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Top 10 Los Angeles Lakers of All-Time

Name the top 10 Los Angeles and Minneapolis Lakers of all time.
By win shares according to basketball-reference.com. Through 2022–23.
Only includes win shares accrued playing with the Lakers
If you're curious, LeBron is currently at 35.8
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Win Shares
Years
Position
Player
172.7
1996–2016
Guard
Kobe Bryant
162.6
1960–1974
Guard
Jerry West
158.7
1975–1989
Center
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
155.8
1979–1991, 1995–1996
Guard
Magic Johnson
108.7
1948–1956
Center
George Mikan
104.2
1958–1972
Forward
Elgin Baylor
97.0
1996–2004
Center
Shaquille O'Neal
83.4
1949–1959
Forward
Vern Mikkelsen
81.2
1982–1994
Forward
James Worthy
65.8
1983–1993, 1996–1997
Guard
Byron Scott
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Level 69
May 1, 2016
Scott is the only one on the list that surprises.
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Level 65
Jun 4, 2016
Vern Mikkelsen? I would bet that most people have no idea who that is, but his name sounds like he is from Minnesota.
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Level 79
Jun 4, 2016
Byron Scott had some pretty good teammates...
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Level 42
Jun 6, 2016
Scott pales with the rest of this list. Mikkelsen was a perennial all-star.
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Level 68
Nov 9, 2018
He was an all-star in the 50's when there were like 8 teams.
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Level 84
Jun 4, 2016
For the record, they were the Minneapolis Lakers, not Minnesota Lakers. Interesting quiz, especially since lots of people forget that the franchise started up north.
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Level ∞
Jun 4, 2016
Fixed
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Level 26
Jun 6, 2016
um...wilt chamberlain?
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Level 44
Jun 7, 2016
He only played his last five years with the Lakers, averaging fewer than 18 PPG...did most of his damage with the Warriors.
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Level 60
Nov 13, 2020
What about assists and rebounds?
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Level 65
Jul 24, 2016
They are called the Lakers because they originated in Minnesota, "Land of 10,000 Lakes".
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Level 8
Dec 30, 2016
7/10, not a lakers fan
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Level 19
Dec 19, 2017
Great quiz
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Level 55
Aug 9, 2018
Excellent catch on including George Mikan; in his day at his best he was probably the dominant NBA player. Younger folks should look up his record and how high he finished in stats given the context of the time he played.
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Level 21
Jun 3, 2020
Lakers are winning the Championship this year and that is a fact.
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Level 43
Sep 12, 2022
oh really
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Level 62
Jun 3, 2020
Surprised Gail Goodrich isn't here
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Level 47
Feb 18, 2022
Wow. Vern Mikklesen? Really? I forgot that George Mikan even had any teammates because all he did was dominate. 10 out of 10, really surprised Michael Cooper or A.C. Green didn't make this list. Both at least Top 12 for sure.
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Level 48
Oct 10, 2022
6\10 I don't even like basketball that much but most of these players are super iconic.
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Level 57
Nov 9, 2022
Surprised not to see Wilt, LeBron, Lamar Odom, or Pau Gasol on this list