2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Byron Scott
General manager Mitch Kupchak
Owner(s) Jerry Buss family trust
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 17–65 (.207)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes
Radio 710 ESPN
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

The 2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 68th season, its 67th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 56th in Los Angeles. The Lakers looked to rebound following its worst season in franchise history in 2014–15, but would finish with a new franchise-worst 17–65 record, which included a season-high, 10-game losing streak in January. Jordan Hill, Jeremy Lin, Wesley Johnson, Wayne Ellington, Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Price, and Ed Davis all departed respectively. The Lakers drafted D'Angelo Russell, Larry Nance Jr., and Anthony Brown in the 2015 NBA draft. Afterwards, the Lakers traded for former Pacers' center Roy Hibbert and signed for the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Lou Williams, and forward Brandon Bass. Former Lakers forward, Metta World Peace, was brought back to the team as well after the Lakers amnestied him in 2013.

This was Kobe Bryant's final season with the team and in the NBA after he announced his retirement. Playing 20 years in the league, Bryant won five championships and two Finals MVPs with the Lakers and is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Bryant was one of the 2 last remaining active players from the 1996 NBA Draft, along with Ray Allen, who at the time was a free agent after not playing a game since the end of the 2013-14 season. Allen officially announced his retirement in November 2016. After Allen and Bryant's retirements, there would remain only 3 active players from the 1990s; Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, Vince Carter of the Memphis Grizzlies, and Jason Terry of the Houston Rockets.[1]

Following the season, Byron Scott was fired as head coach and replaced by Golden State Warriors assistant and former Lakers player Luke Walton, who played for the Lakers from 2003-2012.

Draft

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Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 D'Angelo Russell PG  United States Ohio State
1 27 Larry Nance Jr. PF  United States Wyoming
2 34 Anthony Brown SF  United States Stanford

Roster

2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 2 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–04–30 LSU
F/C 28 Black, Tarik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–11–22 Kansas
G/F 3 Brown, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1992–10–10 Stanford
G/F 24 Bryant, Kobe (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1978–08–23 Lower Merion HS (PA)
G 6 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–06–07 Missouri
C 17 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1986–12–11 Georgetown
G 9 Huertas, Marcelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–05–25 Coppell HS (TX)
F 4 Kelly, Ryan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991–04–09 Duke
F 7 Nance Jr., Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming
F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–11–29 Kentucky
G 1 Russell, D'Angelo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–02–23 Ohio State
C 50 Sacre, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989–06–06 Gonzaga
G 23 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–10–27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)
F 37 World Peace, Metta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's
G/F 0 Young, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–06–01 Southern California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–13

Standings

Division

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Golden State Warriors 73 9 .890 0.0 39–2 34–7 15–1 82
x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 29–12 24–17 9–7 82
Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 18–23 15–26 8–8 82
Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 14–27 9–32 6–10 82
Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 12–29 5–36 2–14 82


Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Bold – Leaders (Qualified)
* – Recorded statistics when playing for Los Angeles

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brandon Bass 66 0 20.3 .549 .000 .845 4.3 1.1 .5 .8 7.2
Tarik Black 39 0 12.7 .548 .000 .422 4.0 .4 .4 .5 3.4
Anthony Brown 29 11 20.7 .310 .286 .850 2.4 .7 .5 .2 4.0
Kobe Bryant 66 66 28.2 .358 .285 .826 3.7 2.8 .9 .2 17.6
Jordan Clarkson 79 79 32.3 .433 .347 .804 4.0 2.4 1.1 .1 15.5
Roy Hibbert 81 81 23.2 .443 .000 .807 4.9 1.2 .4 1.4 5.9
Marcelo Huertas 53 0 16.4 .422 .262 .931 1.7 3.4 .5 .1 4.5
Ryan Kelly 36 0 13.1 .369 .135 .685 3.4 .6 .4 .3 4.2
Larry Nance Jr. 63 22 20.1 .527 .100 .681 5.0 .7 .9 .4 5.5
Julius Randle 81 60 28.2 .429 .278 .715 10.2 1.8 .7 .4 11.3
D'Angelo Russell 80 48 28.2 .410 .351 .737 3.4 3.3 1.2 .2 13.2
Robert Sacre 25 1 12.8 .413 .000 .658 2.9 .6 .2 .4 3.5
Lou Williams 67 35 28.5 .408 .344 .830 2.5 2.5 .9 .3 15.3
Metta World Peace 35 5 16.9 .311 .310 .702 2.5 .8 .6 .3 5.0
Nick Young 54 2 19.1 .339 .325 .829 1.8 .6 .4 .1 7.3

Transactions

Trades

July 9, 2015 To Los Angeles Lakers[2]
Roy Hibbert		 To Indiana Pacers
2019 Second Round Draft Pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Brandon Bass[3] Signed 2-year contract worth $6 million Boston Celtics
Lou Williams[4] Signed 3-year contract worth $21 million Toronto Raptors
Metta World Peace Signed 1-year deal Italy Pallacanestro Cantù

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Ed Davis[5] Signed 3-year contract worth $20 million Portland Trail Blazers
Jeremy Lin[6] Signed 2-year contract worth $4.3 million Charlotte Hornets
Wesley Johnson[7] Signed 2-year contract worth $2.3 million Los Angeles Clippers
Wayne Ellington[8] Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million Brooklyn Nets
Jordan Hill[9] Signed 1-year contract worth $4 million Indiana Pacers
Ronnie Price[10] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Phoenix Suns
Carlos Boozer Free Agency China Guangdong Southern Tigers

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