2022–23_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season
2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season
American professional basketball season
The 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 76th season of the franchise, its 75th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 63rd season in Los Angeles, and its 24th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. On April 11, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Frank Vogel as head coach. On June 3, 2022, the Lakers hired Darvin Ham as their new head coach.
Quick Facts Los Angeles Lakers season, Head coach ...
| 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season | |||
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| Head coach | Darvin Ham | ||
| General manager | Rob Pelinka | ||
| President | Jeanie Buss | ||
| Owners | Jerry Buss family trust (majority)[1] Jeanie Buss (controlling owner) Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority) | ||
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena (Capacity: 18,997) | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 43–39 (.524) | ||
| Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Western Conference Finals (lost to Nuggets 0–4) | ||
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| Television | Spectrum SportsNet | ||
| Radio | ESPN LA 710 (English) 1020 Radio AM (Spanish) | ||
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The Lakers began the season 0–5 and were the last winless team in the league.[2] It was the first time that LeBron James started a season 0–5 since his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.[3] The Lakers earned their first win in the following game against the Denver Nuggets, after Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence due to lower back tightness.[2] He scored 23 points and had 15 rebounds, and James added 26 points. In his second game off the bench as the Lakers' sixth man, Russell Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists.[4] After winning their next game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers lost 130–116 to the Utah 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. The Lakers retired No. 99 in honor of George Mikan on October 30, 2022. Pau Gasol's No. 16 was retired on March 7, 2023, against his former team the Memphis Grizzlies. On February 7, 2023, James broke the NBA scoring record against the Oklahoma City Thunder.[6]
With a 128–117 win over the Jazz, the Lakers qualified for the Play-In-Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 108–102 in overtime to return to the playoffs 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 the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Lakers defeated the two-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in six games despite being underdogs to win a playoff series for the first time since their championship run in 2020 and on their home court for the first time since 2012. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors also in six games, becoming the first 7th-seed to reach the Western Conference finals since the 1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics.
However, the Lakers were swept by the eventual 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 from 1979 to 2020. It was also the first time that the Lakers were swept in a playoff round since the San Antonio Spurs did it in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs, and the first time that they were swept by a top seeded team since the Utah Jazz did it in the 1997–98 NBA season. This was also the first time that James lost in the conference finals since 2009 when the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Orlando Magic in six games.
Main article: 2022 NBA draft
The Lakers did not hold any pick in the 2022 NBA draft;[7] however, they got the 35th pick, Max Christie, in a trade with the Orlando Magic in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations.[8][9]
Division
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| 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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Conference
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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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Preseason
More information 2022 preseason game log Total: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2), Game ...
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Preseason: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2)
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Regular season
More information 2022–23 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 23–18; road: 20–21), Game ...
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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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Play-in
See also: NBA play-in tournament § 2023
More information 2023 play-in game log Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0), Game ...
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Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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Further information: 2023 NBA playoffs
Game log
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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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Main article: List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions
Trades
| June 23, 2022[8] | To Los Angeles Lakers 2022 No. 35 pick |
To Orlando Magic 2028 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| August 25, 2022[10] | To Los Angeles Lakers Patrick Beverley |
To Utah Jazz Talen Horton-Tucker Stanley Johnson |
| January 23, 2023[11][12] | To Los Angeles Lakers Rui Hachimura |
To Washington Wizards Kendrick Nunn 2023 CHI second-round pick 2028 second-round pick[lower-alpha 1] 2029 LAL second-round pick |
| February 9, 2023[13][14] | To Los Angeles Lakers Malik Beasley (from Utah)
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To Minnesota Timberwolves Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Utah)
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To Los Angeles Lakers Mo Bamba (from Orlando)
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To Orlando Magic Patrick Beverley (from Lakers)
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| To Denver Nuggets Thomas Bryant (from Lakers) |
To Los Angeles Clippers Bones Hyland (from Denver) | |
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Additions
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| July 1 | Damian Jones | 2 year minimum | Sacramento Kings | [20] |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 1 year minimum | Chicago Bulls | [20] | |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 1 year minimum | Golden State Warriors | [20] | |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | Two-way contract | Vanderbilt Commodores | [21] | |
| Cole Swider | Two-way contract | Syracuse Orange | [21] | |
| July 6 | Thomas Bryant | 1 year minimum | Washington Wizards | [22] |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 1 year $6.5M | San Antonio Spurs | [23] | |
| September 16 | Dennis Schröder | 1-year minimum | Houston Rockets | [24] |
| September 26 | Matt Ryan | 1-year minimum | Boston Celtics | [25] |
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Subtractions
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| July 6 | Malik Monk | 2-year $19M | Sacramento Kings | [26] |
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- The worse of the picks originally belonging to the Lakers and Wizards.[citation needed] Washington traded its 2028 pick to the Lakers in 2021. The Lakers traded the better of their pick and Washington's to Orlando before the 2022 draft and then the Lakers traded the remaining pick to Washington in this trade. It's a pick swap without technically being a pick swap.
- The worse of the picks originally belonging to Memphis and Washington.[15]
- Utah will receive the pick if it's No. 5–30, otherwise they receive the Lakers' 2027 second-round pick.[15]
- "Team Directory" (PDF). 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- "James, Davis help Lakers win for first time this season". ESPN.com. AP. October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- Greer, Jordan (October 27, 2022). "LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers are in big trouble: Los Angeles' 0-4 start explained in four terrible stats". Sporting News. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- Woike, Dan (October 30, 2022). "Russell Westbrook injects life into Lakers as they defeat Nuggets for first win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- Buha, Jovan (November 5, 2022). "Lakers take 'a huge step backward': Why defense and effort stopped L.A.'s momentum vs. Jazz". The Athletic. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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.
- Hanna, Jason; Close, David (February 8, 2023). "LeBron James breaks NBA's all-time scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". CNN. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "2022 NBA Draft Order". NBA.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- "Lakers Acquire 35th Pick in 2022 NBA Drafts". NBA.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- Savage, Dan (June 23, 2022). "Orlando Magic Acquire Future Second Round Pick, Cash Considerations From L.A. Lakers". NBA.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- "Lakers Acquire Patrick Beverley". NBA.com. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- "Los Angeles Lakers Acquire Rui Hachimura". NBA.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- "Wizards acquire Kendrick Nunn and three second round picks". NBA.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- "Lakers Acquire D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- "Timberwolves send D'Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers in three-team deal". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- "Future Traded Pick Details". RealGM. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- "DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE CENTER THOMAS BRYANT". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- "LA Clippers Acquire Hyland from Denver Nuggets". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- "Lakers Acquire Mo Bamba and Davon Reed". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- "Magic Acquire Patrick Beverley, Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations as Part of a Four-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- "Lakers Sign Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones and Juan Toscano-Anderson". NBA.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- "Lakers Sign Scotty Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- "Lakers Sign Thomas Bryant". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Lakers Sign Lonnie Walker IV". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- "Lakers Sign Dwayne Bacon and Matt Ryan". NBA.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- "Kings Sign Malik Monk". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers at Basketball-Reference.com
