2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season

2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season
Kobe Bryant's final season D'Angelo Russell's rookie 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

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. 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.^[1] The team finished with a franchise-worst 17–65 record.

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

2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	2	Bass, Brandon	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1985–04–30	LSU
5.5 !F/C	28	Black, Tarik	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1991–11–22	Kansas
2.5 !G/F	3	Brown, Anthony	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1992–10–10	Stanford
2.5 !G/F	24	Bryant, Kobe (C)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1978–08–23	Lower Merion HS (PA)
1.5 !G	6	Clarkson, Jordan	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–06–07	Missouri
6.0 !C	17	Hibbert, Roy	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1986–12–11	Georgetown
1.5 !G	9	Huertas, Marcelo	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–05–25	Coppell HS (TX)
4.0 !F	7	Nance Jr., Larry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1993–01–01	Wyoming
4.0 !F	30	Randle, Julius	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1994–11–29	Kentucky
1.5 !G	1	Russell, D'Angelo	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996–02–23	Ohio State
6.0 !C	50	Sacre, Robert	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1989–06–06	Gonzaga
1.5 !G	23	Williams, Lou	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1986–10–27	South Gwinnett HS (GA)
4.0 !F	37	World Peace, Metta	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1979–11–13	St. John's
2.5 !G/F	0	Young, Nick	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985–06–01	Southern California

Head coach

Byron Scott

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Eyen
Mark Madsen
Paul Pressey
Larry Lewis (player development)
Tracy Murray (assistant coach/shooting consultant)
Clay Moser (assistant coach/basketball strategy)
James Worthy (assistant coach/player development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
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
Total: 3–5 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–0)

Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–0)

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

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	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

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Lakers Acquire Roy Hibbert". nba.com/pacers. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
↑ "Lakers Sign Brandon Bass". nba.com/lakers. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
↑ "Lakers Sign Lou Williams". nba.com/lakers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
↑ "Trail Blazers Sign Forward Ed Davis". nba.com/blazers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
↑ "Hornets Sign Free Agent Guard Jeremy Lin". nba.com/hornets. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
↑ "CLIPPERS RE-SIGN JORDAN AND SIGN JOHNSON". nba.com/clippers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
↑ "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN WAYNE ELLINGTON". nba.com/nets. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
↑ "Pacers Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill". nba.com/pacers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ "Suns Sign Teletovic, Weems, Price". nba.com/pacers. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

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