Here's a look at someone who achieved the rare feat of winning the NBA championship with both the Lakers and the Boston Celtics — Rajon Rondo. Rondo was the No. 21 pick in the 2

Dončić and 21-time All-Star LeBron James will lead the way for a team looking to bounce back after a demoralizing first-round elimination at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2025 postseason, but the Lakers' lack of three-point shooting assistance might eventually spell disaster.

Augustas Marciulionis, who signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, feels he is close to returning from injury.

D.J. Augustin once had a short stint with the Lakers at the end of his career. He played two years for the University of Texas and earned a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2008 before he was taken by the Charlotte Bobcats with the No. 9 overall pick in that year's NBA Draft.

The Lakers live rent-free in the minds of many players around the NBA, and Porter Jr. can now officially be added to that list. His bragging about his performances against the Lakers years later is proof that he cared about besting L.A. a bit more than he did playing against other teams.

Instead, per Deadline, "With the 8th Pick" is from the point of view of John Nash, the then general manager of the New Jersey Nets, and their new head coach, hot-shot, up-and-comer John Calipari as they pursue the Lower Merion high school sensation.

As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.