2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season

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. 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

Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club 1 25 PG/SG Spain Valencia Basket (Spain) The Lakers entered the draft holding one first-round selection. 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

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 3 | October 8 | Sacramento

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 4 | October 13 | Golden State

| T-Mobile Arena | –

| 5 | October 16 | Denver

| Crypto.com Arena | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | Golden State

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 2 | October 23 | L.A. Clippers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 3 | October 25 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 4 | October 27 | Portland

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 5 | October 28 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 6 | October 30 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 7 | November 1 | Toronto

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 8 | November 2 | Miami

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 9 | November 4 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 10 | November 6 | Portland

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 11 | November 8 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 12 | November 9 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 13 | November 11 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 14 | November 15 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 15 | November 17 | Charlotte

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 16 | November 18 | Utah

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 17 | November 20 | Sacramento

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 18 | November 23 | Utah

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 19 | November 27 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 20 | November 29 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 21 | November 30 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 22 | December 2 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 23 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 25 | December 14 | New Orleans

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 26 | December 16 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 27 | December 18 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 28 | December 19 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 29 | December 21 | Indiana

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 30 | December 23 | Denver

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 31 | December 25 | Philadelphia

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 32 | December 27 | Memphis

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 33 | December 29 | Houston

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 34 | December 31 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 35 | January 2 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 36 | January 3 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 37 | January 5 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 38 | January 7 | Boston

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 39 | January 8 | Detroit

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 40 | January 11 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 41 | January 13 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 42 | January 14 | Orlando

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 43 | January 17 | Milwaukee

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 44 | January 19 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 45 | January 21 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 46 | January 22 | Sacramento

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 47 | January 24 | Washington

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 48 | January 26 | Oklahoma City

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 49 | January 28 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 50 | January 30 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 51 | January 31 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 52 | February 2 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 53 | February 4 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 54 | February 6 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 55 | February 8 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 56 | February 10 | L.A. Clippers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 57 | February 12 | Denver

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 58 | February 16 | Chicago

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 59 | February 18 | Houston

| 60 | February 26 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 61 | February 28 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 62 | March 2 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 63 | March 4 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 64 | March 6 | Oklahoma City

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 65 | March 7 | Brooklyn

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 66 | March 11 | New York

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 67 | March 12 | Cleveland

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 68 | March 14 | Golden State

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 69 | March 16 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 70 | March 17 | Phoenix

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 71 | March 19 | Atlanta

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 72 | March 21 | Dallas

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 73 | March 23 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 74 | March 25 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 75 | March 28 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 76 | March 30 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 77 | April 1 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 78 | April 4 | San Antonio

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 79 | April 6 | Dallas

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 80 | April 7 | Minnesota

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 81 | April 9 | Minnesota

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 82 | April 11 | Phoenix

| Crypto.com Arena | –

NBA Cup

West Group C

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref. June 24, 2026 Four-team trade To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Cameron Carr (No. 24) (from New York)To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Sergio de Larrea (from Los Angeles)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 Draft rights to Koa Peat (from Dallas)To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Vsevolod Ishchenko (No. 56)To Chicago Bulls Cash considerations To Los Angeles Lakers Cash considerationsTo Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Vsevolod Ishchenko (No. 56) July 7To Los Angeles Lakers Jaden Hardy 2031 WAS second-round pick 2032 WAS second-round pickTo Washington Wizards Deandre AytonJuly 8To Los Angeles Lakers Walker Kessler (sign-and-trade)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

Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 12, 2026 Austin Reaves

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

Subtractions Player Reason New Team Ref. Jaxson Hayes Free agency Utah Jazz Luke Kennard Free agency Phoenix Suns Marcus Smart Free agency Houston Rockets Rui Hachimura Free agency Los Angeles ClippersDeandre Ayton Trade Washington Wizardshttps://www.nba.com/news/deandre-ayton-trade-wizards-lakers LeBron James Free agency Philadelphia 76ers

Notes

References

2026–27 Los Angeles Lakers season

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