This is the criteria for inclusion on the greatest Los Angeles Lakers players of the 21st-century list and additional comments:
- Only a player’s achievement with the Los Angeles Lakers counts. It doesn’t matter what he did before or after he played for them. After all, this is a list of Laker greats.
- All player stats and rankings are based on how he has performed in the 21st century (including the entire 1999-2000 season). Seasons prior to 2000 are not counted.
- He must have played a minimum of 100 regular season games or two full seasons with the Lakers.