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The 2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season will be the franchise's 73rd season, its 72nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 61st season in Los Angeles, and their 21st season playing home games at Staples Center. The Lakers will be coached by Frank Vogel in his 2nd year as team head coach.

The Lakers will enter the season as the defending Pacific Division, Western Conference Champions, and NBA champions, and will attempt to win back-to-back division titles for the first time since the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The Lakers will also attempt to win back-to-back conference titles for the first time since the 2009 and 2010 seasons, as well as their first back-to-back NBA titles since 2009 and 2010.

Draft

 * This was a traded pick with the Oklahoma City Thunder that sent Danny Green and the draft rights to Jaden McDaniels to the Thunder in return for Dennis Schröder.


 * Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Lakers' first-round selection was held stuck as the 29th pick of the draft with their record being the second-best of all NBA teams behind the Milwaukee Bucks the prior season at 49–14 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020. However, the Lakers did resume their season in the 2020 NBA Bubble, eventually winning their 17th championship there against the Miami Heat, leaving them a chance to move their first-round pick up or down for the 2020 draft. In the bubble, the Toronto Raptors ended up finishing with a better overall record than the Lakers, moving their first-round pick to the 28th selection instead, though still finishing as the best Western Conference team that season. The Lakers only held one first-round selection for this draft, as they traded their second-round pick to the Orlando Magic for the draft rights to Talen Horton-Tucker in last season's draft.

Preseason

 * -style="background:#cfc"
 * 1
 * December 11
 * vs L.A. Clippers
 * Talen Horton-Tucker (19)
 * Montrezl Harrell (12)
 * Kyle Kuzma (5)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 1-0
 * -style="background:#cfc"
 * 2
 * December 13
 * vs L.A. Clippers
 * Talen Horton-Tucker (33)
 * Montrezl Harrell (11)
 * Quinn Cook (7)
 * Staples Center 0
 * 2-0
 * -style="background:#cfc"
 * 3
 * December 16
 * @ Phoenix
 * Kyle Kuzma (23)
 * Marc Gasol (8)
 * Quinn Cook (4)
 * PHX Arena
 * 3-0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 4
 * December 18
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * December 18
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * PHX Arena
 * PHX Arena
 * PHX Arena
 * PHX Arena

Regular season

 * -style="background:#"
 * 1
 * December 22
 * vs LA Clippers
 * Staples Center 0
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 * 2
 * December 25
 * vs Dallas
 * Staples Center 0
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 * 3
 * December 27
 * vs Minnesota
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 4
 * December 28
 * vs Portland
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 5
 * December 28
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 4
 * December 28
 * vs Portland
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 5
 * December 28
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 5
 * December 28
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
 * December 28
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center


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 * 6
 * January 1
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
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 * 7
 * January 3
 * @ Menphis
 * FedEx Forum
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 * 8
 * January 5
 * @ Menphis
 * FedEx Forum
 * -style="background:#"
 * 9
 * January 7
 * vs San Antonio
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 10
 * January 8
 * vs Chicago
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 11
 * January 10
 * @ Houston
 * Toyota Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 12
 * January 12
 * @ Houston
 * Toyota Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 13
 * January 13
 * @ Oklahoma City
 * Chesapeake Energy Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 14
 * January 15
 * vs New Orleans
 * Staples Center 0
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 * 15
 * January 18
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 16
 * January 21
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Fiserv Forum 0
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 * 17
 * January 23
 * @ Chicago
 * United Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 18
 * January 25
 * @ Cleveland
 * Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
 * -style="background:#"
 * 19
 * January 27
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Wells Fargo Center
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 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * @ Boston
 * TD Garden
 * -style="background:#"
 * 14
 * January 15
 * vs New Orleans
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 15
 * January 18
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 16
 * January 21
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Fiserv Forum 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 17
 * January 23
 * @ Chicago
 * United Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 18
 * January 25
 * @ Cleveland
 * Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
 * -style="background:#"
 * 19
 * January 27
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Wells Fargo Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * @ Boston
 * TD Garden
 * -style="background:#"
 * 18
 * January 25
 * @ Cleveland
 * Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
 * -style="background:#"
 * 19
 * January 27
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Wells Fargo Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * @ Boston
 * TD Garden
 * -style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * @ Boston
 * TD Garden
 * -style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * @ Boston
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden
 * TD Garden


 * -style="background:#"
 * 22
 * February 1
 * @ Atlanta
 * State Farm Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 23
 * February 4
 * vs Denver
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 24
 * February 6
 * vs Detroit
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 25
 * February 8
 * vs Oklahoma City
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 26
 * February 10
 * vs Oklahoma City
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 27
 * February 12
 * vs Memphis
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 28
 * February 14
 * @ Denver
 * Ball Arena
 * -style="background:#"
 * 29
 * February 16
 * @ Minnesota
 * Target Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 30
 * February 8
 * vs Oklahoma City
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 31
 * February 18
 * vs Brooklyn
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 32
 * February 20
 * vs Miami
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 33
 * February 22
 * vs Washington
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 34
 * February 24
 * @ Utah
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * vs Portland
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * Target Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 30
 * February 8
 * vs Oklahoma City
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 31
 * February 18
 * vs Brooklyn
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 32
 * February 20
 * vs Miami
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 33
 * February 22
 * vs Washington
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 34
 * February 24
 * @ Utah
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * vs Portland
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * 33
 * February 22
 * vs Washington
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 34
 * February 24
 * @ Utah
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * vs Portland
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * vs Portland
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * vs Golden State
 * Staples Center 0
 * Staples Center 0
 * Staples Center 0
 * Staples Center 0
 * Staples Center 0
 * Staples Center 0


 * -style="background:#"
 * 37
 * March 2
 * vs Phoenix
 * Staples Center 0
 * -style="background:#"
 * 38
 * March 3
 * @ Sacramento
 * Golden 1 Center
 * -style="background:#"
 * 38
 * March 3
 * @ Sacramento
 * Golden 1 Center
 * Golden 1 Center
 * Golden 1 Center
 * Golden 1 Center
 * Golden 1 Center

2020-21 Golden State Warriors season
The 2020–21 Golden State Warriors season will be the 75th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 59th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors enter the season with a chance to come back into championship contention, after having a losing season last year with a record of 15–50. It was also the first time that the Warriors missed the playoffs since 2012. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the 2019–20 NBA season to be temporarily suspended, the Warriors haven't played a game since March 2020. The season is expected to begin on December 22, 2020.

The Warriors hope to start the season with a healthy Stephen Curry, as he previously injured his second metacarpal against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on October 30, 2019, causing him to miss 60 of the 65 games available. The Warriors also expect to have a healthy Kevon Looney, who was struggling with neuropathy for most of the season, as he only played 20 games. Klay Thompson was also expected to be healthy this season, but on November 19, 2020, it was announced that he would miss the entire season due to injuring his right Achilles tendon. Thompson hasn't played in an NBA game since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.

As a result of being the worst team in the league, the Warriors got a lottery pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. It turned out to be the 2nd pick in the draft, and with that pick they drafted University of Memphis center James Wiseman. They also selected point guard Nico Mannion and shooting guard Justinian Jessup with the 48th and 51st picks, respectively.

Draft
Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Warriors' selection was held stuck as the #1 selection of the draft with their record being the worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 15–50 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020 and cancelled the rest of Golden State's season by June 5. As a result, they held the best odds to stay at #1 alongside the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2020 draft, though also holding the highest odds to fall as low as the #5 pick with 47.9% odds of dropping there. The Warriors ended the 2020 NBA draft lottery with the #2 selection, dropping down one spot with the Timberwolves moving up to the #1 position. In addition to their first-round pick, the Warriors also gained two second-round picks from previous trades involving the Dallas Mavericks.

Roster Notes

 * Shooting guard Klay Thompson will miss the entire season with a torn right Achilles tendon.

Preseason

 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 1
 * December 12
 * vs Denver
 * Kent Bazemore (13)
 * Eric Paschall (7)
 * Paschall, Lonney, Curry, Mannion (3)
 * Chase Center 0
 * 1–0
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 2
 * December 15
 * @ Sacramento
 * Stephen Curry (29)
 * Marquese Chriss (9)
 * Wiggins, Toscano-Anderson, Curry, Mannion (4)
 * Golden 1 Center 0
 * 1–1
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 3
 * December 17
 * @ Sacramento
 * Stephen Curry (29)
 * Marquese Chriss (12)
 * Curry, Looney, Wiggins (3)
 * Golden 1 Center 0
 * 2–1
 * Curry, Looney, Wiggins (3)
 * Golden 1 Center 0
 * 2–1

Regular season

 * - style="background:#"
 * 1
 * December 22
 * @ Brooklyn
 * Barclays Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 2
 * December 25
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Fiserv Forum 0
 * - style="background:#"
 * 3
 * December 27
 * @ Chicago
 * United Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 4
 * December 29
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 3
 * December 27
 * @ Chicago
 * United Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 4
 * December 29
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 4
 * December 29
 * @ Detroit
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * Little Caesars Arena
 * Little Caesars Arena


 * - style="background:#"
 * 5
 * January 1
 * Portland
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 6
 * January 3
 * Portland
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 7
 * January 4
 * Sacramento
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 8
 * January 6
 * LA Clippers
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 9
 * January 8
 * LA Clippers
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 10
 * January 10
 * Toronto
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 11
 * January 12
 * Indiana
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 12
 * January 14
 * @ Denver
 * Ball Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 13
 * January 15
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 14
 * January 18
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 15
 * January 20
 * San Antonio
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 16
 * January 21
 * New York
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 17
 * January 23
 * @ Utah
 * Vivint Smart Home Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 18
 * January 25
 * Minnesota
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 19
 * January 27
 * Minnesota
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * Detroit
 * Chase Center
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 14
 * January 18
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 15
 * January 20
 * San Antonio
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 16
 * January 21
 * New York
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 17
 * January 23
 * @ Utah
 * Vivint Smart Home Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 18
 * January 25
 * Minnesota
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 19
 * January 27
 * Minnesota
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * Detroit
 * Chase Center
 * Vivint Smart Home Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 18
 * January 25
 * Minnesota
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 19
 * January 27
 * Minnesota
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * Detroit
 * Chase Center
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 20
 * January 28
 * @ Phoenix
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * Detroit
 * Chase Center
 * PHX Arena
 * - style="background:#"
 * 21
 * January 30
 * Detroit
 * Chase Center
 * Chase Center
 * Chase Center
 * Chase Center
 * Chase Center
 * Chase Center


 * - style="background:#"
 * 22
 * February 2
 * Boston
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 23
 * February 4
 * @ Dallas
 * American Airlines Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 24
 * February 6
 * @ Dallas
 * American Airlines Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 25
 * February 8
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 26
 * February 9
 * @ San Antonio
 * AT&T Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 27
 * February 11
 * Orlando
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 28
 * February 13
 * Brooklyn
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 29
 * February 15
 * Cleveland
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 30
 * February 17
 * Miami
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 31
 * February 19
 * @ Orlando
 * Amway Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 32
 * February 20
 * @ Charlotte
 * Spectrum Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 33
 * February 23
 * @ New York
 * Madison Square Garden
 * - style="background:#"
 * 34
 * February 24
 * @ Indiana
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse
 * - style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * Charlotte
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 30
 * February 17
 * Miami
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 31
 * February 19
 * @ Orlando
 * Amway Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 32
 * February 20
 * @ Charlotte
 * Spectrum Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 33
 * February 23
 * @ New York
 * Madison Square Garden
 * - style="background:#"
 * 34
 * February 24
 * @ Indiana
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse
 * - style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * Charlotte
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * 33
 * February 23
 * @ New York
 * Madison Square Garden
 * - style="background:#"
 * 34
 * February 24
 * @ Indiana
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse
 * - style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * Charlotte
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 35
 * February 26
 * Charlotte
 * Chase Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * - style="background:#"
 * 36
 * February 28
 * @ LA Lakers
 * Staples Center
 * Staples Center
 * Staples Center
 * Staples Center
 * Staples Center


 * - style="background:#"
 * 37
 * March 3
 * @ Portland
 * Moda Center
 * Moda Center
 * Moda Center
 * Moda Center
 * Moda Center

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