Historically Los Angeles Lakers is produced some great players who not only famous for their role in Lakers but also make the whole NBA proud and bring a lot of fans towards this great game.
In this article, we try to answer 40 player related questions of LA Lakers.
Let’s bounce.
Contents
- Who is the Greatest Lakers of All Time?
- Best Lakers Based On Playing Position
- Who is the best Center of Lakers?
- Who is the best power forward of Lakers?
- Who is the best small forward of Lakers?
- Who is the best point guard for Lakers?
- Who is the best shooting guard for Lakers?
- Who is the all time best Lakers defender?
- Who is the best shooter of Lakers?
- Who is the best dunker of Lakers?
- Best Lakers Based on Different Aspects of the Game
- Who is the all time Point leaders of LA Lakers?
- Who is the all time Point leaders of LA Lakers in Playoffs?
- Who is the greatest rebounders of LA Lakers?
- Who is the greatest rebounders of LA Lakers in Playoffs?
- Who has the record of highest assists for LA Lakers?
- Who has the record of highest assists for LA Lakers in playoffs?
- Who has the record of highest number of blocks for LA Lakers?
- Who has the record of highest number of blocks for LA Lakers in playoffs?
- Who has the record of highest number of steals for LA Lakers?
- Who has the record of highest number of steals for LA Lakers in playoffs?
- Who has the record of playing highest number of games for LA Lakers?
- Who has the record of playing highest number of games for LA Lakers in playoffs?
- Who has the record of scoring highest number 3-pointers for LA Lakers?
- Who has the record of scoring highest number 3-pointers for LA Lakers in playoffs?
- Who has the record of playing highest number of minutes for lakers during regular season?
- Who has the record of playing highest number of minutes for lakers during playoffs?
- Who has the record of taking highest number of free throws for lakers all times?
- Who has the record of taking highest number of free throws for lakers during playoffs?
- Who has scored the highest number of FG for Lakers?
- Best Players Based on their physical Appearance
- Miscellaneous
- Which players have won the highest number of MVP Awards for Lakers?
- Which Lakers players have won the highest number of All-Star MVP Awards?
- Which lakers have won the most NBA Finals MVP?
- Who is the Richest Lakers Ever?
- Who is the hottest Lakers player now?
- Who is the best undrafted Lakers ever?
- Who is the worst lakers ever?
Who is the Greatest Lakers of All Time?
Arguably, Kobe Bryant is the greatest Lakers of all time. But its not an unanimous choice. There are some debate on that. Some people thought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Magic Johnson is the contender of this place.
Best Lakers Based On Playing Position
Who is the best Center of Lakers?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a six time MVP winner( 3 for Lakers) and hall of famer is the best center lakers ever had. He is also treated as the best center of NBA ever. He won five championship with lakers. He had a trademark shot named “Shyhook”.
Who is the best power forward of Lakers?
Pau Gasol, a six times NBA All-Star player is the best power forward of Lakers.
Who is the best small forward of Lakers?
Elgin Baylor is the all time best small forward of Lakers.
Who is the best point guard for Lakers?
Magic Johnson, one of the all time great NBA player is the best point guard for Lakers. His speed and dribbling quality makes him special from other players of his generation.
Who is the best shooting guard for Lakers?
None other than great Kobe Bryant is the best shooting guard for Lakers.
Who is the all time best Lakers defender?
LeBron James is the all time best Lakers defender. According to Second Spectrum, LeBron James has allowed opponents to shoot just 30% when he’s the contesting defender, by far the best in the NBA. If you up the minimum to 100 FGA, James also ranks 1st in FG pct as the closest defender (36.0%) – on contested or uncontested shots.
Who is the best shooter of Lakers?
Jerry West aka “Mr. Clutch” is the best shooter for lakers.
Who is the best dunker of Lakers?
Shannon Brown is the best dunker for lakers and one of the best dunker ever in NBA.
Best Lakers Based on Different Aspects of the Game
Who is the all time Point leaders of LA Lakers?
Kobe Bryant with an impressive record of 33643 points is the all time point leader for Lakers. While Jerry West is the 2nd with 25192 points and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the 3rd with 24176 points.
Who is the all time Point leaders of LA Lakers in Playoffs?
With 5,640 points in the playoffs Kobe Bryant is the point leaders of lakers in the playoffs. With 4457 points Jerry West is the second and with 4070 points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the third.
Who is the greatest rebounders of LA Lakers?
With 11463 points Elgin Baylor is the all time great rebounders of Lakers. While Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 2nd (10279 Points) and Kobe Bryant is 3rd (7047 Points).
Who is the greatest rebounders of LA Lakers in Playoffs?
Though Elgin Baylor is the greatest rebounders for LA Lakers but when it comes to playoff matches Wilt Chamberlain with 1783 points in playoffs became the greatest rebounder in playoffs fro Lakers. Elgin is in the second position with 1724 points.
Who has the record of highest assists for LA Lakers?
Magic Johnson with 10141 points has the record of highest assists for Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant (6306 points) is the 2nd and Jerry West (6238 points) is the 3rd.
Lets know the 5 all time assists leaders for Los Angeles Lakers.
Who has the record of highest assists for LA Lakers in playoffs?
The names are same for playoffs as they are for regular season games.
- Magic Johnson (2346 Points)
- Kobe Bryant (1040 Points)
- Jerry West (970 Points)
Who has the record of highest number of blocks for LA Lakers?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the record of highest number of blocks for LA Lakers with 2694 points. Shaq is the 2nd with 1278 points and Elden Campbell with 1022 points.
Who has the record of highest number of blocks for LA Lakers in playoffs?
Again Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is on top with 437 points, Shaquille O’Neal is 2nd with 310 points and Pau Gasol is the 3rd with 178 points during playoffs.
Who has the record of highest number of steals for LA Lakers?
Kobe Bryant has the record of highest number of steals for LA Lakers with 1944 points. 2nd: Magic Johnson (1724 Points) 3rd: James Worthy (1041 Points)
Who has the record of highest number of steals for LA Lakers in playoffs?
Magic Johnson(358 points) has the record of highest number of steals for LA Lakers in playoffs while Kobe Bryant (310 Points) is the second and Derek Fisher (219 Points) is the 3rd.
Who has the record of playing highest number of games for LA Lakers?
Kobe Bryant with 1346 games has the record of playing the highest number of games for Lakers.
Who has the record of playing highest number of games for LA Lakers in playoffs?
With 220 games in playoffs Kobe Bryant also has the record of playing highest number of games for LA Lakers in playoffs.
Who has the record of scoring highest number 3-pointers for LA Lakers?
Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant with 1827 points has the record of scoring highest number 3-pointers for LA Lakers.
Who has the record of scoring highest number 3-pointers for LA Lakers in playoffs?
Kobe Bryant with 292 points has the record of scoring highest number 3-pointers for LA Lakers in playoffs while Derek Fisher is the 2nd with 219 points.
Who has the record of playing highest number of minutes for lakers during regular season?
Top 3 players who has the record of playing highest number of minutes for lakers are
- Kobe Bryant (48637 Minutes)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37492 Minutes)
- Jerry West (36571 Minutes)
Who has the record of playing highest number of minutes for lakers during playoffs?
Top 3 players who has the record of playing highest number of minutes for lakers during playoff games are
- Kobe Bryant (8641 Minutes)
- Magic Johnson (7538 Minutes)
- Jerry West (6321 Minutes)
Who has the record of taking highest number of free throws for lakers all times?
- Kobe Bryant (8378)
- Jerry West (7160)
- Elgin Baylor (5763)
Who has the record of taking highest number of free throws for lakers during playoffs?
- Kobe Bryant (1320)
- Jerry West (1213)
- Magic Johnson (1068)
Who has scored the highest number of FG for Lakers?
Kobe Bryant with 2014 FG has scored the highest number of FG in his career for LA Lakers.
Best Players Based on their physical Appearance
Who is the Tallest Lakers ever?
Chuck Nevitt with a giant height of 2.26 meter approximately 7 feet and 5 inches with a weight of 250lbs(113 Kgs) is the tallest lakers ever. He played for Lakers for the season 1984-1985.
From the current players, Damian Jones with the height of 2.11 meters (7’0” feet) with weight of 111kgs is the tallest lakers now.
Read More : Top 10 Tallest Lakers of all time.
Who is the Shortest Lakers ever?
Isaiah Jamar Thomas with a height of 1.75 meter (5 feet 9 inches) is the shortest lakers ever.
Who is the Heaviest Lakers ever?
Shaquille O’Neal with 359 lbs (163 Kgs) is the heaviest lakers player of all time.
Who is the Oldest Lakers played?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was 42 years and 6 days old while he played his last game.
Who is the Youngest Lakers ever?
Talen Horton-Tucker is the youngest lakers ever to win an NBA championship.
Miscellaneous
Which players have won the highest number of MVP Awards for Lakers?
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3 MVPs for LA LAKERS while a record 6 MVPs in total for him)
- Magic Johnson (3 MVPs for Lakers)
Which Lakers players have won the highest number of All-Star MVP Awards?
Kobe Bryant had won the 4 times All-Star MVP Awards in 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Which lakers have won the most NBA Finals MVP?
- Magic Johnson ( 3 Times in 1980,1982 and 1987)
- Shaquille O’Neal ( 3 Times in 2000,2001 and 2002)
- Kobe Bryant ( 2 Times in 2009 and 2010)
Who is the Richest Lakers Ever?
The list of richest Lakers players are
- Magic Johnson ($500 Million+)
- Kobe Bryant ($500 Million)
- Lebron James ($400 Million)
- Shaquille O’Neal ($400 Million)
Who is the hottest Lakers player now?
Kyle Kuzma, a 6’8” tall with full body tattoo is not only hottest player of lakers but also one of the cutest players of NBA history.
Who is the best undrafted Lakers ever?
Connie Hawkins.
Who is the worst lakers ever?
Kwame Brown is treated as the worst player in lakers history.