2026 NBA Team Depth Chart: Los Angeles Lakers

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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
Weakness
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
D. Ayton
7-0 · C Starter
72 72 27.2 1,958 -0.02 +3.99 -4.02 -5.8 #56 / 57
J. Hayes
7-0 · C Core Rotation
66 9 18.3 1,207 +2.55 +0.39 +2.16 -2.7 #48 / 57
M. Kleber
6-10 · PF/C Rotation
43 1 10.7 461 +4.27 -3.74 +8.01 +1.8
C. Koloko
6-11 · C Fringe
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
Weakness
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
L. James
6-9 · SF/PF/PG/C/SG Starter
60 60 33.2 1,989 +2.41 +3.70 -1.28 0.0 #40 / 57
D. Timme
6-9 · PF Depth
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
Unranked
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
A. Thiero
6-7 · SF/PF Depth
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
Solid
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
L. Dončić
6-8 · PG/SG Starter
64 64 35.8 2,289 +3.98 -1.46 +5.45 +6.6 #6 / 84
J. LaRavia
6-7 · PF Starter
82 43 25.1 2,061 +0.56 +3.06 -2.51 -0.2 #48 / 84
R. Hachimura
6-8 · PF Starter
68 41 28.3 1,926 +2.19 +2.68 -0.49 +1.0 #39 / 84
J. Vanderbilt
6-8 · PF Rotation
65 3 17.4 1,128 +1.49 +0.67 +0.82 +0.6 #43 / 84
D. Knecht
6-6 · SF Rotation
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
Solid
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
A. Reaves
6-5 · SG Starter
51 45 34.5 1,762 +4.85 -1.53 +6.38 +7.3 #9 / 70
K. Bufkin
6-4 · SG Depth
16 1 7.5 119 -27.32 +9.62 -36.94 -11.8
C. Mañon
6-4 · SG Depth
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
Elite
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
M. Smart
6-3 · PG/SG Starter
62 54 28.5 1,769 +6.70 -2.93 +9.63 +11.7 #1 / 80
L. Kennard
6-5 · SG Core Rotation
32 6 23.0 737 +2.28 +5.91 -3.63 +2.0 #36 / 80
G. Vincent
6-2 · PG Rotation
29 7 19.3 559 0.00 +1.50 -1.50 +2.2 #32 / 80
N. Smith Jr.
6-2 · SG Rotation
30 1 12.5 375 -1.28 -2.97 +1.69 +2.9
B. James
6-2 · SG Depth
42 1 8.9 375 -6.01 +1.76 -7.76 -3.5