All-time Los Angeles Lakers bracket

287 players who played for the Lakers, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else. Seed an all-time Los Angeles Lakers bracket, then advance a winner from each matchup, round by round.
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Round of 16

1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16Bobby Leonard
8Elgin Baylor
9George Mikan
4Shaquille O'Neal
13Anthony Davis
5LeBron James
12Vlade Divac
2Kobe Bryant
15Steve Nash
7Wilt Chamberlain
10James Worthy
3Magic Johnson
14Bob McAdoo
6Jerry West
11Pau Gasol

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1969–1989
2
Kobe Bryant1996–2016
3
Magic Johnson1979–1996
4
Shaquille O'Neal1992–2011
5
LeBron James2003–2027
6
Jerry West1960–1974
7
Wilt Chamberlain1959–1973
8
Elgin Baylor1958–1972
9
George Mikan1947–1956
10
James Worthy1982–1994
11
Pau Gasol2001–2020
12
Vlade Divac1989–2005
13
Anthony Davis2012–2027
14
Bob McAdoo
15
Steve Nash1996–2014
16
Bobby Leonard1956–1980
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Metta Sandiford-Artest2000–2017
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Bill Sharman1951–1962
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Karl Malone1985–2004
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Pat Riley
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Andrew Bynum2006–2014
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Michael Cooper1978–1990
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Phil Jackson
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Adrian Dantley
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A. C. Green1986–2001
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Jamaal Wilkes
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Rudy Tomjanovich
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Connie Hawkins
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Don Nelson
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Gail Goodrich
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Dwight Howard2004–2022
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Spencer Haywood
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Slater Martin
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Jim Pollard
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Charlie Scott
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Zelmo Beaty
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LH
Lou Hudson
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Byron Scott1983–1997
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D'Angelo Russell2016–2026
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Dennis Rodman1986–2000
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Dick Garmaker1955–1961
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Gary Payton1990–2007
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Nick Van Exel1994–2006
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Eddie Jones1995–2008
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Bob Harrison1949–1958
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Julius Randle2015–2027
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Kermit Washington1973–1982
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Luka Dončić2018–2027
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Russell Westbrook2008–2026
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K. C. Jones1971–1992
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Rui Hachimura2019–2027
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Dick Barnett1959–1973
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Rajon Rondo2007–2022
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Alex Caruso2018–2027
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Brandon Ingram2017–2026
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Carmelo Anthony2004–2022
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Darrall Imhoff
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Mitch Richmond1988–2002
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Luol Deng2004–2019
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Bob Boozer
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Rod Hundley
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Walt Hazzard
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Glen Rice1990–2004
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RF
Ray Felix
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Bill Bridges
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Cazzie Russell
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Steve Mix
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Norm Nixon
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Maurice Lucas
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John Block
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Lamar Odom2000–2013
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Larry Foust
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BW
Brian Winters
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FR
Flynn Robinson
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Jim Price
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Rudy LaRusso
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DeMarcus Cousins2010–2022
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Sasha Vujačić2004–2017
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Isaiah Thomas2011–2024
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Don Sunderlage

Top all-time Los Angeles Lakers — November 2026

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About this bracket

Every round halves the field, so a bracket gets from a long list to one winner quickly.

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287 players who played for the Lakers, greatest for the team first; search for anyone else.

Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Los Angeles Lakers for November 2026.

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