Shaq, Kobe and the Ten Best Lakers of All Time

Now that the lock out is over the Lakers will get to once again set foot on the court. Their first opponent will be the Los Angeles Clippers for back to back preseason games on the 19th and the 21st, both at Staple Center. The Lakers season opener will be playing on Christmas Day vs the Chicago Bulls. To prep you for the season, we decided to take a look back in time and rank the ten best players in Lakers' history.

 

#1: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr.

Birth Date: August 14, 1959 (age 52)

Birth Place: Lansing, Michigan

Played for Lakers: 1979 - 1991, 1996

Position: Point Guard

Number: 32

 

#2: Kobe Bryant

Date of Birth: August 23, 1978 (age 33)

Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Played for Lakers: 1996 - Present

Position: Shooting Guard

Number: 24

 

#3 Shaquille O'Neal 

Date of Birth: March 6, 1972 (age 39)

Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey

Played for Lakers: 1996 - 2004

Position: Center

Number: 34

 

 

#4: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 

Date of Birth: April 16, 1947 (age 64)

Birth Place: New York City

Played for Lakers: 1975–1989

Position: Center

Number: 33

 

 

#5: Jerry West 

Date of Birth: May 28, 1938 (age 73)

Birth Place: Chelyan, West Virginia

Played for Lakers: 1960 - 1974

Position: Guard

Number: 44

 

#6: Elgin Baylor 

Date of Birth: September 16, 1934 (age 77)

Birth Place: Washington D.C.

Played for Lakers: 1958 - 1971

Position: Forward

Number: 22

 

 

#7: James Worthy 

Date of Birth: February 27, 1961 (age 50)

Birth Place: Gastonia, North Carolina

Played for Lakers: 1982 - 1994

Position: Forward

Number: 42

 

 

#8: George Mikan 

Date of Birth: June 18, 1924

Birth Place: Joliet, Illinois

Played for Lakers: (1947–1954, 1956)

Position: Center

Number: 99

 

 

#9: Wilt Chamberlain 

Date of Birth: August 21, 1936

Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Played for Lakers: 1968 - 1973

Position: Center

Number: 13

 

 

#10: Gail Goodrich 

Date of Birth: April 23, 1943 (age 68)

Birth Place: Los Ageles, California

Played for Lakers: 1965 - 1968, 1970 - 1976

Position: Guard

Number: 25

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