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2025-26 · Last 10 · 10 games

Lakers scouting report

The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.

01The read

Updated 1:16 AM ET
Offensive rating
118.814th of 30
Defensive rating
114.710th of 30
Net rating
+4.111th of 30

Strengths

  • Gets to the line0.259 free throws made per shot, 2nd most of 30.
  • Efficient shooting59.1% eFG, 3rd of 30.
  • Defends without foulingAllows 0.165 free throws per shot, 4th fewest of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Few second chancesGrabs 21.7% of its misses, 26th of 30.
  • Turnover-prone13.2% turnover rate, 23rd of 30.

Tendencies

  • Average pace97.8 possessions per 48 minutes, 17th of 30.
  • Works inside the arc33.4% of shots are threes, 27th of 30.
  • Mixed creation67.3% of made shots are assisted, 9th of 30.
  • Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 16.1% of team points.

02Four factors

Last 10 · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %59.13rd
OffenseTurnover %13.223rd
OffenseOffensive rebound %21.726th
OffenseFree throw rate25.92nd
DefenseOpponent eFG %54.614th
DefenseForced turnover %12.711th
DefenseDefensive rebound %74.617th
DefenseOpponent free throw rate16.54th

Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions

03Rotation

Season, most minutes first
#PlayerGPMINRoleTop strength
1Luka Doncic F-G6435.8High-usage creatorPlaymaker
2Jake LaRavia F8225.23-and-DDisruptive hands
3LeBron James F6033.2Floor generalPlaymaker
4Deandre Ayton C7227.2Role playerFinishes at the rim
5Rui Hachimura F6828.3Role playerMidrange shot maker
6Marcus Smart G6228.53-and-D-
7Austin Reaves G5134.5Role playerDraws fouls
8Luke Kennard G7821.6Floor spacerEfficient scorer
9Jaxson Hayes C6618.3Role playerEfficient scorer
10Jarred Vanderbilt F6517.4Stretch bigCorner specialist
11Dalton Knecht F5410.2Limited minutes-
12Maxi Kleber F4310.7Limited minutes-
13Nick Smith Jr. G3012.5Limited minutes-
14Bronny James G428.9Limited minutes-
15Drew Timme F269.0Limited minutes-
16Adou Thiero G256.0Limited minutes-
17Kobe Bufkin G167.4Limited minutes-
18Chris Mañon G95.2Limited minutes-