Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary.
As the Lakers embark on 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.
In the summer of 2024, the Lakers signed center Christian Koloko to a two-way contract. He was a second-round draft pick in 2022 out of the University of Arizona, and after spending most of his childhood in Cameroon, he attended Sierra Canyon School in the San Fernando Valley as a high school senior.
The seven-footer showed some promise as a shot blocker as an NBA rookie, but he was unable to play during the 2023-24 season due to a blood clot. Luckily, he was cleared to play just before the 2024-25 campaign began.
Koloko went back and forth between the Lakers and the G League last season. With L.A., he averaged 2.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 9.2 minutes a game, and in the G League, he put up 14.8 points, 8.4 boards and 3.2 blocks per game.
