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Los Angeles Lakers
(31-19, 2nd in Pacific, 4 games behind)
DRAFT PICKS: (No. 23, No. 30)
| T E A M S T R E N G T H S |
Talent
Shaquille O'Neal/Kobe Bryant
Offense
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| W E A K N E S S E S |
In house problems
Free throw shooting
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| C H A N G E S |
Kurt Rambis out/Phil Jackson in
New arena - STAPLES Center
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| N E E D S |
Blue collar power forward
Better point guard?
Re-sign Shaq (if he terminates existing contract)
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| N O T E S: |
Swept out of the playoffs by San Antonio during the Conference Semis
Lakers in '90's: 0 titles, 1 Finals ... Lakers in '80's: 5 titles, 8 Finals
Went through three coaches last season: Del Harris (6-6), Bill Bertka (1-0) and Kurt Rambis (24-13)
14 different Lakers started at least one game
Second in the league in scoring at 99.0 ppg ... only Sacramento averaged more (100.2)
O'Neal - averaged 26.3 ppg (2nd) 10.7 rpg (8th) and shot 57.6% (1st) ... he was second-team ALL-NBA
Kobe Bryant - career high 19.9 ppg and added 3.8 apg ... he was third-team ALL-NBA
Won 10 straight from 2/25 thru 3/12 ... were 21-19 in all other games
Dennis Rodman played 23 games with L.A. in '99...averaged 11.2 rpg ... Lakers went 17-6
Glen Rice played in 27 games with the L.A. -- averaged 17.5 ppg ... Lakers went 16-11
4th-worst FT shooting team in league at .683 ... O'Neal shot .540
Trouble at the point ... Fisher started 21 games; Harper the other 29
Over half of the Lakers' games were televised nationally
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| F I R S T R O U N D P I C K S I N T H E 9 0 ' S |
1990 - Elden Campbell, F (27)
1991 - None
1992 - Anthony Peeler, G (15)
1993 - George Lynch, F (12)
1994 - Eddie Jones, G (10)
1995 - None
1996 - Derek Fisher, G (24)
1997 - None
1998 - Sam Jacobson, G/F (26)
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| P L A Y E R S B Y P O S I T I O N |
Small Forwards
Glen Rice
Rick Fox
Ruben Patterson |
Power Forwards
J.R. Reid
Robert Horry |
Centers
Shaquille O'Neal
Sean Rooks
Travis Knight |
Point Guards
Derek Fisher
Derek Harper
Tyronn Lue |
Shooting Guards
Kobe Bryant
Sam Jacobson |
| F R E E A G E N T S |
1999
O'Neal (ETO)
Fisher
Reid
Fox (PO)
Rice (TO)
Patterson |
2000
Harper
Knight (ETO) |
2001 |
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Information courtesy of Turner Sports
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