Los Angeles Lakers
Functional size roles are inferred from each player’s height relative to the other four teammates
in his five-man lineups. Listed positions are shown separately for traditional basketball context.
A player’s functional size role does not necessarily indicate his offensive position or defensive matchup.
On, Off, and Swing are raw team point differential per 48 minutes. WF RAPM is a first-pass adjusted
plus-minus estimate that attempts to account for teammates and opponents.
Functional Center
Top role player:
J. Hayes
· #48 / 57
· WF RAPM:
-2.7
· Group avg:
-3.8
League role avg:
+2.0
· Starter avg:
+3.2
| Player | G | GS | MPG | Min | On | Off | Swing | WF RAPM | Role Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
D. Ayton
|
72 | 72 | 27.2 | 1,958 | -0.02 | +3.99 | -4.02 | -5.8 | #56 / 57 |
|
J. Hayes
|
66 | 9 | 18.3 | 1,207 | +2.55 | +0.39 | +2.16 | -2.7 | #48 / 57 |
|
M. Kleber
|
43 | 1 | 10.7 | 461 | +4.27 | -3.74 | +8.01 | +1.8 | – |
|
C. Koloko
|
2 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | -98.27 | +9.10 | -107.37 | -0.3 | – |
Functional Big
Top role player:
L. James
· #40 / 57
· WF RAPM:
0.0
· Group avg:
-0.2
League role avg:
+1.9
· Starter avg:
+2.2
| Player | G | GS | MPG | Min | On | Off | Swing | WF RAPM | Role Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
L. James
|
60 | 60 | 33.2 | 1,989 | +2.41 | +3.70 | -1.28 | 0.0 | #40 / 57 |
|
D. Timme
|
27 | 1 | 8.7 | 235 | -6.53 | +7.24 | -13.77 | -2.4 | – |
Forward / Big Wing
Top role player:
Unranked
· WF RAPM:
0.0
· Group avg:
0.0
League role avg:
+0.7
· Starter avg:
+1.3
| Player | G | GS | MPG | Min | On | Off | Swing | WF RAPM | Role Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Thiero
|
25 | 0 | 6.0 | 149 | -11.28 | +3.61 | -14.89 | -5.1 | – |
Wing / Forward
Top role player:
L. Dončić
· #6 / 84
· WF RAPM:
+6.6
· Group avg:
+1.7
League role avg:
+0.6
· Starter avg:
+1.8
| Player | G | GS | MPG | Min | On | Off | Swing | WF RAPM | Role Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
L. Dončić
|
64 | 64 | 35.8 | 2,289 | +3.98 | -1.46 | +5.45 | +6.6 | #6 / 84 |
|
J. LaRavia
|
82 | 43 | 25.1 | 2,061 | +0.56 | +3.06 | -2.51 | -0.2 | #48 / 84 |
|
R. Hachimura
|
68 | 41 | 28.3 | 1,926 | +2.19 | +2.68 | -0.49 | +1.0 | #39 / 84 |
|
J. Vanderbilt
|
65 | 3 | 17.4 | 1,128 | +1.49 | +0.67 | +0.82 | +0.6 | #43 / 84 |
|
D. Knecht
|
54 | 1 | 10.2 | 553 | -6.77 | +4.12 | -10.89 | -7.0 | #78 / 84 |
Guard / Wing
Top role player:
A. Reaves
· #9 / 70
· WF RAPM:
+7.3
· Group avg:
+6.0
League role avg:
+0.6
· Starter avg:
+3.0
| Player | G | GS | MPG | Min | On | Off | Swing | WF RAPM | Role Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Reaves
|
51 | 45 | 34.5 | 1,762 | +4.85 | -1.53 | +6.38 | +7.3 | #9 / 70 |
|
K. Bufkin
|
16 | 1 | 7.5 | 119 | -27.32 | +9.62 | -36.94 | -11.8 | – |
|
C. Mañon
|
9 | 0 | 5.1 | 46 | +2.08 | -6.22 | +8.30 | +0.3 | – |
Functional Guard
Top role player:
M. Smart
· #1 / 80
· WF RAPM:
+11.7
· Group avg:
+6.1
League role avg:
+0.9
· Starter avg:
+2.6
| Player | G | GS | MPG | Min | On | Off | Swing | WF RAPM | Role Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
M. Smart
|
62 | 54 | 28.5 | 1,769 | +6.70 | -2.93 | +9.63 | +11.7 | #1 / 80 |
|
L. Kennard
|
32 | 6 | 23.0 | 737 | +2.28 | +5.91 | -3.63 | +2.0 | #36 / 80 |
|
G. Vincent
|
29 | 7 | 19.3 | 559 | 0.00 | +1.50 | -1.50 | +2.2 | #32 / 80 |
|
N. Smith Jr.
|
30 | 1 | 12.5 | 375 | -1.28 | -2.97 | +1.69 | +2.9 | – |
|
B. James
|
42 | 1 | 8.9 | 375 | -6.01 | +1.76 | -7.76 | -3.5 | – |

Charlie Campbell