The stats below are based on regular season statistics only, and only for the years the player spent with the Lakers. I don't think I have to mention what Big Shot Bob meant to the Lakers dynasty.The table below is a list of players who have been elected to the Basketball Hall Of Fame, and spent some or all of their careers with the Lakers. So within one month, the Lakers were able to acquire a guard many consider to be one of the five best players ever, a center many consider to be the most dominant ever, and a cherry on top in the form of Derek Fisher.Īnd if all of that wasn't enough to make the 1996-97 season a memorable one, the Lakers got a late Christmas present when they traded Cedric Ceballos for disgruntled, towel-throwing Robert Horry on January 10th of 97. 1994-95 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats.
I've often thought that the birth of my children was something I'll never forget and just the excitement of this, for us to sign him, really ranks right there with it." I called our office a little while ago and the response from bringing Shaquille O'Neal to the Los Angeles Lakers has been one that's unprecedented in our history. "I can't tell you how excited Southern California is today. "This is an incredibly exciting day for the Los Angeles Lakers," Executive Vice President Jerry West said during The Original Decision on TV. Worth mentioning, this deal happened days after the Orlando Sentinel published a poll asking if Shaq was worth $115 million for 7 years 91.3% of voters said "NO!" It was the third anniversary team in the league. Then less than a month later, on July 18th of 1996, West worked his magic (no pun intended) on a frustrated Shaquille O'Neal and was able to steal the underrated (yes, he was underrated in Orlando!) 24-year-old center from the Orlando Magic with a 7-year, $120 million deal. NBA Regular Season Stats George McCloud 23, 12.4 Derek Fisher 80, 11.5 Sean Rooks 69, 10.7 Rumeal Robinson 15, 8.4. The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, also referred to as NBAs 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They used their 24th pick to draft the fairly unknown Derek Fisher, who would play a giant role as a defensive stopper, leader and clutch playmaker during two stints with the franchise. Drafting arguably the greatest player to ever wear a prestigious Lakers uniform is probably enough to call the summer their best ever but Jerry West wasn't even close to being done. On June 26 of 1996, the Lakers traded flop-master Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets for their 13th pick in the NBA draft, which was used on 18-year-old Kobe Bryant.
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I have some fond memories of vacations, firsts and events, but as a Shaq and Lakers fanatic in the 90s, I'm going to have to go with the summer of 1996 and I think the Lakers organization will agree. in a playoff game against the Lakers, The Wreck at the Hec playoff series against Seattle in 1987, and the zero-field goal, two-point quarter in 1996.
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