončić alongside Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris while trading Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 1st round pick to the Mavericks, and Jalen Hood-Schifino and two 2nd round picks to the Jazz. This trade is widely considered to be one of the most shocking in NBA history, with its being the first time ever that two reigning All-NBA players were traded for each other during the season.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / team |
| 1 | 17 | Dalton Knecht | SF | United States | Tennessee |
| 2 | 55 | Bronny James | PG | United States | USC |
* ↑ New Orleans exercised its right to defer the conveyance of this pick until 2025.
The Lakers entered this draft (which was two days long instead of one day long like it had been since 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick. On the first night of the draft, the Lakers selected small forward Dalton Knecht from the University of Tennessee with the first round pick that was conveyed to the Lakers after the New Orleans Pelicans decided to defer it back to the Lakers in exchange for the Lakers' 2025 first-round pick through a previous trade they made. Then, on the second day of the draft, the Lakers selected University of Southern California guard Bronny James, the son of current Lakers player LeBron James, with the 55th pick of the draft. It would famously become the first time in NBA history that a father-son duo would play together in the NBA.

## Standings
### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | – | 26‍–‍7 | 15‍–‍18 | 12–3 | 66 |
| Golden State Warriors | 39 | 28 | .582 | 2.5 | 21‍–‍13 | 18‍–‍15 | 3–10 | 67 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 38 | 30 | .559 | 4.0 | 23‍–‍10 | 15‍–‍20 | 7–7 | 68 |
| Sacramento Kings | 33 | 33 | .500 | 8.0 | 16‍–‍15 | 17‍–‍18 | 4–10 | 66 |
| Phoenix Suns | 31 | 37 | .456 | 11.0 | 19‍–‍13 | 12‍–‍24 | 9–5 | 68 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 43 | 25 | .632 | 13.0 | 68 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 43 | 25 | .632 | 13.0 | 68 |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 25 | .632 | 13.0 | 68 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 41 | 25 | .621 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 28 | .582 | 16.5 | 67 |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 69 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 68 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 33 | .500 | 22.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 31 | 37 | .456 | 25.0 | 68 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 38 | .424 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 14 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 50 | .265 | 38.0 | 68 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 53 | .221 | 41.0 | 68 |

## Game log
### Preseason

Due to renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers did not play any preseason games at their regular home arena.
2024 preseason game log Total: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1) :
Preseason: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
Minnesota
L 107–124
Knecht, Reaves (16)
Max Christie (7)
Austin Reaves (7)
Acrisure Arena 9,235
0–1
2
October 6
Phoenix
L 114–118
LeBron James (19)
Davis, Hachimura, Hayes (8)
Austin Reaves (7)
Acrisure Arena 9,494
0–2
3
October 10
@ Milwaukee
W 107–102
Rui Hachimura (14)
Davis, Knecht (8)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Fiserv Forum 15,526
1–2
4
October 15
Golden State
L 97–111
Anthony Davis (24)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (4)
T-Mobile Arena 16,907
1–3
5
October 17
@ Phoenix
W 128–122 (OT)
Davis, Knecht (35)
Anthony Davis (10)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
2–3
6
October 18
@ Golden State
L 74–132
Quincy Olivari (22)
Hayes, Olivari, Traoré (7)
Jalen Hood-Schifino (7)
Chase Center 18,064
2–4 :
2024–25 season schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 42–25 (Home: 27–7; Road: 15–18) :
October: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 22
Minnesota
W 110–103
Anthony Davis (36)
Anthony Davis (16)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
1–0
2
October 25
Phoenix
W 123–116
Anthony Davis (35)
Anthony Davis (8)
L. James, Reaves (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–0
3
October 26
Sacramento
W 131–127
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
3–0
4
October 28
@ Phoenix
L 105–109
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (15)
L. James, Russell (8)
Footprint Center 17,071
3–1
5
October 30
@ Cleveland
L 110–134
LeBron James (26)
Anthony Davis (13)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
3–2 :
November: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
@ Toronto
W 131–125
Anthony Davis (38)
Anthony Davis (11)
LeBron James (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
4–2
7
November 4
@ Detroit
L 103–115
Anthony Davis (37)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (11)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
4–3
8
November 6
@ Memphis
L 114–131
LeBron James (39)
Jaxson Hayes (10)
LeBron James (6)
FedExForum 17,794
4–4
9
November 8
Philadelphia
W 116–106
Anthony Davis (31)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (13)
Crypto.com Arena 18,485
5–4
10
November 10
Toronto
W 123–103
Austin Reaves (27)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (16)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
6–4
11
November 13
Memphis
W 128–123
LeBron James (35)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (14)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
7–4
12
November 15
@ San Antonio
W 120–115
Anthony Davis (40)
LeBron James (16)
LeBron James (12)
Frost Bank Center 18,916
8–4
13
November 16
@ New Orleans
W 104–99
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (14)
Austin Reaves (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,761
9–4
14
November 19
Utah
W 124–118
Dalton Knecht (37)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
10–4
15
November 21
Orlando
L 118–119
Anthony Davis (39)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
10–5
16
November 23
Denver
L 102–127
Austin Reaves (19)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
10–6
17
November 26
@ Phoenix
L 100–127
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (15)
LeBron James (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
10–7
18
November 27
@ San Antonio
W 119–101
Dalton Knecht (20)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (11)
Frost Bank Center 19,120
11–7
19
November 29
Oklahoma City
L 93–101
Dalton Knecht (20)
Anthony Davis (12)
Anthony Davis (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
11–8 :
December: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 1
@ Utah
W 105–104
Anthony Davis (33)
Anthony Davis (11)
LeBron James (14)
Delta Center 18,175
12–8
21
December 2
@ Minnesota
L 80–109
D'Angelo Russell (20)
Anthony Davis (11)
Davis, Russell (5)
Target Center 18,978
12–9
22
December 4
@ Miami
L 93–134
LeBron James (29)
Christie, Davis (7)
LeBron James (8)
Kaseya Center 19,657
12–10
23
December 6
@ Atlanta
L 132–134 (OT)
LeBron James (39)
Davis, L. James (10)
LeBron James (11)
State Farm Arena 18,040
12–11
24
December 8
Portland
W 107–98
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (11)
D'Angelo Russell (14)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
13–11
25
December 13
@ Minnesota
L 87–97
Anthony Davis (23)
Anthony Davis (11)
Austin Reaves (5)
Target Center 18,978
13–12
26
December 15
Memphis
W 116–110
Anthony Davis (40)
Anthony Davis (16)
L. James, Reaves (8)
Crypto.com Arena 15,106
14–12
27
December 19
@ Sacramento
W 113–100
Austin Reaves (25)
Anthony Davis (19)
LeBron James (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
15–12
28
December 21
@ Sacramento
W 103–99
LeBron James (32)
Anthony Davis (15)
LeBron James (6)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
16–12
29
December 23
Detroit
L 114–117
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
16–13
30
December 25
@ Golden State
W 115–113
LeBron James (31)
Austin Reaves (10)
L. James, Reaves (10)
Chase Center 18,064
17–13
31
December 28
Sacramento
W 132–122
Anthony Davis (36)
Anthony Davis (15)
Austin Reaves (16)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
18–13
32
December 31
Cleveland
L 110–122
Austin Reaves (35)
Anthony Davis (13)
Austin Reaves (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
18–14 :
January: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
Portland
W 114–106
LeBron James (38)
Koloko, Reaves (8)
Austin Reaves (11)
Crypto.com Arena 17,812
19–14
34
January 3
Atlanta
W 119–102
LeBron James (30)
Anthony Davis (19)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
20–14
35
January 5
@ Houston
L 115–119
Anthony Davis (30)
Davis, James (13)
Austin Reaves (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
20–15
36
January 7
@ Dallas
L 97–118
Anthony Davis (21)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (8)
American Airlines Center 20,126
20–16
January 9
Charlotte
Postponed due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. Makeup date February 19.
January 11
San Antonio
Postponed due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. Makeup date March 17.
37
January 13
San Antonio
L 102–126
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (13)
James, Reaves (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,737
20–17
38
January 15
Miami
W 117–108
Rui Hachimura (23)
Anthony Davis (11)
Austin Reaves (15)
Crypto.com Arena 17,005
21–17
39
January 17
Brooklyn
W 102–101
Austin Reaves (38)
Jaxson Hayes (9)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,473
22–17
40
January 19
@ L.A. Clippers
L 102–116
LeBron James (25)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (11)
Intuit Dome 17,927
22–18
41
January 21
Washington
W 111–88
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (16)
LeBron James (13)
Crypto.com Arena 18,672
23–18
42
January 23
Boston
W 117–96
Anthony Davis (24)
LeBron James (14)
James, Reaves (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
24–18
43
January 25
@ Golden State
W 118–108
Anthony Davis (36)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (12)
Chase Center 18,064
25–18
44
January 27
@ Charlotte
W 112–107
Anthony Davis (42)
Anthony Davis (23)
LeBron James (8)
Spectrum Center 19,483
26–18
45
January 28
@ Philadelphia
L 104–118
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (9)
Wells Fargo Center 19,775
26–19
46
January 30
@ Washington
W 134–96
LeBron James (24)
Jaxson Hayes (10)
LeBron James (11)
Capital One Arena 17,491
27–19 :
February: 10–2 (home: 6–1; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
@ New York
W 128–112
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–19
48
February 4
@ L.A. Clippers
W 122–97
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (8)
James, Reaves (9)
Intuit Dome 17,927
29–19
49
February 6
Golden State
W 120–112
LeBron James (42)
LeBron James (17)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
30–19
50
February 8
Indiana
W 124–117
Austin Reaves (45)
Jaxson Hayes (12)
Reaves, Vincent (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31–19
51
February 10
Utah
W 132–113
LeBron James (24)
Austin Reaves (9)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–19
52
February 12
@ Utah
L 119–131
Rui Hachimura (19)
Alex Len (7)
Austin Reaves (11)
Delta Center 18,175
32–20
All-Star Game
53
February 19
Charlotte
L 97–100
LeBron James (26)
Luka Dončić (11)
LeBron James (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–21
54
February 20
@ Portland
W 110–102
LeBron James (40)
Rui Hachimura (12)
Austin Reaves (7)
Moda Center 19,399
33–21
55
February 22
@ Denver
W 123–100
Luka Dončić (32)
Luka Dončić (10)
Dončić, Reaves (7)
Ball Arena 19,998
34–21
56
February 25
Dallas
W 107–99
LeBron James (27)
Luka Dončić (15)
Luka Dončić (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
35–21
57
February 27
Minnesota
W 111–102
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (17)
LeBron James (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
36–21
58
February 28
L.A. Clippers
W 106–102
Luka Dončić (31)
LeBron James (13)
Luka Dončić (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
37–21 :
March: 5–4 (home: 5–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 2
L.A. Clippers
W 108–102
Luka Dončić (29)
Jarred Vanderbilt (9)
Dončić, James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
38–21
60
March 4
New Orleans
W 136–115
LeBron James (34)
Jaxson Hayes (10)
Luka Dončić (15)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
39–21
61
March 6
New York
W 113–109 (OT)
Luka Dončić (32)
LeBron James (12)
Luka Dončić (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
40–21
62
March 8
@ Boston
L 101–111
Luka Dončić (34)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (9)
TD Garden 19,156
40–22
63
March 10
@ Brooklyn
L 108–111
Gabe Vincent (24)
Luka Dončić (12)
Luka Dončić (12)
Barclays Center 18,215
40–23
64
March 13
@ Milwaukee
L 106–126
Luka Dončić (45)
Luka Dončić (11)
Dončić, Goodwin, Knecht, Reaves (3)
Fiserv Forum 18,017
40–24
65
March 14
@ Denver
L 126–131
Austin Reaves (37)
Austin Reaves (8)
Austin Reaves (13)
Ball Arena 19,946
40–25
66
March 16
Phoenix
W 107–96
Luka Dončić (33)
Luka Dončić (11)
Luka Dončić (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
41–25
67
March 17
San Antonio
W 125–109
Austin Reaves (30)
Jaxson Hayes (11)
Luka Dončić (14)
Crypto.com Arena 17,723
42–25
68
March 19
Denver
Crypto.com Arena
69
March 20
Milwaukee
Crypto.com Arena
70
March 22
Chicago
Crypto.com Arena
71
March 24
@ Orlando
Kia Center
72
March 26
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
73
March 27
@ Chicago
United Center
74
March 29
@ Memphis
FedExForum
75
March 31
Houston
Crypto.com Arena :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 3
Golden State
Crypto.com Arena
77
April 4
New Orleans
Crypto.com Arena
78
April 6
@ Oklahoma City
Paycom Center
79
April 8
@ Oklahoma City
Paycom Center
80
April 9
@ Dallas
American Airlines Center
81
April 11
Houston
Crypto.com Arena
82
April 13
@ Portland
Moda Center :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024. The Lakers initially won their first two games of the NBA Cup and looked to continue their win streak in the mid-season tournament play that started last season back in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, but losses to the Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder near the end of Group B play would eliminate the Lakers' run at repeating as champions of the renamed NBA Cup.

#### West Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 3 | 1 | 437 | 392 | +45 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 434 | 404 | +30 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 437 | 461 | −24 | |
| 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 446 | 443 | +3 | |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 451 | 505 | −54 | |

### Game Log

2024–25 game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1) :
NBA Cup: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 15
@ San Antonio
W 120–115
Anthony Davis (40)
Anthony Davis (16)
LeBron James (12)
Frost Bank Center 18,916
1–0
2
November 19
Utah
W 124–118
Dalton Knecht (37)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–0
3
November 26
@ Phoenix
L 100–127
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (15)
LeBron James (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
2–1
4
November 29
Oklahoma City
L 93–101
Dalton Knecht (20)
Anthony Davis (11)
Anthony Davis (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–2 :
2024–25 season schedule :

## Transactions
### Trades

| December 29, 2024 | To Brooklyn Nets Maxwell Lewis D'Angelo Russell 2027 conditional Lakers second-round pick 2030 Lakers second-round pick 2031 Lakers second-round pick | To Los Angeles Lakers Dorian Finney-Smith Shake Milton |
| February 2, 2025 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| February 2, 2025 | To Dallas Mavericks Max Christie (from Los Angeles) Anthony Davis (from Los Angeles) 2029 LAL first-round pick | To Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić (from Dallas) Maxi Kleber (from Dallas) Markieff Morris (from Dallas) |

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

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
| July 6, 2024 | Max Christie | 4-year $32M contract | |
| July 6, 2024 | LeBron James | 2-year $101M contract | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 5, 2024 | Armel Traoré | Two-way contract | ADA Blois |
| August 14, 2024 | Quincy Olivari | Two-way contract | Xavier Musketeers |
| September 16, 2024 | Christian Koloko | Two-way contract | Toronto Raptors |
| December 29, 2024 | Dorian Finney-Smith | Traded | Brooklyn Nets |
| December 29, 2024 | Shake Milton | Traded | Brooklyn Nets |
| February 1, 2025 | Luka Dončić | Trade | Dallas Mavericks |
| February 1, 2025 | Maxi Kleber | Trade | Dallas Mavericks |
| February 1, 2025 | Markieff Morris | Trade | Dallas Mavericks |
| February 11, 2025 | Alex Len | Free Agent | Sacramento Kings |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| July 9, 2024 | Taurean Prince | Free Agent | Milwaukee Bucks |
| August 3, 2024 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Free Agent | Dallas Mavericks |
| September 25, 2024 | Skylar Mays | Two-way contract | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| September 28, 2024 | Harry Giles III | Two-way contract | Charlotte Hornets |
| December 29, 2024 | D'Angelo Russell | Trade | Brooklyn Nets |
| December 29, 2024 | Maxwell Lewis | Trade | Brooklyn Nets |
| February 1, 2025 | Max Christie | Trade | Dallas Mavericks |
| February 1, 2025 | Anthony Davis | Trade | Dallas Mavericks |
| February 1, 2025 | Jalen Hood-Schifino | Trade | Utah Jazz |