The 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 77th season of the franchise, its 76th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 64th season in Los Angeles, and its 25th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. This was the Lakers' second and final season with Darvin Ham as head coach, with Ham joining the team as the Lakers coach on June 3, 2022, before the end of the 2021–22 season.
Prior to the start of the season, LeBron James announced that he would switch his jersey number back to #23 after wearing #6 (which he also wore with the Miami Heat) the previous two seasons. On August 24, 2023, the Lakers announced that a statue of Kobe Bryant would be unveiled in front of Crypto.com Arena on February 8, 2024.
The Lakers held a perfect 7–0 record in the inaugural In-Season Tournament, winning the inaugural NBA Cup on December 9 by defeating the Indiana Pacers. The Lakers improved to the 4th seed in the Western Conference after their In-Season Tournament run, having a 14–9 record. However, they struggled immediately after the run, eventually falling to 17–19 in January and the 9th seed. Despite this, the Lakers finished the season 47–35, having a record of 23-10 since February 1. They moved up to the 8th seed in the Western Conference, which qualified them for the NBA Play-In Tournament for the second consecutive year. They defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 110–106 to go to the playoffs for a second consecutive year. The Lakers played the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference Finals. However, the Nuggets won the series 4–1, which included two Jamal Murray game-winning shots in Games 2 and 5, respectively. This is the first time that the Lakers lost in the first round since 2021 when they lost to the eventual Conference champion Phoenix Suns in six games and the second time that James lost in the first round in his career, having also lost to the 2020–21 Suns.
On May 3, 2024, the Lakers fired their entire coaching staff, which includes head coach Darvin Ham, after serving for two seasons, and assistant coach Phil Handy, who had been with the team since their 2020 championship season.
The Los Angeles Lakers drew an average home attendance of 18,903 in 42 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team 1 17 Jalen Hood-Schifino PG/SG Indiana () 2 47 Mojave King SG / NBA G League Ignite
The Lakers held the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with the 47th pick entering the draft. On draft day, in a four-team trade, they traded their 47th pick (which became NBA G League Ignite player Mojave King) and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers for the 40th pick.
Roster
Standings Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|-style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 7 | @ Golden State | | Christie, Davis, Russell (15) | Hachimura, Vanderbilt (7) | D'Angelo Russell (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 0–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 9 | Brooklyn | | Rui Hachimura (19) | Davis, Hayes (7) | D'Angelo Russell (6) | T-Mobile Arena | 1–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 11 | Sacramento | | D'Angelo Russell (21) | Castleton, Prince (7) | D'Angelo Russell (8) | Honda Center10,830 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 13 | Golden State | | Taurean Prince (17) | Castleton, Wood (7) | D'Angelo Russell (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 2–2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 5 | October 15 | Milwaukee | | Anthony Davis (16) | Anthony Davis (7) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 2–3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 6 | October 19 | Phoenix | | LeBron James (19) | James, Wood (6) | D'Angelo Russell (6) | Acrisure Arena10,203 | 2–4
Regular season
|-style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 24 | @ Denver | | LeBron James (21) | James, Davis, Reaves (8) | D'Angelo Russell (7) | Ball Arena19,842 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 26 | Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (30) | Anthony Davis (12) | LeBron James (9) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 29 | @ Sacramento | | Anthony Davis (30) | Anthony Davis (16) | D'Angelo Russell (9) | Golden 1 Center18,198 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 4 | October 30 | Orlando | | D'Angelo Russell (28) | Anthony Davis (19) | D'Angelo Russell (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 2–2
|- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | November 1 | L.A. Clippers | | LeBron James (35) | LeBron James (12) | James, Reaves (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 4 | @ Orlando | | Anthony Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (13) | LeBron James (5) | Amway Center18,846 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 7 | November 6 | @ Miami | | LeBron James (30) | Austin Reaves (10) | Austin Reaves (9) | Kaseya Center19,725 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 8 | @ Houston | | Rui Hachimura (24) | Christie, Hachimura (8) | Reaves, Russell (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 10 | @ Phoenix | | LeBron James (32) | Davis, James (11) | D'Angelo Russell (9) | Footprint Center17,071 | 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 12 | Portland | | Anthony Davis (30) | Anthony Davis (13) | D'Angelo Russell (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 5–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 11 | November 14 | Memphis | | D'Angelo Russell (24) | Austin Reaves (12) | Austin Reaves (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,430 | 6–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 12 | November 15 | Sacramento | | James, Russell (28) | Austin Reaves (11) | LeBron James (12) | Crypto.com Arena18,687 | 6–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 13 | November 17 | @ Portland | | LeBron James (35) | Anthony Davis (14) | LeBron James (9) | Moda Center18,570 | 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 14 | November 19 | Houston | | LeBron James (37) | Anthony Davis (10) | LeBron James (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 8–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 15 | November 21 | Utah | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (16) | LeBron James (9) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 9–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 22 | Dallas | | LeBron James (26) | Anthony Davis (13) | LeBron James (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 9–7 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 25 | @ Cleveland | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (13) | Austin Reaves (10) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 10–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 18 | November 27 | @ Philadelphia | | LeBron James (18) | Anthony Davis (11) | D'Angelo Russell (7) | Wells Fargo Center19,907 | 10–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 19 | November 29 | @ Detroit | | D'Angelo Russell (35) | Anthony Davis (16) | D'Angelo Russell (9) | Little Caesars Arena20,062 | 11–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 20 | November 30 | @ Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (31) | Anthony Davis (14) | D'Angelo Russell (10) | Paycom Center17,401 | 11–9
|- style="background:#cfc" | 21 | December 2 | Houston | | Anthony Davis (27) | Anthony Davis (14) | James, Russell (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 12–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 22 | December 5 | Phoenix | | LeBron James (31) | Anthony Davis (15) | LeBron James (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,664 | 13–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 23 | December 7 | New Orleans | | LeBron James (30) | Anthony Davis (15) | LeBron James (8) | T-Mobile Arena18,017 | 14–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | | December 9 | Indiana | | Anthony Davis (41) | Anthony Davis (20) | D'Angelo Russell (7) | T-Mobile Arena19,021 | |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | December 12 | @ Dallas | | Anthony Davis (37) | Anthony Davis (11) | LeBron James (9) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 14–10 |- style="background:#cfc" | 25 | December 13 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (37) | Anthony Davis (10) | D'Angelo Russell (10) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 15–10 |- style="background:#fcc" | 26 | December 15 | @ San Antonio | | LeBron James (23) | Christian Wood (8) | LeBron James (14) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 15–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 27 | December 18 | New York | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (14) | LeBron James (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 15–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 28 | December 20 | @ Chicago | | LeBron James (25) | Anthony Davis (14) | LeBron James (9) | United Center21,234 | 15–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 29 | December 21 | @ Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (31) | Davis, Reaves (8) | D'Angelo Russell (8) | Target Center18,024 | 15–14 |- style="background:#cfc" | 30 | December 23 | @ Oklahoma City | | LeBron James (40) | Anthony Davis (11) | Austin Reaves (9) | Paycom Center18,203 | 16–14 |- style="background:#fcc" | 31 | December 25 | Boston | | Anthony Davis (40) | Anthony Davis (13) | LeBron James (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 16–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 32 | December 28 | Charlotte | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (8) | LeBron James (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 17–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 33 | December 30 | @ Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (33) | Anthony Davis (17) | Anthony Davis (8) | Target Center18,024 | 17–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 34 | December 31 | @ New Orleans | | LeBron James (34) | Anthony Davis (10) | Austin Reaves (9) | Smoothie King Center18,434 | 17–17
|- style="background:#fcc" | 35 | January 3 | Miami | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (17) | LeBron James (9) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 17–18 |- style="background:#fcc" | 36 | January 5 | Memphis | | LeBron James (32) | Austin Reaves (7) | Austin Reaves (12) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 17–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 | January 7 | L.A. Clippers | | LeBron James (25) | Davis, Wood (10) | LeBron James (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 18–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 38 | January 9 | Toronto | | Anthony Davis (41) | Anthony Davis (11) | LeBron James (12) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 19–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 39 | January 11 | Phoenix | | D'Angelo Russell (19) | Jarred Vanderbilt (9) | LeBron James (9) | Crypto.com Arena18,416 | 19–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 40 | January 13 | @ Utah | | D'Angelo Russell (39) | Anthony Davis (15) | Anthony Davis (11) | Delta Center18,206 | 19–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 15 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (27) | Anthony Davis (15) | Austin Reaves (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 20–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 42 | January 17 | Dallas | | D'Angelo Russell (29) | Anthony Davis (12) | Anthony Davis (9) | Crypto.com Arena18,338 | 21–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 19 | Brooklyn | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (12) | D'Angelo Russell (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 21–22 |- style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 21 | Portland | | D'Angelo Russell (34) | Anthony Davis (14) | D'Angelo Russell (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 22–22 |- style="background:#fcc" | 45 | January 23 | @ L.A. Clippers | | D'Angelo Russell (27) | Anthony Davis (12) | D'Angelo Russell (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 22–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 46 | January 25 | Chicago | | D'Angelo Russell (29) | Anthony Davis (11) | LeBron James (12) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 23–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 47 | January 27 | @ Golden State | | LeBron James (36) | LeBron James (20) | LeBron James (12) | Chase Center18,064 | 24–23 |- style="background:#fcc" | 48 | January 29 | @ Houston | | Davis, James, Russell (23) | Anthony Davis (7) | LeBron James (10) | Toyota Center18,055 | 24–24 |- style="background:#fcc" | 49 | January 30 | @ Atlanta | | Austin Reaves (28) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (8) | State Farm Arena17,871 | 24–25
|- style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 1 | @ Boston | | Austin Reaves (32) | Jaxson Hayes (10) | D'Angelo Russell (14) | TD Garden19,156 | 25–25 |- style="background:#cfc" | 51 | February 3 | @ New York | | LeBron James (24) | Anthony Davis (18) | Austin Reaves (7) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 26–25 |- style="background:#cfc" | 52 | February 5 | @ Charlotte | | D'Angelo Russell (28) | Anthony Davis (15) | Davis, Reaves (11)