Los Angeles Lakers
Head coaches
editThere have been 22 head coaches for the Lakers franchise. John Kundla coached the team in Minneapolis when they won their first five BAA/NBA championships, from 1949 to 1954.[1] Pat Riley is second in franchise history in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.[2] Phil Jackson broke Riley's regular season wins record in 2009, and he passed Riley's playoff wins and games coached records in 2010.[2] Jackson, Riley, Kundla, and Bill Sharman have all been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for their coaching careers. George Mikan, Jim Pollard, Jerry West, Pat Riley, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis and Byron Scott have all played and head coached for the Lakers. Jackson, who had two stints as head coach, was coach from 2005–2006 until 2010–2011. Mike Brown was named his replacement for the 2011–2012 season in May 2011.[3] Brown was fired[4] on November 9, 2012, after a 1–4 start. Assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff served as interim head coach for five games before the Lakers selected Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach. D'Antoni resigned at the end of the 2013–2014 season. In July 2014, Byron Scott was hired as head coach.[5] After the 2015–2016 season ended, Scott was fired. On April 29, 2016, former Lakers player Luke Walton was named as Scott's replacement.[6]
Hall of Famers, retired and honored numbers
editThe Lakers have 30 Hall of Famers (23 players, 4 head coaches, 1 assistant coach, and 2 contributors) who contributed to the organization.[7][8][9]
Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famers | |||||||||
Players | |||||||||
No. | Name | Positions | Tenure | Inducted | No. | Name | Positions | Tenure | Inducted |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Adrian Dantley | F | 1977–1979 | 2008 | 31 | Spencer Haywood | F | 1979–1980 | 2015 |
11 | Karl Malone | F | 2003–2004 | 2010 | 32 | Magic Johnson | G | 1979–1991; 1996 | 2002 |
11 | Bob McAdoo | F/C | 1981–1985 | 2000 | 33 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 1975–1989 | 1995 |
13 | Wilt Chamberlain | C | 1968–1973 | 1979 | 34 | Clyde Lovellette | F/C | 1953–1957 | 1988 |
17 | Jim Pollard | F | 1948–1955 | 1978 | 34 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1996–2004 | 2016 |
19 | Vern Mikkelsen | F | 1949–1959 | 1995 | 42 | Connie Hawkins | F/C | 1973–1975 | 1992 |
20 | Gary Payton | G | 2003–2004 | 2013 | 42 | James Worthy | F | 1982–1994 | 2003 |
22 | Elgin Baylor | F | 1958–1971 | 1977 | 44 | Jerry West | G | 1960–1974 | 1980 |
22 | Slater Martin | G | 1949–1956 | 1982 | 52 | Jamaal Wilkes | F | 1977–1985 | 2012 |
23 | Mitch Richmond | G | 2001–2002 | 2014 | 73 | Dennis Rodman | F | 1999 | 2011 |
25 | Gail Goodrich | G | 1965–1968; 1970–1976 | 1996 | 99 | George Mikan | C | 1948–1954; 1955–1956 | 1959 |
31 | Zelmo Beaty | C | 1974–1975 | 2016 | |||||
Coaches | |||||||||
No. | Name | Positions | Tenure | Inducted | No. | Name | Positions | Tenure | Inducted |
– | John Kundla | Head coach | 1948–1957 1958–1959 |
1995 | – | Phil Jackson | Head coach | 1999–2004 2005–2011 |
2007 |
– | Bill Sharman | Head coach | 1971–1976 | 2004 | – | Tex Winter | Assistant coach | 1999–2008 | 2011 |
– | Pat Riley | Head coach/assistant coach | 1979–1981 (assistant) 1981–1990 (head) |
2008 | |||||
Contributors | |||||||||
No. | Name | Positions | Tenure | Inducted | No. | Name | Positions | Tenure | Inducted |
– | Jerry Buss | Owner | 1979–2013 | 2010 | Chick Hearn | Broadcaster | 1961–2002 | 2003 |
FIBA Hall of Famers
editLos Angeles Lakers Hall of Famers | ||||
Players | ||||
No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Vlade Divac | C | 1989–1996 2004–2005 |
2010 |
Retired numbers
editThe Lakers have retired nine jersey numbers and an honorary microphone in honor of their players and broadcaster:[10][11][12]
Los Angeles Lakers retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Wilt Chamberlain | C | 1968–1973 | November 9, 1983 |
22 | Elgin Baylor | F | 1958–1971 | November 9, 1983 |
25 | Gail Goodrich | G | 1965–1968 1970–1976 |
November 20, 1996 |
32 | Magic Johnson | G | 1979–1991 1996 |
February 16, 1992 |
33 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 1975–1989 | March 20, 1989 |
34 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1996–2004 | April 2, 2013 |
42 | James Worthy | F | 1982–1994 | December 10, 1995 |
44 | Jerry West | G | 1960–1974 | November 19, 1983 |
52 | Jamaal Wilkes | F | 1977–1985 | December 28, 2012 |
Chick Hearn | Broadcaster | 1961–2002 | December 2, 2002 |
In addition, several other players and coaches who were instrumental to the franchise's success during its days in Minneapolis were named Honored Minneapolis Lakers, although their numbers are not retired by the franchise:[13]
- 17 Jim Pollard, F, 1948–1955, head coach, 1960
- 19 Vern Mikkelsen, F, 1949–1959
- 22 Slater Martin, G, 1949–1956
- 34 Clyde Lovellette, F/C, 1953–1957
- 99 George Mikan, C, 1948–1954; 1955–1956, head coach, 1957–1958
- John Kundla, head coach, 1948–1957; 1958–1959
Media
editChick Hearn was the team's broadcaster for 41 years until his death in 2002. He broadcast 3,338 consecutive games between November 21, 1965, and December 16, 2001.[14] Hearn came up with West's "Mr. Clutch" nickname.[15] He was a part of the team's "inner sanctum" when Cooke was owner, and was consulted on basketball decisions.[16] Paul Sunderland, who had filled in for a couple of games while Hearn recuperated in 2001–02, was named the permanent play-by-play announcer. Stu Lantz was retained as the color commentator.[17] Sunderland's contract expired in the summer of 2005, and the team chose not to renew it.[18] Joel Meyers moved in alongside Lantz as the television announcer, while Spero Dedes and former Laker player Mychal Thompson on the radio.[19]
For the 2011–12 NBA season, Bill Macdonald became the new television play-by-play announcer, joining Lantz who remained as the color analyst. Meanwhile, John Ireland joined Mychal Thompson to call the games on radio.[20]
As of the 2009–10 season, Lakers radio broadcasts are heard on KSPN (Los Angeles ESPN Radio affiliate) in English and KWKW in Spanish.[19][21] KLAC had the team's radio broadcast rights from the 1976–77 season until the 2008–09 season.[21][22] Until 2011, telecasts had been split between KCAL-TV (road games) and Fox Sports West (home games), unless they are chosen for national broadcasts on ABC.[23] KCAL had been the Lakers' over-the-air television broadcaster since 1977, dating back to when the station was the RKO General-owned KHJ-TV, the longest relationship between an NBA team and a television station. Prior to KHJ, Laker games were televised on KTLA. The Lakers had been on Fox Sports West since 1985, dating to when it was the original Prime Ticket and owned by Buss.[24]
On February 14, 2011, Time Warner Cable and the Lakers announced the formation of two new regional sports networks (one in English, one in Spanish) that will exclusively televise the team's games and related programming for 20 years starting with the 2012–13 NBA season.[25] The said networks eventually became Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.
References
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- ^ a b "Pat Riley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Coach Register". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ Bresnahan, Mike (2012-11-09). "Lakers fire Mike Brown as coach". latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ "Lakers Announce Hiring of Byron Scott as Head Coach". Los Angeles Lakers.
- ^ "Lakers Announce Agreement With Luke Walton to Become New Head Coach". NBA.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "'Voice of the Lakers' Was Team's Constant Throughout the Years". NBA.com. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2010". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 5, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Lakers Retired Numbers". Los Angeles Lakers. September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ "Hanging From the Rafters". NBA.com. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ "Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters". Los Angeles Lakers. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "L.A. to Honor Great Minneapolis Lakers Teams and Players". Los Angeles Lakers. April 5, 2002. Archived from the original on April 7, 2002. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "The List: Greatest individual streaks". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ Lazenby, p. 84.
- ^ Lazenby, pp. 187–8.
- ^ "Paul Sunderland Joins Lakers Broadcast Team". NBA.com. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ Stewart, Larry (May 3, 2005). "Sunderland Out as Laker Announcer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "Los Angeles Lakers Broadcast". Lakers.com. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ^ "Lakers Announce Broadcast Teams for 2011-12 Season | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS". Nba.com. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ^ a b "Lakers' run at KLAC to end after 30-plus seasons ... yet 'Loose Cannons' continue excessive Laker homerism". insidesocal.com. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
- ^ "KLAC Celebrates 30 Years of Lakers Basketball". Lakers.com. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
- ^ "2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers schedule" (PDF). NBA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Where to Watch/Listen to the Lakers". Lakers.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ Time Warner Scores L.A. Lakers Regional Sports Network Rights Multichannel News February 14, 2011
Further reading
edit- Heisler, Mark (2009). Kobe and the New Lakers' Dynasty. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-60078-350-0.
- Kaye, Elizabeth (2003). Ain't No Tomorrow : Kobe, Shaq, and the Making of a Lakers Dynasty. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-141261-2.
- Lazenby, Roland (2005). The Show: The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers In The Words of Those Who Lived It. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-143034-0.
- James P. Quirk; Rodney D. Fort (1997). Pay dirt: the business of professional team sports. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-2-9505164-7-3. (available online)
- Alex Sacchare, ed. (1994). Official Nba Basketball Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Villard. ISBN 978-0-679-43293-7.
- Alex Sacchare, ed. (2000). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-50130-9.
- Schumacher, Michael (2008). Mr. Basketball: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5675-2.
- Travers, Steven (2007). The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Los Angeles Lakers: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Los Angeles Lakers History. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-60078-004-2.
- Simmons, Bill (2009). The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy. ESPN. ISBN 978-0-345-51176-8.
External links
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