| 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season | |||
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| Head coach | JJ Redick | ||
| President |
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| General manager | Rob Pelinka | ||
| Owners | Mark Walter[1](majority)[2] Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Todd Boehly,Edward P. Roski, andPatrick Soon-Shiong (minority) | ||
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 13–4 (.765) | ||
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Spectrum SportsNet | ||
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) | ||
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The2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers season is the ongoing79th season of the franchise, its 78th season in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), its 66th season inLos Angeles, and its 27th season playing home games atCrypto.com Arena.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 2 | 55 | Lachlan Olbrich | PF |  Australia | Illawarra Hawks (Australia) |
The Lakers entered the draft with only one second-round selection.[3][4] They traded their original first-round pick, along with a second-round pick acquired from theLos Angeles Clippers through separate transactions involving star players with theNew Orleans Pelicans andUtah Jazz, respectively. Throughout the process, the Lakers retained their own second-round pick.
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| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 4 | .765 | – | 5–2 | 8–2 | 2–1 | 17 |
| Phoenix Suns | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.5 | 8–3 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 18 |
| Golden State Warriors | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.0 | 6–1 | 4–8 | 3–1 | 19 |
| Sacramento Kings | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.5 | 3–5 | 2–8 | 1–2 | 18 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.5 | 3–5 | 2–8 | 1–4 | 18 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder * | 17 | 1 | .944 | – | 18 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 13 | 4 | .765 | 3.5 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 13 | 4 | .765 | 3.5 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston Rockets * | 11 | 4 | .733 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 11 | 5 | .688 | 5.0 | 16 |
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | 11 | 7 | .611 | 6.0 | 18 |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 10 | 7 | .588 | 6.5 | 17 |
| 8 | Golden State Warriors | 10 | 9 | .526 | 7.5 | 19 |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 9.0 | 18 |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 12 | .333 | 11.0 | 18 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 5 | 12 | .294 | 11.5 | 17 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 5 | 13 | .278 | 12.0 | 18 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 12.0 | 18 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 14 | .263 | 12.5 | 19 |
| 15 | New Orleans Pelicans | 3 | 15 | .167 | 14.0 | 18 |
| 2025 preseason game log Total: 1–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
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| 2025–26 game log Total: 13–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 8–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
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November: 9–2 (home: 4–0; road: 5–2)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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| 2025–26 season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers(Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 370 | 334 | +36 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 358 | 373 | −15 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Memphis Grizzlies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 230 | 221 | +9 | |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 336 | 347 | −11 | |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans(E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 343 | 362 | −19 |
| 2025–26 game log Total: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA Cup: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
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| 2025–26 season schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1, 2025[5] | ToLos Angeles Lakers Draft rights toRocco Zikarsky (No. 45) | ToChicago Bulls Draft rights toLachlan Olbrich (No. 55) Cash considerations |
| July 6, 2025[6][7][8] | Seven–team trade | |
ToHouston Rockets
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ToGolden State Warriors
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ToLos Angeles Lakers
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ToPhoenix Suns
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^ I: The 2026 second-round pick that originally would be going to Phoenix before sent to theMinnesota Timberwolves in the seven-team mega-trade would either be the lesser2026 NBA draft selection previously held by theDenver Nuggets due to a previous trade the Suns made with Charlotte earlier in the year back in their previous season of play or by theGolden State Warriors through multiple trades on their end.
^ II: The 2032 second-round pick that would be sent to Minnesota will be the selection that's considered the higher selection between Houston and Phoenix, while the Suns would keep the lesser of the second-round picks between the Rockets and Timberwolves. As such, if the Suns have a worse record by 2032 than Houston, the trade would effectively be the Suns getting the worst selection between the Timberwolves and Rockets, while Houston sends out the Suns' second-round pick that year out to Minnesota alongside the Timberwolves keeping the remaining second-round pick of the three teams instead. However, if the Rockets hold a better record than the Suns by 2032, then Houston would send Phoenix's second-round pick either right back to the Suns or out to the Timberwolves (depending on which team between them had the better overall record by that year), while Minnesota would have both of the remaining second-round picks between the three teams instead.
^ III: Due to another trade theBrooklyn Nets made with theMemphis Grizzlies (thus making the transaction more complex to cover efficiently due to the amount of previous trades involved before this one (including a previous deal involving the Suns, funnily enough)), the Nets will receive either theLos Angeles Clippers' own 2026 second-round pick without any stipulations involved with it or one of the second-round picks that was originally held by either theBoston Celtics,Indiana Pacers, orMiami Heat, depending on which option is the least favorable amongst the four teams for this season of play.
^ IV: Due to multiple trades that involved the Houston Rockets before the massive deal that the Suns made, the Rockets will give Phoenix the middle-valued draft pick in the2026 NBA draft (with the defending championOklahoma City Thunder getting the most valuable of the upcoming selections and theSan Antonio Spurs getting the least valuable of the upcoming selections by a different trade involving them) between theDallas Mavericks, the defending-championOklahoma City Thunder, and thePhiladelphia 76ers.
| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Jaxson Hayes | 1-year $3.4M contract | |
| July 22, 2025 | Christian Koloko | Two-way contract |
| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former Team | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Deandre Ayton | 2-year $16M contract | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Jake LaRavia | 2-year $12M contract | Sacramento Kings | ||
| July 22, 2025 | Marcus Smart | 2-year $11M contract | Washington Wizards | |
| July 24, 2025 | Chris Mañon | Two-way contract | Vanderbilt Commodores | |
| September 30, 2025 | Nick Smith Jr. | Charlotte Hornets |
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| July 6, 2025 | Dorian Finney-Smith | 4-year $53M contract | Houston Rockets | |
| July 20, 2025 | Jordan Goodwin | Waived | Phoenix Suns | |
| Shake Milton | KK Partizan | |||
| Trey Jemison | Westchester Knicks | |||
| N/A | Markieff Morris | Expired contract | ||
| Alex Len | Real Madrid Baloncesto |
