when was magic johnson drafted

Magic Johnson was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 1st overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

115.3

17th

NETRTG

2.7

14th

3P%

33.8

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
11
3
.786
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
10
3
.769
3.5
4
Lakers Lakers
11
4
.733
3.5
5
Spurs Spurs
10
4
.714
4.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
10
5
.667
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
8:00 PM
Tue
11/25
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
11:00 PM
Fri
11/28
DAL DAL
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
11/30
NOP NOP
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Mon
12/1
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

5 - 9

126

Final

140

LAL Lakers

11 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
15
1
.938
2
Nuggets Nuggets
11
3
.786
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
10
3
.769
3.5
4
Lakers Lakers
11
4
.733
3.5
5
Spurs Spurs
10
4
.714
4.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
10
5
.667
4.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
13
2
.867
2
Raptors Raptors
10
5
.667
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
9
5
.643
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
10
6
.625
3.5
5
Hawks Hawks
9
6
.600
4.0
6
Heat Heat
9
6
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
10/23
MIA MIA
@
MEM MEM
146-114
Thu
10/23
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
115-111
Thu
10/23
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
117-107
Thu
10/23
UTA UTA
@
SAC SAC
104-105
Thu
10/23
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
119-139

Schedule

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Fri
11/21
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/21
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
11/21
WAS WAS
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Fri
11/21
MIA MIA
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/21
NOP NOP
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM