most points by a player in first season for lakers

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points for the Lakers in his first season, with 2,275 points in 1975-76.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,275	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	1,383	413	119	338		292
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,742	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,050	287				270
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	1,698	1948-49	MIN	60		28.3		3.6			9.7	23.4	41.6				8.9	11.5	77.2	49.8						218				260
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,664	1968-69	LAL	81	45.3	20.5	21.1	4.5			7.9	13.6	58.3				4.7	10.6	44.6	56.4				3,669	1,712	366				142
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1,618	2019-20	LAL	62	34.4	26.1	9.3	3.2	1.5	2.3	8.9	17.7	50.3	1.2	3.5	33.0	7.2	8.5	84.6	61.0	2.3	7.0	2.5	2,131	577	200	91	143	154	156	+241
6	LeBron James L. James	1,505	2018-19	LAL	55	35.2	27.4	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	10.1	19.9	51.0	2.0	5.9	33.9	5.1	7.6	66.5	58.8	1.0	7.4	3.6	1,937	465	454	72	33	197	94	+115
7	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1,441	2021-22	LAL	78	34.3	18.5	7.4	7.1	1.0	0.3	7.0	15.8	44.4	1.0	3.4	29.8	3.4	5.1	66.7	51.2	1.4	6.0	3.8	2,678	580	550	75	20	295	235	-211
8	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	1,437	1962-63	LAL	80	31.8	18.0	3.0	2.8			6.8	14.5	47.1				4.3	5.3	81.5	53.3				2,544	242	224				189
9	Jerry West J. West	1,389	1960-61	LAL	79	35.4	17.6	7.7	4.2			6.7	16.0	41.9				4.2	6.3	66.6	46.8				2,797	611	333				213
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,387	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	596	563	187	41	305	218
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,336	1996-97	LAL	51	38.1	26.2	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	10.8	19.4	55.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	9.4	48.4	55.6	3.8	8.7	2.9	1,941	640	159	46	147	146	180	+268
12	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,296	2012-13	LAL	76	35.8	17.1	12.4	1.4	1.1	2.4	6.2	10.7	57.8	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	9.5	49.2	57.3	3.3	9.1	3.0	2,722	945	108	84	186	225	291	+140
13	Cedric Ceballos C. Ceballos	1,261	1994-95	LAL	58	35.0	21.7	8.0	1.8	1.0	0.3	8.6	16.8	50.9	1.0	2.5	39.7	3.6	5.0	71.6	57.0	2.9	5.1	2.5	2,029	464	105	60	19	143	131
14	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	1,242	2017-18	LAL	77	31.2	16.1	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.0	2.1	5.6	36.6	1.9	2.7	70.7	54.9	1.1	5.1	1.8	2,401	483	141	49	34	140	160	-126
15	Sedale Threatt S. Threatt	1,240	1991-92	LAL	82	37.4	15.1	3.1	7.2	2.0	0.2	6.2	12.7	48.9	0.2	0.8	32.3	2.5	3.0	83.1	54.0	0.5	2.6	2.2	3,070	253	593	168	16	182	231
16	Larry Foust L. Foust	1,210	1957-58	MIN	72	30.6	16.8	12.2	1.5			5.4	13.6	39.8				5.9	7.9	75.6	49.1				2,200	876	108				299
17	Gary Payton G. Payton	1,199	2003-04	LAL	82	34.5	14.6	4.2	5.5	1.2	0.2	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.7	2.0	33.3	2.2	3.1	71.4	52.8	0.9	3.3	1.8	2,825	342	449	96	19	151	169	+329
18	Caron Butler C. Butler	1,195	2004-05	LAL	77	35.7	15.5	5.8	1.9	1.4	0.3	5.7	12.9	44.5	0.5	1.6	30.4	3.6	4.1	86.2	52.8	1.9	3.9	1.6	2,746	450	146	110	23	125	213	-236
19	Nick Young N. Young	1,144	2013-14	LAL	64	28.3	17.9	2.6	1.5	0.7	0.2	6.0	13.9	43.5	2.1	5.5	38.6	3.7	4.5	82.5	56.4	0.5	2.1	1.5	1,810	166	95	46	12	95	156	-86
20	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	1,133	1969-70	LAL	55	39.0	20.6	12.5	2.0			7.7	15.8	49.0				5.1	6.4	80.3	55.3				2,145	687	110				194
21	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	1,123	1977-78	LAL	82	27.8	13.7	2.3	2.4	1.1	0.2	6.0	12.1	49.7				1.7	2.2	77.4	52.5	1.0	1.3	1.8	2,283	188	193	94	14	150	196
22	Chucky Atkins C. Atkins	1,115	2004-05	LAL	82	35.4	13.6	2.4	4.4	0.9	0.0	4.7	11.1	42.6	2.1	5.5	38.7	2.0	2.5	80.3	55.8	0.4	2.0	1.8	2,903	197	358	73	2	151	181	-154
23	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1,107	1977-78	LAL	81	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	6.1	12.3	49.7				1.4	2.0	71.4	51.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	2,779	239	553	138	7	251	259
24	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	1,099	1993-94	LAL	81	33.3	13.6	2.9	5.8	1.0	0.1	5.1	13.0	39.4	1.5	4.5	33.8	1.9	2.4	78.1	48.5	0.6	2.4	1.8	2,700	238	466	85	8	145	154
25	Lucius Allen L. Allen	1,093	1974-75	LAL	56	35.9	19.5	4.4	5.7	2.2	0.5	7.9	18.0	44.0				3.7	4.8	77.0	48.6	1.4	3.0		2,011	247	319	122	28		194

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Dončić

RPG

10.5

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APG

8.1

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Team Rankings

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114.9

20th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 5

117

Final

138

Lakers

6 - 2

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

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APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

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SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

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4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

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Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

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122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

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102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-6

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FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

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38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.87

Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

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7-1

6-1

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

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1-6

2-5

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	ATL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CHA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points for the Lakers in his first season, with 2,275 points in 1975-76.

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