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Lakers Season Countdown: 14 days, Sam Perkins

In this series, we will count down the days until the Lakers first regular season game on October 28th. Each day we will discuss who wore that number best, and who wears it now or who wore it last.

We're getting ready for a brand new season of Los Angeles Lakers basketball, so to count down the days we'll be looking at the best Lakers to wear the number. We'll continue at 14 days until the regular season begins, with the man simply known as "Big Smooth"

Who wore it the best: Sam Perkins

Sam Perkins was selected 4th overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.