The Los Angeles Lakers have been fortunate to have many outstanding players throughout their storied history. An even smaller number of those players, though, have been given the honor of having their jersey forevermore retired by the franchise.
For example, it was inevitable that Kobe Bryant was going to have his two numbers retired by the Lakers. One could argue Bryant is the greatest Laker of all-time and that says a lot when guys like Magic Johnson, Jerry West, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all played for the team as well.