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NBA professional basketball team season
2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachLuke Walton
General managerRob Pelinka
PresidentJeanie Buss
OwnersJerry Buss family trust (primary owner being Jeanie Buss as of March 27, 2017)
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English) • 1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

The 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 71st season, its 70th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 59th in Los Angeles.

Following the signing of LeBron James on July 1, 2018, the Lakers hoped to finish with a winning record and playoff appearance for the first time since the 2012–13 season. However, after an improved 20–14 start to the season, several injuries accumulated throughout the season including James, Rajon Rondo, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram, and the Lakers fell below .500 by the All-Star break. By March, the Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention, extending the team's postseason drought to a franchise record six seasons, and a sixth straight losing season, even after improving from their 2017–18 campaign by two games. It is the first time that James missed the playoffs since 2005 and first time he did not appear in the NBA Finals since 2010. This was the last time until 2022 that the Lakers missed the playoffs.

On April 9, the conclusion of the Lakers' season, Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations. Three days later, Luke Walton and the team agreed to part ways.

Draft

Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / Club team
1 25 Moritz Wagner PF  Germany Michigan
2 39 Isaac Bonga SF  Germany Germany Frankfurt Skyliners
2 47 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SG  Ukraine Kansas

Roster

2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 2 Ball, Lonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-27 UCLA
PG 17 Bonga, Isaac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-08 Germany
SG 35 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina
SG 1 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia
SG 4 Caruso, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-28 Texas A&M
C 5 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982-10-02 Dominguez HS (CA)
SG 3 Hart, Josh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-03-06 Villanova
SF 14 Ingram, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-09-02 Duke
SF 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
SF 10 Jones, Jemerrio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1995-04-09 New Mexico State
PF 0 Kuzma, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-07-24 Utah
C 7 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada
PF 31 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-01 Bucknell
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky
SG 6 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-09-05 Cincinnati
C 15 Wagner, Moritz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997-04-26 Michigan
C 19 Williams, Johnathan (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1995-05-22 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 31, 2019

Roster Notes

  • Point guard Lonzo Ball played 47 games (his last game being on January 19, 2019) but missed the rest of the season due to a Grade 3 left ankle sprain.
  • Shooting guard Josh Hart played 67 games (his last game being on March 19, 2019) but missed the remainder of the season after having an ultrasonic debridement procedure on the patella tendon in his right knee.
  • Small forward Brandon Ingram played 52 games (his last game being on March 2, 2019) but missed the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a deep venous thrombosis in his right arm. He underwent successful thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm on March 16, 2019.

Standings

Division

Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c – Golden State Warriors5725.695–30‍–‍1127‍–‍1413–382
x – Los Angeles Clippers4834.5859.026‍–‍1522‍–‍1911–582
Sacramento Kings3943.47618.024‍–‍1715‍–‍264–1282
Los Angeles Lakers3745.45120.022‍–‍1915‍–‍269–782
Phoenix Suns1963.23238.012‍–‍297‍–‍343–1382

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Golden State Warriors *5725.695–82
2y – Denver Nuggets *5428.6593.082
3x – Portland Trail Blazers5329.6464.082
4y – Houston Rockets *5329.6464.082
5x – Utah Jazz5032.6107.082
6x – Oklahoma City Thunder4933.5988.082
7x – San Antonio Spurs4834.5859.082
8x – Los Angeles Clippers4834.5859.082
9Sacramento Kings3943.47618.082
10Los Angeles Lakers3745.45120.082
11Minnesota Timberwolves3646.43921.082
12Memphis Grizzlies3349.40224.082
13New Orleans Pelicans3349.40224.082
14Dallas Mavericks3349.40224.082
15Phoenix Suns1963.23238.082

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 3–3 (home: 2–3; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 30 Denver L 107–124 JaVale McGee (17) McGee, Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (11) Valley View Casino Center
13,565 		0–1
2 October 2 Denver L 111–113 JaVale McGee (15) JaVale McGee (8) Rajon Rondo (7) Staples Center
18,997 		0–2
3 October 4 Sacramento W 128–123 Brandon Ingram (31) Brandon Ingram (9) Lance Stephenson (5) Staples Center
18,997 		1–2
4 October 6 LA Clippers L 87–103 Kyle Kuzma (15) JaVale McGee (9) Rajon Rondo (10) Honda Center
18,040 		1–3
5 October 10 Golden State W 123–113 Brandon Ingram (26) LeBron James (10) Rajon Rondo (7) T-Mobile Arena
1,763 		2–3
6 October 12 @ Golden State W 119–105 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (22) Johnathan Williams (12) Lonzo Ball (7) SAP Center
18,523 		3–3
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 37–45 (Home: 22–19; Road: 15–26)
October: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 18 @ Portland L 119–128 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (12) Rajon Rondo (11) Moda Center
19,996 		0–1
2 October 20 Houston L 115–124 LeBron James (24) Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
18,997 		0–2
3 October 22 San Antonio L 142–143 (OT) Kyle Kuzma (37) Josh Hart (10) LeBron James (14) Staples Center
18,997 		0–3
4 October 24 @ Phoenix W 131–113 Lance Stephenson (23) Lance Stephenson (8) LeBron James (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055 		1–3
5 October 25 Denver W 121–114 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (11) Staples Center
18,997 		2–3
6 October 27 @ San Antonio L 106–110 LeBron James (35) LeBron James (11) Rajon Rondo (5) AT&T Center
18,589 		2–4
7 October 29 @ Minnesota L 120–124 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (10) Rajon Rondo (8) Target Center
18,978 		2–5
8 October 31 Dallas W 114–113 LeBron James (29) JaVale McGee (15) Lonzo Ball (7) Staples Center
18,997 		3–5
November: 10–4 (home: 6–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 November 3 @ Portland W 114–110 LeBron James (28) Rajon Rondo (10) LeBron James (7) Moda Center
19,848 		4–5
10 November 4 Toronto L 107–121 Kyle Kuzma (24) Lonzo Ball (9) LeBron James (6) Staples Center
18,997 		4–6
11 November 7 Minnesota W 114–110 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (10) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
18,997 		5–6
12 November 10 @ Sacramento W 101–86 LeBron James (25) Tyson Chandler (12) Rajon Rondo (7) Golden 1 Center
17,583 		6–6
13 November 11 Atlanta W 107–106 LeBron James (26) JaVale McGee (9) Lonzo Ball (11) Staples Center
18,997 		7–6
14 November 14 Portland W 126–117 LeBron James (44) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (9) Staples Center
18,997 		8–6
15 November 17 @ Orlando L 117–130 LeBron James (22) Kuzma, Stephenson, Ingram (6) Ingram, James (7) Amway Center
19,249 		8–7
16 November 18 @ Miami W 113–97 LeBron James (51) Tyson Chandler (11) Lonzo Ball (7) American Airlines Arena
19,686 		9–7
17 November 21 @ Cleveland W 109–105 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
19,432 		10–7
18 November 23 Utah W 90–83 Brandon Ingram (24) Ball, James (10) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
18,997 		11–7
19 November 25 Orlando L 104–108 LeBron James (24) Lonzo Ball (10) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
18,997 		11–8
20 November 27 @ Denver L 85–117 Kyle Kuzma (21) LeBron James (7) Kuzma, Stephenson, Hart (3) Pepsi Center
19,583 		11–9
21 November 29 Indiana W 104–96 LeBron James (38) Chandler, James, Kuzma (9) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
18,997 		12–9
22 November 30 Dallas W 114–103 LeBron James (28) Kyle Kuzma (12) Kyle Kuzma (6) Staples Center
18,997 		13–9
December: 8–7 (home: 5–2; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 December 2 Phoenix W 120–96 Kyle Kuzma (23) Tyson Chandler (11) LeBron James (8) Staples Center
18,997 		14–9
24 December 5 San Antonio W 121–113 LeBron James (42) Chandler, Kuzma (9) Lonzo Ball (9) Staples Center
18,997 		15–9
25 December 7 @ San Antonio L 120–133 LeBron James (35) Javale McGee (12) Ball, James (11) AT&T Center
18,354 		15–10
26 December 8 @ Memphis W 111–88 Kuzma, James (20) Tyson Chandler (14) LeBron James (9) FedExForum
17,794 		16–10
27 December 10 Miami W 108–105 Kyle Kuzma (33) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (12) Staples Center
18,997 		17–10
28 December 13 @ Houston L 111–126 LeBron James (29) Tyson Chandler (8) Lonzo Ball (8) Toyota Center
18,055 		17–11
29 December 15 @ Charlotte W 128–100 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (11) Spectrum Center
19,641 		18–11
30 December 16 @ Washington L 110–128 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) Tyson Chandler (7) Caldwell-Pope, Stephenson (5) Capital One Arena
20,409 		18–12
31 December 18 @ Brooklyn L 110–115 LeBron James (36) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (8) Barclays Center
17,735 		18–13
32 December 21 New Orleans W 112–104 Kyle Kuzma (23) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (14) Staples Center
18,997 		19–13
33 December 23 Memphis L 99–107 LeBron James (22) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (7) Staples Center
18,997 		19–14
34 December 25 @ Golden State W 127–101 Kyle Kuzma (19) LeBron James (13) Rajon Rondo (10) Oracle Arena
19,596 		20–14
35 December 27 @ Sacramento L 116–117 Kyle Kuzma (33) Tyson Chandler (10) Lonzo Ball (12) Golden 1 Center
17,583 		20–15
36 December 28 LA Clippers L 107–118 Kyle Kuzma (24) Tyson Chandler (15) Lonzo Ball (6) Staples Center
18,997 		20–16
37 December 30 Sacramento W 121–114 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (26) JaVale McGee (12) Brandon Ingram (9) Staples Center
18,997 		21–16
January: 6–9 (home: 3–6; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
38 January 2 Oklahoma City L 100–107 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) Josh Hart (15) Lonzo Ball (7) Staples Center
18,997 		21–17
39 January 4 New York L 112–119 Brandon Ingram (21) Ingram, McGee (9) Lance Stephenson (7) Staples Center
18,997 		21–18
40 January 6 @ Minnesota L 86–108 Lance Stephenson (14) Tyson Chandler (10) Lance Stephenson (6) Target Center
18,978 		21–19
41 January 7 @ Dallas W 107–97 Brandon Ingram (29) Josh Hart (12) Hart, Ingram (6) American Airlines Center
20,354 		22–19
42 January 9 Detroit W 113–100 Kyle Kuzma (41) Ingram, Zubac (9) Lonzo Ball (11) Staples Center
18,997 		23–19
43 January 11 @ Utah L 95–113 Michael Beasley (17) Kuzma, McGee (9) Lonzo Ball (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 		23–20
44 January 13 Cleveland L 95–101 Kyle Kuzma (29) Kyle Kuzma (9) Lonzo Ball (8) Staples Center
18,997 		23–21
45 January 15 Chicago W 107–100 Lonzo Ball (19) Kyle Kuzma (12) Brandon Ingram (7) Staples Center
18,997 		24–21
46 January 17 @ Oklahoma City W 138–128 (OT) Kyle Kuzma (31) Ivica Zubac (12) Brandon Ingram (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		25–21
47 January 19 @ Houston L 134–138 (OT) Kyle Kuzma (32) JaVale McGee (14) Lonzo Ball (11) Toyota Center
18,055 		25–22
48 January 21 Golden State L 111–130 Ivica Zubac (18) JaVale McGee (9) Lance Stephenson (5) Staples Center
18,997 		25–23
49 January 24 Minnesota L 105–120 Brandon Ingram (20) Ivica Zubac (8) Rajon Rondo (13) Staples Center
18,997 		25–24
50 January 27 Phoenix W 116–102 Caldwell-Pope, Zubac (24) Ivica Zubac (16) Rajon Rondo (11) Staples Center
18,997 		26–24
51 January 29 Philadelphia L 105–121 Brandon Ingram (36) JaVale McGee (14) Rajon Rondo (11) Staples Center
18,997 		26–25
52 January 31 @ LA Clippers W 123–120 (OT) LeBron James (24) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (9) Staples Center
19,068 		27–25
February: 3–6 (home: 2–0; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 February 2 @ Golden State L 101–115 Brandon Ingram (20) Ivica Zubac (9) Rajon Rondo (11) Oracle Arena
19,596 		27–26
54 February 5 @ Indiana L 94–136 LeBron James (18) LeBron James (7) LeBron James (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,265 		27–27
55 February 7 @ Boston W 129–128 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (12) TD Garden
18,624 		28–27
56 February 10 @ Philadelphia L 120–143 Kyle Kuzma (39) JaVale McGee (13) LeBron James (9) Wells Fargo Center
18,624 		28–28
57 February 12 @ Atlanta L 113–117 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (16) State Farm Arena
16,824 		28–29
58 February 21 Houston W 111–106 LeBron James (29) Brandon Ingram (13) Rajon Rondo (7) Staples Center
18,997 		29–29
59 February 23 @ New Orleans L 115–128 Brandon Ingram (29) Kyle Kuzma (8) LeBron James (12) Smoothie King Center
18,626 		29–30
60 February 25 @ Memphis L 105–110 Brandon Ingram (32) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (11) FedExForum
17,794 		29–31
61 February 27 New Orleans W 125–119 LeBron James (33) Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (16) Staples Center
18,997 		30–31
March: 5–11 (home: 3–5; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 1 Milwaukee L 120–131 James, Ingram (31) Rondo, Ingram (8) LeBron James (10) Staples Center
18,997 		30–32
63 March 2 @ Phoenix L 109–118 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (16) Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055 		30–33
64 March 4 LA Clippers L 105–113 LeBron James (27) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Staples Center
18,997 		30–34
65 March 6 Denver L 99–115 LeBron James (31) James, Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (11) Staples Center
18,997 		30–35
66 March 9 Boston L 107–120 LeBron James (30) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (12) Staples Center
18,997 		30–36
67 March 12 @ Chicago W 123–107 LeBron James (36) JaVale McGee (11) Rajon Rondo (10) United Center
21,359 		31–36
68 March 14 @ Toronto L 98–111 LeBron James (29) JaVale McGee (9) Rajon Rondo (8) Scotiabank Arena
19,962 		31–37
69 March 15 @ Detroit L 97–111 JaVale McGee (20) JaVale McGee (13) Kyle Kuzma (10) Little Caesars Arena
20,768 		31–38
70 March 17 @ New York L 123–124 LeBron James (33) McGee, Williams (7) James, Kuzma (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		31–39
71 March 19 @ Milwaukee L 101–115 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (35) JaVale McGee (11) Rajon Rondo (10) Fiserv Forum
17,879 		31–40
72 March 22 Brooklyn L 106–111 JaVale McGee (33) JaVale McGee (20) LeBron James (14) Staples Center
18,997 		31–41
73 March 24 Sacramento W 111–106 James, Kuzma (29) JaVale McGee (14) LeBron James (11) Staples Center
18,997 		32–41
74 March 26 Washington W 124–106 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (29) JaVale McGee (15) LeBron James (14) Staples Center
18,997 		33–41
75 March 27 @ Utah L 100–115 Kyle Kuzma (21) JaVale McGee (13) Rajon Rondo (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306 		33–42
76 March 29 Charlotte W 129–115 LeBron James (23) JaVale McGee (9) Rajon Rondo (17) Staples Center
18,997 		34–42
77 March 31 @ New Orleans W 130–102 Rajon Rondo (24) JaVale McGee (12) Rajon Rondo (16) Smoothie King Center
18,562 		35–42
April: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 2 @ Oklahoma City L 103–119 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		35–43
79 April 4 Golden State L 90–108 Johnathan Williams (17) McGee, J. Williams (13) Alex Caruso (6) Staples Center
18,997 		35–44
80 April 5 @ LA Clippers W 122–117 Alex Caruso (32) Caruso, J. Jones, McGee (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Staples Center
17,910 		36–44
81 April 7 Utah W 113–109 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (32) Jemerrio Jones (16) Alex Caruso (11) Staples Center
18,997 		37–44
82 April 9 Portland L 101–104 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (32) Jemerrio Jones (15) Alex Caruso (13) Staples Center
18,997 		37–45
2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Lonzo Ball PG 47 45 1,423 251 255 69 19 465
Michael Beasley PF 26 2 277 60 25 9 10 181
Isaac Bonga PG 22 0 120 25 15 9 4 19
Reggie Bullock SG 19 16 524 50 20 16 7 177
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG 82 23 2,035 238 110 73 13 938
Alex Caruso PG 25 4 531 67 77 24 9 229
Tyson Chandler C 48 6 786 268 31 19 22 147
Josh Hart SG 67 22 1,715 248 93 64 40 525
Andre Ingram SG 4 0 15 2 0 1 0 0
Brandon Ingram SF 52 52 1,760 267 154 28 31 950
LeBron James SF 55 55 1,937 465 454 72 33 1,505
Jemerrio Jones SF 6 2 143 49 13 7 5 27
Kyle Kuzma PF 70 68 2,314 382 178 41 26 1,308
Scott Machado PG 4 0 19 0 3 1 0 10
JaVale McGee C 75 62 1,671 566 52 47 148 897
Mike Muscala PF 17 4 265 44 14 4 11 100
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk SF 39 0 420 34 33 13 1 127
Rajon Rondo PG 46 29 1,369 243 367 57 7 424
Lance Stephenson SG 68 3 1,123 215 140 41 7 491
Moritz Wagner C 43 5 446 85 24 11 13 207
Johnathan Williams C 24 0 372 99 13 8 7 157
Ivica Zubac C 33 12 516 162 25 4 27 281

After all games.
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Signing of LeBron James

On July 9, 2018, superstar LeBron James signed a four-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers after playing a second stint with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. He led the team to their first championship title in 2016, and led them to the NBA Finals 4 other times (2007, 2015, 2017, and 2018). This marked his second time leaving the Cavs, after controversially doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat, where he led the team to 4 consecutive NBA Finals appearances, winning back-to-back in 2012 and 2013. The signing also briefly intensified the Celtics–Lakers rivalry, as his former Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics the year before and when former Celtics star Rajon Rondo joined LeBron in Los Angeles. Irving played 2 seasons for the Celtics before signing with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2019 offseason.

Trades

July 6, 2018 To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Isaac Bonga 		To Philadelphia 76ers
2019 second round pick
Cash considerations
February 6, 2019 To Los Angeles Lakers
Reggie Bullock 		To Detroit Pistons
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
2021 second round pick
February 7, 2019 To Los Angeles Lakers
Mike Muscala 		To Los Angeles Clippers
Michael Beasley
Ivica Zubac

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1-year contract worth $12 million
Alex Caruso Two-way contract

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Rajon Rondo 1-year contract worth $9 million New Orleans Pelicans
LeBron James 4-year contract worth $156 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Lance Stephenson 1-year contract worth $4.5 million Indiana Pacers
JaVale McGee 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Golden State Warriors
Michael Beasley 1-year contract worth $3.5 million New York Knicks
Johnathan Williams Two-way contract Gonzaga Bulldogs
Tyson Chandler 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Tyler Ennis Waived Turkey Fenerbahçe
Thomas Bryant Waived Washington Wizards
Julius Randle 2-year contract worth $18 million New Orleans Pelicans
Isaiah Thomas 1-year contract worth $2 million Denver Nuggets
Brook Lopez 1-year contract worth $3.3 million Milwaukee Bucks
Channing Frye 1-year contract worth $2.4 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Luol Deng Waived Minnesota Timberwolves

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