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

NAME	TEAM	YEAR	ROUND	PICK
1		Magic Johnson M. Johnson		Lakers	1979	1	1
2		Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood		Bulls	1979	1	2
3		Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright		Knicks	1979	1	3
4		Greg Kelser G. Kelser		Pistons	1979	1	4
5		Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief		Bucks	1979	1	5
6		James Bailey J. Bailey		SuperSonics	1979	1	6
7		Vinnie Johnson V. Johnson		SuperSonics	1979	1	7
8		Calvin Natt C. Natt		Nets	1979	1	8
9		Larry Demic L. Demic		Knicks	1979	1	9
10		Roy Hamilton R. Hamilton		Pistons	1979	1	10
11		Cliff Robinson C. Robinson		Nets	1979	1	11
12		Jim Paxson J. Paxson		Trail Blazers	1979	1	12
13		Dudley Bradley D. Bradley		Pacers	1979	1	13
14		Brad Holland B. Holland		Lakers	1979	1	14
15		Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard		Pistons	1979	1	15
16		Jim Spanarkel J. Spanarkel		76ers	1979	1	16
17		Lee Johnson L. Johnson		Rockets	1979	1	17
18		Reggie King R. King		Kings	1979	1	18
19		Wiley Peck W. Peck		Spurs	1979	1	19
20		Larry Knight		Jazz	1979	1	20
21		Sly Williams S. Williams		Knicks	1979	1	21
22		Kyle Macy K. Macy		Suns	1979	1	22
23		Tico Brown		Jazz	1979	2	23
24		Johnny High J. High		Suns	1979	2	24
25		Ollie Mack O. Mack		Lakers	1979	2	25

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More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.5

Dončić

RPG

8.5

Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.1

10th

DRTG

117.5

24th

NETRTG

-0.4

17th

3P%

35.2

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP	TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game Magic

31 - 26

110

Final

109

Lakers

34 - 23

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

34-25

33-25

32-25-1

33-26

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP	SCORE
Fri 1/23	LAL	@	DAL	116-110
Fri 1/23	MIA	@	UTA	147-116
Sat 1/24	SAC	@	DET	116-139
Sat 1/24	GSW	@	MIN	111-85
Sat 1/24	NOP	@	SAS	104-95

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP	TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	MIA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	CHA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 2/26	SAS	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	HOU	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Thu 2/26	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM

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