2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season

2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season
Brandon Ingram's rookie season First season without Kobe Bryant
Head coach	Luke Walton
General manager	Mitch Kupchak
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss family trust
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	10–12 (.455)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	TBD
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum Deportes
Radio	710 ESPN

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's also the first season without Kobe Bryant since the 1995–96 season.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Brandon Ingram	SF	United States	Duke
2	32	Ivica Zubac	Center	Croatia	Mega Leks

Current roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 28 Black, Tarik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–11–22 Kansas G 5 Calderón, José 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981–09–28 Spain G 6 Clarkson, Jordan (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992–06–07 Missouri F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–03–16 Duke G 4 Huertas, Marcelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–05–25 Coppell HS (TX) F 14 Ingram, Brandon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–09–02 Duke C 20 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1986–07–16 Russia F 7 Nance, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–11–29 Kentucky F 15 Robinson, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–17 Kansas G 1 Russell, D'Angelo (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–02–23 Ohio State G 23 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–10–27 South Gwinnett HS (GA) F 37 World Peace, Metta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's G/F 0 Young, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–06–01 Southern California C 40 Zubac, Ivica (DL) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997–03–18 Croatia	Head coach Luke Walton Assistant coach(es) Jud Buechler Mark Madsen Jesse Mermuys Theo Robertson Brian Shaw (Associate HC) Brian Keefe (assistant coach/player development) James Worthy (assistant coach/player development) Clay Moser (assistant coach/basketball strategy) Tracy Murray (assistant coach/shooting consultant) Casey Owens (assistant coach/advance professional scout) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–11–22

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Golden State Warriors	18	3	.857	0.0	9–2	9–1	5–1	21
Los Angeles Clippers	16	6	.727	2.5	7–3	9–3	2–0	22
Los Angeles Lakers	10	13	.435	9.0	6–5	4–8	3–2	23
Sacramento Kings	7	13	.350	10.5	4–5	3–8	1–2	20
Phoenix Suns	6	14	.300	11.5	3–5	3–9	0–6	20

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Golden State Warriors *	18	3	.857	–	21
2	San Antonio Spurs *	17	4	.810	1.0	21
3	Los Angeles Clippers	16	6	.727	2.5	22
4	Houston Rockets	14	7	.667	4.0	21
5	Oklahoma City Thunder *	14	8	.636	4.5	22
6	Memphis Grizzlies	14	8	.636	4.5	22
7	Utah Jazz	13	9	.591	5.5	22
8	Portland Trail Blazers	12	10	.545	6.5	22
9	Los Angeles Lakers	10	13	.435	9.0	23
10	Denver Nuggets	8	13	.381	10.0	21
11	Sacramento Kings	7	13	.350	10.5	20
12	New Orleans Pelicans	7	15	.318	11.5	22
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	6	14	.300	11.5	20
14	Phoenix Suns	6	14	.300	11.5	20
15	Dallas Mavericks	4	16	.200	13.5	20

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) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 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) Staples Center 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) Valley View Casino Center (San Diego) 15,821 2–4 7 October 19 Golden State L 112–123 Brandon Ingram (21) Brandon Ingram (7) D'Angelo Russell (9) T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) 13,669 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 game log

2015–16 game log Total: 10–12 (Home: 6–5; Road: 4–7)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 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: 5–3; Road: 4–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 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 Spurs 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: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 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 Staples Center – 24 December 7 @ Houston Toyota Center – 25 December 9 Phoenix Staples Center – 26 December 11 New York Staples Center – 27 December 12 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center – 28 December 14 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center – 29 December 16 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center – 30 December 17 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena – 31 December 20 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center – 32 December 22 @ Miami American Airlines Arena – 33 December 23 @ Orlando Amway Center – 34 December 25 L.A. Clippers Staples Center – 35 December 27 Utah Staples Center – 36 December 29 Dallas Staples Center –
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2016

To Los Angeles Lakers José Calderón[1] 2018 2nd round-pick 2019 2nd round-pick

To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Ater Majok

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Jordan Clarkson[2]	4-year contract worth $50 million
Marcelo Huertas[3]	2-year contract worth $3 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Luol Deng[2]	4-year contract worth $72 million	Miami Heat
Timofey Mozgov[4]	4-year contract worth $64 million	Cleveland Cavaliers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New Team
Kobe Bryant[5]	Retired	N/A
Roy Hibbert[6]	1-year contract worth $5 million	Charlotte Hornets

References

1. "Lakers acquire Jose Calderon". nba.com/lakers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
2. "Lakers sign Clarkson, Deng, and Zubac". nba.com/lakers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
3. "Lakers sign Marcelo Huertas". nba.com/lakers. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
4. Timofey Mozgov, Lakers reach agreement on 4-year, $64M deal
5. "Kobe to retire at end of season". nba.com/lakers. November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
6. "Charlotte Hornets sign center Roy Hibbert". nba.com/hornets. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

External links

• Official website