Los Angeles Lakers

The 17-time NBA champion franchise that shares Crypto.com Arena and the Los Angeles market.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball club in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play home games at Crypto.com Arena, a building shared with the Los Angeles Sparks and the Los Angeles Kings. With 17 championships, the Lakers rank among the most decorated teams the league has produced, trailing only the Boston Celtics. Their history runs through a string of superstars, from George Mikan and Jerry West to Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James, and they hold the NBA record with a 33-game winning streak from 1971–72.

Quick Facts

Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Founded: 1946
Arena: Crypto.com Arena
Location: Los Angeles, California
Sponsor: Albert
President: Rob Pelinka
Vice-presidents: Yao Williams II

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Background

The club started in 1946 as the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League, winning just 4 of 44 games before being sold for $15,000 and moved to Minneapolis. Renamed the Lakers after Minnesota's Land of 10,000 Lakes nickname, they grabbed George Mikan and won the 1948 NBL title and the 1949 BAA title, then four of the next five NBA crowns. After money troubles they relocated to Los Angeles before the 1960–61 season. The 1960s brought six Finals losses to the Celtics, but Wilt Chamberlain helped deliver the 1972 title. Jerry Buss bought the team in 1979, the same year Magic Johnson arrived, launching a decade of dominance in the 1980s.

Did You Know?

A 19–18 loss to the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1950–51 is the lowest-scoring game in NBA history.
Magic Johnson was drafted first overall in the 1979 NBA draft.
The Lakers acquired Kobe Bryant's draft rights from the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.
Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, O'Neal and Bryant combined for eight MVP awards as Lakers.