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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2015β16
Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 68th season, its 67th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 56th in
Los Angeles . The Lakers looked to rebound following its worst season in franchise history in 2014β15, but would finish with a new franchise-worst 17β65 record, which included a season-high and a recordβtying, 10βgame losing streak in January.
Jordan Hill ,
Jeremy Lin ,
Wesley Johnson ,
Wayne Ellington ,
Carlos Boozer ,
Ronnie Price , and
Ed Davis all departed respectively. The Lakers drafted
D'Angelo Russell ,
Larry Nance Jr. , and
Anthony Brown in the
2015 NBA draft . Afterwards, the Lakers traded for former Pacers' center
Roy Hibbert and signed for the reigning Sixth Man of the Year,
Lou Williams , and forward
Brandon Bass . Former Lakers forward,
Metta World Peace , was brought back to the team as well after the Lakers amnestied him in 2013.
This was
Kobe Bryant 's final season with the team and in the NBA after he announced his retirement. Playing 20 years in the league, Bryant won five championships, two
Finals MVPs , and an
MVP with the Lakers and is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Bryant was one of the two last remaining active players from the
1996 NBA draft , along with
Ray Allen , who at the time was a free agent after not playing a game since the end of the
2013β14 season . Allen officially announced his retirement in November 2016. After Allen and Bryant's retirements, there would remain only three active players from the 1990s;
Dirk Nowitzki of the
Dallas Mavericks ,
Vince Carter of the
Memphis Grizzlies , and
Jason Terry of the
Houston Rockets .
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Following the season,
Byron Scott was fired as head coach after two seasons with the team and replaced by
Golden State Warriors assistant and former Lakers player
Luke Walton , who played for the Lakers from 2003β2012.
Draft
Roster
2015β16 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PF
2
Bass, Brandon
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1985β04β30
LSU
C
28
Black, Tarik
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1991β11β22
Kansas
SF
3
Brown, Anthony
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
1992β10β10
Stanford
SF
24
Bryant, Kobe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1978β08β23
Lower Merion HS (PA)
SG
6
Clarkson, Jordan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992β06β07
Missouri
C
17
Hibbert, Roy
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1986β12β11
Georgetown
PG
9
Huertas, Marcelo
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1983β05β25
Coppell HS (TX)
PF
4
Kelly, Ryan
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1991β04β09
Duke
PF
7
Nance Jr., Larry
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1993β01β01
Wyoming
PF
30
Randle, Julius
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1994β11β29
Kentucky
PG
1
Russell, D'Angelo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996β02β23
Ohio State
C
50
Sacre, Robert
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1989β06β06
Gonzaga
SG
23
Williams, Lou
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1986β10β27
South Gwinnett HS (GA)
SF
37
World Peace, Metta
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1979β11β13
St. John's
SG
0
Young, Nick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1985β06β01
USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On
assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2016β04β13
Standings
Division
Conference
Preseason
2015 pre-season game log Total: 3β5 (Home: 3β5; Road: 0β0)
Pre-season: 3β5 (home: 3β5; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 4
Utah
71β90
Lou Williams (14)
Roy Hibbert (10)
Lou Williams (4)
Stan Sheriff Center 10,300
0β1
2
October 7
Utah
114β117 (OT)
Lou Williams (20)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Julius Randle (4)
Stan Sheriff Center 10,300
0β2
3
October 8
Toronto
97β105
Lou Williams (19)
Jonathan Holmes (6)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Citizens Business Bank Arena 8,123
0β3
4
October 11
Maccabi Haifa
126β83
Kobe Bryant (21)
Roy Hibbert (16)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Staples Center 14,810
1β3
5
October 13
Sacramento
100β107
Jordan Clarkson (17)
Roy Hibbert (10)
Julius Randle (6)
MGM Grand Garden Arena 11,618
1β4
6
October 17
Golden State
85β70
Jordan Clarkson (17)
Roy Hibbert (6)
Marcelo Huertas (6)
Valley View Casino Center 14,100
2β4
7
October 19
Portland
104β102
Jordan Clarkson (17)
Black ,
Randle ,
Upshaw (6)
Marcelo Huertas (8)
Staples Center 15,123
3β4
8
October 22
Golden State
97β136
Lou Williams (19)
Roy Hibbert (10)
D'Angelo Russell (4)
Honda Center 16,222
3β5
2015β16 season schedule
Regular season game log
2015β16 game log Total: 17β65 (Home: 12β29; Road: 5β36)
October: 0β2 (home: 0β1; road: 0β1)
November
: 2β12 (home: 1β5; road: 1β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
Dallas
L 93β103
Julius Randle (22)
Julius Randle (15)
Julius Randle (4)
Staples Center 18,997
0β3
4
November 3
Denver
L 109β120
Jordan Clarkson (30)
Tarik Black (8)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Staples Center 18,997
0β4
5
November 6
@
Brooklyn
W 104β98
Kobe Bryant (18)
Hibbert ,
Randle (7)
Bryant ,
Clarkson ,
Randle ,
Williams (3)
Barclays Center 17,732
1β4
6
November 8
@
New York
L 95β99
Bryant ,
Hibbert (18)
Julius Randle (11)
Lou Williams (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1β5
7
November 10
@
Miami
L 88β101
Nick Young (17)
Black ,
Randle (7)
Huertas ,
Randle ,
Russell (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,825
1β6
8
November 11
@
Orlando
L 99β101
Roy Hibbert (15)
Julius Randle (8)
Clarkson ,
Huertas (5)
Amway Center 18,846
1β7
9
November 13
@
Dallas
L 82β90
Jordan Clarkson (21)
Bass ,
Randle (10)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
American Airlines Center 20,260
1β8
10
November 15
Detroit
W 97β85
Bryant ,
Clarkson (17)
Bryant ,
Randle (8)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,997
2β8
11
November 16
@
Phoenix
L 101β120
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Roy Hibbert (6)
Roy Hibbert (3)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
2β9
12
November 20
Toronto
L 91β102
Julius Randle (18)
Julius Randle (12)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
2β10
13
November 22
Portland
L 93β107
Jordan Clarkson (19)
Julius Randle (13)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Staples Center 18,997
2β11
14
November 24
@
Golden State
L 77β111
Nance ,
Randle ,
Williams (10)
Black ,
Bryant ,
Hibbert ,
Randle (6)
Metta World Peace (3)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2β12
15
November 28
@
Portland
L 96β108
Kobe Bryant (21)
Hibbert ,
Randle (6)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Moda Center 20,019
2β13
16
November 29
Indiana
L 103β107
Jordan Clarkson ,
Young (22)
Julius Randle (11)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Staples Center 18,997
2β14
December
: 4β13 (home: 1β3; road: 3β10)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
17
December 1
@
Philadelphia
L 91β103
Kobe Bryant (20)
Julius Randle (11)
D'Angelo Russell (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,510
2β15
18
December 2
@
Washington
W 108β104
Kobe Bryant (31)
Julius Randle (19)
Lou Williams (4)
Verizon Center 20,356
3β15
19
December 4
@
Atlanta
L 87β100
Lou Williams (18)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Philips Arena 19,051
3β16
20
December 6
@
Detroit
L 91β111
Lou Williams (21)
Julius Randle (11)
Marcelo Huertas (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,394
3β17
21
December 7
@
Toronto
L 93β102
Kobe Bryant (21)
Julius Randle (11)
Bryant ,
Hibbert (4)
Air Canada Centre 20,163
3β18
22
December 9
@
Minnesota
L 122β123 (OT)
D'Angelo Russell (23)
Julius Randle (12)
Lou Williams (5)
Target Center 18,076
3β19
23
December 11
@
San Antonio
L 87β109
D'Angelo Russell (24)
Julius Randle (7)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
AT&T Center 18,418
3β20
24
December 12
@
Houston
L 97β126
Kobe Bryant (25)
Julius Randle (10)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Toyota Center 18,456
3β21
25
December 15
Milwaukee
W 113β95
Kobe Bryant (22)
Roy Hibbert (11)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
4β21
26
December 17
Houston
L 87β107
Kobe Bryant (22)
Julius Randle (10)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
4β22
27
December 19
@
Oklahoma City
L 78β118
Lou Williams (20)
Randle ,
Russell (7)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
4β23
28
December 22
@
Denver
W 111β107
Kobe Bryant (31)
Julius Randle (10)
Bryant ,
Williams (5)
Pepsi Center 19,124
5β23
29
December 23
Oklahoma City
L 85β120
Kobe Bryant (19)
Bass ,
Clarkson ,
Sacre (6)
Marcelo Huertas (4)
Staples Center 18,997
5β24
30
December 25
LA Clippers
L 84β94
D'Angelo Russell (16)
Julius Randle (8)
Bryant ,
Clarkson (4)
Staples Center 18,997
5β25
31
December 27
@
Memphis
L 96β112
Kobe Bryant (19)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Clarkson ,
Russell (3)
FedEx Forum 18,119
5β26
32
December 28
@
Charlotte
L 98β108
Kobe Bryant (20)
Roy Hibbert (8)
Lou Williams (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,632
5β27
33
December 30
@
Boston
W 112β104
Jordan Clarkson (24)
Julius Randle (12)
Julius Randle (4)
TD Garden 18,624
6β27
January
: 3β14 (home: 3β9; road: 0β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
34
January 1
Philadelphia
W 93β84
Lou Williams (24)
Larry Nance Jr. (14)
Russell ,
Williams (5)
Staples Center 18,997
7β27
35
January 3
Phoenix
W 97β77
Lou Williams (30)
Larry Nance Jr. (14)
Jordan Clarkson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
8β27
36
January 5
Golden State
L 88β109
Jordan Clarkson (23)
Julius Randle (9)
Marcelo Huertas (5)
Staples Center 18,997
8β28
37
January 7
@
Sacramento
L 115β118
Kobe Bryant (28)
Julius Randle (10)
Bass ,
Clarkson ,
Russell (4)
Sleep Train Arena 17,386
8β29
38
January 8
Oklahoma City
L 113β117
Lou Williams (44)
Julius Randle (8)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
8β30
39
January 10
Utah
L 74β86
Lou Williams (18)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Lou Williams (6)
Staples Center 18,997
8β31
40
January 12
New Orleans
W 95β91
Lou Williams (19)
Julius Randle (11)
Lou Williams (8)
Staples Center 18,997
9β31
41
January 14
@
Golden State
L 98β116
Jordan Clarkson (22)
Julius Randle (9)
Bryant ,
Randle ,
Russell ,
Williams (3)
Oracle Arena 19,596
9β32
42
January 16
@
Utah
L 82β109
Lou Williams (20)
Anthony Brown (7)
D'Angelo Russell (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
9β33
43
January 17
Houston
L 95β112
Lou Williams (20)
Julius Randle (11)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,997
9β34
44
January 20
Sacramento
L 93β112
Brandon Bass (18)
Julius Randle (12)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Staples Center 18,997
9β35
45
January 22
San Antonio
L 95β108
D'Angelo Russell (18)
Julius Randle (14)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
9β36
46
January 23
@
Portland
L 103β121
D'Angelo Russell (21)
Julius Randle (9)
Clarkson ,
Williams (3)
Moda Center 19,728
9β37
47
January 26
Dallas
L 90β92
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Julius Randle (11)
Jordan Clarkson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
9β38
48
January 28
Chicago
L 91β114
Jordan Clarkson (16)
Julius Randle (8)
Clarkson ,
Russell (4)
Staples Center 18,997
9β39
49
January 29
@
LA Clippers
L 93β105
Julius Randle (20)
Julius Randle (14)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Staples Center 19,495
9β40
50
January 31
Charlotte
L 82β101
Kobe Bryant (23)
Julius Randle (11)
Kobe Bryant (3)
Staples Center 18,997
9β41
February
: 2β8 (home: 1β2; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
51
February 2
Minnesota
W 119β115
Kobe Bryant (38)
Julius Randle (12)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
10β41
52
February 4
@
New Orleans
W 99β96
Kobe Bryant (27)
Kobe Bryant (12)
Randle ,
Russell (3)
Smoothie King Center 18,420
11β41
53
February 6
@
San Antonio
L 102β106
Kobe Bryant (25)
Julius Randle (17)
Bryant ,
Clarkson ,
Randle ,
Williams (4)
AT&T Center 18,418
11β42
54
February 8
@
Indiana
L 87β89
Kobe Bryant (19)
Julius Randle (19)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
11β43
55
February 10
@
Cleveland
L 111β120
Lou Williams (28)
Julius Randle (8)
Jordan Clarkson (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
11β44
All-Star Break
56
February 19
San Antonio
L 113β119
Kobe Bryant (25)
Julius Randle (15)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Staples Center 18,997
11β45
57
February 21
@
Chicago
L 115β126
Bryant ,
Randle (22)
Julius Randle (12)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
United Center 23,143
11β46
58
February 22
@
Milwaukee
L 101β108
Nick Young (19)
Julius Randle (7)
Russell ,
Williams (4)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,639
11β47
59
February 24
@
Memphis
L 119β128
Jordan Clarkson (28)
Julius Randle (14)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
FedExForum 18,119
11β48
60
February 26
Memphis
L 95β112
D'Angelo Russell (22)
Julius Randle (7)
Russell ,
Williams (3)
Staples Center 18,997
11β49
March
: 5β10 (home: 5β7; road: 0β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 1
Brooklyn
W 107β101
D'Angelo Russell (39)
Julius Randle (13)
Jordan Clarkson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
12β49
62
March 2
@
Denver
L 107β117
D'Angelo Russell (24)
Black ,
Randle (7)
Marcelo Huertas (8)
Pepsi Center 20,096
12β50
63
March 4
Atlanta
L 77β106
Julius Randle (16)
Julius Randle (10)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Staples Center 18,997
12β51
64
March 6
Golden State
W 112β95
Jordan Clarkson (25)
Julius Randle (14)
Marcelo Huertas (9)
Staples Center 18,997
13β51
65
March 8
Orlando
W 107β98
D'Angelo Russell (27)
Julius Randle (11)
Marcelo Huertas (5)
Staples Center 18,997
14β51
66
March 10
Cleveland
L 108β120
Kobe Bryant (26)
Julius Randle (9)
Huertas ,
Russell (5)
Staples Center 18,997
14β52
67
March 13
New York
L 87β90
Lou Williams (15)
Julius Randle (8)
Lou Williams (5)
Staples Center 18,997
14β53
68
March 15
Sacramento
L 98β106
Lou Williams (17)
Julius Randle (11)
Marcelo Huertas (6)
Staples Center 18,997
14β54
69
March 18
Phoenix
L 90β95
Lou Williams (30)
Julius Randle (9)
Marcelo Huertas (10)
Staples Center 18,997
14β55
70
March 22
Memphis
W 107β100
Jordan Clarkson (22)
Julius Randle (14)
Marcelo Huertas (7)
Staples Center 18,997
15β55
71
March 23
@
Phoenix
L 107β119
Julius Randle (19)
Julius Randle (15)
Lou Williams (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,191
15β56
72
March 25
Denver
L 105β116
Kobe Bryant (28)
Julius Randle (18)
Julius Randle (10)
Staples Center 18,997
15β57
73
March 27
Washington
L 88β101
D'Angelo Russell (22)
Bass ,
Nance ,
Randle (7)
Bass ,
Clarkson ,
Huertas (3)
Staples Center 18,997
15β58
74
March 28
@
Utah
L 75β123
Lou Williams (16)
Jordan Clarkson (8)
Bryant ,
Clarkson ,
Huertas (2)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
15β59
75
March 30
Miami
W 102β100 (OT)
Jordan Clarkson (26)
Julius Randle (14)
Marcelo Huertas (4)
Staples Center 18,997
16β59
April
: 1β6 (home: 1β2; road: 0β4)
2015β16 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Bold β Leaders (Qualified)
* β Recorded statistics when playing for Los Angeles
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ Curtis, Charles.
"Kobe Bryant's last season with Los Angeles Lakers will be 2015β16, Mitch Kupchak says" .
NJ.com .
Advance Digital . Retrieved June 9, 2015 .
^
"Lakers Acquire Roy Hibbert" . nba.com/pacers . July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015 .
^
"Lakers Sign Brandon Bass" . nba.com/lakers . July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015 .
^
"Lakers Sign Lou Williams" . nba.com/lakers . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^
"Trail Blazers Sign Forward Ed Davis" . nba.com/blazers . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^
"Hornets Sign Free Agent Guard Jeremy Lin" . nba.com/hornets . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^
"CLIPPERS RE-SIGN JORDAN AND SIGN JOHNSON" . nba.com/clippers . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^
"BROOKLYN NETS SIGN WAYNE ELLINGTON" . nba.com/nets . July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015 .
^
"Pacers Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill" . nba.com/pacers . July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
^
"Suns Sign Teletovic, Weems, Price" . nba.com/pacers . July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
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