| 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season | |||
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| Head coach | Darvin Ham | ||
| President | Jeanie Buss | ||
| General manager | Rob Pelinka | ||
| Owners | Jerry Buss family trust (majority)[1] Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Mark Walter,Todd Boehly,Edward P. Roski, andPatrick Soon-Shiong (minority) | ||
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena (Capacity: 18,997) | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 43–39 (.524) | ||
| Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Conference finals (lost toNuggets 0–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet | ||
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) | ||
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The2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season was the76th season of the franchise, its 75th season in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), its 63rd season inLos Angeles, and its 24th season playing home games atCrypto.com Arena. On April 11, 2022, theLos Angeles Lakers firedFrank Vogel as head coach. On June 3, 2022, the Lakers hiredDarvin Ham as their new head coach.
The Lakers began the season 0–5 and were the last winless team in the league.[2] It was the first time thatLeBron James started a season 0–5 since his rookie season with theCleveland Cavaliers in 2003.[3] The Lakers earned their first win in the following game against theDenver Nuggets, afterAnthony Davis returned from a one-game absence due to lower back tightness.[2] He scored 23 points and had 15rebounds, and James added 26 points. In his second game off thebench as the Lakers'sixth man,Russell Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds, and eightassists.[4] After winning their next game against theNew Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers lost 130–116 to theUtah Jazz, failing to secure their first three-game winning streak since January 7, 2022.[5]
On November 18, 2022, the Lakers won their second straight game for the second time this season and they also won their third straight game for the first time since January 2022. TheLakers retired No. 99 in honor ofGeorge Mikan on October 30, 2022.Pau Gasol's No. 16 was retired on March 7, 2023, against his former team theMemphis Grizzlies. On February 7, 2023, James broke theNBA scoring record against theOklahoma City Thunder.[6]
The Lakers overhauled their roster after a series of trades before and during the trade deadline. On January 23, the Lakers acquired power forwardRui Hachimura in a move that sentKendrick Nunn to the Washington Wizards.[7][8] Two weeks later, during the deadline, the Lakers would move on from Westbrook, trading him to theUtah Jazz (though he would later sign with the Lakers' cross-town rivals, theClippers, following a contract buyout with the Jazz), and acquiringD'Angelo Russell,Malik Beasley, andJarred Vanderbilt.[9][10]
With a 128–117 win over the Jazz, the Lakers qualified for thePlay-In-Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Lakers defeated theMinnesota Timberwolves 108–102 in overtime to return to theplayoffs after a one-year absence. Additionally, the Lakers became the sixth team to advance to the playoffs after starting the season 2–10. The Lakers won 8 of their last 10 games. In the2023 NBA playoffs, the Lakers defeated the two-seededMemphis Grizzlies in six games despite being underdogs to win a playoff series for the first time since their championship run in2020 and on their home court for the first time since2012. In the conference semifinals, they defeated thedefending championGolden State Warriors also in six games, becoming the first 7th-seed to reach the Western Conference finals since the1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics.
The Lakers were swept by theeventual NBA champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals in 4 straight games. This was the first time that the Nuggets have won a playoff series over Los Angeles in their franchise history. Beforehand, the Lakers had won 7 straight playoff matchups against Denver dating back from1979 to2020. It was also the first time that the Lakers were swept in a playoff round since theSan Antonio Spurs did it in the first round of the2013 NBA playoffs, and the first time that they were swept by a top seeded team since theUtah Jazz did it in the1997–98 NBA season. This also marked the first time for James of experiencing a defeat in the conference finals since2009, when he also was then part of theCleveland Cavaliers team, who were under his leadership that he also led and lost to theDwight Howard-ledOrlando Magic in a six-game series.
The Lakers did not hold any pick in the2022 NBA draft;[11] however, they got the 35th pick,Max Christie, in a trade with theOrlando Magic in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations.[12][13]
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y –Sacramento Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 23–18 | 25–16 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x –Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 3.0 | 28–13 | 17–24 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x –Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 23–18 | 21–20 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x –Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 33–8 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x –Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5.0 | 23–18 | 20–21 | 6–10 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c –Denver Nuggets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y –Memphis Grizzlies * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y –Sacramento Kings * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x –Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x –Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x –Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x –Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x –Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi –New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi –Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
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| 2022 preseason game log Total: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2)
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| 2022–23 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 23–18; road: 20–21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–5 (home: 1–2; road: 0–3)
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November: 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3)
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December: 7–9 (home: 2–2; road: 5–7)
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January: 9–7 (home: 5–4; road: 4–3)
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February: 5–5 (home: 2–2; road: 3–3)
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March: 10–5 (home: 6–4; road: 4–1)
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April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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| 2023 play-in game log Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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| 2023 playoff game log Total: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Troy Brown Jr. | 76 | 45 | 24.5 | .430 | .381 | .872 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .8 | .2 | 7.1 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 68 | 2 | 15.1 | .596 | .278 | .619 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .5 | 5.5 |
| Dennis Schröder | 66 | 50 | 30.1 | .415 | .329 | .857 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .8 | .2 | 12.6 |
| Austin Reaves | 64 | 22 | 28.8 | .529 | .398 | .864 | 3.0 | 3.4 | .5 | .3 | 13.0 |
| Anthony Davis | 56 | 54 | 34.0 | .563 | .257 | .784 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 25.9 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 56 | 32 | 23.2 | .448 | .365 | .858 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 11.7 |
| LeBron James | 55 | 54 | 35.5 | .500 | .321 | .768 | 8.3 | 6.8 | .9 | .6 | 28.9 |
| Russell Westbrook† | 52 | 3 | 28.7 | .417 | .296 | .655 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 15.9 |
| Patrick Beverley† | 45 | 45 | 26.9 | .402 | .348 | .780 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .9 | .6 | 6.4 |
| Thomas Bryant† | 41 | 25 | 21.4 | .654 | .440 | .741 | 6.8 | .7 | .3 | .6 | 12.1 |
| Max Christie | 41 | 3 | 12.5 | .415 | .419 | .875 | 1.8 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 |
| Kendrick Nunn† | 39 | 2 | 13.5 | .406 | .325 | .810 | 1.4 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 6.7 |
| Rui Hachimura† | 33 | 9 | 22.4 | .485 | .296 | .721 | 4.7 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 9.6 |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson† | 30 | 7 | 12.2 | .500 | .200 | .733 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt† | 26 | 24 | 24.0 | .529 | .303 | .784 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 7.2 |
| Malik Beasley† | 26 | 14 | 23.9 | .392 | .353 | .619 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .8 | .0 | 11.1 |
| Damian Jones† | 22 | 1 | 8.0 | .541 | .000 | .750 | 2.5 | .2 | .1 | .5 | 2.5 |
| D'Angelo Russell† | 17 | 17 | 30.9 | .484 | .414 | .735 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .6 | .5 | 17.4 |
| Matt Ryan† | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | .306 | .371 | .800 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Mo Bamba† | 9 | 1 | 9.8 | .407 | .313 | .545 | 4.6 | .4 | .1 | .6 | 3.7 |
| Davon Reed† | 8 | 0 | 3.4 | .750 | .500 | .250 | .5 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Cole Swider | 7 | 0 | 5.9 | .333 | .375 | 1.0 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .333 | .333 | .556 | .7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| Sterling Brown | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .5 | .8 | .0 | .0 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| LeBron James | 16 | 16 | 38.7 | .498 | .264 | .761 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 24.5 |
| Anthony Davis | 16 | 16 | 38.0 | .520 | .333 | .852 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 22.6 |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 16 | 36.2 | .464 | .443 | .895 | 4.4 | 4.6 | .6 | .2 | 16.9 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 16 | 15 | 29.6 | .426 | .310 | .769 | 2.9 | 4.6 | .7 | .3 | 13.3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 16 | 3 | 26.1 | .398 | .333 | .821 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.4 |
| Rui Hachimura | 16 | 1 | 24.3 | .557 | .487 | .882 | 3.6 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 12.2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15 | 13 | 16.5 | .400 | .241 | .700 | 3.2 | .8 | .7 | .8 | 4.6 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 13 | 0 | 13.8 | .483 | .382 | .750 | .9 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 12 | 0 | 10.3 | .357 | .133 | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 1.8 | |
| Malik Beasley | 11 | 0 | 8.3 | .294 | .269 | 1.000 | .7 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 10 | 0 | 3.7 | .400 | .667 | .9 | .0 | .2 | .3 | 1.0 | |
| Max Christie | 9 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | .250 | .500 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | .571 | 1.000 | .500 | .4 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .455 | .200 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 | |
| Mo Bamba | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
| June 23, 2022[12] | ToLos Angeles Lakers 2022 No. 35 pick (Max Christie) | ToOrlando Magic 2028 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| August 25, 2022[14] | ToLos Angeles Lakers Patrick Beverley | ToUtah Jazz Talen Horton-Tucker Stanley Johnson |
| January 23, 2023[15][16] | ToLos Angeles Lakers Rui Hachimura | ToWashington Wizards Kendrick Nunn 2023 CHI second-round pick 2028 second-round pick[a] 2029 LAL second-round pick |
| February 9, 2023[17][10] | ToLos Angeles Lakers Malik Beasley (from Utah) | ToMinnesota Timberwolves Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Utah) |
| ToUtah Jazz Damian Jones (from Los Angeles) | ||
| February 9, 2023[19][20] [21][22] | ToLos Angeles Lakers Mo Bamba (from Orlando) | ToOrlando Magic Patrick Beverley (from Lakers) |
| ToDenver Nuggets Thomas Bryant (from Lakers) | ToLos Angeles Clippers Bones Hyland (from Denver) | |
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 1 | Damian Jones | 2 year minimum | Sacramento Kings | [24] |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 1 year minimum | Chicago Bulls | [24] | |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 1 year minimum | Golden State Warriors | [24] | |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | Two-way contract | Vanderbilt Commodores | [25] | |
| Cole Swider | Two-way contract | Syracuse Orange | [25] | |
| July 6 | Thomas Bryant | 1 year minimum | Washington Wizards | [26] |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 1 year $6.5M | San Antonio Spurs | [27] | |
| September 16 | Dennis Schröder | 1-year minimum | Houston Rockets | [28] |
| September 26 | Matt Ryan | 1-year minimum | Boston Celtics | [29] |
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| July 6 | Malik Monk | 2-year $19M | Sacramento Kings | [30] |
| April 9 | Davon Reed | Waived |  Prometey Slobozhanske |
With back-to-back impressive wins over the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers sought to generate further momentum with their first three-game win streak since Jan. 7.
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