2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Luke Walton
General manager Rob Pelinka
Owner(s) Buss Family Trusts (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Spectrum SportsNet
Radio ESPN LA 710 (English) • 1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

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 NBA superstar and then 3-time champion 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

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Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / Club team
1 25 Moritz Wagner PF  Germany Michigan
2 39 Isaac Bonga SF  Germany Germany Frankfurt Skyliners
2 47 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG  Ukraine Kansas

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Roster

2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 2 Ball, Lonzo Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-27 UCLA
PG 17 Bonga, Isaac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-08 Germany
SG 35 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina
SG 1 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
PG 4 Caruso, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-28 Texas A&M
C 5 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982-10-02 Dominguez HS (CA)
SG 3 Hart, Josh Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-03-06 Villanova
SF 14 Ingram, Brandon Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-09-02 Duke
SF 23 James, LeBron Injured (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
SF 10 Jones, Jemerrio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1995-04-09 New Mexico State
PF 0 Kuzma, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-07-24 Utah
C 7 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada
PF 31 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-01 Bucknell
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky
SG 6 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-09-05 Cincinnati
C 15 Wagner, Moritz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-04-26 Michigan
C 19 Williams, Johnathan (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1995-05-22 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 31, 2019

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.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 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.[4] He underwent successful thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm on March 16, 2019.[5]

Standings

Division

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Golden State Warriors 57 25 .695 0.0 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

2018–19 game log
Preseason: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 30 vs 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 vs 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
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.[6]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA 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 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[7] To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Isaac Bonga		 To Philadelphia 76ers
2019 second round pick
Cash considerations
February 6, 2019[8] To Los Angeles Lakers
Reggie Bullock		 To Detroit Pistons
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
2021 second round pick
February 7, 2019[9] To Los Angeles Lakers
Mike Muscala		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Michael Beasley
Ivica Zubac

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope[10] 1-year contract worth $12 million
Alex Caruso Two-way contract

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Rajon Rondo[11] 1-year contract worth $9 million New Orleans Pelicans
LeBron James[12] 4-year contract worth $156 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Lance Stephenson[13] 1-year contract worth $4.5 million Indiana Pacers
JaVale McGee[14] 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Golden State Warriors
Michael Beasley[15] 1-year contract worth $3.5 million New York Knicks
Johnathan Williams[16] Two-way contract Gonzaga Bulldogs
Tyson Chandler[17] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Tyler Ennis[18] Waived Turkey Fenerbahçe
Thomas Bryant[19] Waived Washington Wizards
Julius Randle[20] 2-year contract worth $18 million New Orleans Pelicans
Isaiah Thomas[21] 1-year contract worth $2 million Denver Nuggets
Brook Lopez[22] 1-year contract worth $3.3 million Milwaukee Bucks
Channing Frye[23] 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Luol Deng[24] Waived Minnesota Timberwolves

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