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2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachJJ Redick
President
General managerRob Pelinka
Owner(s)Josh Kushner & Bob Iger (majority)[1]
Jeanie Buss, Todd Boehly, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2025–26 2027–28 >

The 2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the 80th season of the franchise, its 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 67th season in Los Angeles, and its 28th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. This will be the first season since 2017–18 to not feature LeBron James, who announced that he would no longer be playing for the Lakers for his 24th season; he would later sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.[2] This season would also see the surprise sale of the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner occur, as Mark Walter and TWG Global would end up selling Walter's majority ownership of the team to Iger and Kushner for $12.5 billion in August 2026 due to potential tax fraud issues occurring with Walter.

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
1 25 Sergio de Larrea PG/SG Spain Spain Valencia Basket (Spain)

The Lakers entered the draft holding one first-round selection.[3][4] They have previously traded their second-round selection to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2020 and the pick was eventually used by the Golden State Warriors in the draft.

Roster

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Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 43 Cameron Carr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2004-11-21 Baylor
G 77 Luka Dončić 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-02-28 Slovenia
G 5 Quentin Grimes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-05-08 Houston
G 7 Jaden Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-07-05 Coronado HS (NV)
G 9 Bronny James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-06 USC
F 47 Arthur Kaluma (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2002-03-01 Texas
C 14 Walker Kessler 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2001-07-26 Auburn
G/F 4 Dalton Knecht 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-04-19 Tennessee
F 12 Jake LaRavia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2001-11-03 Wake Forest
C 55 Kevon Looney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1996-02-06 UCLA
F/C 54 Sandro Mamukelashvili 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-05-23 Seton Hall
G 30 Chris Mañon (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-12-09 Vanderbilt
F 31 AK Okereke (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 2003-07-02 Vanderbilt
G 15 Austin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma
G 10 Collin Sexton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama
F 1 Adou Thiero 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2004-05-08 Arkansas
G/F 26 Matisse Thybulle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-03-04 Washington
F 2 Jarred Vanderbilt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky
F 11 Ziaire Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-12 Stanford
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: July 22, 2026

Standings

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Division

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Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Golden State Warriors00––0‍–‍00‍–‍00–00
Los Angeles Clippers00––0‍–‍00‍–‍00–00
Los Angeles Lakers00––0‍–‍00‍–‍00–00
Phoenix Suns00––0‍–‍00‍–‍00–00
Sacramento Kings00––0‍–‍00‍–‍00–00

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Dallas Mavericks *00––0
2Denver Nuggets *00––0
3Golden State Warriors *00––0
4Houston Rockets00––0
5Los Angeles Clippers00––0
6Los Angeles Lakers00––0
7Memphis Grizzlies00––0
8Minnesota Timberwolves00––0
9New Orleans Pelicans00––0
10Oklahoma City Thunder00––0
11Phoenix Suns00––0
12Portland Trail Blazers00––0
13Sacramento Kings00––0
14San Antonio Spurs00––0
15Utah Jazz00––0

Game log

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Preseason

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2026 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 @ Sacramento W 127–103 Luka Dončić (21) Kevon Looney (9) Sandro Mamukelashvili (5) Golden 1 Center
15,130		 1–0
2 October 6 @ Golden State L 98–124 Sandro Mamukelaskvili (15) Jarred Vanderbilt (5) Bronny James Jr. (5) Chase Center
 1–1
3 October 8 Sacramento W 114–110 Luka Dončić (23) Jarred Vanderbilt (6) Austin Reaves (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,350		 2–1
4 October 13 Golden State L 89–101 Austin Reaves (28) Walker Kessler (9) Austin Reaves (7) T-Mobile Arena
7,471		 2–2
5 October 16 Denver Crypto.com Arena
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2026–27 preseason schedule

Regular season

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2026–27 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 21 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
 –
2 October 23 L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
 –
3 October 25 @ Utah Delta Center
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4 October 27 Portland Crypto.com Arena
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5 October 28 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
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6 October 30 @ Golden State Chase Center
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November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 1 Toronto Crypto.com Arena
 –
8 November 2 Miami Crypto.com Arena
 –
9 November 4 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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10 November 6 Portland Crypto.com Arena
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11 November 8 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
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12 November 9 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
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13 November 11 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
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14 November 15 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
 –
15 November 17 Charlotte Crypto.com Arena
 –
16 November 18 Utah Crypto.com Arena
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17 November 20 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
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18 November 23 Utah Crypto.com Arena
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19 November 27 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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20 November 29 @ Memphis FedExForum
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21 November 30 @ Houston Toyota Center
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 December 2 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
 –
23 TBD TBD TBD
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24 TBD TBD TBD
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25 December 14 New Orleans Crypto.com Arena
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26 December 16 @ Minnesota Target Center
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27 December 18 @ Minnesota Target Center
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28 December 19 @ Denver Ball Arena
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29 December 21 Indiana Crypto.com Arena
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30 December 23 Denver Crypto.com Arena
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31 December 25 Philadelphia Crypto.com Arena
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32 December 27 Memphis Crypto.com Arena
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33 December 29 Houston Crypto.com Arena
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34 December 31 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 January 2 @ Chicago United Center
 –
36 January 3 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
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37 January 5 @ Washington Capital One Arena
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38 January 7 Boston Crypto.com Arena
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39 January 8 Detroit Crypto.com Arena
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40 January 11 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
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41 January 13 @ Portland Moda Center
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42 January 14 Orlando Crypto.com Arena
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43 January 17 Milwaukee Crypto.com Arena
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44 January 19 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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45 January 21 @ Golden State Chase Center
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46 January 22 Sacramento Crypto.com Arena
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47 January 24 Washington Crypto.com Arena
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48 January 26 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
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49 January 28 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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50 January 30 @ New York Madison Square Garden
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51 January 31 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
52 February 2 @ Boston TD Garden
 –
53 February 4 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
 –
54 February 6 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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55 February 8 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
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56 February 10 L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
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57 February 12 Denver Crypto.com Arena
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58 February 16 Chicago Crypto.com Arena
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59 February 18 Houston Crypto.com Arena
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All-Star Game
60 February 26 @ Denver Ball Arena
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61 February 28 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
62 March 2 @ Orlando Kia Center
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63 March 4 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
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64 March 6 Oklahoma City Crypto.com Arena
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65 March 7 Brooklyn Crypto.com Arena
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66 March 11 New York Crypto.com Arena
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67 March 12 Cleveland Crypto.com Arena
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68 March 14 Golden State Crypto.com Arena
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69 March 16 @ Portland Moda Center
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70 March 17 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
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71 March 19 Atlanta Crypto.com Arena
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72 March 21 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
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73 March 23 @ Miami Kaseya Center
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74 March 25 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
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75 March 28 @ Houston Toyota Center
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76 March 30 @ Memphis FedExForum
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 1 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
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78 April 4 San Antonio Crypto.com Arena
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79 April 6 Dallas Crypto.com Arena
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80 April 7 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
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81 April 9 Minnesota Crypto.com Arena
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82 April 11 Phoenix Crypto.com Arena
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2026–27 season schedule

NBA Cup

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West Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Golden State Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: October 30, 2026. Source:

Transactions

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Trades

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Date Trade Ref.
June 24, 2026 Four-team trade [5]
To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Dallas Mavericks
To New York Knicks
  • Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (2024 No. 51) (from Dallas)
  • Draft rights to Chinemelu Elonu (2009 No. 59) (from Los Angeles)
  • Draft rights to Louis Labeyrie (2014 No. 57) (from Los Angeles)
  • Draft rights to Tyler Nickel (No. 47) (from Phoenix)
  • 2029 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix)
  • 2030 PHI second-round pick (from Dallas)
  • 2032 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)
  • 2033 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix)
  • Cash considerations (from Los Angeles)
  • Cash considerations (from Phoenix)
 To Phoenix Suns
To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Chicago Bulls
  • Cash considerations
 [6]
To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Cash considerations
 To Dallas Mavericks
 [7]
July 7 To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Jaden Hardy
  • 2031 WAS second-round pick
  • 2032 WAS second-round pick
 To Washington Wizards
 [8][9]
July 8 To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Utah Jazz
  • 2028 first-round pick swap right
  • 2030 first-round pick swap right
  • 2031 LAL first-round pick
  • 2033 LAL first-round pick
 [10][11]

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Ref.
July 12, 2026 Austin Reaves [12]

Additions

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Date Player Former Team Ref.
July 7, 2026 Quentin Grimes Philadelphia 76ers [13][14]
July 7, 2026 Sandro Mamukelashvili San Antonio Spurs [13][15]
July 8, 2026 Walker Kessler Utah Jazz [16][17]
July 12, 2026 Collin Sexton Chicago Bulls [13][18]
July 13, 2026 Kevon Looney New Orleans Pelicans [19]
July 19, 2026 Ziaire Williams Brooklyn Nets [20]

Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team Ref.
Jaxson Hayes Free agency Utah Jazz [21]
Luke Kennard Free agency Phoenix Suns [22]
Marcus Smart Free agency Houston Rockets [23]
Rui Hachimura Free agency Los Angeles Clippers [24]
Deandre Ayton Trade Washington Wizards [25]
LeBron James Free agency Philadelphia 76ers [26]

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Shelburne, Ramona (August 12, 2026). "Sources: Josh Kushner, Bob Iger to buy Lakers for $12.5B". ESPN.
  2. ↑ Shams Charania [@ShamsCharania] (July 24, 2026). "BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN" (Tweet). Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  3. ↑ Quinn, Sam (May 10, 2026). "2026 NBA Draft order, lottery results: Wizards to pick No. 1 after winning lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2026 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-60". NBA.com. May 10, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Acquire Draft Rights to Guard Cameron Carr". NBA.com. June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mavericks acquire No. 56 overall pick Vsevolod Ishchenko from Lakers". NBA.com. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mavericks Acquire Draft Rights to 56th Overall Pick Vsevolod Ishchenko". NBA.com. June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Wizards reportedly add Deandre Ayton in trade with Lakers", NBA.com, retrieved July 5, 2026
  9. ↑ "WIZARDS ACQUIRE DEANDRE AYTON | Washington Wizards", www.nba.com, retrieved August 13, 2026
  10. ↑ NBA.com News Services (July 1, 2026). "Reports: Lakers add Walker Kessler in trade with Jazz". NBA.com. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Utah Jazz Acquire Future First-Round Draft Picks and Draft Swaps from the Los Angeles Lakers | Utah Jazz", www.nba.com, retrieved August 13, 2026
  12. ↑ "Reports: Austin Reaves, Lakers agree to 4-year deal", NBA.com, retrieved July 3, 2026
  13. 1 2 3 "Reports: Lakers agree to deals with Sandro Mamukelashvili, Collin Sexton and Quentin Grimes", NBA.com, retrieved July 3, 2026
  14. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Guard Quentin Grimes | Los Angeles Lakers", www.nba.com, retrieved July 21, 2026
  15. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Forward Sandro Mamukelashvili | Los Angeles Lakers", www.nba.com, retrieved July 21, 2026
  16. ↑ "Reports: Lakers add Walker Kessler in trade with Jazz", NBA.com, retrieved July 3, 2026
  17. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Acquire Center Walker Kessler | Los Angeles Lakers", www.nba.com, retrieved July 21, 2026
  18. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Guard Collin Sexton | Los Angeles Lakers", www.nba.com, retrieved July 21, 2026
  19. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Center/Forward Kevon Looney | Los Angeles Lakers", www.nba.com, retrieved July 21, 2026
  20. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Forward Ziaire Williams | Los Angeles Lakers", www.nba.com, retrieved July 21, 2026
  21. ↑ "Jazz, Jaxson Hayes agree to 2-year deal", NBA.com, retrieved July 10, 2026
  22. ↑ @ShamsCharania (July 1, 2026). "Shams Charania on X: "Free agent sharpshooter Luke Kennard has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Phoenix Suns, with a player option for the second season, sources tell ESPN" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  23. ↑ "Rockets, Marcus Smart reportedly agree to 2-year deal", NBA.com, retrieved July 3, 2026
  24. ↑ "Rui Hachimura, Clippers agree to two-year deal", NBA.com, retrieved July 10, 2026
  25. ↑ https://www.nba.com/news/deandre-ayton-trade-wizards-lakers
  26. ↑ "Philadelphia 76ers sign 4x NBA Champion and 22x All-Star LeBron James". NBA.com. July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
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