2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season

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.

2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachByron Scott
General managerMitch Kupchak
OwnersJerry Buss family trust
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionTWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes
Radio710 ESPN

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 5 championships with the Lakers and is believed 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, whom 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 Luke Walton.

Draft
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
Roster listing
2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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

Roster
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
Total: 3–5 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 4 Utah 71–90 Lou Williams (14) Roy Hibbert (10) Lou Williams (4) Stan Sheriff Center
10,300		 0–1
2 October 7 Utah 114–117 (OT) Lou Williams (20) Roy Hibbert (11) Julius Randle (4) Stan Sheriff Center
10,300		 0–2
3 October 8 Toronto 97–105 Lou Williams (19) Jonathan Holmes (6) Jordan Clarkson (6) Citizens Business Bank Arena
8,123		 0–3
4 October 11 Maccabi Haifa 126–83 Kobe Bryant (21) Roy Hibbert (16) D'Angelo Russell (11) Staples Center
14,810		 1–3
5 October 13 Sacramento 100–107 Jordan Clarkson (17) Roy Hibbert (10) Julius Randle (6) MGM Grand Garden Arena
11,618		 1–4
6 October 17 Golden State 85–70 Jordan Clarkson (17) Roy Hibbert (6) Marcelo Huertas (6) Valley View Casino Center
14,100		 2–4
7 October 19 Portland 104–102 Jordan Clarkson (17) Black, Randle, Upshaw (6) Marcelo Huertas (8) Staples Center
15,123		 3–4
8 October 22 Golden State 97–136 Lou Williams (19) Roy Hibbert (10) D'Angelo Russell (4) Honda Center
16,222		 3–5
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log
2015–16 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 12–29; Road: 5–36)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
November : 2–12 (Home: 1–5; Road: 1–7)
December : 4–13 (Home: 1–3; Road: 3–10)
January : 3–14 (Home: 3–9; Road: 0–5)
February : 2–8 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–6)
March : 5–10 (Home: 5–7; Road: 0–3)
April : 1–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–4)
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

Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brandon Bass 66020.3.549.000.8454.31.1.5.87.2
Tarik Black 39012.7.548.000.4224.0.4.4.53.4
Anthony Brown 291120.7.310.286.8502.4.7.5.24.0
Kobe Bryant 666628.2.358.285.8263.72.8.9.217.6
Jordan Clarkson 797932.3.433.347.8044.02.41.1.115.5
Roy Hibbert 818123.2.443.000.8074.91.2.41.45.9
Marcelo Huertas 53016.4.422.262.9311.73.4.5.14.5
Ryan Kelly 36013.1.369.135.6853.4.6.4.34.2
Larry Nance Jr. 632220.1.527.100.6815.0.7.9.45.5
Julius Randle 816028.2.429.278.71510.21.8.7.411.3
D'Angelo Russell 804828.2.410.351.7373.43.31.2.213.2
Robert Sacre 25112.8.413.000.6582.9.6.2.43.5
Lou Williams 673528.5.408.344.8302.52.5.9.315.3
Metta World Peace 35516.9.311.310.7022.5.8.6.35.0
Nick Young 54219.1.339.325.8291.8.6.4.17.3

Transactions

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

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 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 Guangdong Southern Tigers

References
  1. Curtis, Charles. "Kobe Bryant's last season with Los Angeles Lakers will be 2015–16, Mitch Kupchak says". NJ.com. Advance Digital. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. "Lakers Acquire Roy Hibbert". nba.com/pacers. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. "Lakers Sign Brandon Bass". nba.com/lakers. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. "Lakers Sign Lou Williams". nba.com/lakers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. "Trail Blazers Sign Forward Ed Davis". nba.com/blazers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. "Hornets Sign Free Agent Guard Jeremy Lin". nba.com/hornets. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. "CLIPPERS RE-SIGN JORDAN AND SIGN JOHNSON". nba.com/clippers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN WAYNE ELLINGTON". nba.com/nets. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. "Pacers Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill". nba.com/pacers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  10. "Suns Sign Teletovic, Weems, Price". nba.com/pacers. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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