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The Lakers' best guards

Kobe Bryant has the most points of the 231 guards who played with the Lakers, 33,643 in 1,346 games. Jerry West is 2nd with 25,200. Austin Reaves is 10th, with 5,449; 185 more passes Nick Van Exel for 9th.

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The Lakers' guards this season

  • Luka Dončić8 games, 38.5 a game3,240 with the Lakers.308points
  • Austin Reaves9 games, 23.3 a game5,449 with the Lakers, the 10th-most in Lakers history. 185 more puts him past Nick Van Exel for 9th.210points
  • Collin Sexton8 games, 9.8 a game78points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1960s · 1950s · 1949–49

Compare with in · side by side

The Lakers' best guards
PlacePlayerpointsassists3-pointers made
1Kobe Bryant1996 – 2016 · 1,346 games33,6436,3061,827
2Jerry West1960 – 1974 · 932 games25,2005,190†—
3Magic Johnson1979 – 1996 · 906 games17,70710,142325
4Gail Goodrich1965 – 1976 · 687 games13,0442,761†—
5Byron Scott1983 – 1997 · 846 games12,7802,363595
6Norm Nixon1977 – 1983 · 485 games7,9383,8366†
7Michael Cooper1978 – 1990 · 874 games7,7603,665†428†
8Derek Fisher1996 – 2012 · 915 games7,2232,685846
9Nick Van Exel1993 – 1998 · 378 games5,6332,749750
10Austin Reaves2021 – 2027 · still playing5,4491,521632
+210 this season · passes Nick Van Exel for 9th in 8 games at his pace
11Slater Martin1949 – 1956 · 483 games4,804325†—
12Eddie Jones1994 – 1999 · 314 games4,784951489
13Sedale Threatt1991 – 1996 · 386 games4,5942,018135
14Dick Garmaker1955 – 1960 · 324 games4,157163†—
15D'Angelo Russell2015 – 2025 · 265 games4,0621,290593
16Dick Barnett1962 – 1965 · 232 games3,909290†—
17Jordan Clarkson2014 – 2018 · 273 games3,904784334
18Frank Selvy1957 – 1964 · 365 games3,760321†—
19Rod Hundley1957 – 1963 · 432 games3,625387†—
20Lucius Allen1974 – 1977 · 210 games3,3511,073†—
21Luka Dončić2024 – 2027 · still playing3,240805403
+308 this season
22Kentavious Caldwell-Pope2017 – 2021 · 292 games3,228510522
23Nick Young2013 – 2017 · 220 games2,890228465
24Bob Leonard1956 – 1961 · 325 games2,853160†—
25Whitey Skoog1951 – 1957 · 341 games2,804197†—

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Austin Reaves2021 – 2027 · 340 games5,449
  2. › Luka Dončić2024 – 2027 · 100 games3,240
  3. Russell Westbrook2021 – 2023 · 130 games2,268
  4. D'Angelo Russell2022 – 2025 · 122 games2,024
  5. Dennis Schröder2020 – 2023 · 127 games1,771

2010s

  1. Kobe Bryant2009 – 2016 · 398 games9,823
  2. Jordan Clarkson2014 – 2018 · 273 games3,904
  3. Nick Young2013 – 2017 · 220 games2,890
  4. Lou Williams2015 – 2017 · 125 games2,106
  5. D'Angelo Russell2015 – 2017 · 143 games2,038

2000s

  1. Kobe Bryant1999 – 2009 · 748 games21,065
  2. Derek Fisher1999 – 2009 · 496 games4,719
  3. Devean George1999 – 2006 · 429 games2,572
  4. Smush Parker2005 – 2007 · 164 games1,848
  5. Sasha Vujacic2004 – 2009 · 342 games1,828

1990s

  1. Nick Van Exel1993 – 1998 · 378 games5,633
  2. Byron Scott1989 – 1997 · 378 games4,924
  3. Eddie Jones1994 – 1999 · 314 games4,784
  4. Sedale Threatt1991 – 1996 · 386 games4,594
  5. Magic Johnson1989 – 1996 · 190 games3,764

1980s

  1. Magic Johnson1979 – 1989 · 716 games13,943
  2. Byron Scott1983 – 1989 · 468 games7,856
  3. Michael Cooper1979 – 1989 · 790 games7,208
  4. Norm Nixon1979 – 1983 · 322 games5,427
  5. Eddie Jordan1980 – 1984 · 156 games631

1970s

  1. Gail Goodrich1970 – 1976 · 466 games10,486
  2. Jerry West1969 – 1974 · 320 games8,358
  3. Lucius Allen1974 – 1977 · 210 games3,351
  4. Norm Nixon1977 – 1979 · 163 games2,511
  5. Pat Riley1970 – 1976 · 296 games2,316

1960s

  1. Jerry West1960 – 1969 · 612 games16,842
  2. Dick Barnett1962 – 1965 · 232 games3,909
  3. Frank Selvy1959 – 1964 · 353 games3,684
  4. Gail Goodrich1965 – 1968 · 221 games2,558
  5. Rod Hundley1959 – 1963 · 294 games2,491

1950s

  1. Slater Martin1949 – 1956 · 483 games4,804
  2. Dick Garmaker1955 – 1959 · 280 games3,644
  3. Whitey Skoog1951 – 1957 · 341 games2,804
  4. Bob Leonard1956 – 1959 · 197 games2,060
  5. Bob Harrison1949 – 1954 · 310 games1,751

1949–49

  1. Herm Schaefer1948-49 · 58 games600
  2. Don Carlson1948-49 · 55 games508
  3. Donnie Forman1948-49 · 44 games179
  4. Johnny Jorgensen1948-49 · 47 games106
  5. Edwin Kachan1948-49 · 19 games47

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Method

  • Every guard who played with the Lakers, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Lakers don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the Lakers in its seasons.