Los Angeles Lakers: 2026-27 roster preview
The roster the team opens 2026-27 with, what each player did in 2025-26, and how many minutes the outlook expects from him. Minutes come from last season, capped at 2,900 and scaled to a season; rookies and players without a rating count at replacement level (-2.1 per 100).
Outlook
-0.2
18th of 30
Projected wins
40
Roster strength: Impact × expected minutes, points per 100 over average
+2.5
Minutes kept: Share of last season's minutes still on the roster
42%
2025-26 net rating
+1.8
Who carries it
What each player adds to the roster's strength: his Impact times his share of the minutes.
- Above average
- Below average
| Status | Injury | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Luka DoncicF-G | Returning | – | 8 | 35.8 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | +4.8 | +4.5 | +0.3 | 2,293 | +2.80 | – |
| 5 |  Quentin GrimesG | New · from PHI | – | 5 | 29.5 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | +0.2 | -0.7 | +0.9 | 2,212 | +0.11 | – |
| 12 |  Jake LaRaviaF | Returning | – | 4 | 25.2 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | -0.2 | +0.6 | -0.8 | 2,063 | -0.13 | – |
| 15 |  Austin ReavesG | Returning | – | – | 34.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | +3.4 | +2.5 | +0.9 | 1,759 | +1.53 | – |
| 54 |  Sandro MamukelashviliF | New · from TOR | – | 5 | 21.9 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1.9 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +0.6 | 1,753 | +0.77 | – |
| 10 |  Collin SextonG | New · from CHA | – | 8 | 23.7 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 1,614 | -0.32 | – |
| 11 |  Ziaire WilliamsG-F | New · from BKN | – | 5 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -2.1 | +1.4 | 1,277 | -0.20 | – |
| 2 |  Jarred VanderbiltF | Returning | – | 8 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | -0.0 | -0.5 | +0.4 | 1,129 | -0.01 | – |
| 7 |  Jaden HardyG | New · from WAS | – | 4 | 15.8 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 902 | -0.47 | – |
| 4 |  Dalton KnechtF | Returning | – | 2 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.4 | 552 | -0.25 | – |
| 4 |  Matisse ThybulleG-F | New · from POR | – | 7 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | +3.3 | -1.0 | +4.3 | 481 | +0.41 | – |
| 9 |  Bronny JamesG | Returning | – | 2 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -0.2 | 374 | -0.16 | – |
| 55 |  Kevon LooneyF | New · from NOP | – | 11 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -0.8 | +0.5 | 307 | -0.02 | – |
| 14 |  Walker KesslerC | New · from UTA | – | 4 | 31.0 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | – | – | – | 155 | -0.08 | – |
| 1 |  Adou ThieroG | Returning | – | 1 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 150 | -0.08 | – |
| 30 | Chris MañonG | Returning | – | – | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 47 | -0.02 | – |
| 21 |  Cole SwiderF | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | Cameron CarrG | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | AK OkerekeF | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Arthur KalumaF | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| William Kyle | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2,612 minutes nobody on the roster is expected to play go to replacement level.
Gone
LeBron Jamesto PHI60 games · 33.2 MPG · +1.8
Deandre Aytonto WAS72 games · 27.2 MPG · -0.3
Rui Hachimurato LAC68 games · 28.3 MPG · -0.4
Marcus Smartto HOU62 games · 28.5 MPG · +3.3
Jaxson Hayesto UTA66 games · 18.3 MPG · +1.2
Luke Kennardto PHX32 games · 23 MPG · +0.6
Gabe Vincentnot on a roster29 games · 19.2 MPG · -1.0- Maxi Klebernot on a roster43 games · 10.7 MPG · -0.5
- Nick Smith Jr.not on a roster30 games · 12.5 MPG · -1.5
Drew Timmeto MIN26 games · 9 MPG · –
Kobe Bufkinto NOP16 games · 7.4 MPG · –
Christian Kolokoto NOP2 games · 3 MPG · -1.2