Are The Lakers the greatest Franchise
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The Minneapolis Lakers as they were called from 1948–1960. But in 1960 they decided to move to Los Angeles one of the biggest and most popular cities in America. Which is definitely a risky move, but the risk turned out to be a reward. Winning 11 rings in Los Angeles and 5 in Minneapolis, the lakers truly prospered in LA. Although they’ve won 16 championships they’ve also lost 15. 9 lakers player have had their numbers retired (Wilt Chamberlain 9, Elgin Baylor 22, Gail Goodrich 25, Magic Johnson 32, Kareem Abdul Jabbar 33, Shaquille O’neal 34, James Worthy 42, Jerry West 44, Jamaal Wilkes 52).
The Lakers started in 1947 when Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen purchased the Detroit Gems of the NBL (National Basketball League). Led by George Mikan the most dominant player in NBL history some would say and finished with a 43–7 record leading the league. Then as time passed by more championships came and new players swang by for some time. In the 1960 NBA draft the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Jerry West who is known as the NBA logo. One of the biggest NBA rivals of all-time is the Lakers and Celtics and in 1961–1962 is where it all started. In a game 5 victory Elgin Baylor grabbed 22 rebounds and scored 61 points setting the finals record for points, which still stands today. Although the Lakers lost by 3 points in a game 7 overtime they still had a good fight. The next season they lost in 6 to the Celtics. In 1964–1965 they made the finals again but were defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games. Now let’s fast forward a few years, Skipping over the Wilt Chamberlain era because I don’t count as him as a Laker all-time great considering he only played 5 seasons with them. One of the most famous Lakers teams of all-time was the Showtime Lakers. This is how the Showtime Lakers started: Kareem Abdul Jabbar 3 time MVP for the Milwaukee Bucks demanded a trade to Los Angeles or New York. Los Angeles was desperate for another star and traded Elmore Smith, Brian Winters, Junior Bridgeman and Dave Meyers for Kareem Abdul Jabbar. As Jerry West was a retired Lakers player they signed him as the head coach. But quickly Jerry becomes furious as the Lakers didn’t use their Free Agent money to sign Julius Erving. In the 1979 NBA draft the Los Angeles Lakers selected the 6’9 point guard out of Michigan State Magic Johnson. Magic in his rookie season led them to 60 wins and a championship. In game 6 of that NBA finals Magic started at Center replacing the injured Kareem Abdul Jabbar and put up crazy numbers 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. Then in the 1984 championship they met up with their rivals. The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers hadn’t faced in the finals since 1969 and the rivalry started back up again. The Lakers had a 2–1 start to the series, but then dirty Kevin Mchale clotheslined Kurt Rambis and after that the Celtics won 3 of the 4 next games in the series and making their record versus the Lakers in the finals 8–0. The next season the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Celtics in the finals and became the first team in NBA history beat the Celtics in the finals at Celtics home court or also known as the Boston Garden. A few years later Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV and retired. Trying to revive this great franchise in the 1996 off-season the Lakers trade Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant and signed Shaquille O’neal. In the 1996 NBA draft they drafted Derek Fisher would later be a very key player for some of their finals appearances. Making even more move’s, midseason they traded Cedric Ceballos for Robert Horry. 2 years later still making moves because they haven’t won a ring with this god squad, they traded Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones for J.R. Reid, B.J. Armstrong and Glen Rice. In the 1999–2000 season the Lakers sign coach Phil Jackson who already has 6 rings as a coach. The Lakers also start to play their games at the Staples Center this season. The Lakers defeat Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1. Winning their first title since 1988. After some key pieces left they signed Horace Grant. They had a record of 15–1 in the playoffs greatest of all-time until the Warriors beat it in 2017. The Tim Donaghy Scandal came come up next year in the Western Conference finals. Some would say this series was rigged. The Lakers beat the Nets in the finals and 3 peating with Shaquille winning Finals MVP every time. But then losing to the Detroit Pistons in 2003–2004. They went into rebuilding mode and traded Shaquille O’neal for Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, Caron Butler and a 1st round pick. Also making some other moves but nothing to significance. In 2008–2009 they were back to championship form and won the championship defeating the Orlando Magic in 5 games. In 2009–2010 the Lakers and Celtics meet up in the finals for the 12th time in franchise. The Lakers win it all and defeat the stacked Boston Celtics. After this season the Lakers have been in rebuild mode and with the Kobe Bryant’s retirement in the 2016 season the Lakers are on the right track with great young players and rumors to sign a legend in Lebron James. Now that I have told you all about the Lakers franchise let my associate LilMj introduce you to the greatest Lakers all of time.
The L.A. Lakers who most people call the Greatest team ever.
Twenty-one Hall of famers suited up for the lakers.(Not including Kobe as he is not in the Hall of fame yet),because of these players lakers have won 16 championships only second to the celtics 17 championships.You must be wondering who the greatest laker of all time is when they’ve had so many HOFers and that’s why I’m here to explain to you who the Lakers franchise GOAT is.
Just like always I will rank all these 5 players with 3 aspects: accolades, stats, playoff stats.
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At number 4 “The Big Diesel” Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq was simply unstoppable in the purple and gold leading them to 4 straight finals appearances with kobe including a 3-peat.
ACCOLADES:(All stats with LA only)
3x NBA Champion
3x Finals MVP
1x MVP(2000)
12x All Star
2x AllStar game MVP
6x All NBA first team
1x All NBA second Team
1x All NBA third Team
3x NBA All Defensive Second Team
2000 Scoring Champion
Number 34 Retired by lakers
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STATS:
Career Per-Game Stats:
23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.6 steals, 2.3 blocks
Ultimate Season:
29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.5 steals, 3.0 blocks
Career Advanced Stats:
26.4 PER, .586 TS%, 115.4OWS, 66.4DWS.
Total Lakers career totals:
Points: 13,895
Rebounds: 6,090
Assist: 1,593
Steals: 317
Blocks: 1,278
Games: 514
Playoff Stats:
Stats Per Game:
Points Per Game: 24.3
Rebounds Per Game: 11.6
Assists Per Game: 2.7
Steals Per Game: 0.5
Blocks Per Game: 2.3
Totals Playoff Stats:
Total Points: 5,250
Total Rebounds: 2,508
Total Assists: 582
Total Steals: 117
Total Blocks: 459
Total Games: 216
Playoff Percentages:
Field Goal Percentage: .563
3-Point Percentage: .000(never attempted)
Free Throw Percentage: .504
Best Playoffs:
Points Per Game: 30.7
(2000)
Rebounds Per Game: 15.4
(2000) & (2001)
Assists Per Game: 3.2
(2000)
Steals Per Game: .9
(1998)
Blocks Per Game: 2.9
(1998)
You must be asking me “How can anybody pass those stats, why did you put Shaq 4th”. But what if I told you there was better.
At 3rd we have Kareem Abdul-Jabbar yes kareem, the NBA’s all time leading scorer.
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Accolades
5x NBA Champion
1x Finals MVP
4x MVP(1974)(1976–77)(1980)
14x Allstar
7x All NBA first team
4x All NBA second Team
4x NBA All Defensive First Team
4x NBA All Defensive Second Team
4x NBA Blocks Leader( 1975–76) (1979–80)
Number 33 Retired by lakers
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STATS:
Career Per-Game Stats:
24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.9 steals, 2.6 blocks
Ultimate Season:
27.7 points, 16.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals, 4.1 blocks
Career Advanced Stats:
24.6 PER, 24.3 USG%, 178.9 OWS, 94.5 DWS.
Total Lakers career totals:
Points: 24,176
Rebounds: 10,279
Assist: 3,652
Steals: 983
Blocks: 3,189
Games: 1,093
Playoff Stats:
Stats Per Game:
Points Per Game: 24.3
Rebounds Per Game: 10.5
Assists Per Game: 3.2
Steals Per Game: 1.0
Blocks Per Game: 2.4
Total playoff Stats:
Total Points: 5,762
Total Rebounds: 2,481
Total Assists: 767
Total Steals: 189
Total Blocks: 476
Total Games: 237
Play Off Percentages:
Field Goal Percentage: .533
3-Point Percentage: .000(never attempted)
Free Throw Percentage: .740
Best Playoffs:
Points Per Game: 35.2
(1970)
Rebounds Per Game: 17.7
(1977)
Assists Per Game: 5.1
(1972)
Steals Per Game: 1.7
(1977)
Blocks Per Game: 4.1
(1979)
After reading about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar you are probably thinking “Wow he has to be the greatest” Well how about Earvin Magic Johnson Jr and his 5 championship rings with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Earvin Magic Johnson Jr
Accolades
5x NBA Champion
3x Finals MVP
3x MVP(1987)(1989)(1990)
12x All Star
2x Allstar Game MVP
9x All NBA first team
1x All NBA second Team
2x NBA Steals Leader
4x NBA assist leader
NBA playoffs all time Assist leader
Number 32 Retired by lakers
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STATS:
Career Per-Game Stats:
19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 1.9 steals, 0.4 blocks
Ultimate Season:
23.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks
Career Advanced Stats:
24.1 PER, 22.3 USG%, 110.6 OWS, 45.2 DWS.
Total Lakers career totals:
Points: 17,707
Rebounds: 6,559
Assist: 10,141
Steals: 1,724
Blocks: 374
Games: 906
Playoff Stats:
Stats Per Game:
Points Per Game: 19.5
Rebounds Per Game: 7.7
Assists Per Game: 12.3
Steals Per Game: 1.9
Blocks Per Game: 0.3
Total playoff Stats:
Total Points: 3,701
Total Rebounds: 1,465
Total Assists: 2,346
Total Steals: 358
Total Blocks: 64
Total Games: 190
Play Off Percentages:
Field Goal Percentage: .506
3-Point Percentage: .241
Free Throw Percentage: .838
Best Playoffs:
Points Per Game: 25.2
(1990)
Rebounds Per Game: 13.7
(1981)
Assists Per Game: 15.2
(1985)
Steals Per Game: 3.1
(1980)
Blocks Per Game: 1.0
(1984)
Earvin Johnson earned the nickname Magic for a reason but is that reason good enough to make him the greatest Laker of all-time unfortunately no there is a Laker player better than the Magic Johnson himself.
On August 23, 1978 a legend was born ,the greatest laker of all time. Straight outta High school, A philly born legend KOBE BRYANT,is who I have as the greatest laker ever. Many of you may not believe this but remember I’m here to show you why I’m always right.
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Kobe Bean Bryant
Accolades
5x NBA Champion
2x Finals MVP
1x MVP(He deserved way more)
18x Allstar
4x Allstar Game MVP
11x All NBA first team
2x All NBA second Team
2x All NBA third team
9x All NBA Defensive First Team
3x All NBA Defensive Second Team
2x NBA scoring Champion
1997 Slam dunk Champion
2nd Most points in a NBA game (81 Points)
3rd all time scoring leader
2x Best NBA Player award ESPYs winner: 2008, 2010
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STATS:
Career Per-Game Stats:
25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.5 blocks
Ultimate Season:
30.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.8 blocks
Career Advanced Stats:
22.9 PER, 31.8 USG%, 122.1 OWS, 50.7 DWS.
Total Lakers career totals:
Points: 33,643
Rebounds: 7,047
Assist: 6,306
Steals: 1,944
Blocks: 640
Games: 1,346
Playoff Stats:
Stats Per Game:
Points Per Game: 25.6
Rebounds Per Game: 5.1
Assists Per Game: 4.7
Steals Per Game: 1.4
Blocks Per Game: 0.7
Total playoff Stats:
Total Points: 5,640
Total Rebounds: 1,119
Total Assists: 1,040
Total Steals: 310
Total Blocks: 144
Total Games: 220
Play Off Percentages:
Field Goal Percentage: .448
3-Point Percentage: .331
Free Throw Percentage: .816
Best Playoffs:
Points Per Game: 32.8
(2007)
Rebounds Per Game: 7.3
(2001)
Assists Per Game: 6.1
(2001
Steals Per Game: 1.9
(1999)
Blocks Per Game: 1.5
(2000)
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