The Lakers are now the Los Angeles Lakers but they weren’t always them. They started in 1947 as the Minneapolis Lakers. In 1960 they changed to the Los Angeles Lakers. This is coaching history. The first head coach ever is John Kundla and he was the coach for 11 seasons and his record was 423-302 which is a .583 win percentage. The best coach for the lakers ever was Pat Riley’s record was 1210-694 he had a .730 win percentage. The head coach right now is Frank Vogel and his record is 21-3 which is a.875. This is the best start for the lakers ever. The worst head coach for Lakers was Frank Hamblen and his record was 10-29 which is a.256 winning percentage.
These are the top 5 lakers players of all time are. #5. Shaquille O’Neal was a center and he played for the lakers from 1996-2004. #4. Jerry West was a point guard and a shooting guard and he played for the lakers from 1960-1947. #3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a center and he played for the lakers from 1975-1989. #2. Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard and small forward and he played for the Lakers from 1996-2016. #1. Magic Johnson played point guard and he played for the Lakers from 1979-1996.
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