Los Angeles Lakers All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1979–2026)
Who makes the Los Angeles Lakers all-time team? We rated every player season from 1979–80 to 2025–26 (203 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Magic Johnson | 1986–87 | 99 | 13 |
| SG | Luka Dončić | 2024–25 | 99 | 2 |
| SF | LeBron James | 2018–19 | 99 | 8 |
| PF | Anthony Davis | 2019–20 | 98 | 6 |
| C | Shaquille O'Neal | 1999–00 | 99 | 8 |
| 6th man | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1979–80 | 99 | 10 |
| 7th man | Kobe Bryant | 2002–03 | 99 | 19 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Luka Dončić – 2025–26 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- Luka Dončić – 2024–25 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- LeBron James – 2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- LeBron James – 2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- LeBron James – 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- Kobe Bryant – 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- Kobe Bryant – 2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- Shaquille O'Neal – 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- Shaquille O'Neal – 1999–00 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
- Magic Johnson – 1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers (99)
Best team seasons
- 1999–00 Los Angeles Lakers: 67-15 🏆
- 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers: 65-17 🏆
- 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers: 65-17 🏆
- 1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers: 63-19
- 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers: 62-20 🏆
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Who is the best Los Angeles Lakers player since 1979–80?
By our ratings, Luka Dončić in 2025–26 had the best season (99).
What was the best Los Angeles Lakers season?
1999–00, with a 67-15 record.
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