Jerry West- 44

Retired on November 19, 1983 in honor of Jerry West whose career scoring average (27.0) ranks fourth all-time in NBA history … playoff scoring average (29.1) ranks second all-time in NBA annals, trailing only Michael Jordan … Lakers’ all-time leading scorer (25,192) … led the Lakers in scoring seven different seasons, highlighted by a career-best 31.3 during the 1965-66 campaign … member of the All-NBA First Team on 10 occasions … member of the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team four times … 14-time NBA All-Star (All-Star Game MVP in 1972) … member of the Lakers’ 1972 NBA championship team … named Most Valuable Player of the 1969 NBA Finals … established an NBA record by scoring 20-plus points in 25 consecutive NBA Finals games (since broken by Michael Jordan) … holds the NBA record for most free throws made in a single season (840 in 1965-66) … holds the NBA record for highest scoring average in a single playoff series (46.3 in 1965 six-game series vs. Baltimore) … was the first-ever draft choice in L.A. Lakers history (second pick overall in the 1960 NBA Draft) … led the NBA in assists during the 1971-72 campaign (9.7) … inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 … 14-year NBA veteran (all with the Lakers) … was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.

Wilt Chamberlain- 13

Retired on November 9, 1983 in honor of Wilt Chamberlain, a memeber of the 1971-72 championship team that won an NBA record 33 consecutive games and a then-NBA record 69 contests overall (averaged 14.8 points and team-leading 19.2 rebounds that season) … named Most Valuable Player of the 1972 NBA Finals, when he averaged 14.7 points and 21.0 rebounds … led the NBA in rebounding on 11 occasions, including four times with the Lakers … averaged a Los Angeles franchise record 21.1 rebounds during the 1968-69 campaign and averaged over 18 boards four times with the Lakers … appeared in 13 NBA All-Star Games … entered the NBA Hall of Fame in 1978 … averaged an NBA record 50.4 points during the 1961-62 campaign … scored 50-plus points on 118 occasions … led the NBA in both scoring and rebounding (same season) on five occasions … earned NBA Most Valuable Player honors four times … was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary season in 1996-97 … ranks first overall on the club’s field goal percentage list (.605).

Elgin Baylor- 22

Retired on November 9, 1983 in honor of Elgin Baylor who ranks among all-time franchise leaders in numerous categories including rebounds (1st, 11,463), points (3rd, 23,149) and assists (6th, 3,650) … scored a then single-game Los Angeles franchise record 71 points on November 15, 1960 @ New York … 11-time NBA All-Star … Co-All-Star Game MVP in 1959 … member of the All-NBA First Team on 10 occasions … named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959 … scored an NBA Finals record 61 points on April 14, 1962 @ Boston … inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976 … averaged over 30.0 points and 14.0 rebounds (in the same season) three times during his career … paced the Lakers in rebounding a club-record seven consecutive seasons (1958-59 thru 1964-65) … averaged a franchise record 38.3 points during the 1961-62 campaign … led the Lakers in scoring six different seasons, including three straight years 1958-59 through 1960-61 (24.9, 29.6, 34.8) … averaged 27.4 points and 13.5 rebounds in 846 games overall during his career … was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.

Gail Goodrich- 25

Retired on November 20, 1996 in honor of Gail Goodrich who ranks among all-time club leaders in several categories, including total points (6th, 13,044), assists (7th, 2,863), free throws made (7th, 2,830) and games played (9th, 687) … holds the Los Angeles franchise record for consecutive free throws made (40 on two different occasions) … was a member of the Lakers’ 1971-72 NBA Championship team that won an all-time professional sports record 33 consecutive games … member of the All-NBA First Team in 1973-74 … led the Lakers in scoring four consecutive seasons (1971-72 thru 1974-75), joining Jerry West and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players to accomplish this feat … was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996 … appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games during his tenure with the Lakers (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975).

Magic Johnson- 32

Retired on February 16, 1992 in honor of Earvin “Magic” Johnson who ranks second on the NBA’s all-time assist chart (10,141), trailing only John Stockton … led the NBA in assists five consecutive seasons (1982-83 thru 1986-87), highlighted by a career-high and single-season club record of 13.1 during the 1983-84 campaign … handed out a team single-game record 24 assists three times, including once during the playoffs (NBA playoff record) … selected first overall by the Lakers in the 1979 NBA Draft … registered 138 career triple doubles … member of five NBA championship teams with the Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) … appeared in nine NBA Finals druing his 13-year career … Lakers averaged 59 victories per season during his career … named NBA’s Most Valuable Player on three times (1980, 1982, 1987) … earned All-NBA First Team honors nine times … 12-time NBA All-Star … named All-Star Game MVP on two occasions (1990, 1992) … led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1988-99 (.911) … paced the NBA in steals twice (1981 and 1982) … was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Retired on March 20, 1989 in honor of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer (38,387) … led Los Angeles in scoring a club-record 11 consecutive seasons (1975-76 thru 1985-86) … averaged 20-plus points each of his first 17 years in the NBA and in double figures each of his 20 campaigns … ranks among NBA all-time leaders in numerous other categories, including rebounds (4th, 17,440) and blocked shots (2nd, 3,189) … member of six NBA championship teams (five with the Lakers, one with Milwaukee) … earned NBA Most Valuable Player honors six times (most in NBA history) … scored in double figures in an NBA record 787 consecutive games 12/4/77 thru 12/2/87 … named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1970 … named Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals twice (1971, 1985) … member of the All-NBA First Team 10 times … selected to play in 19 NBA All-Star Games … selected to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team on five occasions … led the NBA in blocked shots four times … played 20 years in the NBA (14 with the Lakers, six with Milwaukee) … was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.

James Worthy- 42

Retired on December 10, 1995 in honor of James Worthy who was named Most Valuable Player of the 1988 NBA Finals (22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists) … registered a triple-double in Game 7 of the 1988 NBA Finals (36 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) … was the first overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft … member of three NBA Championship with the Lakers (1985, 1987, 1988) … seven-time NBA All-Star … averaged 20-plus points on four occasions … led the Lakers in scoring two consecutive seasons (1990-91 and 1991-92) … ranks among all-time Los Angeles franchise leaders in several categories, including scoring (5th, 16,320), steals (2nd, 1,041) and field goal percentage (6th, .521) … averaged 21.1 points in 143 career playoff games (.544 FG%) … memeber of the All-NBA Third Team on two occasions … field goal percentage eclipsed .530 each of his first eight seasons in the NBA … 12-year NBA veteran (all with the Lakers) … was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league’s 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.